HORSES, FISH, MOTORCYCLES AND BASEBALL...

The spring is still turning and churning its way towards summer. This weekend was fabulous! I rode for all of you that can’t at the moment, but will real soon! I was able to seek out the unusual and the fun in Western Pennsylvania, starting on Friday, which was a very warm day ... clear skies with visibility ten miles or the nearest pair of Daisy Dukes! After riding all day, I made it back in home in time for an invitation to take in a Pirates night game. We lost 3 to 1, after blowing a 9th inning lead. We won the next two though, which is good news. Today I helped with a Pleasure Ride Horse competition (104 Horses and riders), and it turned out to be quite the day. The fast paced ride in a horse drawn carriage or wagon is thrilling and fun! Doris’ carriage is the nicest that I have ever seen!

I hope all this good news and fun will motivate you to keep the faith and look forward to returning back home. They say, “You can never go home!” I have always been a rule breaking kind of guy, and not only did I return home, I stole home in baseball! Just as you can do!

The rest of this week’s column is going to be a photo essay. CLICK ON, TO ENLARGE THE IMAGES…

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My friend Doris driving her big boys around a curve!

Whilst out & about on Nomad my legendary Harley, I found this special ‘fishin’ spot’ called Blackleg Creek, north of Saltsburg. The fish were biting!

My bike took me to places unknown, where I met unknown folks this weekend. I meet an ex-Navy man who assembled this strange Harley! It is his “Shore Patrol” bike. This privilege of creating your own Harley awaits you…

A front view of the "Shore Patrol" Harley.

This young man who sat behind me was given a ball by one of the Colorado Rockies, and he also autographed it for him. This is how they make new fans for life! Well Done Rockies! They beat our Pirates on this night, but lost the next two games including today…

This is the losing pitch thrown by Matt Capps in the top of the 9th Inning, blowing a lead. This pitch ended up out of the ballpark at the deepest point--a two run homer, YIKES!
(THE WHITE STREAK UNDER THE 3RD BASEMEN, IS THE BALL)

Unfortunately, horses can be dangerous as are other things in life. The horse reacted wildly to an unknown source and threw her, and then rolled over her. She was transported by Life-flight to a medical facility.

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Keep your head down,

Henry Hill, Plum Pennsylvania