Category: Photo of the Month

I love to take photos of places I go and things I see. Here is a collection of photos that I have selected to represent the month.

Photo of the Month of February, 2012

partridge in Montana
5 partridge in the yard ©jcleveland

Photo of the Month of February, 2012

5 Partridge in the yard.

Sounds a lot like a CSNY song, but these little guys have taken up residence in the front yard. They are skittish and fly off and about willy nilly if they are startled, but they are extremely social and enjoy moving about as a group.

They appear to be grey partridge and for the longest time, I have called them grouse. No wonder they always looked at me funny.

They do love to hide under the bushes and travel in this little group of five.

Photo of the Month of January, 2012

Gypsy Arcade in Virginia City, MT
Gypsy Arcade in Virginia City, MT @jcleveland

Within the walls of this historic building in the ghost town of Virginia City, Montana, lies the remains of a hideous fortune telling machine.

The gypsy fortune telling machine is one the last of its kind and it is one that speaks the fortune when you feed it a nickel.

There is a nice write up on the machine on a history site. http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/12601
You can read about the wrangling over the machine by collectors and other people who wish to make money by becoming the owner.

In the meantime, this store front is part of the ghost town of Virginia City, Montana, where I happened to find myself one fine winter day. In addition to the old mining city, the next door neighbor, Nevada City, Montana, is another wonderfully rich ghost town.