With Halloween just around the corner, the family gathered for their annual Halloween "reunion". This collage of past years' celebrations was made for "giggles and grins". Trick or Treat? Thought for the Day: The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family.Thomas … Continue reading Halloween
Tag: Thomas Jefferson
Cedar Creek, NE The volunteer fire department of Cedar Creek, NE. always leads the Fourth of July parade. The route is the same every year: the road that encircles the four lakes, with cornfields on the right and spectators on the left. Everyone is welcome to join the parade; anything that rolls: bicycles, golf carts, … Continue reading Americana
Cape Cod Lighthouse A pleasing scene in Cape Cod. The red, white and blue theme caught my eye. Thought for the Day: I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.Thomas Jefferson
Summer Palace - St. Petersburg Thought for the Day: I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as a cause for withdrawing from a friend. Thomas Jefferson
Paris - Left Bank In Paris, the best spot for viewing the famous Notre Dame Cathedral is from the Seine River's Left Bank. The tree lined sidewalk along the Left Bank is crowded with artists of all kinds; like the one in this picture or others selling paintings of Notre Dame, glass work, pottery, postcards … Continue reading Sidewalk Artist
The J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge is a wonderful place to watch birds, especially water birds. The 6,400 acres of natural habitat take up about two-thirds of Sanibel Island on the Gulf side of Florida. I found this tri-colored heron close to a board walk that wandered through a mangrove forest. Roots of the … Continue reading Tri-Colored Heron
How do you photograph an idea, a thought, an ideology, or a feeling? Thought for the Day: I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. Thomas Jefferson
I don't know much of anything about cars, let alone old ones. I don't know the make or model of this one either, but it sure got my attention. Its condition and immaculate care its received was a sight to behold. I found it parked all alone in the parking lot of a state park, … Continue reading Mystery Car