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Ka…Booom!

Posted on July 4th, 2009 by Richard. Categories: Holidays, Just for Fun, Photo Flash.

A magnificent aerial display. The sky went from dark as midnight to bright as high noon in a split second with an incredible explosion that rocked the airwaves and sent thousands of light fibers flying from the explosion’s center core. Then secondary explosions erupted with ivory colored filaments expanding…turning to flame red…and back again to bright ivory in every direction. An incredible light show……courtesy of Mother Nature?

Was it convincing for even

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What We Remember

Posted on July 3rd, 2009 by Richard. Categories: Historic Homes / Buildings, Holidays, Public Buildings & Sites.

Thousands upon thousands of people have tread past this scene at one time or another without giving it any thought…including me probably on a few occasions. It looks like just a bunch of old looking guys, politicians perhaps?…and soldiers.  But on this day I focused on it for some reason and became intrigued by this bronze relief that is set into the wall flanking the stairs on the east entrance to

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My Day Today

Posted on June 21st, 2009 by Richard. Categories: Holidays, Nature.

 
I figure it’s Father’s Day and I should be able to post a favorite photo…maybe even two if I want to! It’s kind of the same as your birthday in that the title of the day itself gives you a license to do whatever you feel like. Well…within reason anyway. I really liked this photo of some Daylilies. What you can’t see is the hundreds of other ones close by that together

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Flag Day

Posted on June 14th, 2009 by Richard. Categories: Historic Homes / Buildings, Holidays.

Benjamin Harrison’s home on north Delaware Street, adorned with American flag bunting and Old Glory hoisted in front…a picture perfect home to help to remember our American flag today. I didn’t know for sure how it’s calculated, but discovered Flag Day falls on the 14th of June every year. Just happens to be Sunday this year. Apparently the Continental Congress on June 14th, 1777 proposed that there should be a

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Memorial Day

Posted on May 25th, 2009 by Richard. Categories: Holidays.

 Memorial Day is a day of remembrance for those who gave their lives in our nations service.
Have a great day today… and remember someone that was special to you.

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