Misc things that sprout in my mind (default cat)
Since Saturdays have a pretty low viewership I thought I would start a new top level category of posts primarily for this day of the week. That way a few less of you will come to realize what a loony I … Continue reading Crayon Marks Scribbled Across My Brain..
It was down to zero degrees last night here in Indiana. I sometimes wonder how all my feathered friends cope with these conditions. The picture below is one that shows one way they cope. They get all puffed up to maintain body heat. Here is to you my friend. I promise to keep the feeder well stocked during these cold winter months so come back often… Continue reading All Puffed Up…
Omaha is perhaps my favorite city. It has a small town feel but is ripe with history and preservation. The sculptures strewn throughout the downtown area are awesome. It is also the home of the Durham Museum and Father Flanagan’s Boys Home. We spent four days there on two separate occasions and still haven’t seen all there is to see. For more pictures of Omaha click on the gallery page on the right side here. as usual click on any picture to see a larger slideshow view Continue reading Omaha…
I just took this picture looking out my back window. It seems this guy is waiting for dinner but there was no one at the feeder at the time.. Continue reading Waiting For Dinner…
As a young boy in the 1960s I was always fascinated with space exploration. I stayed up all night in 1969 to watch Neil Armstrong step onto the moon. So while I was in Smithsonian in 20111 I took numerous pictures of the space shuttle. This is perhaps my best one. Continue reading Space, The Final Frontier…
No I wasn’t out till the wee hours celebrating last night. As a matter of fact I was cozy in bed by my usual 11pm. So why I am confused that the new year begins on March 1? That … Continue reading Happy New Years – March 1
I am not going to make out a numbered list of things I hope to accomplish in this new year as those lists seem to quickly get lost in the spin of life. But there are some high level topics to be considered: RJsCorner I … Continue reading New Years Resolutions??
Sometimes I wonder why I even bother to vote for president in my State of Indiana. In my thirteen times voting, only twice has my vote actually counted. Now that the lines are much longer than they used to be … Continue reading One Person, One Vote.. It Ain’t Happening..
No the title above does not mean that this is a tribute to The Sound Of Music. But it is about two of my favorite things and that is Hoosier Cabinets and historical re-enactors. I was once in the business of making Hoosier Cabinets reproduction. They were the home baking center in the early 1900s in many rural homes. I also totally admire all those who help us to understand how life was in past ages. This picture was taken at the Prophet’s Town State Park near Lafayette Indiana. Continue reading A Few Of My Favorite Things…
There is something about the innocence of newborns that are so appealing to us. This young heifer was found at my favorite historic village at Pleasant Hill Shaker Village near Lexington KY a few years ago. Continue reading Newborn Innocence …
Here is hoping you and your family have a peaceful and happy holidays. and Merry Christmas to all my Christian Friends Continue reading Be Happy
“Time is money” is a well known phrase in the world today. If we expend time on behalf of our employer we expect to be paid for it. That seems to be a very American thing, my time is worth money is perhaps a bedrock of our capitalist society. Another tradition is overtime pay. That says that I will give you a certain number of hours a week of my time but if you intrude into my private life portion you must pay more for it. One of the things the Obama administration did is to make sure that employers are paying … Continue reading Time Is Money…
Happy Winter Solstice to all you light deprived souls out there. Things will finally start getting brighter Continue reading Happy Winter Solstice…
I have been remiss to put out a gallery post of my visit to the Spirit of Vincennes Rendezvous this past May. Since I am a Hoosier I know I am supposed to see George Rogers Clark as a hero … Continue reading Vincennes Rendezvous
I am currently reading a book by Tom Friedman about the pace of change in our world today. I will soon be putting out a post on the book but the point for mentioning it here is that it has … Continue reading Hastening FDA Approvals …
I love creative things. Who would have thought to put hundreds of different eggs into a box? Someone thinking outside the box, pun intended, that is for sure. I know this picture came from my trip to Des Moines Iowa but I can’t remember which museum it was in there. Continue reading Box Of Eggs..
It is supposed to get down below zero tonight here in Indiana and I think all my feathered friends know it as they are in a panic mode below the feeder. I wish I could bring them all inside but I know that would be messy and impossible. :) Continue reading In A Panic…
One of my hobbies (yeah I have many) is to take photos of group pictures from past generations I find in my travels and elsewhere. This one is from the Indiana Historical Society publication.
The right side middle picture was taken in 1916. I enjoy zooming in on these type pictures and trying to imagine what one person’s life in that group was like. Continue reading “Pictures From The Past..”
This five star post is purely visual in nature. It was just one of those minutes that usually goes unnoticed. It was taken about twenty years ago in my first stand alone home north of Indianapolis. The small tree in the foreground was a cherry tree in our backyard. Continue reading Misty Morning..
I know the image of an old person is generally not linked to a dreamer but that is just what I am. Many think old people are just supposed to “sit back and watch”, their dream days are behind them. To that I say poppycock…. :)
Dreaming is a lifelong process that never ends. My earliest dreams were to try to touch the sky. For some reason I have always been attracted to looking up. Even as a very young boy in the early 1950s I could be found lying in the grass on a summer night looking up at the stars and dreaming about them and what the future might hold for me. Continue reading “About Dreaming…”
I spent a couple of summers during high school as a farm hand. A lot of it was putting up hay but some was helping with the planting and harvesting. I hate to admit it but some of these antique tractors were the same models that I drove during those years.
Everything is being automated now. Even the tractors are beginning to be driven by GPS enabled robots. Less then 1% of us are now working the land. Its good to look back on the past to see where we have been. I enjoy the continuing tractor shows here in the Midwest. Continue reading “Antique Tractors…”
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