The Boats of Folkestone
Folkestone Harbor in England is right on the English Channel. Though there is a hotel next door, it does not appear to be a resort type destination. [...]
A Pair of Red Phone Booths
Walking around in London, you actually do see the iconic red phone booths from time to time. But I’m not sure that anyone but [...]
Sunset Through the Field
I wished I lived in an area that had more natural beauty close by. A few lakes or streams, or maybe some mountains or [...]
Vetted
One definition of the word ‘vetted’ is to subject to thorough examination or evaluation. That’s what most people do at an auto show. They [...]
The Radcliffe Square
The Radcliffe Camera (camera is Italian for room) is a building (on the right) in Oxford, England, built in 1737–1749 to house the Radcliffe Science Library. It is the [...]
The Bamboo Bomber
Cessna built the first examples of the “Bamboo Bomber” Cessna UC78 (T-50) Bobcat before WWII as a business-feeder airline aircraft. During the war, many were [...]
Streaking at Sunset
The “smoke” trails that appear behind some aircraft are actually known as contrails and are in fact water vapor. The warm moist air that comes [...]
Castle Cannons
Throughout history, Dover Castle has been a fortress standing guard on the white cliffs of Dover, protecting England from invading troops from the European mainland. During World [...]
The Hudson “Terraplane”
The Terraplane was a car brand and model built by the Hudson Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan, between 1932 and 1938. They were inexpensive yet powerful vehicles that [...]
Simple Character
Some buildings, though plain in design, can still have character. This old building houses Katz’s Deli, where you can find a great meal 24 hours [...]