A View from the Cockpit
I always get a bit envious when I get an opportunity to view an airplane’s cockpit. Always wanting to be a pilot, it’s fun to view the instruments and silently…
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Purplely Flowers
Okay, before you start in on me about the title, I know that’s not a word. At least I don’t think it is. But I couldn’t think of anything else…
Read MoreOld Hi-Tech
As you peer upon this photo of an old typewriter, I am writing this blog with voice dictation only. I am touching no keys. No, it’s not perfect as I…
Read MoreQueen Anne’s Statue
There is a group of white marble figures that stand in front of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. This group with Queen Anne, surrounded below by figures representing England, France,…
Read MoreThe Eye of Sauron
If you have read or watched the Lord of the Rings trilogy, then you are familiar with the Eye of Sauron. It was an eye, rimmed with fire, high on a…
Read MoreThe Mini Wright Flyer
The Wright Flyer was the first successful powered aircraft. The Wright brothers flew it four times on December 17, 1903 near the Kill Devil Hills, about four miles south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. This…
Read MoreImpressions of Monet
Claude Monet was a maverick. He went against the grain. When this french painter first traveled to Paris to visit the Louvre, he witnessed painters copying from the old masters. Having…
Read MoreThe Old Towers of Rouen
The Rouen Cathedral is a great example of one building representing various styles of architecture. Its multiple gothic styles and Renaissance style is easily apparent to anyone that visits. Considering it took…
Read MoreUnion Pacific’s “Living Legend”
Union Pacific 844 is a 4-8-4 steam locomotive owned by Union Pacific Railroad. Built in 1944, it was the last steam locomotive delivered to Union Pacific and is the only steam locomotive never retired by…
Read MoreAnother View From Above
I love mountains. I always have. But life circumstances planted me in the midst of flatland along the Gulf Coast. Even many of our vacations have steered us away from…
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