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Monthly Archives: August 2015
Why “It was not marked classified” does NOT fly!
“Loose Lips…” – One Perspective on Classified Material and National Security No, I never worked for the State Department. However, for the 25 years before retiring, I worked for top tier government contractors where exposure to classified material and information … Continue reading
Posted in The View from Pelham
Tagged classified, marked classified, material, national, security, sensitive
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The Durbin Rocket “In the Tunnel”
Photo of the Week Durbin Rocket, Durbin West Virginia The Durbin Rocket is a re-purposed logging steam engine that now pulls a tourist train through five miles of West Virginia countryside streaking along at about five miles per hour. The … Continue reading
Posted in Photo of the Week
Tagged antique, Durbin, Durbin Rocket, logging, ride, steam engine, train, West Virginia
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16 Months of Adventure – Riverside 177 White Water Retro Camper Report
A 16-Month Performance and Adventure Report Sixteen months ago we drove our brand new Riverside 177 White Water Retro camper off of the dealer’s lot. Shortly before I posted the first “Camper Report,” we had experienced several minor issues, but … Continue reading
Posted in Renaissance Bucket List
Tagged Alabama, camper, camping, Chapel De Soto, Florida, Howard, Michigan, Retro, Riverside, Rv 177, sunrise, Tennessee, White Water, WPAFB
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The Boulder in the Pulpit – The Sallie Howard Memorial Baptist Church, Alabama
What do you do when you want to build a church, but there is a huge boulder in the way? Make it part of the church, of course! I am beginning to believe that “serendipity” could easily be a synonym … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, boulder, DeSoto State Park, Howard, Memorial Church, Mentone, Milford, photography, Sallie, stone formation
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DeSoto Falls, Alabama – Witness to History
After lunch at the Wildflower Café, we followed the signs to DeSoto Falls. I hate to pass up a chance to visit any waterfall. The falls are immediately below a dam across the Little River that runs along the top … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, dam, DeSoto Falls, history, Little River, Mentone, state park, waterfall, wildflower
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Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge: Hands, Feet or Paws
“Generations” Great Grandmother with her great granddaughter. Posted in response to “Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge: Hands, Feet or Paws“.
Posted in The View from Pelham
Tagged black and white, four, generations, great grandaughter, great grandmother, hands
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“One Word Photo Challenge: Foggy”
Images for “One Word Photo Challenge: Foggy” Growing up on a farm on a river in Virginia, foggy scenes were common. The photo of the boat with the catfish pots was taken with an Argus C3 Rangefinder 35MM camera using … Continue reading
Posted in I Grew up on a Virginia Farm
Tagged Argus C3, boat, catfish, Challenge, Chickahominy, cypress, foggy, One Word, Virginia
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Wildflower – What is It?
Photo of the Week Taken: Summer 2015 Along the edge of the yard, next to an intermittent creek, there is a dense, wild thicket of privet hedge, honeysuckle, and wild roses. On one of my morning walkabouts I discovered this … Continue reading
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