Other Stuff

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Valentine Hall

Valentine Hall
Lutheran Theological Seminary
Gettysburg, Pa.
February 2016


Monday, February 27, 2017

Color on the Trail


White River National Forest
Sweetwater, Colorado
October 2016

Sunday, February 26, 2017

Footer Review 2016













Today is a review of the footers from the blog last year. I never write about them and blogger doesn't save them in any form. Again this year I tried to match up, or give two views of the header, when posting the footer. Here we go...

January 2016 - The Assateague Lighthouse from along the Beach Road on Assateague Island, Virginia. (January 2016)
February 2016 - These oversized Adirondack chairs ware found in Waterfront Park on Chincoteague Island, Virginia. (December 2015)
March 2016 - A Downy Woodpecker that I chased around one morning up in the Michaux State Forest. (February 2016)
April 2016 - Psychedelic Photo-shopped Grape Hyacinths that are everywhere in my back yard. (April 2016)
May 2016 - A nesting Canada Goose on the Big Spring near Newville, Pa. (May 2015)
June 2016 - Crossing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge from the east side near Stevensville, Maryland. (May 2016)
July 2016 - An early morning on South Vero Beach, Florida (June 2016)
August - The West Shore Theater in New Cumberland, Pa. (July 2016)
September 2016 - Sunset and contrails from the top of the mountain, near Cleversburg, Pa. (August 2016)
October 2016 - A Great Egret flies by at the Indian River County Wetland Lagoons. Vero Beach, Florida. (September 2016)
November 2016 - An Aspen tree and blue sky in the Flat Tops Wilderness Area in northcentral Colorado. (October 2016)
December 2016 - Elk Camp in the Flat Tops Wilderness Area of northcentral Colorado. (October 2016)

Saturday, February 25, 2017

Apparatus 2016 - Fire 1

Engine 252
Vigilant Hose Company No. 1
Shippensburg, Pa

 Rescue 28
Washington Fire Company
Mechanicsburg, Pa. Fire Department

 Engine 68
Fairview Township Fire Department
New Cumberland, Pa

 Marine 21
Indian River County Fire and Emergency Services
Station 2, Vero Beach, Florida

Command 1
 Alexandria Fire Company No. 1
Alexandria, Pa.

 Brush Tanker 23-27
Houtzdale Fire Company No. 1
Houtzdale, Pa.

Engine 13
 Henrico County Division of Fire
Henrico, Virginia

 Cumberland County Special Hazards Operations Team
Haz-Mat 202
Carlisle, Pa. (formerly Shippensburg, Pa)

 Cumberland County Special Hazards Operations Team
Carlisle, Pa.

Friday, February 24, 2017

McPherson Barn

Edward McPherson Farm
Built prior to 1845
Scene of heavy fighting July 1, 1863
Civil War Hospital, 1st Corps, July 5, 1863
Chambersburg Road, Gettysburg, Pa.
February 2017

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Gettysburg Seminary

Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg
Founded 1826
Scene of the first day of fighting; July 1, 1863
Seminary Ridge, Gettysburg, Pa.

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Round Barn

The Historic Round Barn and Farm Market
Built in 1914
Cashtown Road, Biglerville, Pa
February 2017

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Bent Creek Reflections

Bent Creek Reflections
Conodoguinet Creek, Green Spring, Pa.
February 2017

Monday, February 20, 2017

White Barn and Snow

White Barn and Snow
Cumberland County, Pa.
February 2017

Sunday, February 19, 2017

Header Review 2016




    










Today is a review of the headers fro the blog last year. I never write about them and blogger doesn't save them in any form. Here we go...

January 2016 - The Assateague Lighthouse from the Snug Harbor Marina in Chincoteague Island, Virginia. (January 2016)
February 2016 - These oversized Adirondack chairs ware found in Waterfront Park on Chincoteague Island, Virginia. (January 2016)
March 2016 - A Downy Woodpecker that I chased around one morning up in the Michaux State Forest. (February 2016)
April 2016 - Grape Hyacinths that are everywhere in my back yard. (April 2016)
May 2016 - A pair of Canada Geese float up the Big Spring near Newville, Pa. (May 2015)
June 2016 - The Chesapeake Bay Bridge from the east side near Stevensville, Maryland. (May 2016)
July 2016 - Florida sunrise from an early morning walk on South Vero Beach, Florida (June 2016)
August - The West Shore Theater in New Cumberland, Pa. (July 2016)
September 2016 - Sunset from the top of the mountain, near Cleversburg, Pa. (August 2016)
October 2016 - An alligator swim by at the Indian River County Wetland Lagoons. Vero Beach, Florida. (September 2016)
November 2016 - Glorious Aspen trees in the Flat Tops Wilderness Area in northcentral Colorado. (October 2016)
December 2016 - Elk Camp in the Flat Tops Wilderness Area of northcentral Colorado. (October 2016)

AND POST NUMBER 3200

Saturday, February 18, 2017

Fireman Training, Sir











June 10, 1978. Shippensburg, Pa.
Before powerpoint, before instructors with no common sense and before there was simulated fires in simulated structures there was fire training. Take an old building and set it on fire. Put it out and set it on fire again. When the structure was compromised or the 'put it out' part wasn't working anymore, it just became a big bonfire. 
Looking at these pictures I see leather and tin helmets, I see the early days of bunker pants and I see 3/4 (day) boots, wooden ladders, our old 1963 Seagrave pumper and junior members that are now chiefs.