Other Stuff

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Toronto Marina

Rodgers Centre and the CN Tower
Toronto, Ontario
August 2014

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Florida Sunrise

Florida Sunrise
Round Island Beach
September 2016

Monday, May 29, 2017

Garden of the Gods to Cheyenne Mountain

Garden of the Gods to Cheyenne Mountain
Colorado Springs, Colorado
September 2015

Sunday, May 28, 2017

Orbisonia-Rockhill Volunteer Fire Company No. 1






Orbisonia Rockhill Volunteer Fire Company No. 1, 873 Elliott Street, Orbisonia, Pa. Huntingdon County Company 9. Establish September 21, 1926 at a meeting of the citizens of the boroughs of Orbisonia and Rockhill, and chartered December 9, 1926.

Saturday, May 27, 2017

Indian River County Emergency Services, Station 5






Indian River County Emergency Services, Station 5, 6580 Old Dixie Highway, Vero Beach (Winter Beach), Florida. Firefighting in Vero Beach was organized in 1921 and the Vero Beach Volunteer Fire Department was formed December 17, 1923. In 1980 they formed the South Indian River County Fire District and by a referendum vote in 1991 they became the Indian River County Department of Emergency Services (now IRCES). Station 5 was built in 1982.

Friday, May 26, 2017

The Wedge











The north side of Delaware is formed by a 12 mile arc centered on the cupola of the courthouse in New Castle, Delaware. The south side of Pennsylvania lies on the 40th parallel (actually 39°43' N). and Maryland's eastern border is a line from a point in the center of the Delmarva Peninsula, midway from the Chesapeake Bay to the Atlantic Ocean at Cape Henlopen (now near Fenwick Island, Delaware). This is known as the Transpeninsular Line and is Delaware's southern line. From the Transpeninsular point north to the arc is the border between Delaware and Maryland. As it turned out this left an 800 acre wedge of no man's land claimed by Pennsylvania. (Remember that at the time the Penn's owned Delaware) Well, it took until 1921 until this dispute was finally resolved.

Thursday, May 25, 2017

Oh Tonight

Oh, tonight, we're gonna set the world on fire,
I'm gonna set aside my pride,
Not gonna be the one who says goodbye,
Neither am I, Oh, Tonight

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Ed Smith Stadium


















Day two of our Oriole 2-day doubleheader had us at home in Sarasota, Florida to watch the Baltimore Orioles take on the Detroit Tigers. It was a very sunny and windy day so we spent a lot of our time in the upper concourse area watching down at the game. The O's didn't fare too well on this Sunday. The O's spring training moved to Sarasota in 2010 and into Ed Smith Stadium the following year. After Spring Training, Ed Smith Stadium is home to the Gulf Coast League Orioles (Rookie class).

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Pretty

Life is short,
In spite of your plans,
Tell the girls they are pretty while you can,
Cause one day they're gone,
and all you got left,
Some empty bottles and an old county song,
That plays on and on.

Monday, May 22, 2017

Silver Dollar

Silver Dollar Saloon
Leadville, Colorado
September 2015
(PG 217)

Saturday, May 20, 2017

Mapleton Fire Department







Mapleton Fire Department, 384 Main Street, Mapleton, Pa. Huntingdon County Station 2. Organized in May 1921, MFD provides coverage to Mapleton Borough and parts of Union, Brady and Cass Townships. They respond to an average of 130 calls a year.
(update 12/30/2019)

Friday, May 19, 2017

Your a Daisy if You Do

Come on baby let's get out of this town,
I've got a full tank of gas with the top rolled down,
There's a chill in my bones,
I don't want to be left alone,
So baby you can sleep while I drive.

Thursday, May 18, 2017

The Mountain in My Backyard

The Mountain in My Backyard
Shippensburg, Pa
May 2017

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Down By the Beach

Down by the beach
Sexton Plaza
Vero Beach, Florida
March 2017