Cumberland Fire Department, Station 2

Cumberland Fire Department, Station 2, Third Street (between Race Street and Seymour Street), Cumberland, Md., Allegany County. Cumberland Fire Department is a career department currently operating out of three stations. The CFD started in 1906 out of two stations. Station 2, built in 1926, is located in the South End section of Cumberland, the neighborhoods south of Interstate 68.

Happy Thursday

No story in particular here this morning. Just wanting to close my eyes and go to my happy place. This is my happy place. Except for the mosquitoes. I don't like the mosquitoes. That's why I like being here in the winter. The sunrises are just as nice and there isn't a lot of people there. That would make me happy.

Joe Knows Nashville (PG 189)

Joe knows everything. Joe's Crab Shack, 123 2nd Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee.

Living Like a King - Inside Graceland

 The Living Room

 Vernon and Gladys' Room

 The Dining Room

 The Kitchen. Bitching Carpet and a wood grain microwave.

Just how many peanut butter and 'nanner sandwichs were consumed in here?

 The TV Room. Three TV's, because that's how many the President watched.

 The Pool Room. Pleated cloth walls and ceiling. I'm so jealous.

Down in the The Jungle Room.

A tour through the Elvis empire. Pay your admission and wait in line. Ride the bus to the front steps. Enter. No flash photography! Stay between the velvet ropes. Keep moving. Please press the corresponding number on your audio tour.

When you think of Elvis - The King of Rock and Roll - you don't picture Graceland being as compact as it was. And oh so seventies.

Finzel Barn

Red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red barn. What? That's right. This barn was painted "Holy Cow That's Red" red. Looks good in front of the corn field accented by the John Deere. Located along the National Highway in Garrett County, Maryland, between Frostburg, Finzel and Grantsville.

Birding at the In-laws

I sat on the In-Law's porch last week until I had to go to the car and get my camera. Of course what I was seeing was the house finches landing on the sunflowers. Do you think they would light on the sunflower after I got my camera? Nooooooo! I did manage these, though. The house finches, ruby throated hummingbird and the house sparrow did cooperate a little.

Fire Museum of Memphis

Fire Museum of Memphis, 118 Adams Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee. Located in old Fire Engine House No. 1. The Memphis Fire Department dates back to 1846. Fire Engine House No. 1 was built in 1910 and the museum opened in 1996.