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IC 3103 passes the shuttered George A Whiting paper company in Menasha, Wisconsin. The mill had been operational since 1882 when it closed in 2016.
I will be stuydying for the next three months, so I will have limited time to see your photos and comment. I will check in periodically as time allows.
George Town, Grand Cayman.
St George Island Florida. 4/16/2014.
This post is the 20th warbler species I have posted since the end of March which for me is somewhat of a milestone. Those of you who are familiar with my photo stream know I have a special interest in warblers. My warbler images this year are thus far mostly taken in Georgia where we have over 20 breeding species in our state, and several images have been from Florida, with a few from Tennessee and a few from North Carolina. I have 2 or 3 more species to post from this Spring. The end of July marks for me to beginning of my fall migration efforts where I try for fall plumages including females and juveniles. I also hope to pick up some additional warbler species. I have had a lot of fun and adventure since the end of March working on this, and I sincerely appreciate all the comments and favs.
Taken at an old music venue site in George St downtown Perth. I liked the man walking in front of the old signage and grafitti
“Joy is to fun what the deep sea is to a puddle. It’s a feeling inside that can hardly be contained.” ~Terry Pratchett
That Georgie boy!
George Inness,who began his career painting in the Hudson River School mode,embraced a variety of styles throughout his long career.Exposure to the works of Barbizon artists as well as to the pantheistic philosophy of Swedish scientist and theologian Emmanuel Swedenborg,led him to a more personal approach to painting.Inness's latest landscapes such as this work grew increasingly expressive and atmospheric.By the 1880s,a younger generation of European trained artists-whose work was informed by the Barbizon and Impressionist painters as well as by the Aestheticism of James McNeil Whistler-celebrated Inness as an American Original.
At Mt. Rushmore in South Dakota. Mount Rushmore National Memorial is centered on a sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills in Keystone, South Dakota, United States. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum created the sculpture's design and oversaw the project's execution from 1927 to 1941 with the help of his son Lincoln Borglum. The sculpture features the 60-foot (18 m) heads of Presidents George Washington (1732–1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), and Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), as recommended by Borglum. The four presidents were chosen to represent the nation's birth, growth, development, and preservation, respectively.
Source and more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Rushmore
In the nothing new under the sun department, a history of George Washington and smallpox: www.realclearscience.com/blog/2016/09/how_vaccination_hel...
Thomas Jefferson and yellow fever: www.governing.com/context/Thomas-Jefferson-Epidemics-and-...
Towards to top of the potter's field in Alhambra Cemetery, numbered markers give way to small metal markers that display actual names, but it really just trades one problem for another. The metal markers are not intended to be permanent. These graves are not anonymous, but over time the markers will deteriorate and possibly get moved or even stolen. They're not an ideal replacement for the numbered blocks.
Fort George served as the headquarters for the Centre Division of the British Army during the War of 1812. British forces included British regulars, local militia, aboriginal warriors, and a corps of freed slaves. Major-General Sir Isaac Brock served at Fort George until his death at the Battle of Queenston Heights on October 13, 1812. Brock and his aide-de-camp John Macdonell, who were both killed during the battle, were initially interred at the fort. In May 1813, the Americans captured Fort George following a barrage of artillery fire from Fort Niagara (located less than 1000 metres across the Niagara River) and ships at the mouth of the river and on Lake Ontario. The bombardment destroyed most of the fort, which was held by the Americans for 7 months.
The Americans used Fort George and the adjacent town of Niagara-on-the-Lake as a base to invade the rest of Upper Canada. However, British forces repulsed the Americans at the Battles of Stoney Creek and Beaver Dams. The British recaptured Fort George in December 1813. During the American withdrawal, they razed the town and the fort. The townspeople rebuilt Niagara-on-the-Lake following the war, and the British partially rebuilt Fort George. However, Fort George's importance diminished as a result of the construction of Fort Mississauga down river on the other side of Niagara-on-the-Lake. As a result, Fort George fell into ruin and was abandoned in 1820.
The fort has since been rebuilt to how it would have appeared during the War of 1812. The only structure that survived the war was, ironically, its most vulnerable: the powder magazine.
The blockhouses were used for storage (on the ground level) and as barracks (on the upper level).
At the Lincoln Memorial, afternoon 0f 6/3/20. The military is still guarding the memorial, but allowing some people to be on the steps.
“You can’t out-sin me, and I know I’m going to heaven.”
-George, six years homeless
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Today I met George. We spent about 40 minutes talking. He showed me the designs for his future business. He showed me his sketch of a business plan. He showed me some heartbreaking sadness and some incredible faith.
He opened my car door for me.
All the while, the rain came down.
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