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Part of a two statues entitled "O Be Joyful" by Rosie Sandifer, in the Civic Park. Complex dedicated to 30 years (1980-2010) of Denton Festival Foundation, Inc., producer of the Denton Arts and Jazz Festival
In spiritual endeavors there can be no stability and no concentration when meat is eaten. As the food, so is the mind. If one partakes of meat, one will have animal thoughts.
For example, if the mutton of sheep is eaten, you must ask yourself, "What is the quality of the sheep?" They only follow, follow, follow. If you eat mutton, you lose discrimination. If you eat pork, you will develop the quality of the pig, i.e. arrogance.
These things not only damage our thoughts, but they amount to violence. It is a sin to kill the animal. You may reply that an animal was killed by the butcher. That is incorrect; it is only because you are eating them that the animals are being killed. If you stop eating animals, then no one will butcher them to sell in the market.
Thus, sin is committed by the one who eats as well as the one who kills. Because of this incorrect type of food, we lose human qualities and acquire animal qualities.
Sathya Sai Baba
Brindavan, Whitefield
August 27, 1994
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be' hang` (9/3/2011 9:35:14 PM): con koa đồng ý lấy Tô CHí Hồng làm chồng k ?
be' hang` (9/3/2011 9:35:17 PM):
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be' hang` (9/3/2011 9:35:38 PM): con koa đồng ý lấy Tô CHí Hồng làm chồng k ?
cục tàu hũ mềm xèo :D (9/3/2011 9:35:39 PM):
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be' hang` (9/3/2011 9:38:34 PM): ta tuyên bố Tô Chí Hồng và Vương Phối Phối là vợ chồng
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be' hang` (9/3/2011 9:39:17 PM):
cục tàu hũ mềm xèo :D (9/3/2011 9:39:24 PM):
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be' hang` (9/3/2011 9:39:30 PM): wê nha
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be' hang` (9/3/2011 9:40:07 PM): Tô Chí Hồng
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cục tàu hũ mềm xèo :D (9/3/2011 9:40:58 PM): dạ
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cục tàu hũ mềm xèo :D (9/3/2011 9:41:39 PM): dạ con đồg ý
cục tàu hũ mềm xèo :D (9/3/2011 9:41:40 PM):
be' hang` (9/3/2011 9:41:52 PM): k ai fãn đối jì hết
be' hang` (9/3/2011 9:41:54 PM):
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be' hang` (9/3/2011 9:42:18 PM): ok ok
chảy byn.... hay còn gọi là byn atti ..... (9/3/2011 9:42:22 PM): 1 đứa ngồi nhìn
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be' hang` (9/3/2011 9:42:29 PM): ta tuyên bố
cục tàu hũ mềm xèo :D (9/3/2011 9:42:34 PM): bé Ny ơi
be' hang` (9/3/2011 9:42:36 PM): TCH và VPP là zc
be' hang` (9/3/2011 9:42:38 PM):
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be' hang` (9/3/2011 9:43:27 PM): ok
be' hang` (9/3/2011 9:43:51 PM): chủ rễ koa thễ hôn cô dâu
cục tàu hũ mềm xèo :D (9/3/2011 9:43:51 PM): hôn nhao có trao nhẫn hơm
chảy byn.... hay còn gọi là byn atti ..... (9/3/2011 9:43:58 PM):
be' hang` (9/3/2011 9:44:01 PM): hôn ik r trao nhẫn
chảy byn.... hay còn gọi là byn atti ..... (9/3/2011 9:44:03 PM): hun banh mỏ lun
be' hang` (9/3/2011 9:44:07 PM):
cục tàu hũ mềm xèo :D (9/3/2011 9:44:08 PM):
be' hang` (9/3/2011 9:44:16 PM): chú rể trao nhẫn ik
chảy byn.... hay còn gọi là byn atti ..... (9/3/2011 9:44:35 PM): 0..
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be' hang` (9/3/2011 9:44:51 PM): cô dâu trai nhẫn ik
be' hang` (9/3/2011 9:44:53 PM):
cục tàu hũ mềm xèo :D (9/3/2011 9:45:00 PM): trao s bà
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chảy byn.... hay còn gọi là byn atti ..... (9/3/2011 9:45:16 PM): nó ngu wa' tòa ơi...
be' hang` (9/3/2011 9:45:20 PM): ừa
be' hang` (9/3/2011 9:45:21 PM): nhu wá
cục tàu hũ mềm xèo :D (9/3/2011 9:45:26 PM): ừm
chảy byn.... hay còn gọi là byn atti ..... (9/3/2011 9:45:27 PM): thấy tui làm s hôg
be' hang` (9/3/2011 9:45:28 PM): dống chú rể đó
cục tàu hũ mềm xèo :D (9/3/2011 9:45:40 PM): đeo zào
cục tàu hũ mềm xèo :D (9/3/2011 9:45:42 PM):
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be' hang` (9/3/2011 9:46:00 PM): đúng r
be' hang` (9/3/2011 9:46:06 PM): kiu ngta đeo mà k đưa nhẫn
be' hang` (9/3/2011 9:46:08 PM):
cục tàu hũ mềm xèo :D (9/3/2011 9:46:39 PM): nhẫn đâu ra
cục tàu hũ mềm xèo :D (9/3/2011 9:46:49 PM): 0...
chảy byn.... hay còn gọi là byn atti ..... (9/3/2011 9:46:51 PM): số 0 đó
cục tàu hũ mềm xèo :D (9/3/2011 9:46:53 PM): nhẫn nèk
be' hang` (9/3/2011 9:47:02 PM): ok
chảy byn.... hay còn gọi là byn atti ..... (9/3/2011 9:47:02 PM): chọc tay vào
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chảy byn.... hay còn gọi là byn atti ..... (9/3/2011 9:47:05 PM): ...
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be' hang` (9/3/2011 9:47:09 PM): hôn lễ thành công
chảy byn.... hay còn gọi là byn atti ..... (9/3/2011 9:47:12 PM): m` fai~ nghe lời tao nhé
cục tàu hũ mềm xèo :D (9/3/2011 9:47:16 PM): êz
be' hang` (9/3/2011 9:47:17 PM): cpô dâu chú rể làm tiệc ik
chảy byn.... hay còn gọi là byn atti ..... (9/3/2011 9:47:17 PM): k ra chém bay đầu
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be' hang` (9/3/2011 9:47:37 PM): dẫn toà ik ăn tiệc ik
cục tàu hũ mềm xèo :D (9/3/2011 9:47:38 PM): thấi gét gê v đó
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cục tàu hũ mềm xèo :D (9/3/2011 9:47:47 PM): ăn hiếp ng taz
be' hang` (9/3/2011 9:47:52 PM): khona khoan
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be' hang` (9/3/2011 9:48:18 PM):
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be' hang` (9/3/2011 9:48:28 PM): ròi ròi dẫn toà ik ăn tiệc ik
chảy byn.... hay còn gọi là byn atti ..... (9/3/2011 9:48:35 PM): hẹn tòa b~ khác...
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cục tàu hũ mềm xèo :D (9/3/2011 9:48:58 PM): cn ny đâu mất tiu r bay
Ny - Lặng (9/3/2011 9:49:03 PM): ôissssssss
Ny - Lặng (9/3/2011 9:49:09 PM): đợi tụi bay làm lễ
cục tàu hũ mềm xèo :D (9/3/2011 9:49:13 PM): s m mất tich v
Ny - Lặng (9/3/2011 9:49:13 PM): t lao xog căn nhà
Ny - Lặng (9/3/2011 9:49:15 PM):
chảy byn.... hay còn gọi là byn atti ..... (9/3/2011 9:49:21 PM):
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Ny - Lặng (9/3/2011 9:49:32 PM): mới tắm xong con
Ny - Lặng (9/3/2011 9:49:34 PM): kỳ ròi
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be' hang` (9/3/2011 9:49:44 PM):
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be' hang` (9/3/2011 9:49:53 PM): hêu ik fơi đồ tí
be' hang` (9/3/2011 9:49:55 PM):
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cục tàu hũ mềm xèo :D (9/3/2011 9:50:00 PM): ơi
chảy byn.... hay còn gọi là byn atti ..... (9/3/2011 9:50:04 PM): h zìa nhà
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chảy byn.... hay còn gọi là byn atti ..... (9/3/2011 9:50:12 PM):
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cục tàu hũ mềm xèo :D (9/3/2011 9:50:20 PM): làk sao
chảy byn.... hay còn gọi là byn atti ..... (9/3/2011 9:50:22 PM): r` đưa vk
chảy byn.... hay còn gọi là byn atti ..... (9/3/2011 9:50:24 PM): thì k cho ck làm gì
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chảy byn.... hay còn gọi là byn atti ..... (9/3/2011 9:50:30 PM): theo thứ tự
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cục tàu hũ mềm xèo :D (9/3/2011 9:50:43 PM): ừm
cục tàu hũ mềm xèo :D (9/3/2011 9:50:52 PM): r sao nữa
chảy byn.... hay còn gọi là byn atti ..... (9/3/2011 9:50:56 PM): fai~ đem cho tòa ký ngar
chảy byn.... hay còn gọi là byn atti ..... (9/3/2011 9:50:59 PM): có chữ ký of tòa
chảy byn.... hay còn gọi là byn atti ..... (9/3/2011 9:51:03 PM): mới thật hiện áh
chảy byn.... hay còn gọi là byn atti ..... (9/3/2011 9:51:05 PM):
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chảy byn.... hay còn gọi là byn atti ..... (9/3/2011 9:51:10 PM): đừg có đi kiện
cục tàu hũ mềm xèo :D (9/3/2011 9:51:13 PM): ừm
chảy byn.... hay còn gọi là byn atti ..... (9/3/2011 9:51:44 PM): isharebook.com/forums/showthread.php/22157-L%E1%BB%9Di-D%...
chảy byn.... hay còn gọi là byn atti ..... (9/3/2011 9:51:45 PM):
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Seaplane Lagoon is planned to be the focal point of Alameda Point redevelopment, with a new ferry terminal and town center proposed just to the right of the buildings on the far shore. Redevelopment has been in limbo for 15 years; Alamedans fear the traffic impacts on the Posey and Webster tubes, which provide the only (non-ferry) access to the island's west end, and some have argued that Measure A -- the decades-old ban on residential buildings bigger than a duplex that would have to be exempted for any development to be walkable and transit-oriented -- is rooted in racist fear of migration from the largely African-American city across the Estuary (or over the moat, as it were). While there are probably few racists among supporters of Measure A, the ultimate impact of banning even moderately dense housing is both less affordable housing for Alamedans and more traffic at the regional scale, and leaving large areas abandoned has nothing to do with preservation of existing homes.
A day out in London of a Saturday morning requires planning. Jools arranged for shopping to be dropped on Thursday afternoon, meaning we did not have to go on Saturday morning.
Then setting alarms so that we got to Priory station at half seven ready for the quarter to eight train.
Jools went to get tickets, and I went to the corner greasy spoon to get sausage and bacon sticks and brews. So that when the train rolled at twenty to, we climbed on board, sitting at a table and starting on our breakfast.
Leaving at that time meant it was already light, so we could see the countryside rolling by until we got to Ashford, then flash by once we got on the high speed line, zooming up to Ebbsfleet and then under the Thames into Essex and on to Stratford.
We got out at Stratford, caught the DLR to the regional station, then changing DLR lines for the trains heading for Lewisham.
At Pudding Mill Lane, where we used to watch steam tours on the Great Eastern Main Line, a new station has been built to allow for the entrances to the Elizabeth Line tunnels, and next door is the Abba theatre.
We have been talking about going, so Jools checks prices for the show, and amazed that some are nearly £200! Prices next June are £99, but still for seeing a video recreation rather than the band themselves.
The train rattled on, turning south where the old Bryant and May match factory used to be. The building is still there but seems to be business units or flats now.
Passing the old factory used to be the cue for my Granddad to get us standing up and gathering our coats and bags as we were five minutes from Liverpool Street.
Instead, we took the line south through Bow and towards the crystal towers of Docklands and Canary and other Wharves.
I texted Graham to say we were on our way, and he replied to say he was 5 minutes from Canary Wharf. I said we would be there in a few minutes, maybe we would meet there?
Through Poplar and into the 21st century hellscape that is Docklands, we get off on platform 1, and our next train is waiting on platform 2. Jools walks over, I lag behind, scouring the platform for Graham.
Then as I reach the doors, and the electronic bleeps announcing departure, Graham reaches us and comes on board.
Doors close and the train departs, taking tight turns around the skyscrapers before heading to the river, and after Mudschute, dives under the river for Greenwich.
We get off at Cutty Sark, so named after a tea clipper, and find the way out signed to a flight of 125 steps to street level.
I sigh and follow Jools and Graham up, regretting my life choices.
But I made it to the top, and a short walk we called in at a coffee shop for a refill and wait for the Cutty Sark itself to open.
Although the story of the Cutty Sark and the other tea clippers is very interesting, I wanted to come for purely photographic reasons, to snap the prow and the glazed roof that protects the old dry dock.
We pay to go on, and enter the ship, going up two flights of steps onto the deck, where the masts and rigging tower high above. Remember, sailors used to have to climb up these and gather in sails, and all weathers and on all seas, no matter their state.
Hardy buggers.
Cabins were small and on deck, as all space down below was for cases of tea only, to keep them dry and in perfect condition.
Then down through the visitor centre to the bottom of the dry dock, and the copper bottom of the ship, suspended so that shots looking along and up the prow could be taken.
Which I took plenty of.
Above the roofs of the shops and pubs,the tower of the parish church, St Alphage, Greenwich, which is an usual dedication, but turns out this was the site where the titular Saint was martyred in the 11th century.
Graham had never found it open, but I had checked online and it was due to open at eleven, ten minutes ago. So we walked towards the church, dodging through the traffic and arrived at the church gate.
The south doors were closed, as were the north, so I began to doubt myself. But a nearby sight indicated that the main entrance was on the south side, so we went back round.
And one of the doors was indeed ajar.
Bingo.
Bango.
Bongo.
We climbed the steps and went in, and were met my quiet the most friendly and informative volunteer I think I have ever met.
Interesting details were pointed out, and those hidden were shown, including the location of the font where King Henry XIII was christened, and the last surviving part of the second church's wall.
The church, which is after Hawksmoor, is a delight, though gutted during the blitz, so most glass is now lost, though the Victorian is of good quality.
We were here for the Mars display in the Painted Hall at the Greenwich Naval College.
We have been here before, but some 15 years back at least, so a return was overdue, though the sumptuous painting would be partly hidden by the 7m model of the planet Mars.
We have seen the artist's Moon work at the Maritime Museum nearby, but also in Denver back in 2017. But seemed to have missed his "Earth", I'm sure it'll come round again.
We walked through the college grounds, into the painted hall, exchanged vouchers for tickets and climbed the two sets of stairs into the hall itself.
The view opened out, and the first impression was amazing, Mars at the far end, suspended and slowly turning, with the painted hall as a background. And a helmeted Mar looking down at the planet named after him, a great juxtaposition.
We took and hour to take it all in, then talked about going to the Chapel, which we were not sure was open.
At the base of the stairs, we found the entrance to a passageway, with sign pointing to the Chapel, could this lead all the way under the formal gardens?
Yes. Yes it could. And did.
Up spiral staircases to the lobby, then up a formal stairway flanked by statues of Faith, Hope, Charity and Meekness, into the church, a delight, without much in the way of painting to match the hall opposite, but stunning all the same, and few folks had made it over, so we soaked up the building and details, and fittings.
Time was getting on, and thoughts turned to food. So, we left and headed out to the narrow path beside the river, where high tide meant water was lapping at our feet, but we powered back towards the High Road, and the cluster of pubs and other eateries.
Beside the Cutty Sark was the Gipsy Moth pub, but that was full, so we walked on and found a table beside the fire in the Spanish Galleon, a Shepherd Neame's pub, but they had tables and a great looking menu.
We got pints of Whitstable Bay, and ordered burgers each, all in a great end to the trip where we did all we set out to do, and now rounded it off with a pub lunch.
We ate the burgers with pints of Bishop's Finger, now a timid 5.2% rather than the 7% in days of yore, but still full of flavour.
Time to go home. Back to Cutty Sark DLR station, down in the lift this time, and straight on a train heading north. Change at Canary Wharf, where our train to Stratford was also waiting.
We said goodbye to Graham, hopped on, and the doors closed, so we moved off north.
Back at Stratford, down the steps to the concourse, and straight onto a train going to the International Station, we got on, and so were on the platforms for Kent a full ten minutes before the train was due.
When it came, there were a few seats, so I got to sit and rest by back after the 11,000 steps done, so while darkness fell outside, I kept up to date with the football, Norwich 2-2 with Luton at half time, but scoring twice in the second half to win 4-2, and make it 12 goals scored in three games over seven days.
By the time final whistle went, we were back home, and supping fresh brews as we rested, taking our shoes off.
A brilliant day out.
The West Ham fans we had seen on the DLR were going to their home game against Arsenal, which was on TV at half five. Not the game they were hoping for, as Arsenal were 5-2 by halftime, though no more goals scored in the second half, but worthy of that first half to have watched.
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St Alfege Church is an Anglican church in the centre of Greenwich, part of the Royal Borough of Greenwich in London. It is of medieval origin and was rebuilt in 1712–1714 to the designs of Nicholas Hawksmoor.
The church is dedicated to Alfege (also spelt "Alphege"), Archbishop of Canterbury, and reputedly marks the place where he was martyred on 19 April 1012, having been taken prisoner during the sack of Canterbury by Danish raiders the previous year. The Danes took him to their camp at Greenwich and killed him when the large ransom they demanded was not forthcoming.[1]
The church was rebuilt in around 1290, and Henry VIII was baptized there in 1491.
The patronage of the church was given to the abbey at Ghent during the 13th century. Following the suppression of alien priories under Henry V, it was granted to the priory at Sheen with which it remained until transferred to the Crown by exchange under Henry VIII in 1530.[1]
During a storm in 1710 the medieval church collapsed, its foundations having been weakened by burials both inside and outside.
Following the collapse of the medieval church, the present building was constructed, funded by a grant from the Commission for Building Fifty New Churches, to the designs of Nicholas Hawksmoor, one of the commission's two surveyors. The first church to be built by the commissioners, it was begun in 1712 and basic construction was completed in 1714;[2] it was not, however, consecrated until 1718.[3] The church was built by Edward Strong the Younger a friend of Christopher Wren the Younger.
The church is rectangular in plan with a flat ceiling and a small apse serving as a chancel. The east front, towards the street, has a portico in the Tuscan order, with a central arch cutting through the entablature and pediment—a motif used in Wren's "Great Model" for St Paul's Cathedral.[3] A giant order of pilasters runs around the rest of the church, a feature Kerry Downes suggests may have been added by Thomas Archer, who, according to the minutes of the commission, "improved" Hawksmoor's plans.[2] On the north and south sides of the churchwide projecting vestibules rise to the full height of the building, with steps leading up to the doors.[3]
Hawksmoor planned a west tower, in the position of the existing one, which had survived the collapse. However the commission was reluctant to fund it, and the medieval tower was retained. In 1730 John James refaced it, and added a spire. Hawksmoor's design, published in an engraving in 1714, had an octagonal lantern at the top, a motif he was later to use at St George in the East.
The crypt served as an air-raid shelter during World War II. During the Blitz on 19 March 1941, incendiary bombs landed on the roof causing it to collapse, burning into the nave. The walls and the tower remained standing but much of the interior was gutted. The church was restored by Sir Albert Richardson in 1953. As part of the post-war restorations, stencils of Mary the Mother of Jesus and St John the Evangelist were installed either side of the Cross (forming a traditional rood) in the side chapel of St Alfege with St Peter by the tempera artist Augustus Lunn.
The present organ was installed in 2001, having been relocated from the Lower Chapel at Eton College, with some minor changes.[6] It is an 1891 Lewis & Co instrument, with modifications in 1927 by A. Hunter & Son and 1970 by Harrison & Harrison.[7]
Additionally, there is a small, six-stop moveable organ located in the north aisle, by W & A Boggis of Diss from c 1960, with a later restoration by Mander Organs.
he previous organ had a long history. It dated from the 16th century (when St Alfege was recorded as having a pair of organs). The National Pipe Organ Register does not record its present whereabouts. However, a three manual drawstop console is on display at the West End of the South aisle. This may incorporate keys from the time of the composer Thomas Tallis,[9] who was buried in the chancel of the medieval church in the 16th century. The organ was restored in 1706 by Thomas Swarbrick, with further restorations and modifications by Dallam (1765), George England (1770) and J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd (1840, 1853 and 1863).[9][10] It was further restored and rebuilt in 1875 by Joseph Robson and Benjamin Flight,[11] modified by Lewis & Co in 1910[12] and rebuilt by R. Spurden Rutt & Co in 1934. By this point it had grown to 47 stops.[13] It survived the bomb damage of 1941 and was rebuilt, again by R Spurden Rutt, in 1953, with 55 stops.
Be Gae Bong Hotel - Mount Paektu region - North Korea
Als verrassing 's avonds gepofte aardappelen op houtvuur. Met een beetje zout was dit heel lekker.
Best gezellig, maar onze matraskes waren wel planken …
These shots are taken by Ross Murray from Madagascar Island Safaris. This is his traditional dhow that tours the islands of Madagascar. It's really affordable to do a dhow safari - roughly about R9700 for 7 days, all inclusive trip.
“Happiness radiates like the fragrance from a flower, and draws all good things toward you. Allow your love to nourish yourself as well as others. Do not strain after the needs of life. It is sufficient to be quietly alert and aware of them. In this way life proceeds more naturally and effortlessly. Life is here to Enjoy!”
~ Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
The USS Maryland Silver Service (48 Pieces)
In 1904, Maryland governor Edwin Warfield commissioned the creation of a custom silver service to be placed on the new armored cruiser Maryland. Soon after the creation of the Maryland Cruiser Fund Commission, the contract to design and fabricate the silver was awarded to the Baltimore firm of Samuel Kirk and Sons.
Soon after the commissioning of the service, the members of the Cruiser Fund Commission began to identify the images to be depicted on the pieces and undertook a massive site-wide fundraising effort to raise $5,000 to create the service. This fundraising effort appealed to patriotism and civic specifically targeted children, women, and “rich and poor,” and was well-chronicled in local newspapers. In May 1906, a total of $5,000 had been raised by citizens and schoolchildren of Maryland to purchase this silver service.
The set depicts one hundred and sixty-seven scenes from the history of Maryland’s twenty-three counties and Baltimore City. The USS Maryland silver service is unique. Not only do its pieces portray the houses, churches, and events of Maryland history, but their decorative borders symbolize the economy and culture of the state. Festooned tobacco leaves and oyster shell borders symbolize the importance of both land and water. Rope borders on each piece evoke the nautical origin of the service and the names of twelve noteworthy Maryland naval officers are engraved on the twelve punch cups.
On July 21, 1921, the U.S. Navy commissioned the battleship Maryland to replace the original cruiser, and the silver service was transferred to the new ship. After twenty-six years of service, including duty during World War II, the Maryland, known as “Fighting Mary”, was decommissioned on April 3, 1947. The silver service, which had been in storage during the war, was returned to Baltimore. The silver was displayed in the main gallery of the Maryland Historical Society until 1962 when the silver was placed on permanent loan to the state of Maryland and exhibited in the State House.
The entire service was displayed in the State House until 1992 when the submarine U.S.S. Maryland (SSBN 738) was commissioned and four pieces of the Maryland silver service [sugar bowl, creamer and a pair of candlesticks] were loaned to the Navy for display onboard the ship. The remaining forty-four pieces remained on display in the Maryland Silver Room in the State House until 2008 when they were removed in preparation for the recreation of the Old House of Delegates. The punch bowl and ladle were used annually at holiday celebrations at Government House until the late 1990s.
The entire silver service was cleaned and conserved by Creative Metalworks of Kensington, MD in 2010-2011 in preparation for its unveiling in the State House Caucus Room. Each of the pieces has been “clear-coated” to make them less susceptible to tarnish.
Decorating the Silver Service
Six themes appear throughout the silver service: nation (bald eagle), state (Great Seal of Maryland), county (local scenes and vegetation), hospitality (cornucopias), naval (the USS Maryland cruiser), and nautical (rope border). Oyster shell borders denote pieces representing counties that border the Chesapeake Bay, while tobacco leaves are used on tobacco-growing counties. Platters and compote dishes are engraved “USSM,” and a Mason-Dixon crown stone forms the handle of the serving utensils. Twelve naval officers from Maryland are honored on the punch cups that accompany the punch bowl.
Designing a Masterpiece
This service was a tour-de-force for Samuel Kirk & Son Co., Incorporated of Baltimore, and each piece is decorated using the firm’s famous repoussé technique of hammering designs into the pieces from the reverse side. More than thirty artisans worked on the service for six months. Each of the one hundred and sixty-seven series was meticulously researched, and Kirk’s artisan relied on drawings, photographs, and published sources for accuracy.
Creating the USS Maryland Silver Service
The unique silver service exhibited in this room was created in 1906 by Samuel Kirk & Son Co., Incorporated of Baltimore. The forty-eight-piece service depicts one hundred and sixty-seven scenes from the history of Maryland’s twenty-three counties and Baltimore City, and each county is represented by at least one item.
Although Governor Edwin Warfield commissioned the service in 1904, no funds were allocated for its creation. Appealing to patriotism and civic duty, a state-wide fundraising effort targeting schoolchildren, women, and “rich and poor” was required to raise the necessary $5,000 to design and fabricate the service. It was completed in 1906.
The silver service was used on two US is Marylands until the late 1940s; it was placed on permanent display in the State House in 1962. Two candlesticks (representing Garrett County) and a creamer and sugar bowl (representing Charles County) are now on the submarine Maryland (SSBN 738).
USS Marylands
A total of four ships been named in honor Maryland. The entire silver service was used aboard the armored cruiser and the battleship, while four pieces are now aboard the submarine.
•USS Maryland, Sloop. Launched in 1799 from Baltimore; served for three years in the Napoleonic Wars.
•USS Maryland (ACR 8), Armored Cruiser, 1903-1921.
•USS Maryland (BB 46), Battleship, 1920-1947.
•USS Maryland (SSBN 738), Ohio Class Submarine, 1991-Present.
Black embosssed bkgd stamp
colored with markers and then added stickles in some areas.
Title is a Stampin up stamp
Inside says : In a world where you can be anything.
Be yourself!
Sonnenuntergang - Sunset bei der W.ildstrubelhütte ( BE - 2`791m - 2x ) in den Berner Alpen - Alps im Berner Oberland im Kanton Bern der Schweiz
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Remains thought to be those of the Alamo defenders were discovered at the Cathedral of San Fernando, in San Antonio, Texas, during the Texas 1936 centennial, The remains were re-interred in a marble sarcophagus by the Cathedral entrance, next to this marker. The ashes of Alamo commanders Travis, Bowie and Crockett are claimed to be here, but we don't really know.
I visited downtown San Antonio, Texas, on April 7, 2017, to see some of the sights there.
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Michael Mekonnen ____________________
on June 4 2016 -
On June 4 2015, Ethiopian people patriotic front guard
( EEPFG) achieved a very successful meeting in Nürnberg.
There were more than 150 party members and other Ethiopians who want to be a party member participated on the meeting.
The meeting was started at 2:00 pm by Ato Kasahun, he highlighted the moderators of Nürembeg meeting as well as the main agendas of the meeting.
Ato Kasahun from Nürenberg , Ato Yohannes Biru from Frankfurt, Ato Rodas Tesfaye from Offenbach and Meto Aleka Telahun Gudeta moderated the Meeting.
The main agendas of the Nürnberg meeting were;
• Quarterly reports of the party
• 2015/16 Amnesty international and Human right watch report about Ethiopia
• Report from Offenbach / Frankfurt sub groups of Eppfg and reports from Wuzburg and around Eppfg sub group
• In addition to the above mentioned agendas Ato Kasahun also gave the chance to the participant and collect points and questions for discussion.
The meeting was started by Ato Leul Kesis brief quarterly report of the party. He mentioned the party political activity in Germen as well as other countries .On his report he also briefed the participants EPPFG is working with other opposition political groups in America, Australia and other European countries and accomplished a lot of political activity. According to Ato Leul's brife those coordinated political activity helped our straggle to eliminate the current brutal government of Ethiopia.
Ato leulel also on his second report briefly reported ;
He organized party members as a group to work under the umbrella of Eppfg in there districts and around ; beside that he also clearly presented the responsible leaders of those subgroups of the party.
On his brief he clarified the newly formed group will help to exercise decentralize form of party leadership and also it will help to facilitate the party political activity effectively and efficiently.
Next to him Ato Rodas Tesfye of Hessen on his behalf forward information about the Offenbach/ Frankfurt Krise group.
He informed members listed under Offenbach/Frankfurt group as soon as possible report to him and to arrange meeting in the next two weeks time. In addition he also mentioned members listed in this group obliged to attend next meeting to recruit organizer of this group; Ato Rodas also strictly said that "members who will not report or attend the next meeting the decision made by the attended members also applied on the others."
After Ato Rodas informative notice Meto Aleka Telahun Gudeta briefly answered questions raised from the participant.
Amongst the questions raised;
•Members around Nürembeg have difficulties to organize themselves as well as to contact leaders easily. What is the solution and who is responsible to organize?
•What is the problem we are not protesting against all this inhuman activitys done by weyne?
Meto Aleka Telahun on his answer forward his excuse for not organizing Nürembeg party members but he will do all his best on the next consecutive weeks and promised to report the results on the next meeting.
Beside that he also answered most of the questions that directly forwarded to him.
Next to that Ato kasshun called for a pause for 15 minute and after that ....
Ato Kasahun presented a brief report of Amnesty international and human rights watch 2015/16 Report.
According to his presentation; amongst 160 counters that included in amnesty international report and 90 countries in human rights watch report Ethiopia is one of the top ranked country which human right is violated.
Both organization tried to see human right violation before and after election 2015 in Ethiopia.
Amongst the lists of human right violations included in both organizations report;
• Mass arrest
• Detention of opposition party members
• Detention of journalist
• Killing of opposition party leaders
are a few of them that the current dictator and brutal government of WYANE are doing on his own people.
While Nürembeg meeting taking place Ato Yosefe Abebe from California called and presented his view in a tele conference to the participant.
On this tele conference conversation he and his party appreciated EPPFG'S current political activity and promised to work more strongly than before to strengthen the straggle against weyane.
He also tried to answer the question raised from Ato Zelalem Debebe of Hessen, Ato Dawite and Ato Tsegaye Mergia.
Beside that Ato Leule and Meto Aleka Telahun invited Ato Yosef to be part of one of our regular meeting gust and Ato Yosef on his part promised to present the invitation to his party and will forward the answer as soon as possible.
Next to tele conference with Ato Yosef Ato Musse and Ato Michael presented a report about their group meeting that held 16.04.16.
On their meeting they discussed different agendas.
According to Ato Muse's reporter the major area they discussed were:
• About Ethiopian migration;
• Current problems in oromiya region;
• Ethiopian famine;
• Government direct interference in religious group.
• and about their next meeting.
W/t Mulatua and wrt Tarikua
Also presented about women's participation in EPPFG major political activity,
Both presenters strongly mentioned their participation is not satisfactory and also tried to motivate other women to join them in the process of straggling WEYANE regime.
Generally in Nürnberg there were many members of EPPFG including supporters and new members of the party participated on the regular quarterly meeting. On this Meeting the party had deeply discussed the Current political Agendas and debated on different political issues concerning Ethiopian current situation. Finally, alternative solutions were also forwarded by the leaders as well as members of the party to liberate the country from such a racist and brutal regime.
In general the meeting was successfully ended after having a common consciences that unify other opposition who have common goal and the country to bring freedom and Peace to Ethiopian society.
God Bless Ethiopia!!!
By-Secretary
I'll be alone, dancing you know it baby
SO, i just watched the breakfast club for the one millionth time, and i seem to never get bored of watching it!
This movie still seems to amaze me, who the hell knows why! It really is a good movie, that puts a perspective on how much we judge people by how they look, or what they wear! NOTE: if you have not watched this movie before, i would advise you to go and watch it this instant!
Anyways this is my 365 for today! It's pretty boring, not much is really going on it - but i guess boring is ok for me today! I went over to my friend's house, and we definitely had a really fun photoshoot, we had a lot of fun just playing around with our camera's! I wasn't expecting it to be that warm today - and i guess i was wrong. It was flat out HOT, perfect day to wear all black huh? I should go off to bed now, but I hope you all have a great night!
xoxo
A GMC CCKW353 named "Chip n' Dale" seen during the festivities around "65 years liberation". © Bert Visser
Few will be unaware of Broadway, since it's Edwardian rediscovery this picturesque Cotswold town has attracted visitors from all over the world. Broadway has fallen from the high wolds lying at the foot of the escarpment, the main street once climbed the lower slopes of Fish Hill slipping away as the ascent defied further building, Now a bypass takes the heavy traffic past Broadway, returning the upper part of the village to it's Victorian calm.
In common with several other Cotswold settlements Broadway began as a planned medieval town created by Pershore Abbey in the late 12th or early 13th centuries as a source of revenue. This may explain the position of the Norman church dedicated to St Eadburgha, which is a mile or so along the Snowshill road close to an older route over Fish Hill. The town prospered in the 17th and 18th centuries deriving a large portion of it's income from the wool and cloth trades and served as an important stopping place when coach travel blossomed, stimulated by the creation of turnpike roads. A medieval building the Abbot's Grange survives at the eastern end of the town.
As the old church was an inconvenient distance from the 17th century town, a chapel of ease was built near the marketplace in 1608, St Michael, this church was rebuilt in 1839. However, the wonderfully evocative Norman church St Eadburgha's is still used in the summer months. Eadburgha was a Saxon princess who as a child chose a bible over a bag of jewels, she was the daughter of Edward the Elder. A Saxon dedication suggests the presence of an earlier church on the site. St Eadburgha stands on the edge of Broadway perched above a wooded valley surrounded by fields. The elegant exterior gives the impression of a wealthy Perpendicular wool church but a soon as you step into the lofty nave a Norman structure is revealed. A three-bay pointed arcade with round piers betrays the buildings Norman origins, outside two west buttresses and the remains of an east buttress show the whole building to be c1200. The towers seems to have been built into the original nave preserving the piers of a fourth bay while the east responds were topped with battlements.The west and east tower arches are 14th century but the chancel arch retains imposts c1200. A vaulted roof spans the tower-crossing while the upper stages are Perpendicular as are the chancel windows although there is evidence of 13th century lancets. A Jacobean altar rail guards the communion table at the eat end of the chancel. The chancel has a trefoil headed piscina with continuous roll-moulding. A 13th century south transept has a south window of three stepped pointed-trefoiled lights, a piscina suggests the transept was used as an additional chapel. The nave roof sits on a wall plate with fleurons and one carved head. Above the chancel arch is a Royal Coat of Arms of Charles I dated to 1641.A Norman tub font has medieval encaustic tiles around it but inside the north door is the base of a 13th century hexagonal font with slender shafts. The church guide suggests the pulpit, that has Perpendicular panels, was once a travelling pulpit that would have been tied to the back of a horse. There are screens and benches in the choir which were constructed from medieval fragments. On the east wall is a brass to Anton Daston died 1571, this is a palimpsest, engraved on a Flemish brass plate, part of which is now in Westerham, Kent. There are fragments of medieval glass in many of the windows. A recent edition are beautiful oak pews made by Christopher Holmes of Rookery Farm, Broadway. The church has a peal of six bells including a Bagley bell of 1778.
Unfortunately the church has been a victim of several thefts, particularly a carved Flemish panel and the parish chest, these are illustrated on my Flckr site: www.flickr.com/photos/bwthornton/sets/72157633151004936, it would be wonderful if these pieces could be found and restored to their proper place.
All Saints, Gazeley, Suffolk.
There was never any doubt I would go to Rob's funeral. Rob was born just two weeks before me, and in our many meetings, we found we had so much in common.
A drive to Ipswich should be something like only two and a half hours, but with the Dartford Crossing that could balloon to four or more.
My choice was to leave early, soon after Jools left for work, or wait to near nine once rush hour was over. If I was up early, I'd leave early, I said.
Which is what happened.
So, after coffee and Jools leaving, I loaded my camera stuff in the car, not bothering to program in a destination, as I knew the route to Suffolk so well.
Checking the internet I found the M2 was closed, so that meant taking the M20, which I like as it runs beside HS2, although over the years, vegetation growth now hides most of it, and with Eurostar cutting services due to Brexit, you're lucky to see a train on the line now.
I had a phone loaded with podcasts, so time flew by, even if travelling through the endless roadworks at 50mph seemed to take forever.
Dartford was jammed. But we inched forward, until as the bridge came in sight, traffic moved smoothly, and I followed the traffic down into the east bore of the tunnel.
Another glorious morning for travel, the sun shone from a clear blue sky, even if traffic was heavy, but I had time, so not pressing on like I usually do, making the drive a pleasant one.
Up through Essex, where most other traffic turned off at Stanstead, then up to the A11 junction, with it being not yet nine, I had several hours to fill before the ceremony.
I stopped at Cambridge services for breakfast, then programmed the first church in: Gazeley, which is just in Suffolk on the border with Cambridgeshire.
I took the next junction off, took two further turnings brought be to the village, which is divided by one of the widest village streets I have ever seen.
It was five past nine: would the church be open?
I parked on the opposite side of the road, grabbed my bag and camera, limped over, passing a warden putting new notices in the parish notice board. We exchange good mornings, and I walk to the porch.
The inner door was unlocked, and the heavy door swung after turning the metal ring handle.
I had made a list of four churches from Simon's list of the top 60 Suffolk churches, picking those on or near my route to Ipswich and which piqued my interest.
Here, it was the reset mediaeval glass.
Needless to say, I had the church to myself, the centuries hanging heavy inside as sunlight flooded in filling the Chancel with warm golden light.
Windows had several devotional dials carved in the surrounding stone, and a huge and "stunningly beautiful piscina, and beside it are sedilia that end in an arm rest carved in the shape of a beast" which caught my eye.
A display in the Chancel was of the decoration of the wooden roof above where panels contained carved beasts, some actual and some mythical.
I photographed them all.
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All Saints is a large, remarkably good church in one of the sleepy, fat villages along the Cambridgeshire border, the sort of place you cycle through and imagine wistfully that you've won the lottery and could move there. The wide churchyard on both sides is a perfect setting for the church, which rises to heaven out of a perpendicular splendour of aisles, clerestories and battlements. The tower was complete by the 1470s when money was being left for a bell. The earlier chancel steadies the ship, anchoring it to earth quietly, although the tall east window has its spectacular moment too. And you step into a deliciously well-kept interior, full of interest.
One of the most significant medieval survivals here is not easily noticed. This is the range of 15th Century glass, which was reset by the Victorians high in the clerestory. This seems a curious thing to have done, since it defeats the purpose of a clerestory, but if they had not done so then we might have lost it. The glass matches the tracery in the north aisle windows, so that is probably where they came from. There are angels, three Saints and some shields, most of which are heraldic but two show the instruments of the passion and the Holy Trinity. I would not be surprised to learn that some of the shields are 19th century, but the figures are all original late 15th or early 16th century. The Saints are an unidentified Bishop, the hacksaw-wielding St Faith and one of my favourites, St Apollonia. She it was who was invoked by medieval people against toothache.
Waling from the nave up into the chancel, the space created by the clearing of clutter makes it at once mysterious and beautiful. Above, the early 16th century waggon roof is Suffolk's best of its kind. Mortlock points out the little angels bearing scrolls, the wheat ears and the vine sprays, and the surviving traces of colour. The low side window on the south side still has its hinges, for here it was that updraught to the rood would have sent the candles flickering in the mystical church of the 14th century. On the south side of the sanctuary is an exquisitely carved arched recess, that doesn't appear to have ever had a door, and may have been a very rare purpose-built Easter sepulchre at the time of the 1330s rebuilding. Opposite is a huge and stunningly beautiful piscina, and beside it are sedilia that end in an arm rest carved in the shape of a beast. It is one of the most significant Decorated moments in Suffolk.
On the floor of the chancel there is a tiny, perfect chalice brass, one of only two surviving in Suffolk. The other is at Rendham. Not far away is the indent of another chalice brass - or perhaps it was for the same one, and the brass has been moved for some reason. There are two chalice indents at Westhall, but nowhere else in Suffolk. Chalice brasses were popular memorials for Priests in the 15th and early 16th centuries, and thus were fair game for reformers. Heigham memorials of the late 16th century are on the walls. Back in the south aisle there is a splendid tombchest in Purbeck marble. It has lost its brasses, but the indents show us where they were, as do other indents in the aisle floors. Some heraldic brass shields survive, and show that Heighams were buried here. Brass inscriptions survive in the nave and the chancel, dating from the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
The 14th century font is a good example of the tracery pattern series that appeared in the decades before the Black Death. They may have been intended to spread ideas at that time of great artistic and intellectual flowering before it was so cruelly snatched away. The cover is 17th Century. At this end of the nave are two good ranges of medieval benches, one, rare in East Anglia, is a group of 14th Century benches with pierced tracery backs. Some of them appear to spell out words, and Mortlock thought one might say Salaman Sayet. The block of benches to the north appears to be 15th Century or possibly early 16th Century. Further north, the early 17th Century benches are simpler, even cruder, and were likely the work of the village carpenter.
All rather lovely then. And yet, it hasn't always been that way. All Saints at Gazeley, near Newmarket, was the first church that I visited after an international team of scientists conclusively proved that God did not exist began the first page for this church that I wrote in 2003, in a satirical mood after finding the church locked and at a very low ebb. At a time when congregations were generally falling, I'd been thinking about the future of medieval churches beyond a time when they would have people to use them in the traditional way. I wondered if the buildings might find new uses, or could adapt themselves to changing patterns and emphases in Christianity, or even changing spiritual needs of their parishes. Even if science could somehow prove that God did not exist, I suggested, there were parishes which would rise to the challenge and reinvent themselves, as churches have always done over the two millennia of Christianity. Coming to Gazeley I felt that here was a church which felt as if it had been abandoned. And yet, it seemed to me a church of such significance, such historical and spiritual importance, that its loss would be a disaster. If it had been clean, tidy and open at the time he was visiting, Simon Jenkins England's Thousand Best Churches would not have been able to resist it. Should the survival of such a treasure store depend upon the existence of God or the continued practice of the Christian faith? Or might there be other reasons to keep this extraordinary building in something like its present integrity?
In the first decade of the 21st Century, Gazeley church went on a tremendous journey, from being moribund to being the wonderful church you can visit today. If you want to read the slightly adapted 2006 entry for Gazeley, recounting this journey, you can do so here. Coming back here today always fills me with optimism for what can be achieved. On one occasion I mentioned my experiences of Gazeley church to a Catholic Priest friend of mine, and he said he hoped I knew I'd seen the power of the Holy Spirit at work. And perhaps that is so. Certainly, the energy and imagination of the people here have been fired by something. On that occasion I had wanted to find someone to ask about it, to find out how things stood now. But there was no one, and so the building spoke for them.
Back outside in the graveyard, the dog daisies clustered and waved their sun-kissed faces in the light breeze. The ancient building must have known many late-May days like this over the centuries, but think of all the changes that it has known inside! The general buffeting of the winds of history still leaves room for local squalls and lightning strikes. All Saints has known these, but for now a blessed calm reigns here. Long may it remain so.
Simon Knott, June 2019
I'm lookin' for a place,
I'm searchin' for a face,
Is anybody here I know,
Cause' nothin's goin right,
And everything's a mess,
And no one likes to be alone.
-Avril Lavigne
Jack Frost took a scouting visit last night but the temperature will be much lower tonight. The ground around this shrub will be tinged with the reddish tones of many fallen leaves, I feel.
Be My Weapon, 2009 European Tour. Live in Belgium. Brussels, Botanique - Rotonde. 4th November 2009. All Pix: Wouter De Sutter (Comfort 48, Gent - Belgium)
Be ready to learn from the girls!! I probably learned more from them than I expected. If you want to teach them something, be prepared to speak up. The directors and “mothers” mainly focus on the girls, not on what you’re doing. Also, bring toilet paper with you wherever you go just in case! And dress in layers. It’s April now and it’s hot one minute and raining the next. Oh and make sure you have some extra money for weekend trips other than Macchu Pichu. You should plan on staying here as long as possible. Two weeks was not long enough for me! . I love it here! My host family has been very accomodating. I was surprised that they were able to prepare me vegetarian meals. The food has been very delicious. Lets just say I’ve never gone hungry. My roommate was another ABV volunteer and we’ve become best friends. My host mom, Maria Elena, has been amazing. She has been such a mom, from reminding me not to keep my phone in my back pocket to squishing two spiders for me!! Her father is sweetheart also. He only speaks Spanish but cracks jokes all the time! He’s also an excellent dancer. www.abroaderview.org/
Credit for this will have to be given to the nasty bug that kept me from sleeping soundly. I kept tossing and turning and finally said screw it and got up shortly after 5am only after about 4 hours sleep. The shots started at a completely different angle, and a much further distance then this until I decided to run out in the backyard in my socks. The shorts are about 40 seconds apart from one another, I should have shortened the length as I did in my first timelapse. Next time :)
"You're only here for a short visit. Don't hurry, don't worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way." ~Walter Hagen
Processed with 2 Lil Owls Lightroom Preset - Carousel 7 and hand edits.
Used 2 Lil Owls Textures - Equinox 8 and Enrichment 7
I heard the weather was gonna be fine fine fine! So I hopped the Wave Bus to the Oregon Coast with my Bike on Friday night with plans to stay with Kate. Halley the Harper a bike friend from Portland also was playing a concert in Manzanita which was fun way to start Friday evening at the coast - this was followed by Kate & I singing the Love Boat theme song at the Lighthouse Karaoke Night. Wow - did we stun the crowd with that one! The next day Kate and I had a fantastic breakfast at Wanda's in Nehalem -- very retro & fun cafe. I then set off on a solo bike adventure down 101 - stopping along the way whenever I fancied. I had one of the best days EVER! I did a lot of thrifting/antique malls -- not a lot of buying, sat on the beach in Rockaway and decided to get married to the Oregon Coast, I happened upon an entire deer skeleton on the side of the road, spied on Kate's coworkers at the Wheeler Pharmacy, got tacos at a cute taco stand with lots of lawn flamingos, investigated a sometimes train/logging museum, amused myself by all the highrise beach houses, and couldn't get a photo of any Blue Herons, since they are super shy and fly away. The Girabaldi Museum is closed until May..but I did sneak into the People's Museum of Art after hours to see the Dorthea Lange show while people potlucked on raw food in the other room. In Tillamook I spent a long time in Safeway waiting for Kate to finish up with a dinner meeting so I could catch a lift with her. While there I investigated pop culture magazines and flirted with the deli guy. On Sunday we slept in and and had breakfast with the cat. Then went on a bike adventure to Manzanita where I could spy on a new shop carrying Red Bat Press cards. I ran into Izara from Portland, we walked on the windy beach, then took back roads to Nehalem State Park -- I'm so going to camp there - bike trails, hiker biker, beautiful! Kate dropped me back off in Tillamook just in time for the 4pm Sunday bus back Tillamook!