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Part of a series based on the "Gadsden flag." Also known as in other incarnations as the first Naval Commander's flag, the Culpeper Minute Men's flag and others.
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The source images for this illustration are Creative Commons licensed images from: plural's flickr photostream and Jeffery Love's flickr photostream.
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Part of a series based on the "Gadsden flag." Also known as in other incarnations as the first Naval Commander's flag, the Culpeper Minute Men's flag and others.
The source images for this illustration are Creative Commons licensed images from: plural's flickr photostream and Jeffery Love's flickr photostream.
I took dozens if frames of this guy, mostly from the side and back. Once I got a prime view, I realized he was just a young kid, a kid who was enjoying the spot light,. His girl friend was there, sitting on the sidelines just watching, but kind of in he same attire. Anyway, I still haven't found any extremist.
A New York State license plate on a black Honda CR-V. There were two decals: a United States Marine Corps round decal and a 'Don't tread on me' yellow square decal. Would take a guess the owner of this vehicle is a United States Marine Corps Veteran!
View of the stern of the USS Constitution, or "Old Ironsides", the world's oldest commissioned floating warship. (HMS Victory is 30 years older, but in permanent drydock. Constitution still floats, a distinction the guides make a point of being clear about.)
As an active-duty ship, Constitution is staffed by Navy personnel at the Charlestown Navy Yard national park. Tours of the ship are free & open to the public.
We used to go see the ship during field trips when I was a kid. I can now attest that two year olds love it, too :-)
Complementary views of the ship: bow & stern.
Treating this as a dry-run for another version I'll do later in the summer, if I get a chance. I had a hard time lining up all the lines in the edges -- all those ropes & chains & walkways & rigging lines. More importantly, the ship is being renovated right now, so the tops of the masts are missing, there's a temporary roof over the main deck, etc.
It will be much prettier over the summer after the construction work is over.
At the left margin here you can catch a glimpse of the USS Taylor (FFG-50), an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate that was visiting at the time. You can make out more of it in these two montages taken from the stern of the USS Cassin Young nearby.
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Bostonist: Photo of the Day, March 19, 2009: Old Ironsides #2 :-)
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I took a series of these panoramas the same day:
* Tobin Bridge #1 (under the tollbooths)
* Tobin Bridge #2 (over Little Mystic Channel)
* USS Cassin Young #1 (split panorama)
* USS Cassin Young #2 (full panorama)
Plus, of course, the other photomontages I've been putting up over the last few months.
USS IOWA Don't tread on me jack. The jack of the United States of America is a maritime flag representing United States nationality flown on the jackstaff in the bow of American vessels that are moored or anchored. The U.S. Navy is a prime user of jacks for its warships and auxiliaries. "The jack is flown on the bow (front) of a ship and the ensign is flown on the stern (rear) of a ship when anchored or moored. Once under way, the ensign is flown from the main mast." On May 22, 2002, the U.S. Navy ordered all ships to display the First Navy Jack during the War on Terrorism.
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Here is an early morning friend I almost stomped today. I took its photo instead, because I just happened to have my trusty camera with me. I carry it with me in the morning to capture any fantabulous sunrises I may have the great pleasure of witnessing.
Many of the libraries I've worked at over the years have a gecko population. At TCC a gecko family lived in the bookdrop. Once we rolled over one and the smell was horrendous for weeks until we located and removed the corpse. Gruesome!
TCU library also has geckos. One of the biology students said they were released after an experiment or some crazy story I can't quite recall right now. Library Gecko lore...it continues.
The Culpeper minutemen of the frontier territory of Culpeper, Virginia, fought for the patriot side in the first year of the American Revolution, and are remembered for their company flag: a white banner featuring a rattlesnake, featuring the phrases "Liberty or Death" and "Don't Tread on Me".
As a Ballmer fan, I was totally impressed by his recent photo of former Vice-President Dick Cheney and the ill-tempered and unpredictable leader of North Korea. I only wish that I could have made the trip. There are reasons I feel my presence would have helped reduce the tensions that the leader has caused, but perhaps next time.
What is important is that the meeting took place. You will see more intimate and personal photos of this poorly reported trip by going to the source. My opinion on the situation was banging on inside of my temples to be published, thus here's my view, opinion and advice for all involved, plus a compliment for President Obama. If this photo suddenly disappears, you will know that my friend Dick or Steve had reasons for pulling it, but they are both advocates of free speech, so I am not worried. Please read.
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Athearn Genesis GP38-2
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Rock Island
The Rock Island bought 67 GP38-2s in three groups which started arriving in 1976. Delivered in the Blue and white scheme, they arrived after the Rock had filed for bankruptcy, and this scheme was called by some "bankruptcy blue".
The first 56 units were named after friends of the Rock Island, prominent individuals, cities, and states, who worked with the Rock Island in their efforts to keep the railroad viable. Units were also named after "Railway Age" magazine, Trains magazine editor "David P Morgan", and "The American Railfan".
I photographed the "City of Blue Island" in August 1979, a few weeks before the clerk's strike, which was the beginning of the end of the Rock.
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Participants listen to Connecticut Citizens Defense League President Scott Wilson during a CCDL gun rights rally at the Connecticut state capitol in Hartford, Saturday April 5, 2014, speaks out against the state's gun control law passed one year ago on April 4, 2013 restricting magazines to 10 rounds and prohibiting the sale of certain semi-automatic firearms, including the AR-15.
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4/5/2014 Mike Orazzi | Staff
Connecticut Citizens Defense League President Scott Wilson during a CCDL gun rights rally at the Connecticut state capitol in Hartford, Saturday April 5, 2014, speaks out against the state's gun control law passed one year ago on April 4, 2013 restricting magazines to 10 rounds and prohibiting the sale of certain semi-automatic firearms, including the AR-15.
Video & Slideshow here: youtu.be/XbILfKZkMbs
A Gadsden flag and flowers left by the barricade marking the edge of the crime scene on Boylston Street.
Photographs taken of various timber rattlesnakes at a den site in New Jersey. All photographs are in situ. Enjoy!
During a recent trip to Dauset Trails Nature Center, we saw lots and lots of these teeny tiny frogs along the paths where we were walking. There were times these little frogs were so plentiful we had to be extra careful where we stepped.
They were so tiny it was nearly impossible to see them unless they hopped to get out of the way. I tried to get shots of several of them but when they stopped moving they would blend in so perfectly with the ground they would practically vanish. And there were so many I was afraid to even get down on one knee to get a better angle.
Barely seen at Dauset Trails Nature Center.
**Not as sharp as I'd like since I was leaning over and pointing the camera in the general direction I thought he'd hopped to. :-)
The Gadsden Flag was used during the American Revolution by the first Corp of Marines in 1775. As the war went on, it's use became wide-spread throughout the Continental Army. It is essentially the "land version" of the 1st Navy Jack. It represents the Colonist's warning to the British Army: "DONT TREAD ON ME." Notice the tail of the rattlesnake - he has 13 rattles, representing the 13 colonies. This flag has been revived for the modern-day Tea Party Movement to bring back limited government to Washington.
By Chris Rudolf. November, 2009.
I usually try to be very respectful of other people's beliefs and try to spread goodwill rather than negativity, but I'm fed up with the damned Tea Party, which represents all that I find wrong about the current state of American politics.
In the area where I live in Virginia, it is possible to get a license plate with this "Gadsen Flag" which is actually a Revolutionary War banner that has been co-opted and perverted into a symbol of the Tea Party. I am often dismayed by how many of these plates I see on the roads and often wish that there was a good counter symbol. After a brief internet search, I was unable to find many that that I really liked, so I made my own!
You have a right to believe what you want to believe in. I feel that you can believe in this Tea Party crap and still be a generally good person, so if this offends you, don't take it too personally, it just means we disagree on this one thing, I still love you, I just wish you'd understand why the policies you support are so destructive. That said, it's not my job to try and school you on the error of your ways.
My posting this is NOT an open invitation to a debate, it is just me expressing myself. Experience has taught me that there is no greater waste of time than trying to get into a political argument with someone on the internet. It's not that I am unable to defend my position with facts and reason, I can do a pretty good job of that actually, it's that I simply don't have the time for it, and I doubt I will convince you I'm right or you will convince me that you're right. So let's not even go there, okay?
If you DO like this, then copy and make it go viral!
May 14, 2016 - United States Navy's USS Constitution is currently undergoing a multi-year restoration in dry dock 1. "From 2015-2017 Constitution is in dry dock for her first major restoration in over twenty years. This event is a unique opportunity to appreciate the remarkable structure of “Old Ironsides” and to see an active shipyard with preservation work underway" Charlestown Navy Yard.
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We feel alone, in our belief, the media wants to paint us as extremist. I believe our majority is gaining strengh every day. Robert Reich calls us a group of of torturers, tea baggers, and tax cuts. He may be right, I say torture those that cut heads off their adversaries and fly planes into american buildings. A good tea party (revolution) is just what the country needs.
I'm experimenting with photo montages (now that I've finally figured out how to do them... duh) and so far I've done two versions of this one. Actually I've done 4 - I changed the previous (bw) version twice (though now wish I'd left well-enough alone, instead of trying to erase too much around the eagle's head. I left more intact on this one as you can see). I'm just severely frustrated about the flag though. I can't seem to figure out why part of it isn't in focus. I'm starting to wonder if there was a smudge on the lens when I took the shot...
And now that I've posted this, I'm still not satisfied with it. *sigh* I know it takes practice... but darnit, I want it right, now!! :)
PEARL HARBOR (March 28, 2014) Sailors aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) raise the Navy Jack "Don't Tread on Me" flag as the ship is moored at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Anchorage, home-ported in San Diego, is the seventh San Antonio-class LPD, the second ship to be named for the city and the first U.S. Navy ship to be commissioned in Alaska. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Barker/Released)
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Participants listen to Connecticut Citizens Defense League President Scott Wilson during a CCDL gun rights rally at the Connecticut state capitol in Hartford, Saturday April 5, 2014, speaks out against the state's gun control law passed one year ago on April 4, 2013 restricting magazines to 10 rounds and prohibiting the sale of certain semi-automatic firearms, including the AR-15.
Video & Slideshow here: youtu.be/XbILfKZkMbs
4/5/2014 Mike Orazzi | Staff
Participants in a gun rights rally organized by the Connecticut Citizens Defense League on their way to lawn of the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford, Saturday April 5, 2014, to speak out against the state's gun control law passed one year ago on April 4, 2013 restricting magazines to 10 rounds and prohibiting the sale of certain semi-automatic firearms, including the AR-15.
Video & Slideshow here: youtu.be/XbILfKZkMbs