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Flag Ponds Nature Park is a nature preserve located in Lusby, Maryland along the Chesapeake Bay in Calvert County, Maryland. It is operated by the Calvert County Department of Natural Resources. The park includes nature trails and a beach for swimmers.(Wikipedia)
A new flag was placed at the 80 year old crash site of B-17F #42-30655, 541st.Bomb Squadron . Lost August 16, 1943 with 4 souls.
A huge (almost 2 feet across) very unusual ammonite that begins like most of that tribe, in being tightly coiled, then the larger coils drift out away from the inner coils, as above. This one also shows some opalescent nacre from the original shell. This will be the last fossil for some time so for those not interested in creatures who went out with the dinosaurs, don't despair. I am a bit of a dinosaur myself, and I survived the asteroid/comet.......I think.......Beautiful and exquisitely interesting creatures! This one is sitting in a clever steel seaweed shaped holder. Not mine unfortunately!
An image from 3 years ago run through a simple and cheap paint app, PhotoArtista-Oil. This is one of an infinite variety possible on a single image. Great Fun. You can enlarge to see details of the 3 dimensional like look of the 'paint', and the brush strokes, and the app has numerous variations available.
I never tire of the great art deco mascots of the 20s and 30s. This design evolved over the years, changing details and design elements, but it appears it was originally designed first by designer Joseph E. Corker patent granted to Packard Motor Car Co. 7/12/1927, patent #73,026, exhibited on a Rollston cabriolet at the New York City Automobile show January 1926, Packard deluxe emblem known as the Packard "Goddess of Speed.
Based on Nike, the divine charioteer of Greek mythology.
In Greek mythology, Nike was a goddess who personified victory, also known as the Winged Goddess of Victory. The Roman equivalent was Victoria. Depending upon the time of various myths, she was described as the daughter of Pallas (Titan) and Styx (Water) and the sister of Kratos (Strength), Bia (Force), and Zelus (Zeal). Nike and her siblings were close companions of Zeus, the dominant deity of the Greek pantheon. According to classical (later) myth, Styx brought them to Zeus when the god was assembling allies for the Titan War against the older deities. Nike assumed the role of the divine charioteer, a role in which she often is portrayed in Classical Greek art. Nike flew around battlefields rewarding the victors with glory and fame. Nike is seen with wings in most statues and paintings. Most other winged deities in the Greek pantheon had shed their wings by Classical times. Nike is the goddess of strength, speed, and victory. Nike was a very close acquaintance of Athena, and is thought to have stood in Athena's outstretched hand in the statue of Athena located in the Parthenon. Nike is one of the most commonly portrayed figures on Greek coins. The shoe and sports equipment company Nike, Inc. is named after the Greek goddess Nike.
Happy 4th!!!!, and in that spirit, is it only me that thinks the face looks a lot like George Washington?
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Out of about 100 Ruxtons that were actually produced, the second front wheel drive American street auto, some 6 months behind Cord, and even less 'ready for prime time', it is estimated there are less than 20 left. 16 of these were at Pebble Beach, and most are owned by the same man. Ruxtons are very low compared to say a Packard, with the flat floor. The unusual striped paint jobs were offered by the factory to emphasize the low (read sexy) height. Having a wonderfully art deco griffin as the mascot (not seen on the hood here, but the design is on the hubcaps), and most had the very sexy, but very very poorly illuminating 'Wood's Lite' head lights. Still if you have the mechanical genius, and the funds to keep them on the road, they are Stunning in real life. The sporty European look, dispensing with the running board was typical, and I think, very effective, as the car is too low to stand on the running board as help in entering, and the look is wonderful. Look at big to appreciate the color scheme.
Captured this morning while the dogs swam in the local lake while being seen off by a Swan.......the Swan was fine, but the dogs are still in shock :-)
Occasionally a few Ammonites have sufficient actual shell nacre remaining that after 100s of millions of years later, they can have amazing iridescence showing several colors of great intensity. The non-scientific 'gemology' term for these rare and extremely sought after bits of shell is known as Amolite. Large specimens are sadly sometimes broken up and polished to be sold as jewelry. This medium sized ammonite shows primarily red and green, while some can also show blue, purple and even yellow. As in the Morpho Butterfly, the colors are produced by crystalline formations in the shell, and change with the angle of view, and can be very bright, and are not from pigments. Ammonites are cousins of the Chambered Nautilus, both being related to squid and octopus, and are NOT sea snails. While the walls between chambers in the Nautilus are smoothly rounded, the Ammonite chambers can be very complex producing wonderful patterns. Colors not enhanced.
Not much to say as my thoughts run deep and divided on this Memorial Day Weekend. I salute and thank EVERYONE who has served, and especially those who made the ultimate sacrifice to keep myself, my family, and my loved ones safe in this Country.
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In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened on that day in 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress.[1] The United States Army also celebrates the Army Birthday on this date; Congress adopted "the American continental army" after reaching a consensus position in the Committee of the Whole on June 14, 1775.[2][3]
In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation that officially established June 14 as Flag Day; in August 1949, National Flag Day was established by an Act of Congress.