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Gray Ghost on his favorite perch, right by the edge of the trail on the way out. You can see how close it is to the start of the trail. Now that I have belatedly come to understand that harriers nest on the ground in cattails/rushes/etc., I feel a little bad about how much time I spent not-that-far-from-him while he was probably guarding a nest. (Cornell: "Either the male or the female chooses the nest site, which is on the ground and usually in a dense clump of vegetation such as willows, grasses, sedges, reeds, bulrushes, and cattails.")
Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23 prototype PAV-2 tail number 87-801 parked at zamperini field in torrance, ca.
John S. Mosby was a successful attorney, and with the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted in the 1st Virginia Cavalry. He quickly moved up through the ranks, and eventually raised his own partisan unit. At first a battalion, his prowess and charisma allowed him to recruit it up to a regiment. The regiment became known as the famed "Mosby Raiders."
John Mosby was a key innovator in the tactics of Guerrilla warfare. By 1863 his exploits were becoming legendary in the South, and viewed as a less than honorable way to fight by the North. Regardless of perspective he devised a new way of fighting by which a small agile force could harass and defeat a much larger force . In lightning fast raids, his raiders would move in and cut telegraph lines, ambush couriers or small parties, start fires, harass rail transport, and then disappear into the night. His quickness and stealth led to his now famous nickname, "The Grey Ghost."
Mosby's exploits included a daring raid far inside Union lines at the Fairfax County courthouse in 1863, where his raiders captured some key Union officers, including General Stoughton, whom Mosby found in bed, waking him with a slap to his rear. Upon being so roused, the general exclaimed, "Do you know who I am?" Mosby quickly replied, "Do you know Mosby, general?" "Yes! Have you got the rascal?" "No, but he has got you!"
The disruption of supply lines and the constant disappearance of couriers frustrated Union commanders to such a degree that General Phil Sheridan ordered the execution of all captured raiders. George A. Custer did execute several of Mosby's men in 1864 in Front Royal, Virginia.
Often large forces were sent against him, but he always evaded and frequently defeated them. During the battle of Chancellorsville he attacked a Union cavalry unit, capturing several hundred prisoners. Near Chantilly, he defeated a large body of Union cavalry, leading General Lee to exclaim: "Hurrah for Mosby! I wish I had a hundred like him."
Near Dranesville, with 65 men, he defeated 200 of the enemy and captured 83 prisoners. One of his most daring adventures was a reconnaissance in the Federal lines, by order of General Lee, after the battle of Chancellorsville, in which he and one companion captured six men, and with two of them, rode undetected past a column of Federal cavalry.
He was also a vital element in the Confederate secret service, moving spies into and out of Washington; he frequently rode himself in disguise into the capital. Once while in Washington, Mosby sent of a lock of his hair to Abraham Lincoln as a gift. It is reported that Lincoln 's keen sense of humor fully appreciated the gesture. Mosby and his notorious raiders refused to surrender at the end of the war. While the group disbanded, they never surrendered.
Mosby spent his later years in San Francisco with friends and family. One particular family lived nearby with a young boy. The boy would often come over and eagerly listen to the stories of the old Grey Ghost. Mosby would entertain him with tales of his gallant exploits and daring raids. The two became fast friends and would play war games outside. Mosby taught the boy the secrets of Guerrilla warfare. He taught him to fight like a raider, to fight like a guerrilla.
The young boy was............. George S. Patton.
Day 63, Looking good now we just need those darn pubic fractures to heal!
Here is a link to the best Christmas Gift ever... Kia's first walk at the dog park!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=krWkIMKLndw
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The "Gray Ghost", acquired in 2010 by the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway and unveiled for service this year. Former UP UP 3651 built in December 1979. Seen on a loaded coke train waiting for a new crew in Connellsville.
Civil War mural on the back of a building in Warrenton, VA. The scene depicts Mosby’s Partisan Rangers. It shows information being passed on to a Confederate Officer. The mural is on the back of a business that is located on S 4th Street in Old Town Warrenton.
John Singleton Mosby (December 6, 1833 – May 30, 1916), nicknamed the "Gray Ghost", was a Confederate cavalry battalion commander in the American Civil War. His command, the 43rd Battalion, 1st Virginia Cavalry, known as Mosby's Raiders, was a partisan ranger unit noted for its lightning quick raids and its ability to successfully elude Union Army pursuers and disappear, blending in with local farmers and townspeople.
The 43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, also known as Mosby's Partisan Rangers, Mosby's Raiders or Mosby's Men, was a battalion of partisan cavalry in the Confederate army during the American Civil War.
Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23 prototype PAV-2 tail number 87-801 parked at zamperini field in torrance, ca.
... taking off! Grey Ghost (Northern Harrier Male) taking off. Sorry about the blurry photo, I would blame it all on the movement except my previous shot of him just before the takeoff was also blurred. Maybe he was moving to prepare to jump. Note the bloody feet, must have had a nice meal.
The RMS Queen Mary is berthed between downtown Long Beach, California and the containership cranes of the Port of Long Beach. The white dome was built to house Howard Hughes' Hercules Flying Boat, the "Spruce Goose"; the goose is gone, while Santa Catailina Island rises from the Pacific Ocean, 26 miles across the sea... the island of romance, romance, romance...
This photo was shot from the closest 'high ground' in many mile, Signal Hill... which itself has a few 'claims to fame'.
13.7.0 . 9.9.11 almost G
Last week i was in New Orleans and happened to spot the only 'surviving' Banksy in the city.
See it here
'Rain Girl' - "Apparently there was some kind of storm here a few years ago", is the only one of Banksy's New Orleans pieces saved from Fred Radtkes' aka the Gray Ghost paint roller. It's on the side of the Drop-In Center at 1428 Rampart St. and under a sheet of plexi-glass. It is one of a dozen or so he created on/for/around the 3rd anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
If the home/building owners had a chance, they could have made a fortune from the Banksy pieces (apparently they increased the property values by 75, 000 - 200,000 USD), instead a moron with too much time on his hands covered them up. In October of 2008, said moron, Fred Radtke finally went too far with his gray touch and defaced a comissioned mural on the wall of 2930 Burgundy St. owned by Southern Waterproofing. According to the locals he was fined and ordered to pay for the re-painting of the mural.
He should have been banned from purchasing paint.
What a delight to watch this male Northern Harrier hunt the fields. Always distant he sailed back and forth over the golden grass.....looking very much like the "Gray Ghost" they're nicknamed.
Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23 prototype PAV-2 tail number 87-801 parked at zamperini field in torrance, ca.
My latest order from BBTS arrived including a bunch of Batman toys. Actually with the exception of Black Cat they are all Batman toys in one way/shape/form or another.
Another leased engine by CSX was the CITX #3080 SD40-2 a.k.a. The Gray Ghost. Seen here trailing 2nd on CSX Q418 through Yardley PA. Mile Post QA30.6 on the CSX Trenton Subdivision.
Photo Date: 9/1/15
Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23 prototype PAV-2 tail number 87-801 parked at zamperini field in torrance, ca.
CITX (Gray Ghost) #3087 SD40-2 trails 3rd out on CSX Q418, Yardley PA, MP QA 30.6 on the Trenton Subdivision.
Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23 prototype PAV-2 tail number 87-801 parked at zamperini field in torrance, ca.
Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23 prototype PAV-2 tail number 87-801 parked at zamperini field in torrance, ca.
ATSF 315622
condemned hopper
This gem of a freight will be scrapped out within the next few days. It was laid up a few miles from a scrapping facility. The numbers on the side of the car have been crossed out. and "condemned" has been spraypainted. Located on this freight is a BOZO TEXINO and a GRAY GHOST .
Los Angeles County, CA
Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23 prototype PAV-2 tail number 87-801 parked at zamperini field in torrance, ca.
Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23 prototype PAV-2 tail number 87-801 parked at zamperini field in torrance, ca.
...But the people of this city will never allow that to be accomplished. What we used to have here was a Banksy known to the locals as the "No Loitering piece"
humidcity.com/2008/10/24/grey-ghost-y-nopd-for-criminal-d...