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ive had my first picture (that i know of) on explore so happy! thanks guys for all the views :) ok in actuall fact wasa my second picture on explore the first being: www.flickr.com/photos/25032966@N06/2710692451/
Went to Valley Fest Balloon launch early Friday morning. Only one balloon was set up in the dark. Lori, one of the Fire Dispatchers that is fighting cancer got to go up in the first one. Knock one off her bucket list.
This is looking toward the center up hill in our backyard. The lower from has Blue Danube Azaleas just budding with some Blue Lithadora. In front of the concrete is the fist pathway between the Blue Danue and the wall. Percy Wiseman Rhododendron, Bruce Brechtbill Rododendron and My My Rhododendron in bud, Blue Lithadora trailing down the hill wherever the sun reaches it. I want it to cover the railroad ties that help to hold the hill. Then as the lower plants age they will grow up to meet the Lithadora. It all takes time. I have planted Sword Ferns, Huckleberries, and woods plants such as the Trillium which I love! Also we have in the hillside bed the native Salal (which has to be trimmed) but it does help hold the hill along with the Sword Ferns and other native plants. My goal is to finish planting the hill with Rhodies, and Azaleas and then have a small water feature, along with an automatic sprinkler system. I really need one for all of this. Nearly 40 years ago, I met a man by the name of Paul Sceva that lived in Tacoma. He was instrumental in developing the first visiting areas at Mt. Rainier and had fascinating stories to tell. I was most interested in his personal hillside garden. The trail went back and forth across the top of the hill to the bottom of the gully. The trail was lined with Huckleberries and native plants, and I'm sure he had some of the Rhodies in there as well. I have never forgotten what a wonderful job he did with his hillside garden and trails. I hope to have one as nice as his was.
Depuis la fin de l'hiver, les Gz-Up "classiques" ont refait leur apparition sur les murs de Paris. Ils sont collés très en hauteur (niveau 2ème étage) et sont parfois munis d'une petite étiquette rouge, accrochée par un fil - et qui tourbillonne - où on peut lire "GZ-UP". Celui-là se trouve rue des Archives, au-dessus du parfumeur Nicolaï (Paris 3ème).
Recently rebuilt SD40N 1832 leads a short cut of cars through downtown Denton on a cold, dreary fall afternoon.
According to local tradition, this campground known as Shady Grove, was established shortly after the Civil War by freed slaves. With newfound freedom they wanted to express their love and appreciation to God and one of the ways they did so was by holding camp meetings. For those who aren’t familiar with these meetings, they are revival services, typically lasting a week, where families each stay in their cabins, known as tents. Food and fellowship are shared and the services were held in an open-air tabernacle in the center of these tents.
"While on their way to service on Sunday, they were caught in a rain storm. They stopped under a shade tree for shelter. Mr. S.M. Knight, the rice plantation owner, approached them and said to Ceasar Wolfe, 'If you will gather this rice crop, I will give you this spot of land as a place to worship.' The tree stood near his rice field. Ceasar was very happy to hear such good news, and he persuaded the other ex-slaves help gather the rice crop before the storm. The women tucked their skirts; the men rolled up their pants and began to work. In a short while the rice was cut and stacked." The spot was given to them with the understanding that it would be used only for religious services. the group soon built a bush arbor and held services there for a long time. They finally decided to name the spot Shady Grove Campground, after the shade tree under which they were sheltered and prayed. This plot of land was deeded to them."
The first tents here burned down in 1958 so what we see today are rebuilt versions. While these structures would have had dirt floors and open ventilation originally, remodels have taken place and many are built of plywood, cinderblock, metal, etc. The tents originally had an outhouse per building, located behind the structures, but many of them now have indoor plumbing, with few outhouses remaining.
Revival services are held annually on the third week of October and are typically by invitation only, which are highly-coveted. A ceremonial horn is blown opening the week of festivities. These types of campgrounds exist in several other places around the country but Dorchester County really has a large concentration of them still standing, they’re really remarkable places. Shady Grove is the largest of the four Methodist campgrounds in the county.
Scanned 35mm Print
Photo from the collection of my Dad, Jay T. Thomson; Max Miller Photo
UP GTEL (Gas Turbine Electric Locomotive) #1 resting at Council Bluffs, Iowa on February 5, 1967.
Pulling up the hair, to wash the face, to work, to focus, to go to bed...hair...long and tied up. 23/365 project - www.maliwoods.com
I still can't believe I actually have one of these amazing dresses! And I don't care what anybody says, I LOVE the seethroughness of them!!! My Tabitha looks amazing in it, cracks and all!!!! ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
This is the third picture!!
Horrible day today! Well, actually, it's my kind of day - rainy, windy, grey - but not exactly great weather for a photo shoot!