This is an obvious association with the local UVA team in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Category: Things
Jan 13 2012
Sunny Leesburg, Florida – 13 January 2012
Trees in the median of the development. The car made the trip okay. Sand Cranes in the median too. Canada Snow Birds are here also!
Jan 02 2012
Martha with Robot
Between De Soto State Park and Fort Payne, Alabama Found at “The Barnyard” on Highway 35 near Fort Payne…. Google Maps Location for The Barnyard…. The “straight on” shot from the road….
Dec 30 2011
Herbie Gets A Parking Ticket In Asheville
Herbie got a parking ticket on Lexington Avenue in Asheville. The Love Bug: www.imdb.com/title/tt0064603/
Dec 28 2011
Quarry Trail, De Soto State Park, Fort Payne, Alabama
An impromptu inuksuk is built on the way to the quarry that was worked by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. Martha is showing off her pig tail. On the Quarry trail…. This was on the back of the door as you enter the park’s nature center.
Dec 26 2011
Sir Sandford Fleming, 1827-1915
Sir Sandford Fleming, who mapped the route for the intercolonial Railway and designed Canada’s first postage stamp. He was also a proponent of the establishment of time zones. This stamp was issued on 16 September 1977, for famous Canadians.
Dec 23 2011
First Airmail Stamp of Bolivia
Issued in December 1924 to mark the establishment of a National Aviation School. This is the lowest denomination in the issue of seven stamps.
Dec 23 2011
Canadian Postage Stamps – The Peace Issue of 1946
After the end of the Second World War in 1945 Canada decided to replace the high values of the War Effort Issue with designs symbolic of the simple, peaceful and industrious life of Canada. Page 105, Hansen’s Guidebook & Catalogue of Canadian Stamps, 1970.
Jul 29 2011
Staghorn Sumac
This photo of Staghorn Sumac [Rhus typhina] was taken at Trout Lake, Hermon, NY, on 29 July 2011. It is a member of the Cashew (Anacardiaceae) family. Harvesting Color shows it yielding a light brown dye with an Alum mordant and a green/gray-green with an iron one (Pages 100-103). USDA Plants Listing: Rhus typhina
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