tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318483721869740022024-03-05T23:07:30.887+08:00Tom and Margot's Adventures in PhotographyA posting of pictures that may be of interest to family and friends. Also, a chronicle of our interest in photography.Tom Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06609874931827803753noreply@blogger.comBlogger307125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631848372186974002.post-16281631802605969282018-07-07T05:05:00.001+08:002018-07-07T05:05:56.712+08:00Tubing on Beaver Lake<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Big day tubing on Beaver Lake today.<br />
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Emily and Ben are having fun.<br />
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It got a little more exciting!<br />
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Captain Greg at work.<br />
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Mike and Amanda took a turn.<br />
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The expression on Amanda's face presages what happens next.<br />
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Emily's googles and her pride were the only casualties.<br />
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Most of the crew.<br />
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Ben is a natural at kayaking.<br />
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So is Margot.<br />
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Ben and Lauren took a turn a little later.<br />
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Even Emily got back in the saddle again.</div>
Tom Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06609874931827803753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631848372186974002.post-15272108992339382752018-06-03T00:55:00.000+08:002018-06-03T00:57:51.777+08:00Star Mountain Roanoke<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Michael, Amanda, Misheil, Tom and I went to the Star at Mill Mountain Park in Roanoke today.<br />
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Looking north toward downtown Roanoke.<br />
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Looking to the northeast.<br />
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Here is the key to identifying the mountains.<br />
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Here is the actual star.<br />
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It was built in 1949.<br />
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Margot notice mother and baby in the backyard this morning when she went out to feed the birds.<br />
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There were a couple of fawns in the neighborhood last year but I never saw them nursing.<br />
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They moved off very slowly. I'm guessing that is a survival technique.<br />
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Well, the weather had been crappy all day - rainy and overcast.<br />
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But this evening the sun broke through and lit up the soft green colors of spring beautifully.<br />
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So last weekend we took a drive in the countryside. As we passed this barn I commented on the weather vane on the roof. Margot said she thought it was a bird.<br />
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Sure enough - it was a turkey vulture sunning himself. The temps were pleasant but a little cool. I imagine the rusted roof was nice and warm.</div>
Tom Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06609874931827803753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631848372186974002.post-52882919186503218582015-11-16T09:04:00.000+08:002015-11-16T09:04:06.031+08:00Mediterranean Cruise - Day 5 - Rome<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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On the fifth day the ship docked near Rome. We took an early bus ride to the city.<br />
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This is a picture of the courtyard at the Vatican Museum.<br />
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Our first stop was a walk to the Trevi fountain. The fountain is under reconstruction so no pictures. It was filled with scaffolding instead of water.<br />
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This is a street sign near the fountain.<br />
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Later we headed to the center of ancient Rome. This is the Forum of Peace from the late imperial period. It was built by Emperor Vespasian between 71 and 75 AD to commemorate the Roman victory in Judea of 70 AD. Some of these ruins just came to light during excavations in 2000.<br />
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The sort of block buildings are part of the Curia Julia built in 44 BC. It is the Senate House built by Julius Caesar. It survived more or less intact because it was incorporated into the basilica of Sant'Adriano al Foro in the 7th century.<br />
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This is, of course, the Colosseum. It was finished in 80 AD. The exterior is being cleaned. If you click on the picture you can see to difference in the before and after. There were a lot of people waiting to get in.<br />
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This is the Arch of Constantine built in about 315 A.D. to commemorate a victory. It had a similar function as the Arc de Triumphe in Paris. The emperor and his army would march through when returning from battle.<br />
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These modern day gladiators were posing for pictures.I assume they will put the cell phone away if you ask for them to pose.<br />
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Sue and Bob at the Colosseum.<br />
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Margot and me posing.<br />
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I don't remember the name of this area but the open area in front of the ruins was used for chariot races.<br />
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I took this picture from the bus as we crossed the Tiber river into Vatican City.<br />
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We didn't see any of the Swiss guards in their fancy dress. This guy was controlling access at Via Sant'Anna.<br />
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This is the Vatican Museum or I should say one tiny part of the museum. The amount ot statuary and other art was incredible. There were a lot of people there, too.<br />
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Many of the ceilings were beautifully painted.<br />
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Lots of statuary. If you can read Latin please click on the picture and let me know what it says.<br />
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Another ceiling.<br />
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This is a tapestry from Brussels.<br />
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I assume it is Jesus leaving his tomb on the 3rd day.<br />
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The entire ceiling in this corridor was painted.<br />
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We had to rush through. You could spent days, weeks, months studying all the things there.<br />
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This is the ceiling in the Sistine Chapel. They are terrible photos since I had to sneak them. Photography is strictly prohibited. Not sure why but probably to keep the visitors moving. It was very crowded. Or maybe somebody decided it detracts from the decorum or somehow desecrates the chapel. Anyway there are a lot better pictures online if you want a refresher in the iconography of Michangelo's work. He painted the ceiling from 1508 to 1512.<br />
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This small statue was a gift to one of the Popes.<br />
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I thought the stained glass was just stunning.<br />
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This is Piazza San Pietro or Saint Peter's Square.<br />
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This is Saint Peter's Cathedral. That is the Sistine Chapel just to the right with the peaked roof.<br />
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I was a beautiful day.<br />
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This farm was along the road back to the ship. Those are colorful beehives I believe.<br />
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Tom Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06609874931827803753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631848372186974002.post-16327338485290859542015-10-30T18:30:00.004+08:002015-10-30T18:33:57.141+08:00Mediterranean Cruise - Day 4 Afternoon - Pisa<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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After lunch at a small cafe on the street in Lucca. We got back on the bus and headed to Pisa.<br />
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This is the view that greeted us as we entered through the wall around the Piazza dei Miracoli.<br />
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Everyone talks about the leaning tower but the first building you see is the Pisa Baptistery of St. John. I was completed in 1363. It has a slight lean to it also.<br />
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There is a large cathedral between the baptistery and the famous tower.<br />
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The Leaning Tower of Pisa is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral. I hadn't thought about this before but the tower leans in only one direction. As you walk around it the amount apparent lean changes to almost imperceptible.<br />
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It is harder to see from this angle but if you click on the picture above you can see that an attempt was made to straighten the tower after the first few floors were built. The results in the curved appearance. However the tower continue to lean more as the higher floors were built.<br />
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The tower used to lean 5 degrees but after some restoration and preservation work in the 1990s the lean is about 4 degrees. That means the top is about 13 ft off from the base.<br />
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We stopped for a break under this olive tree in a small cafe.<br />
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The tower construction start in 1173 but was halted for almost 100 years in 1175. The long break was because of almost constant wars between the Republics of Pisa, Genoa, Florence and Lucca.<br />
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In 1272 construction was restarted and the curve was added to compensate. Construction halted again in 1284 and the 7th floor was finally completed in 1319. The bell chamber was added in 1372.<br />
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This is the wall neat the entrance. There is Piazza dei Miracoli includes a huge lawn around the buildings.<br />
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This is the wall on the outside. I thought the plants growing out of the wall were interesting.<br />
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There is additional interesting history from modern time at <span style="color: red;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaning_Tower_of_Pisa"><span style="color: red;">Wikipedia</span></a>.</span><br />
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If you missed any and want to catch up on the other postings in this series here are links.<br />
<a href="http://tomandmargotsphotos.blogspot.com/2015/10/mediterranean-cruise-day-4-morning-lucca.html">Day 4 morning - Lucca</a><br />
<a href="http://tomandmargotsphotos.blogspot.com/2015/10/mediterranean-cruise-day-3-cassis.html"> Day 3 - Cassis</a><br />
<a href="http://tomandmargotsphotos.blogspot.com/2015/10/mediterranean-cruise-day-2-palma-de.html">Day 2 - Palma de Mallorca</a><br />
<a href="http://tomandmargotsphotos.blogspot.com/2015/10/mediterranean-cruise-day-1-barcelona.html">Day 1 - Barcelona</a><br />
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On day 4 we docked in La Spezia in northwest Italy. It is the jumping off point for visits to Tuscany. We chose a day trip to Lucca and Pisa.<br />
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The bus ride was interesting in itself. We passed by a number of these incredibly picturesque hilltop villages.<br />
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Lucca dates back to Roman times but is most famous for its intact Renaissance era wall.<br />
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This is San Michele in Foro in one of the main squares of the city. The church dates to 795 AD and was built on the site of the Roman forum. This facade was added in the 13th century.<br />
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This is a close up of St. Michael the Archangel on the top of the church.<br />
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There are a lot of churches in Lucca - about 100. I believe our guide said that the large number of churches for the size of the city was because it was on the pilgrimage route from France to Rome.<br />
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This is the interior of the church above.<br />
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This style of double door is common in Lucca.<br />
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This sculpture is on the facade of the Cathedral of St. Martin. The Cathedral of St. Martin is one of the most important churches in Lucca.<br />
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This statue depicts St. Martin cutting his cloak in half to share with the poor man. It is probably the first in-the-round statue in the history of Italian art. This one, covered in moss, is actually a replica. The original is inside the cathedral.<br />
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This is the inside of the cathedral. It is really beautiful. The cathedral dates back to 1070. The interior was rebuilt in the 14th and 15th centuries.<br />
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This representation of the Last Supper is by Tintoretto and was painted in about 1592.<br />
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This is the Volto Santo ("Holy Face") of Lucca. It is inside the Cathedral of St. Martin.<br />
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For my Catholic friends this has an interesting story. The story goes that the wooden statue miraculously arrived in Lucca in 782. It was allegedly carved by Nicodemus, the biblical figure who helped Joseph of Arimathea remove Christ's body from the cross in John 19.<br />
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This a 13th century copy of the statue which was necessary because relic seeking pilgrims chipped away at the original until it was no more.<br />
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Get the details here - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Face_of_Lucca"><span style="color: red;">Holy Face of Lucca</span></a><br />
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There are scenes like this all over Lucca.<br />
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A small narrow street again.<br />
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This kid might have been on the tourist board payroll. Too cute.<br />
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This is the Piazza dell'Anfiteatro. Its oval shape reflects the fact that it was built on the site of the 2nd century Roman amphitheater.<br />
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The city walls around Lucca are completely intact. The modern city has grown around the ancient city with out overwhelming it.<br />
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This is one of the gates through the city wall.<br />
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You can learn more about Lucca here - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucca"><span style="color: red;">Lucca</span></a><br />
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I felt like we could spend several days there exploring around the city. I would highly recommend it if you have a chance to visit Italy.<br />
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Tom Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06609874931827803753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631848372186974002.post-33422796018415709582015-10-26T04:22:00.000+08:002015-10-26T04:22:32.462+08:00Mediterranean Cruise - Day 3 - Cassis, France and Provence Countryside<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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On our 2nd night at sea we sailed from Palma de Mallorca to Marseille, France. Margot and I chose a trip to Cassis, France for a shore excusion. This is a shot of the small harbor at Cassis.<br />
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This was the sunrise that greeted us as the ship pulled in to the port. The excursion started fairly early in the morning so we were up early for breakfast.<br />
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This harbor boat was used (I think) to help handle the lines from the ship to the pier. I was amazed that the ship never used a tugboat in any of the ports. The ship has bow thrusters to push the front of the ship in either direction. In addition, it does not have traditional engine-shaft-propeller arrangement. Instead it has 3 azipods in the rear. The main engines run generators that provide electricity to motors in the azipods that are below the hull in the water. The azipods can rotate 360 degrees. As a result the ship can move sideways as easily as it moves forward and backward. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azipod"><span style="color: red;">Azipod</span></a><br />
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The Provence countryside was very pretty.<br />
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If you are unsure how to pronounce Cassis I think it is pretty close to American English ka-see. I also heard ka-seese but very light on the final "s" sound. Maybe it is a regional difference. Perhaps Amanda can explain.<br />
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There were a lot of terraced vineyards. The geology was pretty dramatic as well.<br />
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This is a view of Cassis from the highway.<br />
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Our first stop was Cap Canaille. It is one of the highest marine headlands in Europe at 1293 ft.<br />
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That is the town of Cassis at the left center of the picture.<br />
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The harbor was very picturesque. A number of working boats but mostly pleasure boats. There is a small beach as well and restaurants and bars all along the harborfront.<br />
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The only thing I learned at the beach was that you are never too old to sunbathe topless.<br />
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We decided on the spur of the moment to take a boat trip to see some of the calanques along the coast between Cassis and Marseille. A calanque is a steep sided valley formed in the limestone cliffs.<br />
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This is a view of some of the homes just outside the harbor.<br />
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The coast is very dramatic.<br />
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The waves were tossing the boat around pretty good. We initially sat in the bow of the boat but were advised we would get wet if we sat there.<br />
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Over the years there was been various quarry activities. The stone for the base of the Statue of Liberty was quarried in this area.<br />
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Another bluff.<br />
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This is calanque is called En-Vau. It has a beautiful beach at the end but it is one of the most difficult to reach.<br />
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There were a couple of guys practicing their rock climbing skills on the side of the calanque.<br />
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A building in Cassis.<br />
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This farm was very pretty, I thought. I took this from the bus as we passed by.<br />
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We did not go up to Chateau de Cassis but this has been a defensive location since the 5th century. It has recently been restored into a very nice hotel.<br />
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This is a monument in Marseille that we passed on our way back to the ship.<br />
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This cathedral overlooks all of Marseille.<br />
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This evening we went to a presentation of Mamma Mia! after dinner on the ship. It was very well done. I'd say typical of touring off-Broadway productions. It might have been even better than the version we saw in Roanoke several years ago.<br />
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Another scene. I think this is from the finale.<br />
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Our first port of call was Palma de Mallorca. Palma is the largest city on the island of Mallorca which is the largest of the Balearic Islands which are an autonomous region of Spain east of the mainland. The island is a very popular vacation spot for British and German tourists.<br />
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This garden is just left of the cathedral in the picture above. It was formerly inside the royal palace.<br />
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Narrow winding streets are going to be a common theme in all the cities we visit on this trip.<br />
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Interesting statue in the garden above. The sculpture is by the Catalan artist Josep Maria Subirachs. The poem is an excerpt from <i>Ionic</i> by the eminent Greek poet, Konstantinos Kavafis (Constantine Petrou Cavafy). No idea why the poem is on the base of the sculpture. No one on the internet seems to know why, either. Kavafis apparently never set foot on the island.<br />
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Any guesses on what type of tree this is?<br />
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<span style="background-color: red; color: red;">Olive</span><br />
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The tree is over 1000 years old.<br />
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These date palms were heavy with golden fruit. So heavy the fruit was falling to the sidewalk and making a bit of a mess.<br />
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Perhaps the most interesting sight to me was the bull fighting ring or Plaza de Toros. We were told that bullfighting was not native to Mallorca but was imported to give the tourists from Spain something to do.<br />
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It isn't a particularly old stadium. It was built in 1922.<br />
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The bullfighting season in Mallorca is fairly short - just a few weeks in July or August I believe.<br />
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The mezzanine corridor has a pleasing contrast between the arches and the tile floor.<br />
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Here is a look at the inside.<br />
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Here is a view of the harbor and city. I think the white tenting is placed over some of the ships undergoing refitting to keep the weather off of them. I may be intended to frustrate prying eyes, also.<br />
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There were a lot of mega-yachts in the harbor.<br />
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Did I mention that the Allure of the Seas is a BIG ship. I heard various numbers but I think there were about 5500 guests and 2300 crew on board.<br />
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This picture is about half the ship.<br />
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The is back portion of the ship from deck 15 or 16. Our cabin was on the right side about half way up. Below the courtyard is an enclosed deck or mall with shops, restaurants, etc.<br />
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The area under the anchor symbol at the back is where the water show "Oceanaria" was staged.<br />
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This picture is from the front looking back. Not sure what Sue and Bob are contemplating in this picture.<br />
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I mentioned the Oceanaria show above. We took in an afternoon show. It is a combination of diving, gymnastics and trampoline acts.<br />
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Even the stage and production coordination were impressive. People and stage elements appear from and disappear into the water and then reappear somewhere else in the production.<br />
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These guys were amazing. Follow the sequence below.<br />
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After the guy on top does a handstand the guy on the bottom rolls over.<br />
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They follow that up with this handstand.<br />
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After the hand/head stand the stage they are standing on disappeared into the water and next thing you know someone is diving into the pool where the platform was located.<br />
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Here is a look at the "mall" after dinner.<br />
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This evening was the "formal" night. I still don't understand why this is such a cruise fixture.<br />
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Here Sue and Bob pose in front of the mall.<br />
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Greg and Theresa.<br />
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Tom Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06609874931827803753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631848372186974002.post-45251562786564284542015-10-15T10:48:00.001+08:002015-10-15T20:21:55.771+08:00Mediterranean Cruise - Day 1 - Barcelona<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Margot and I along with my sisters Theresa and Sue and their husbands Greg and Bob took a cruise around the Western Mediterranean recently. The cruise left from Barcelona, Spain and we arrived a day early see the sights and to be sure we didn't miss the departure.<br />
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This is the La Rambla. Lots of shops, tourists, locals and allegedly pickpockets. We did not have any trouble.<br />
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The day after our arrival we toured around the Gothic quarter of Barcelona. I thought these tiles were interesting.<br />
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This is the Barcelona Cathedral. I understand the facade is actually relatively new - constructed from 1882 to 1913.<br />
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This the back side of the cathedral. You can see some of the chapels dedicated to or sponsored by various guilds.<br />
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You can see the wood planes decorating the carpenter guild chapel.<br />
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This mural is by Pablo Picasso. Picasso spent most of his youth and early years as an artist in Barcelona.<br />
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The first and largest museum dedicated to the works of Picasso is in Barcelona. No pictures were allowed inside but I did sneak this one.<br />
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The museum is in a series of 13th and 14th century mansions in the Gothic Quarter.<br />
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This is a portrait of his mother.<br />
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The Gothic Quarter is a collection of narrow winding streets.<br />
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This is a Gothic area one-way sign on a narrow street.<br />
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I'm not sure what the story is on this door but I thought it was neat.<br />
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Barcelona dates back to Roman times. Much of the Roman era structures are long gone. However, these columns from a Roman building survived because they were incorporated into a later area structure.<br />
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No idea what this says but I thought it was interesting.<br />
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We didn't have time to check this out.<br />
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In the afternoon we took a tour of the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia. On the way there we passed this Gaudi designed facade of an apartment building.<br />
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Antoni Gaudi was a Catalan architect born in 1852. Seven of his works are World Heritage Sites.<br />
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The Sagrada Familia has been under construction since 1882 and is Gaudi's masterpiece. It is the most-visited monument in Spain. Work slowed or stopped for many years but is moving along at a pretty good pace these days.<br />
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You can see in the color of the stone the various eras of the construction.<br />
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One side of the building is covered with sculptures describing the events surrounding the birth of Christ.<br />
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Here the archangel tells Mary she has been chosen to be the mother of Jesus.<br />
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Here Mary and Joseph are married.<br />
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In this scene the trumpets herald the presentation of Jesus in the temple.<br />
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The Three Wise Men.<br />
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The shepherds are dressed in traditional Catalonia clothing.<br />
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Mary, Joseph and Jesus flee to Egypt.<br />
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Here we see the Massacre of the Innocents ordered by Herod.<br />
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A local from Barcelona posed for this sculpture.<br />
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This is a shot of the ceiling inside of the Basilica.<br />
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Here the main alter is at the bottom of the picture.<br />
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The stained glass is pretty spectacular.<br />
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A close up.<br />
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A close up of the sculpture over the chancel.<br />
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The back of the nave.<br />
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The other side of the basilica tells the story of Jesus' death.<br />
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This sculpture depicts the sorrow of Peter as he denies Christ.<br />
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Judas betraying Jesus.<br />
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At the top you see the crucified Christ and in the middle to the right you see Jesus carrying the cross up the hill.<br />
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Here is a picture of the 6 of us.<br />
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Tom Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06609874931827803753noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631848372186974002.post-60803132662126810052015-10-01T06:56:00.000+08:002015-11-17T05:47:48.104+08:00Arkansas Wildlife at the Lake<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Here are a few more pictures of wildlife on the lake over the last few weeks.<br />
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This groundhog or woodchuck was having dinner when I spotted him from the kayak.<br />
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He was working the edge of the lake just above the water line.<br />
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Apparently this wasn't the armadillo tearing up the grass and disturbing the mulch in our front yard. The damage continues after I took this picture.<br />
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There were 4 other turkey buzzards hanging around waiting for their turn although there didn't seem to be much meat left.<br />
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Getting some sun.<br />
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Tom Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06609874931827803753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631848372186974002.post-57289641478923977452015-09-28T12:16:00.000+08:002015-10-15T20:23:36.255+08:00Eclipse and Blood Moon<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Here are a few pictures from this evening's lunar eclipse.<br />
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We almost missed it. Good thing they showed a shot on the Sunday Night Football broadcast.<br />
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The moon is almost completely in the earth's shadow at this point. I didn't notice the purple tinge with the naked eye but it shows pretty clearly in the photo. I don't think it is a camera or lens effect.<br />
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Here the eclipse is total although the light might have been a little more even a little later. At this point there wasn't enough light to autofocus. Had to do it manually.<br />
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On Labor Day Margot, Mom, Tom, Misheil and I visited Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Currently they are hosting a special exhibition of the works of Andy Warhol and Jamie Wyeth.<br />
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This portrait of Warhol was painted by Wyeth.<br />
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The dog's name is Archie.<br />
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This is Warhol's Endangered Species series.<br />
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Flowers were a common theme of Warhol's work over the years.<br />
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Nude Three-Quarter Figure Nureyev (Study #18) was painted by Jaime Wyeth in 1977. Does Three-Quarter mean from the knees up or 3/4 of a foot?<br />
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Nureyev defected in 1971 at the age of 23. He died of AIDS in 1993.<br />
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Warhol bought this stuffed dog in the late 60's thinking it was once owned by Cecil B. DeMille hence the name Cecil.<br />
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The dog was never owned by DeMille but was a champion and was displayed at the Dog Hall of Fame at Yale University's Peabody Museum until the museum closed in 1964.<br />
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Here Margot looks at some cat pictures by Warhol.<br />
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These are works of Jamie Wyeth.<br />
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Wyeth is the son of Andrew Wyeth and grandson of N.C. Wyeth.<br />
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The exhibition covered 6 decades of Wyeth's work.<br />
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Twin Houses was painted in 1969.<br />
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The picture on the left, Portrait of Shorty was painted in 1963 when Wyeth was 17 years old.<br />
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I found the sheep to be very striking. I had to remind myself it is a painting not a photograph.<br />
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Wyeth painted Inferno in 2006.<br />
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Crystal Bridges is preparing to display Frank Lloyd Wright's Bachman-Wilson House on the grounds. The house will open on Nov 11, 2015.<br />
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This house was originally built for Gloria Bachman and Abraham Wilson in 1954 along the Millstone River in New Jersey. Because of the risk of flooding the subsequent owners decide to sell it to an institution that would relocate it. The house was disassembled and rebuilt in Bentonville, AR.<br />
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The spider sculpture is titled Maman and is by Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010). It was cast in 1999.<br />
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Here is an interesting video on the erection of the sculpture.<br />
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Tom Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06609874931827803753noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631848372186974002.post-67338930552748935852015-09-18T09:02:00.000+08:002015-09-18T09:02:03.197+08:00World Champion Squirrel Cook-Off<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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How can you NOT think Northwest Arkansas is the most cosmopolitan place in the U.S.?<br />
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They host the World Champion Squirrel Cook-Off, after all.<br />
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Yes, it is a real thing. Margot and I checked it out last weekend.<br />
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That's a Bobcat and a Fox squirrel.<br />
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This guy was one of the M.C.s at the event. Love the 'stache.<br />
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Here is a link to the Travel Channel's Bizarre Foods visit from last year.<br />
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The weather was nicer this year than last.<br />
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We arrived late and all the squirrel was gone so we didn't get to taste any. Each team prepared a different dish. I wanted to try the squirrel-on-a-shingle.<br />
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What would a Squirrel Cook-Off be without a gun give-away for the raffle. Yep, that's a .22 caliber rifle. They said they were giving them away early because the winners needed to do some paperwork.<br />
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Here is some more taxidermy on display.<br />
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No idea what the extensions on the front of the tractor are all about.<br />
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Anybody know what kind of flower this is?<br />
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The Bentonville courthouse square is very nice. The whole town is pretty nice. I guess being the corporate headquarters of the world's largest retailer has its privileges.<br />
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That's a statue of James H. Berry. He was a Lieutenant in the Confederate army and latter governor of Arkansas and a U.S. Senator.</div>
Tom Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06609874931827803753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631848372186974002.post-1272681325955580432015-09-15T08:47:00.001+08:002015-09-24T02:11:11.653+08:00Labor Day Weekend - A Few Pictures<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Our 4-legged grandchild really enjoyed playing on the raft. I'm sure our 2-legged grandchildren will enjoy it just as much next summer.<br />
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I just thought this was a nice picture of Tom and Murphy.<br />
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I eventually kicked them off so I could relax - and burn.<br />
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Before we rafted up with Greg and Theresa Greg pulled us around on the tube. Here Misheil celebrates a successful ride.<br />
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I even got in on the action. Greg has 5 levels of rides complete with descriptions. I chose the merry-go-round. The complete list is princess, cupcake, merry-go-round, twister and terminator (or "Is that all you got old man").<br />
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Tom Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06609874931827803753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631848372186974002.post-64082360662559749312015-08-31T10:59:00.002+08:002015-08-31T10:59:35.773+08:00More Wildlife on Beaver Lake<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I think these are American cliff swallow nests. Margot spotted them from the kayak as she paddled around an island.<br />
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Before we got to the lake we spotted this Cooper's hawk on a neighbor's fence.<br />
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Not sure why he (or she) puffed up when we drove by.<br />
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So the kayak went for it's first boat ride today. We intended to go a little farther but we end up on the opposite side of the lake near the cove we are on.<br />
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Margot paddled around the island behind her while I spend some time cleaning the boat.<br />
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Pretty clear to me who had the most fun.<br />
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There are a bunch of great blue heron's on the lake - we saw 3 or 4 today.<br />
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This turkey vulture was eye-ballin' us from a cliff as we slowly passed by. I'm not sure if they were nesting here or just resting.<br />
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That's the island in question with the red arrow.<br />
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Tom Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06609874931827803753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631848372186974002.post-912828042516548832015-08-29T10:12:00.000+08:002015-08-29T10:32:57.574+08:00Beaver Lake in Margot's Kayak<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This evening I took Margot's new kayak (Happy Birthday!) out on the lake. My objective was to see if I could confirm the location of the Corps of Engineers boundary marker locations on our property in preparation for cutting some trees. That was a bust but I did see this Great Blue Heron.<br />
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Here is the general scene where our lot comes down to the lake. It is quite steep and pretty dense vegetation. I did spot one marker on the neighbor's lot so I have a pretty good idea where they are.<br />
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I guess this is some sort of dragonfly orgy.<br />
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This Little Green Heron was hanging around the boat dock when I got back.<br />
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A few weeks ago we went on a tour of a Chinese medicine hospital. We went on Sunday morning so it was very quiet.<br />
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This is the doctor on duty and our guide and translator, Feng Cheng. Feng Cheng is holding a moxibustion stick and the doctor is holding a model indicating acupuncture points. Moxibustion is a heat related treatment.<br />
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This is what the inside of the hospital looks like. Along both walls are doctor offices and treatment rooms. That's a fish pond in the center of the room.<br />
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Perhaps the most interesting part was a visit to the pharmacy. The doctors often prescribe various concoctions made from various herbs, seeds, plants, animals, etc. The ingredients are stored in the drawers behind him. He has placed samples of some of them on the counter in front.<br />
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This is one of the most expensive and interesting. It is Cordyceps sinensis or (Dong Chong Xia Cao, 冬虫夏草). It is a fungus that grows and consumes inside a caterpillar larva and the sprouts in the summer. It is harvested in Tibet. The part that looks like a caterpillar is actually the fungus. The long black part is the fungus part that eventually grows out of the ground and looks sort of like grass. It runs about $1000/oz.<br />
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This is velvet antler or lùróng (鹿茸). It is what it sounds like - thin slices of deer antler.<br />
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There is a ton of information on all of these on the internet. If you are interested in what it is used to treat or how to prepare it, google away.<br />
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These are the pits of Chinese dates or jujube - known in Chinese as zǎo (枣).<br />
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This is dried wolfberry or gǒuqǐ (枸杞).<br />
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This is desert cistanche or ròucōngróng (肉苁蓉). It must be expensive given the packaging.<br />
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This is centipede.<br />
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Yes, these are scorpions. They good for headaches and rheumatism.<br />
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Our other translator didn't seem too keen on this one.<br />
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This is wild ginseng. It is incredibly expensive - about $6000 for this example.<br />
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Yep, it's what it looks like. It is reproductive organs of a male deer. Apparently you put it in a bottle of baijiu or Chinese white liquor. It turns the baijiu into a natural Viagra assuming you don't consume too much - baijiu can have up to 43% alcohol or so.<br />
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We all had the opportunity to have the doctor do a diagnosis by taking our pulse and checking our tongue. In addition, we could try out one of the treatments available.<br />
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These are cups used for cupping. Something is burned inside the cup and then it is placed on the body according to needs. A vacuum is created inside the cup and it sucks the skin and flesh into the cup. It leaves a nasty bruise or mark.<br />
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Margot tried acupuncture. The needles are sticking in about 3/4 of an inch. She claims it is basically painless.<br />
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In case you missed it there is one in the middle of her scalp.<br />
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Believe it or not some acupuncture needles are <b><span style="font-size: large;">10</span></b> inches long!<br />
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This is a display of special herb tea for sale.<br />
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This is a book shelf in one of the doctors offices. I thought it looked nice.<br />
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About a month ago we had a beautiful, blue sky day so we took a walk down to Ritan Park to get some exercise.<br />
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This guy is running a xīyáng jìng (西洋镜) or lā yángpiān (拉 洋片) or old fashion peep show. The customers look through the eye holes and the guy flips through pictures as he sings the narrative.<br />
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This is story seems to be about the Monkey King's Journey to the West judging by the picture. Looks like it costs 20 RMB or about $3.25.<br />
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There were a lot of vendors lined up along the courtyard selling various crafts.<br />
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I thought this one was interesting. All these figures are made from folded palm fronds.<br />
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There were a few vendors running some sort of promotion. This ladies were participating in bean bag tossing contest of some sort.<br />
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I'm way behind on posting pctures again. These are from a trip to Bay St. Louis during our February trip back to the U.S. during Chinese New Year.<br />
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We stayed at the Bay Town Inn. It is a very nice bed-and-breakfast right downtown in old town.<br />
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Margot got sick and couldn't come but I met Mike, Lauren, Emily and Ben for lunch at The Blind Tiger.<br />
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The next day everyone was feeling better. We took a drive down US 90 and stopped at this park in Pass Christian so that the kids could play.<br />
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Ben followed his sister to the top!<br />
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This boat happened to be in the new small craft harbor across the street from the B&B. It is a Nordhaven 40. It has circumnavigated the world despite only being 40 feet long. What an adventure. You can learn more about the circumnavigation here if you are interested.<br />
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I recently took a tour of the Niujjie Mosque in Beijing. This is the oldest and largest mosque in Beijing. Niujie means Oxen Street.<br />
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The is the women's prayer hall. I wasn't able to enter but I was allowed to stick my camera through door way and capture this picture. The white sign on the post says "Do not step on the white linen" in the Malay language. The white linen is where you place your head when you pray.<br />
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This structure is part of the original mosque built in the 10th century.<br />
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The mosque was rebuilt in the 13th century and expanded in the 17th century.<br />
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This is the main prayer hall. I wasn't allowed to enter but the imam showing us around offered to take the picture for me. The mosque is built with traditional Chinese architecture with the addition of Arabic inscriptions.<br />
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I'm not sure what "clothes illness" means. Young women in China like short skirts but I don't think I have seen any tutus.<br />
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This women and child were soliciting donations.<br />
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Here the imam is explaining something to the group.<br />
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There is a nice museum in the mosque in what was originally a school.<br />
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Many of the items are distinctly Chinese but with Arabic touches.<br />
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These are tombs of important imams.<br />
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This is the inscription above the doorway to the station where worshipers wash before entering the prayer hall.<br />
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This is the dormitory for the imams who lead worship and otherwise run the mosque.<br />
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After our visit to the mosque we walked through the neighborhood on our way to a halal store. We passed this group of men playing Chinese chess. Our guide described the bystanders as "consultants". They certainly weren't shy about offering advice.<br />
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This is the entrance way into a small hutong. Those are leeks hanging above the bicycles.<br />
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Another doorway in the neighborhood. Notice the Arabic on the sign.<br />
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This is a cart of incense for sale outside a Buddhist temple in the neighborhood.<br />
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This is one of the meat counters in the halal market. Many non-Muslims shop in halal markets figuring at least there are some rules about food purity and preparation. They believe they are better monitored for compliance than local markets.<br />
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Some fruits and vegetables for sale.<br />
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Tom Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06609874931827803753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631848372186974002.post-51620960511963279692015-02-07T18:43:00.001+08:002015-02-12T22:36:07.819+08:00A Big Fat Chinese Wedding - The Prequel<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This picture was taken near the end of the banquet but the wedding photographer documented the entire day - from the preparation through the wedding night activities. Junmei was nice enough to share these with me so that I could better understand more of the wedding traditions.<br />
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The action starts off about 10:30 in the morning at Junmei's aunt's apartment.<br />
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Here the make-up and hair artist gets to work.<br />
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The transformation continues. It looks like it was sort of a party. All the bridesmaids, various aunts and uncles were there.<br />
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The nails were done a few days earlier.<br />
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Everyone else was left to their own devices - no professional help.<br />
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All this activity started about 10:30 in the morning for a 5 something wedding so lunch was prepared by one of the uncles. The bright red stuff on top is hong fen pi or red sheet jelly from bean starch. It is served on happy occasions.<br />
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Lunch is served.<br />
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The transformation is complete. This dress is not the wedding dress it is the 出门 (chūmén) or "go out" or "leave home; go on a journey" dress.<br />
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In fact, 出门子 (chūménzǐ) means "to get married" (for women).<br />
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Here we see the groom arriving with his best man and some aunts, I believe. The younger girl will have the responsibility of putting the bride's shoes on her.<br />
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Notice the red bundle that the woman in the red coat is carrying. More on that later.<br />
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The groom has arrived and the bridesmaids start what will end up being a more or less continuous hazing of the groom. They will refuse to open the door until he gives them a hongbao or red envelope with some money. He will then have to answer a series of questions. Then they will try to close the door but he and the best man will push their way in.<br />
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Once inside the groom will have to pass a series of challenges to get through the next door.<br />
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He will be told that the bride can't leave because her shoes are missing. Here he found one inside the pillow.<br />
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Here the bridesmaids insist that he eat some candy before passing through the door behind them where the bride is waiting. Of course the candy is flavored with garlic and pepper.<br />
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Finally, he reaches the prize.<br />
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Here is the content of the red bundle. There are 4 apples that are matched with 4 from the bride. This invokes the phrase 四平 八稳 (sìpíng-bāwěn) which means "very steady" or "well-balanced" and represents the wish for their future life together.<br />
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The red and gold piece is actually the 5th dress, a qipao that the bride will wear home from the wedding.<br />
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A baby boy (the younger the better) is placed on the bride's dress as a wish for male children.<br />
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Finally, Junmei's mother places some money in a belt that arrived in the red bundle. Some brides wear the belt under their wedding dress.<br />
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After all the procedures at the apartment, the wedding party loads up into 5 cars, red of course, for the ride to the wedding venue. These 5 BMWs were supplied by the wedding event company.<br />
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The bride and groom arrive at the restaurant where the wedding ceremony will be held.<br />
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The hazing of the groom continues.<br />
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All the wedding guests were gathered outside for the arrival and have now moved back in and are greeted by the bride and groom.<br />
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After dinner the bride has changed into the last dress but the frivolities continue.<br />
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This hair decoration was hand made by Junmei to go with her qipao.<br />
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We pick up the story back in the new couple's bedroom. Notice the wedding picture above the bed. I'm told that almost every home in China has a wedding picture hanging above the bed. If not, it has been replaced by their child's picture.<br />
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Here one of the groom's aunts prepares the wedding bed. It is important that the woman chosen for this task has a complete family - husband, child and parents. The striped sheet is symbolic of something. The red is for the groom and the green is for the bride.<br />
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If you enlarge the picture, you can see that she is throwing peanuts and chestnuts on the bed. Chestnuts are 栗子 (lìzǐ). The 子 also means child or son thus chestnuts are a wish for fertility.<br />
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Here they eat 餃子 (jiǎozi) or dumplings. Earlier they were asked 生不生 (shēng bù shēng) raw (uncooked) or not raw. They answered 生 or raw. (The dumpling were not raw - just not fully cooked.) Why you ask? Because 生 (shēng) can also mean to give birth. There's the 子 character again, also.<br />
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Here the photographer wants to create the illusion that they will spend the rest of the night flipping through an album of their engagement photos.<br />
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I checked the time stamp on the picture and it was almost 10:00 PM. I can imagine about this point the bride and groom told the photographer and aunties to get the heck out. They probably wanted to do something besides look at pictures.<br />
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The honeymoon in China does not usually follow the wedding immediately. There are a few traditions to be upheld within the next few days. About 1 week after the wedding the couple took a trip to Saipan together with one of the bridesmaids who was married the week before.<br />
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Here is a link to the first set of pictures if you missed them. --> <a href="http://tomandmargotsphotos.blogspot.com/2015/01/a-big-fat-chinese-wedding.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">A Big Fat Chinese Wedding</span></a></div>
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I have posted some pictures in the past of the construction taking place outside our apartment.<br />
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This is what our view looked like in July 2014.<br />
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This is the scene in the middle of November.<br />
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This is from December 8.<br />
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This is January 11.<br />
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This is January 31.<br />
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As you can see our view of the Penis Building is gone forever. If you are new to the blog or missed it you can catch up here ---> <a href="http://tomandmargotsphotos.blogspot.com/2013/09/you-may-remember-that-i-posted-some.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Penis Building</span></a><br />
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This picture is from back on November 1st when they were just getting out of the ground and starting to put up the exoskeleton of steel.<br />
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The blue crane on the right is the jack-up type. As the building gets taller they add sections just below the boom and cab.<br />
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The other day they were adding sections so I took a series of photos of the operation. Here they have one section hanging from a trolley ready to slide into place and another hanging from the crane boom.<br />
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Here you can see that the cab and boom has been jacked up so that the piece on the trolley can be slide into place.<br />
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Actually they need to go up another foot or two to make room. The guys on the platform on the left are working the jacks.<br />
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In this shot the new piece is starting to be slid into place.<br />
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Here it is almost all the way in.<br />
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It is all the way in and it is being bolted into place.<br />
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In a few minutes they will start the process over again for the piece hanging in the air.<br />
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Total elapsed time for these 5 photographs was about 42 minutes.<br />
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Here is an earlier posting on construction activity in the area. <a href="http://tomandmargotsphotos.blogspot.com/2014/11/beijing-construction.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Construction Activity</span></a><br />
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Tom Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06609874931827803753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631848372186974002.post-81007823850119711592015-01-24T19:50:00.000+08:002015-01-24T19:50:45.765+08:00War Eagle Mill<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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On the day after Christmas (Boxing Day in Great Britain and most of her former colonies except the U.S.) we drove out to War Eagle Mill. I'm not sure why. I went along to just kill some time by taking a few pictures. I think there was some shopping for stone ground corn involved.<br />
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The mill on this site dates back to 1832 when it was built by Sylvanus and Catherine Blackburn. It was washed away once, rebuilt and then later burned down when it became a casualty of the Civil War in the chaos after the Battle of Pea Ridge. After the war, the Blackburn family rebuilt the mill and some years later sold it. The mill burned down again in 1924. The mill site set unused until rebuilt again by Medlin family in 1973. Since 2004 it has been owned by Marty & Elise Roenigk.<br />
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The mill is powered by an undershoot water wheel.<br />
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The cypress wheel has to be rebuilt periodically. Water and beavers take their toll.<br />
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Through a system of pulleys and belts, the power of the water is transferred to the granite grinding wheels. The wheels turn 64 times faster than the water wheel outside.<br />
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The corn is fed into the red cone in the picture and drops into the stones in the red box below.<br />
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The mill sits next to a bridge on highway 98. The bridge was built in 1907 by the Illinois Steel Bridge Company.<br />
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The mill is just outside Hobbs State Park.<br />
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This old building is on the site, also.<br />
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You can learn more here ---> <a href="http://www.wareaglemill.com/history/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">War Eagle Mill</span></a><br />
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