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Saturday, November 03, 2018

STUNNING PHOTOS



by way of 2yonder.com sources...



Jet wash in the
morning mist


Unusual cloud.
Now we know
how to look
like angels


Ice cave,
illuminated by
a torch


Ladybug in the
morning dew


Cloud: incredible
picture


Rain over
ravninoi -
view from the
airplane


One in a million


The tsunami of
clouds


A magical place
in Austria -
Grer See



A rare and
wonderful
atmospheric
phenomenon -
"fire rainbow"
This optical
effect in the
atmosphere,
manifested in the
appearance of
a horizontal
rainbow,
Localized on a
background of
light,
high cirrus
clouds are
located.


Rainbow
refraction of
light in water
droplets


Morskoi sand
under a
microscope
with a
300-fold
increase


Rhodochrosite -
Beautiful Shii
mineral, also
known as the
Rose of the
Inca


The view from the
height of 8000
meters


Splash - from the
stone thrown
into the water
during sunset


In rare cases,
you can see a
rainbow at 360
from the plane


The crystal clear
ice of Baikal


Blooming lotus


Lavender fields.
Dawn. Imagine
the aroma ...


Frame-fire: the
reflection of
the setting
sun in her
hair


Winter Fairy







Thursday, October 25, 2018

Early USA Postcards


MARVELOUS EARLY AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHY
This is an incredible collection of tinted photochromes from the dawn of the 20th century hiding away in the Beinecke rare booksand manuscript library.


Published by the Detroit Photographic (which no longer exists), the firm’s photographers traveled the country snapping the sights of North America to be printed on postcards and sold to the public.


Ocklawaha River, Florida, 1902


Gold’s Curio Store, Santa Fe, New Mexico, circa 1897.


Pulpit Terraces from Yellowstone National Park circa 1898. They may have changed names to the Travertine terraces.


Glacier Point and South Dome, Yosemite Valley, 1898


The Lobby, Old Faithful Inn, Yellowstone Park, ca 1897, still open.


Navaho Woman Weaving a Blanket, 1902


Interior of Corridors, Mission San Juan Capistrano, 1906.




Old Caretaker at Mission San Juan Capistrano, 1897




California grapefruit, 1902


The Arcade, Cleveland, 1901.



Glen Afton Spring, near Pen Mar Park, 1903.


The Old South Church, Boston, 1900.
The second oldest church building in Boston, built in 1729.


St. Charles Street, New Orleans, 1900


Old French Courtyard, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1903


Circular Bridge, Mt. Lowe Railway 1897-1924. It was “the grandest scenic trip on earth - champagne and caviar served."



Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canyon, Arizona, c. 1902.



The Giant’s Club and Kettle, Green River, Utah, 1898


Crevasse Formation in Illecillewaet Glacier, Selkirk Mountains, British Columbia, circa 1902


Pack Trail Ready for Mines, Colorado, 1904


Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde, from the Ruins, 1904. The structure built by the Ancestral Puebloans is located in Mesa Verde.




Betsy Ross House, Philadelphia, 1901.



The Glory of Azaleas, Magnolia-on-the-Ashley, South Carolina, 1901-Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, Charleston


Temple Square, Salt Lake, 1898. Built as a Mormon temple in 1847, the Temple is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


Salt Air Pavilion, Great Salt Lake, Utah, 1901. Burned down in 1925.


Box Canyon, Ouray, Colorado, 1904.


Sutro Baths, San Francisco, 1900. Built in 1896. The facility burned down in June 1966.


Carmel Bay near Monterey, California, 1900.




South View, Hotel del Coronado, California, 1899. Still open forbusiness by the sea.


Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, California, 1902. The world’s first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory.


The Cliff House, San Francisco, California. 1899. Boasting the best views in San Francisco.



The Boardwalk, Atlantic City, 1900


Home of Rip Van Winkle in Sleepy Hollow, Catskill Mountains, 1902.






A Monday washing, New York City, 1900

Sunday, September 16, 2018

Lost Treasure in Carrabelle, FL





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Best maps and photo reproductions restorations Ive seen.  Just lucked up on this photo artist and bike repair guy while taking pictures outside his shop. The GULF map of the FL Panhandle coast is one I think I may have in ragged condition in my archives. I ordered a copy of it for framing. He refines the art and maps so they pring clear on large format canvas or poly materials.  Chumuckla (my hometown) is clear on this map. A walk through the shop interview will be added here soon. The shop is directly opposite the Carrabelle Museum. ....  posted by www.Buzzcreek.com   
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FOUND ... on the forgotten coast of Florida....


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Sunday, September 09, 2018

Miss Kitty's - Camden, AL

July -- It is late - after 2 pm. I hope they are not closed !   Karen and I traced a track across Alabama from Old Cahawba, en-route to home in NW Florida but after an hour or so we were ready for some food. Anther hour put us into Camden and we spotted Miss Kitty's place.  We hoped it was not closed.  

Our good fortune. NOT CLOSED.   They were about to put away the food but left out the buffet for us and made us welcome.  Savory food . Home cooking style.  People that served with a smile even though we were pushing the shift envelope.  





As we neared the desert portion of the meal... we struck up a conversation with Miss Kitty herself.


A strong and personable woman of deep faith and humanity.  We listened to some of her story.  How she manages her business. How she works with employees. With customers.  It was a lesson in business and good marketing and community spirit as well as family values.



I took an opportunity to share with her one of my navy challenge coins from USS O'Callahan.  The ship was named for a Navy Chaplain, Fr. Joseph O'Callahan.  The shamrock and the cross in the ship's seal (on the coin) make a nice conversation piece and encourage a brief prayer for a veteran or others who touch our lives.   

Before we left, she and her husband  Larry sang us a hymn. It is one she often sings.  
Ms Kitty's daily prayer on the back door

Here is a copy of a prayer she says every day as she enters the backdoor of the restaurant to open up.  THE BIG request is to be humble.  And to bring her team and customers to a happy experience.



 By the time we left we felt we had been blessed and fed by one of God's Angels.  The trip home was another couple of hours but it was ever more pleasant for the food and the warmth of new friends.

How about a little Gospel   - right in the  Restaurant... along a full album of photos.  If in Camden, AL, stop in for some great Southern Home Cooking and hospitality.  (click)







Larry and Veronica M. Wilson are the owners and operators of Ms Kitty's.  Find them in Camden on Hwy 41 N.