The Civil War isn't all that interesting to me. Yes, it's an important and terrible period in US history, but I've never enjoyed the battles and wars parts of history. Landscapes, however, I do enjoy. November 12th was the day after Veterans Day this year and all national parks had free admission. I wanted to go to the battlefield and see about photographing Burnside Bridge and anything else that might catch my eye. I got a few pictures. I think that I wasn't there early enough for the best light on the bridge. Maybe some day I'll be there right at the right time for a great shot. I spent some time in the tower overlooking the sunken lane aka Bloody Lane. It's difficult to imagine it full of bodies and flowing blood as it must have been that day during that horrible battle. I'm having trouble with the picture uploader, but will post some pictures soon.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Boo Brunch (better late than never)
On November 5th, I drove to my friend Lonna's house to visit her, her family, and enjoy a brunch and a visit. Her 2 daughters also dressed up for everyone in their Halloween costumes. Lonna made some really delicious food that everyone enjoyed. I took some pictures...as usual. I realized after taking some of them that my camera was on some weird settings that I don't remember doing. I wonder how that happened. Anyway, I got a few cute shots.
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| The dining room decorated for the brunch - complete with banner! |
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| Lonna making pancakes in the kitchen (and lots of other food too). |
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| Daphne as the Evil (Scary) Witch |
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| Vivian as the Good Witch |
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| Daphne and Vivian as the Witches of Oz |
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| Daphne and Vivian in their front yard |
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| Vivian is ready to eat some pancakes...and DONUTS! |
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| Oma helps Daphne with her pancake. |
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| Daphne was posing for the camera with Oma, Aunt Laurie and Salt! |
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| I love the light on Vivian's hair (she had just been rolling around on the couch with Laurie before this). |
Happy Black Friday
It was a really nice day yesterday. I should have gotten up early and drove to Swallow Falls and then attended Thanksgiving Dinner at the home of my friends Mandy & Frank in Frostburg, Maryland, but I was lazy and just went to dinner. I enjoyed some really good food and some very nice company and conversation at the meal. I really liked the sweet potato casserole which had pineapple in it. It was a cool change for me. Mandy made some really tasty green beans too. Yum! It was pretty late and cold by the time I finished chatting with Mandy and her dad, but I drove west and got a couple pictures of the stars. Sadly, there were a few clouds and the pictures didn't turn out as great as I would have liked, but I did capture A LOT of stars in my picture. It's difficult to believe that there are so many out there when you look at this. I mean, I can only see a tiny fraction of these at my house here in town. Blast all this light pollution!
I got back to Hagerstown about 12:30 or so. I have been looking for a new wallet for quite a while now and I love Fossil wallets. Up until now, their wallets never had zippers enclosing the outer edges. I don't trust a wallet that's open to dropping cards or money or whatever. Now, however, Fossil finally has some of these kinds of wallets. They opened at 10pm, I think for pre-Black Friday, so I drove to the Outlets. I got a decent parking spot and found a wallet that I really like. I saved $15 there. Then, I have been wanting more deep bowls from Correlle. I got 2 for the price of less than one at their sale. Score! I got a few other items online, but didn't go hog wild. It would be nice to be able to buy anything I want now and then. Maybe some day.
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| Can you see the Milky Way on the left side? |
I got back to Hagerstown about 12:30 or so. I have been looking for a new wallet for quite a while now and I love Fossil wallets. Up until now, their wallets never had zippers enclosing the outer edges. I don't trust a wallet that's open to dropping cards or money or whatever. Now, however, Fossil finally has some of these kinds of wallets. They opened at 10pm, I think for pre-Black Friday, so I drove to the Outlets. I got a decent parking spot and found a wallet that I really like. I saved $15 there. Then, I have been wanting more deep bowls from Correlle. I got 2 for the price of less than one at their sale. Score! I got a few other items online, but didn't go hog wild. It would be nice to be able to buy anything I want now and then. Maybe some day.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
I admit it. I'm a slacker.
Here is what's currently on my mind. I haven't posted all month because I've been feeling lazy and tired!
I've been off work this week, so I've been enjoying doing a whole lot of nothing much. It's been a nice break. I've played a lot of the new Zelda game on the Wii. Basically, I play until my brain is tired or my hands hurt too much to go on. I've also done some mundane household chores, but not as much as I should have. The weather for the past few days has been too ugly for pictures (lots of rain, wind, clouds), so I haven't been able to get out and capture anything nice.
A few weeks ago on November 5th, I attended a brunch at my good friend's house. The food was delicious and it was nice to see her, her daughters and her family. I got a few really cute pictures that I'll post here in its own post.
On November 12th, all national parks had free admission, so I decided to go take some pictures at Antietam National Battlefield. I hadn't toured the battlefield in years and years. I'll give those pictures their own post too.
In about a week, I should have my very first Kindle. For a long time, I rejected the idea of electronic books, but trying to hold large books is getting more and more difficult, so I caved. My first electronic book is going to be George R.R. Martin's new novel. I read the first four books in the Game of Thrones series back-to-back and I've been waiting for a Kindle to continue. His books are all super long (nearly 1,000 pages each in paperback), so the Kindle should help with any issues regarding the weight/size of his work. I've started a list of other books that I want to read as well. I'm hoping that I can borrow some of them from the local library too.
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day, so I'll be visiting my friends Mandy & Frank for the meal. I'm bringing a pumpkin pie that I'll be making later on today. It's a tasty recipe that has honey in it. I quite enjoy a good pumpkin pie. :)
Speaking of meals, I had a Jazz Salad today. It may very well be the last one ever since the provider at the work cafeteria is being replaced. Overall, it was tasty, but I think they forgot to put the hot sauce in the dressing because it wasn't hot at all. That was a slight disappointment, but I was glad to have the salad at least one more time. I've had this salad every week (that it's been available for sale) for several years now and I'll really miss having it every Thursday. It's become a welcome tradition for me to enjoy this tasty meal every week.
Here is a picture of my friends that I'm going to visit tomorrow. This was taken in Swallow Falls State Park when we all visited there in October.
I've been off work this week, so I've been enjoying doing a whole lot of nothing much. It's been a nice break. I've played a lot of the new Zelda game on the Wii. Basically, I play until my brain is tired or my hands hurt too much to go on. I've also done some mundane household chores, but not as much as I should have. The weather for the past few days has been too ugly for pictures (lots of rain, wind, clouds), so I haven't been able to get out and capture anything nice.
A few weeks ago on November 5th, I attended a brunch at my good friend's house. The food was delicious and it was nice to see her, her daughters and her family. I got a few really cute pictures that I'll post here in its own post.
On November 12th, all national parks had free admission, so I decided to go take some pictures at Antietam National Battlefield. I hadn't toured the battlefield in years and years. I'll give those pictures their own post too.
In about a week, I should have my very first Kindle. For a long time, I rejected the idea of electronic books, but trying to hold large books is getting more and more difficult, so I caved. My first electronic book is going to be George R.R. Martin's new novel. I read the first four books in the Game of Thrones series back-to-back and I've been waiting for a Kindle to continue. His books are all super long (nearly 1,000 pages each in paperback), so the Kindle should help with any issues regarding the weight/size of his work. I've started a list of other books that I want to read as well. I'm hoping that I can borrow some of them from the local library too.
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day, so I'll be visiting my friends Mandy & Frank for the meal. I'm bringing a pumpkin pie that I'll be making later on today. It's a tasty recipe that has honey in it. I quite enjoy a good pumpkin pie. :)
Speaking of meals, I had a Jazz Salad today. It may very well be the last one ever since the provider at the work cafeteria is being replaced. Overall, it was tasty, but I think they forgot to put the hot sauce in the dressing because it wasn't hot at all. That was a slight disappointment, but I was glad to have the salad at least one more time. I've had this salad every week (that it's been available for sale) for several years now and I'll really miss having it every Thursday. It's become a welcome tradition for me to enjoy this tasty meal every week.
Here is a picture of my friends that I'm going to visit tomorrow. This was taken in Swallow Falls State Park when we all visited there in October.
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