When Cindy and I were first married one of the things we really enjoyed doing was making memory books or scrapbooks of where we went. We have these books and can look back fondly on those times now.
Photographed: November 18, 1963.
Amazing that this was only less than a week before he was killed. That was an end of an era of innocence.
Today the President lives in a larger bubble than he did back then.
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I liked the reflections of the posts. When the river rises, the entire marina can raise on the posts.
This is along the Riverwalk in Augusta, Georgia and was shot in Nov 2009.
Shot in Florida in December 2009 near Bayport, the bird was stalking breakfast in this morning shot.
I shot this in Ward, SC back in March.
I just noticed this morning when going through the shots about him serving in the Confederate Army. He was born in 1802, so that would of put him in his late 50s to early 60s during the war, much older than the 30's which were common for officers on both sides.
I'll have to do some more research to see if I can find some history of his service.
Spring time is here and the flowers are blooming everywhere.
Take the time to appreciate them before they fade, or you'll have to wait until next year
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Toyota plans to recall the 2010 Lexus GX 460 SUV to address potential rollover problems, a source tells The Associated Press.
April 12th is Confederate Memorial Day and also the anniversary of the bombardment of Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor which happened 149 years ago today.
The day is given to remember the sacrafice of the soldiers who died in the war. It's NOT about the causes, or the "justification" for the war. The individual solider was just doing his duty as he felt it.
The memorial at Rivers Edge State Historic Site is a tribute to the dead of the "lost cause"
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“The Common Sense public safety campaign is designed to remind each and every one of us to use this often overlooked and underrated human faculty, especially around railroad tracks.
Each year, too many people are hurt or killed by not exercising caution around railroad tracks, and this joint effort between CSX, Union Pacific, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Norfolk Southern, Kansas City Southern, Amtrak and Operation Lifesaver is our attempt to promote common sense and to save lives.”
