Only one small window for this one and that at some distance away. This is during the "Candle Tea" Christmas celebration at Old Salem in Winston Salem, NC.

Hi Marj, here's one of Charlotte, NC at sunset. BTW, did you hear the one about the horse that walked into the bar and the bartender took one look at him and said..."why the long face?"
Hope you feel better soon!

Love #2! Spectacular!

I'm very much "Yes"! on all three as well...you could set up to rotate as desktop backgrounds from time to time. When I saw number 1, I could literally hear the loud CLICK! of the balls hitting together at the break...very well done!!

Very cute...reminds me of Sally Field when she was young!

One can but hope and pray!!

Now that's a face!!

I love the Lemurs!!!

I'd really love to see "The People" of the US make a change to make it UNATTRACTIVE to hold a government position...you know, salaries in keeping with median standards of the "average" American, buy your own insurance and retirement plan, same health coverage as we have to use, etc. Then maybe, instead of politicians in office, we would see the return of STATESMEN who have the best interests of the people in mind and that of the country as a whole!
"that's my story and I'm stickin' to it..."

I received this as an email today from a relative and found it very interesting. "Snopes" indicates the letter is legit.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/aarp.asp
SHRINKING AARP IS LOSING PLENTY OF SENIORS...
AARP'S FALL FROM GRACE.

THE LADY THAT WROTE THIS LETTER, NOT ONLY HAS A GRASP OF ‘THE SITUATION’ BUT AN INCREDIBLE COMMAND OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE!
Her letter was sent to Mr. Rand who is the Executive Director of AARP.
It only takes a few days on the Internet and this will have reached 75% of the public in the USA .

Dear Mr. Rand,


Recently you sent us a letter encouraging us to renew our lapsed membership in AARP by the requested date. This isn't what you were looking for, but it is the most honest response I can give you. Our coverage gap is a microscopic symptom of the real problem, a deepening lack of faith. While we have proudly maintained our membership for years and long admired the AARP goals and principles, regrettably, we can no longer endorse its abdication of our values. Your letter stated that we can count on AARP to speak up for our rights, yet the voice we hear is not ours.

Your offer of being kept up to date on important issues through DIVIDED WE FAIL presents neither an impartial view nor the one we have come to embrace. We do believe that when two parties agree all the time on everything presented to them, one is probably not necessary. But, when the opinions and long term goals are diametrically opposed, the divorce is imminent. This is the philosophy which spawned our 200 years of government.

Once upon a time, we looked forward to being part of the senior demographic. We also looked to AARP to provide certain benefits and give our voice a power we could not possibly hope to achieve on our own. AARP once gave us a sense of belonging which we no longer enjoy. The Socialist politics practiced by the Obama Regime and empowered by AARP serves only to raise the blood pressure my medical insurance strives to contain. Clearly a conflict of interest there! We do not understand the AARP posture, feel greatly betrayed by the guiding forces that we expected to map out our senior years and leave your ranks with a great sense of regret. We mitigate that disappointment with the relief of knowing that we are not contributing to the problem anymore by renewing our membership. There are numerous other organizations which offer discounts without threatening our way of life or offending our sensibilities and values.

This Obama Regime scares the living daylights out of us. Not just for ourselves, but for our proud and bloodstained heritage. But more importantly for our children and grandchildren. Washington has rendered Soylent Green a prophetic cautionary tale rather than a nonfiction scare tactic. I have never endorsed any militant or radical groups, yet now I find myself listening to them. I don't have to agree with them to appreciate the fear which birthed their existence. Their borderline insanity presents little more than a balance to the voice of the Socialist Mindset in power. Perhaps I became American by a great stroke of luck in some cosmic uterine lottery, but in my adulthood I CHOOSE to embrace it and nurture the freedoms it represents as well as the responsibilities.

Your web site generously offers us the opportunity to receive all communication in Spanish. ARE YOU KIDDING??? The illegal perpetrators have broken into our 'house', invaded our home without invitation or consent. The President insists we keep these illegal perpetrators in comfort and learn the perpetrator's language so we can communicate our reluctant welcome to them. I DON'T choose to welcome them, to support them, to educate them, to medicate them, or to pay for their food or clothing. American home invaders get arrested. Please explain to me why foreign lawbreakers can enjoy privileges on American soil that Americans do not get? Why do some immigrants have to play the game to be welcomed and others only have to break and enter to be welcomed?

We travel for a living. Walt hauls horses all over this great country, averaging over 10,000 miles a month when he is out there. He meets more people than a politician on caffeine overdose. Of all the many good folks he enjoyed on this last 10,000 miles, this trip yielded only ONE supporter of the current Regime. One of us is out of touch with mainstream America . Since our poll is conducted without funding, I have more faith in it than ones that are driven by a need to yield AMNESTY (aka-make voters out of the foreign lawbreakers so they can vote to continue the governments free handouts). This addition of 10 to 20 million voters who then will vote to continue Socialism will OVERWHELM our votes to control the government's free handouts. It is a "slippery slope" we must not embark on!

As Margaret Thatcher (former Prime Minister of Great Britain ) once said "Socialism is GREAT - UNTIL you run out of other people's money".

We have decided to forward this to everyone on our mailing list, and will encourage them to do the same. With several hundred in my address book, I have every faith that the eventual exponential factor will make a credible statement to you. I am disappointed as all get out! I am more scared than I have ever been in my entire life! I am ANGRY! I am MAD as heck, and I'm NOT gonna take it anymore!

Walt & Cyndy Miller,
Miller Farms Equine Transport

KEEP THIS MOVING.


...In internet lingo: If enough people pass this on,
it will go viral.


Nuff said...

Great definition and detail! I second the book idea.

Hey fensnapper...don't mean to be contrary but I believe the 51D version was fitted with the Rolls Royce Merlin. Correct me if I'm wrong. I recall it being rated at 1000 HP and was, of course a real "screaming eagle"!!

Thanks magic, and everyone who has offered suggestions and support. I'll stay on top of the family situation and post any pictorial updates ASAP.

Just click on the reply button. This pulls up a box for your reply along with "choose file" buttons for you to use to select the images you want to place with the comment/reply. Hope this helps.

Thanks magic...I will use a tripod for future shots. These were handheld as I didn't know at the time they were actually "living" in my tree!