Every picture tells a story

[bluefeather]

:hilarious: quite adorable

[DJ]

http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/bd22015dd8b112172e37fbbc4575cf3120c99cde/c=4-0-3260-2448&r=x513&c=680x510/local/-/media/2014/12/19/GreatFalls/GreatFalls/635546092231389547-Sun-River-Canyon-mouth-of-Home-Gulch.jpg
This is close to where I live. Love it. PS that's not me.

[Glennsallnighter]

OMG, that is breathtaking scenery DJ. Absolutely beautiful

[Brooke]

Wow, just beautiful, DJ!

[Houston Baby]

That is beautiful DJ! I am a little jealous living here in the concrete canyons of Houston.

[DJ]

Well HB it's about 30 below wind chill today, still jealous. HaHa :hilarious: Wish I was in Texas!

[Ive always been a dreamer]

That is a gorgeous picture DJ.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Absolutely beautiful, DJ. Thanks for sharing!

[Houston Baby]

Well HB it's about 30 below wind chill today, still jealous. HaHa :hilarious: Wish I was in Texas!

Ok maybe not..... But it is still a beautiful place! :thumbsup:

[WalshFan88]

Very nice pic DJ. Looks peaceful.

[DJ]

Very nice pic DJ. Looks peaceful.


Very! Love to fish and listen to the birds and watch beavers, etc. I wouldn't live anywhere else Austin.
:)

[Brooke]

Well, you know I have to share a pic of my special little grandson for his 1st birthday! He's walking and talking and pretty much in to everything these days! I love him so much!

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/desperado74/Family/1461725_10101574064793674_2822412303290625619_n_zp sc0jiddxv.jpg (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/desperado74/media/Family/1461725_10101574064793674_2822412303290625619_n_zp sc0jiddxv.jpg.html)

Playing peekaboo!
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/desperado74/Family/peekabooCutter_zps0fxqfzd3.jpg (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/desperado74/media/Family/peekabooCutter_zps0fxqfzd3.jpg.html)

:heart:

[DJ]

Well, you know I have to share a pic of my special little grandson for his 1st birthday! He's walking and talking and pretty much in to everything these days! I love him so much!

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/desperado74/Family/1461725_10101574064793674_2822412303290625619_n_zp sc0jiddxv.jpg (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/desperado74/media/Family/1461725_10101574064793674_2822412303290625619_n_zp sc0jiddxv.jpg.html)

Playing peekaboo!
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/desperado74/Family/peekabooCutter_zps0fxqfzd3.jpg (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/desperado74/media/Family/peekabooCutter_zps0fxqfzd3.jpg.html)

:heart:
He is simply Adorable. Can't wait for grankids :)

[L101]

Brooke - he is just gorgeous!! Hope he has a great first birthday after he was so sick. You'll have great fun this summer with him :grin:

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Cutter is adorable Brooke and I'm so glad he's feeling better. Hope he enjoys his first birthday celebration!

[Glennsallnighter]

My goodness Brooke, how a year flies. Cutter is a little cutie and is absolutely adorable. Of course he looks so happy and confident (no doubt due to the fun he has with Grandma!). Glad he is feeling better and hope he has a wonderful Birthday!

[sodascouts]

He's too cute!

[Houston Baby]

Awww, he is adorable Brooke!! I'm glad he got over his fever and had a great birthday celebration. I wish all the children in the world were as loved as Cutter.

[Brooke]

Awww, he is adorable Brooke!! I'm glad he got over his fever and had a great birthday celebration. I wish all the children in the world were as loved as Cutter.

Oh I know, HB. My heart aches for children living in bad situations. Having Cutter has made me very aware of that. It's also made me consider becoming a foster parent. If I didn't have to work, I would do it now. I will have to wait till I retire and if I'm able physically, I would like to try it.

Thanks for your comments everyone. The party was a huge success and their living room is now a playroom with all the toys he has!

[Houston Baby]

Oh I can tell Brooke that you would make a wonderful foster parent! And with that land and lake that y'all have, it would be a perfect playground. :thumbsup:

[DJ]

https://scontent-b-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/s526x395/10891818_815606418475542_3913181201602358409_n.jpg ?oh=1e89ec5a611d01dc26369e053c09f595&oe=556E0990
This just reminded me of Stevie Nicks' Rhiannon!

[sodascouts]

Very cool!

[bluefeather]

very pretty and magical

[WalshFan88]

Great pics Brooke and DJ!

[DJ]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/10374526_934237756605974_7085536564058090472_n.jpg ?oh=c6911cfc5047fb6d5a27380092476288&oe=554C9D5E&__gda__=1431701990_a01deca3955c15c2bfdcbc1f915e033 1

Just another lovely shot of where I live my life!!

[VAisForEagleLovers]

That's beautiful, DJ!!

[thelastresort]

I agree! Out of interest DJ whereabouts is that?

[bluefeather]

how very beautiful, great colours

[Ive always been a dreamer]

And very serene!

[thelastresort]

I was trawling through my camera memory cards before (inspired by DJ's shot above ;)) and found some more bits and pieces, these taken last summer in Northern Ireland.

This one is of a village called Cushendun (you can just about see it in the bay!) in County Antrim, taken from high up on the road carrying on further along the coast.
http://i.imgur.com/X1tRamm.jpg

This next one is about six miles further along that road, at a place called Torr Head. The buildings on the head itself (behind the photo) were abandoned back in the 1920s, but are preserved enough to walk around. Quite a haunting place. Incidentally this is also the place in Northern Ireland closest to Scotland, about 12 miles away to the east. The bit of Scotland you can see is called Mull of Kintyre, immortalised by Paul McCartney.

http://i.imgur.com/Ey2OIeB.jpg

And finally is a shot of Lough [Loch] Fea, in County Tyrone.
http://i.imgur.com/TJLU5Ce.jpg

Quite a fine country 8-)

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Those are stunning, tlr.

[Brooke]

DJ and tlr, absolutely beautiful!

[WalshFan88]

Very nice DJ and TLR.

[bluefeather]

WOW tlr what an amazing beauty in those pics :jealous:

[Brooke]

I took these a couple weeks ago on my way to work one morning and thought they were pretty.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/desperado74/fog_zps3ala8vki.jpg (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/desperado74/media/fog_zps3ala8vki.jpg.html)

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/desperado74/fog2_zpsd70sxbak.jpg (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/desperado74/media/fog2_zpsd70sxbak.jpg.html)

So, Ga, I know you are interested in photography and have some kind of formal training. Which one would be considered a better picture? I realize they are not really great pictures cause I just have a cheap Nikon camera. Just wondering.....

[Glennsallnighter]

They are both lovely Brooke, it is very difficult to catch a sunrise without items in the foreground appearing too dark. Given a choice I would go for the first one, simply beacuse the gate tends to give the whole scene a bit more perspective. It draws your eye to that area of the pic, and then the sun is directly above it. JMHO!! Well done. I drive to work so rarely get the opportunity to take pics.

[thelastresort]

Great pictures Brooke. Looks very much like something you'd get on this side of the Atlantic. Not often you get that! :thumbsup:

[bluefeather]

gorgeous pics Brooke! Looks a bit like a sunrise in these parts would:)

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Very nice, Brooke! I'm no expert, but I like the first one better as well. The darkness of the gate balances out the sun, and in my opinion, adds to the mood of the picture, kind of a restful, relaxing sunrise. The fact that you were driving along and determined this would make a good picture means you have a good eye. Having the right equipment is only half of the equation!

[Brooke]

Thanks for your comments everyone!

The fence and pasture is just across the road from my driveway so it was easy to stop, get out and take the picture. At first I liked the one without the gate, but the more I looked at them I kind of thought the gate added to the pic too!

[DivineDon]

The art college I attended was previously a Magdalene Laundry. For those of you who don't know, these were institutions run by religious orders (ie: nuns) to 'care' for those less fortunate citizens. These mainly comprised orphans or unmarried mothers and mothers-to-be. Recent reports into these so-called 'caring' institutions have shown how horrifying the reality was, living in a virtual prison and treated like a slave - absolutely awful.

Anyway, like I said the building that housed the art college was once one such place. And even the caretakers were reluctant to stay there on their own at night because several claimed to have heard babies crying and to have seen figures in the corridors. One of the briefs we were given as students was to make a video so my friend and I persuaded the caretaker to let us up into the attics where the mothers and babies had slept. As the building was due for renovation, this was probably one of the last times anyone was allowed up there. My friend was pretty freaked out about it though I have to say I didn't feel anything sinister there but it was spooky to see the dormatories where the keys were still in the locks (the mothers were obviously locked in at night!) But I was perturbed when I saw the imprint of the cross below that had once hung on the wall. That, I think, seemed more haunting and disconcerting than anything else up there as all the furniture and fittings had been removed. I was discussing it with a friend recently and came across it and thought some of you might find it interesting.

http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/ah228/deirdrekelly25/cross_zpsd6idkcyh.jpg

[Brooke]

DD, very interesting....and kinda creepy!

Thanks for sharing!

[bluefeather]

weird...

[Brooke]

Great pictures Brooke. Looks very much like something you'd get on this side of the Atlantic. Not often you get that! :thumbsup:

I always enjoyed reading books like Wuthering Heights and Rebecca and seeing fog like this reminds me of them and England. Fog across the moors....

[L101]

Brooke - I love your pictures especially the one with the gate - When we have mornings like that here during the summer, you just know its going to be a gorgeous hazy summers day.

DD - love your picture as well - it looks like a 3D image of the Cross and shadow and considering where it was, its definitely eerie - I bet you could feel the presence of the nuns and the poor mothers if you stayed there long enough - I know I wouldn't be there to find out !!

[DJ]

The movie Philomena goes into the story of one girl who got pregnant out of wedlock and was sent to a home run by nuns to be so called cared for. It did not paint a pretty picture. The girls were used as slaves and servants and their children were sold to wealthy couples right out from under them. Sad.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Your sunrise pictures are very pretty, Brooke.

And DD, that image of the cross is rather eerie under the circumstances.

[DivineDon]

Sorry folks, I didn't mean to freak you out - just thought you might be interested in some social history :eyebrow:

I much prefer taking photos of landscapes anyway, particularly sunsets and sunrises. I really liked yours Brooke and I'm a bit obsessed with clouds, I just find their patterns fascinating.

Here's a cheerier photo of a sunset I took a while back :thumbsup:

[L101]

As we are on a sunrise/sunset theme :grin:, this is a photo of a sunset taken outside my home just after Christmas. I love the shadow of the trees against the sunset

DD - love your sunset. ..it's very unusual.

http://i1288.photobucket.com/albums/b493/Lacken/Misc/874e697a-3921-426a-a9a9-2fe79f457f5c_zps45kd7npi.jpg

[Brooke]

Laken and DD, those are both just beautiful! Thank you!

DD, the one of the cross didn't freak me out. Just very eerie as Dreamer said.

I really like to take pictures and need to buy myself a better camera. I have hundreds of my grandson. Many more than of my own kids because this digital age makes it so much easier to keep them.

I have been watching an owl swoop in to a field beside our yard on some evenings and would so love to have a good picture of it. I tried to take one as it sat in a tree watching the field for it's next meal, but it won't zoom enough. :-x

[DivineDon]

Very nice, I took a similar one Lacken :hilarious:

And Brooke don't buy any expensive camera equipment. If you could get a good second hand one with a macro lens for zooming in that would give you great photos. I'd love to see that owl!!


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[Glennsallnighter]

I love all the sunrise and sunset pics being posted here. We obviously have some very talented and artistic people on board. Since I can't even draw a straight line, Photography is the only way I can record images. Even my students laugh at my attempts at diagrams.

Just before I went to Fallsview in 2011, I bought a hi spec hand camera as I didn't want to drag the DSLR so far. We were up on the Hill of Tara which is allegedly the meeting place of the ancient high kings of Ireland and where St Patrick lit a Paschal fire when he brought Christianity to Ireland. Anyway I took this pic of the sunset which I rather like, but I'm annoyed that I hadn't realised the date imprint was on it.


http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t236/Irisheaglesfan/VioletAugust2011063.jpg (http://s161.photobucket.com/user/Irisheaglesfan/media/VioletAugust2011063.jpg.html)

[DivineDon]

Very nice GA, love the silhouette - very atmospheric :thumbsup: I love silhoeuttes, shadows and reflections.

I spent 10 days in Dubrovnik on a painting residency and our studio was in the university of Dubrovnik. It was a huge, cavernous old building which bore the remnants of history. You could still see the bullet holes in the walls from the war with Serbia. Anyway, here's one photo I took of the sun reflecting thorugh the window onto the floor.


https://scontent-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/13673_10206538078274709_139635434682944455_n.jpg?o h=dab96491536ce5d8d2cf47ddf5f0e9a4&oe=55A81277

[L101]

Love your sunset GA - makes me want to go to the Hill of Tara now..... have to try and fit that in this summer.

DD - very nice shot and very artistic....:grin:

[Ive always been a dreamer]

All of those sunrise photos are gorgeous. You are all a very talented bunch.

And DD - love your window reflection picture too.

[WalshFan88]

Great pics everyone!

[Glennsallnighter]

Thanks guys - and DD I love that window shot too. It must have been quite spooky knowing that the war in the Balkans had taken place there not so long ago! I remember it well. And of course a lot of Balkan refugees have made their home here in Ireland.

[Brooke]

Ga, the sunset photo is just beautiful!

DD, yours is very interesting too!

Thanks all!

[DJ]

GA that sunset photo is excellent!

[thelastresort]

As I feel almost compelled to do now, here are some snaps from a few days away I had on the Isle of Wight a few weeks ago. Hope you enjoy!

http://i.imgur.com/UN85jo5.jpg
The above is of Alum Bay from the Needles, the westernmost point on the island. I had hoped to get a decent one of the Needles (a rock formation) to upload, alas the chalk is so thick in the air all of my photos were blurry!

http://i.imgur.com/Ek4skV3.jpg
Not usually one for this kind of photo, but that's the view of the sunset from my hotel window across a town called Shanklin. One of the best I've seen in a while.

http://i.imgur.com/GFjtTNH.jpg
This is a place called Wootton Creek, not amazingly special but I thought made for a nice photo. Also probably the only place in Europe with 'Creek' in its name :lol:

http://i.imgur.com/9UMUN1C.jpg
Again not the most inspiring snap but I felt this probably summed up the general scenery best: over half of the island is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Rising in the background I think is St Boniface Down, the highest point on the isle.

http://i.imgur.com/CWUNAsQ.jpg
This is the seafront at a town called Sandown, with the esplanade at Shanklin (the town in the second photo) visible on the headland.

http://i.imgur.com/Ywk0EwK.jpg
... And this is the view immediately to the left of the above, with the end of the pier just in view. The next bit of land beyond that horizon is Cherbourg in France!

http://i.imgur.com/IODYAnF.jpg
Finally (sorry for the poor composition!) is the war memorial on Portsmouth seafront, back on the mainland. One of the biggest Navy bases in the UK is stationed in the city, so they take all that very seriously.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Beautiful photos, tlr. Thanks for sharing them with us!

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Stunning photos, TLR! Isle of Wight is a place I've read about and was curious about. Thank you for sharing!

[L101]

Love your photos TLR, especially the sunset one :grin:

[DivineDon]

Lovely TLR

[Brooke]

Just beautiful, tlr! Thanks for sharing with us!

[bluefeather]

LOVE those tlr

[VAisForEagleLovers]

I spent the morning at a cousins house watching my sister fish, and this is the pond:

http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb328/vernakrose/misc/pond_zpsdtbgo9rt.jpg

Then we went to my dad's and this is a picture of the sunset. The building on the right is the chicken coop. The dark gray building in the middle of the picture (you see just the gable) is our barn, and the light colored house near it is my brother's house.

http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb328/vernakrose/misc/sunset_zps1ztay0gq.jpg

[thelastresort]

That sunset pic is beautiful VA

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Those are gorgeous, VA!

[Brooke]

Beautiful pictures, VA! Thanks for sharing!

[DJ]

Wonderful pictures VA

[L101]

Love those pictures VA !! Very nice.

[sodascouts]

Lovely!

[zeldabjr]

love those VA...is that your sister's pond?...can you swim in it?

[VAisForEagleLovers]

love those VA...is that your sister's pond?...can you swim in it?

The pond belongs to a cousin. I'm sure a person could swim in it, but I wouldn't!

I forgot to mention, I was at my Dad's for the sunset picture, and on the far hill, that's where my sister is building a house.

[Desperada]

Hi VA,
Thank you for sharing the beautiful pictures, they are very relaxing to look at.
Now when I turn on the computer at work, it opens with your first picture.
You did not say you live close to heaven......
Good for you:thumbsup:

[Glennsallnighter]

They are beautiful pictures VA! very relaxing, you certainly get a Peaceful Easy Feeling looking at them.

[bluefeather]

Wow Va those are corgeous

[Brooke]

Started my stay-cation with a Cardinals game in St. Louis. Even though there was a nearly 2 hour rain delay, and we lost to the Detroit Tigers, we had a good time.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/desperado74/Extras/DSCN1278_zpsb58jn1io.jpg (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/desperado74/media/Extras/DSCN1278_zpsb58jn1io.jpg.html)

Some of the boys of summer during the national anthem.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/desperado74/Extras/DSCN1283_zps2p4efftc.jpg (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/desperado74/media/Extras/DSCN1283_zps2p4efftc.jpg.html)

A favorite player
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/desperado74/Extras/DSCN1293_zpsdmyvjoqh.jpg (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/desperado74/media/Extras/DSCN1293_zpsdmyvjoqh.jpg.html)

A minute later he hit a home run!
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/desperado74/Extras/DSCN1295_zpsrreb1lcy.jpg (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/desperado74/media/Extras/DSCN1295_zpsrreb1lcy.jpg.html)

So thankful for such a nice stadium! Go Cards! The Cardinals are in NY now and last night on tv the announcers were making fun of the area around the Mets stadium. They said our new Cardinal Village is so much nicer! It is really nice!

[Freypower]

Fantastic photos. They convey everything I've heard about American sport (or 'sports'). :)

[L101]

Great pictures Brooke - you don't look old enough to be a grandma!! :grin:

I've always wanted to go to a baseball game - I used to love watching it on TV when I was younger

[WalshFan88]

Great pic Brooke. Been years (lots) since I went to a Cards game. Just not able to with current health. Last time I went, McGwire was still really big so that tells you how long its been.

[WalshFan88]

Here's my latest pedalboard. I realize it will be confusing for those who don't play, but I love the pic. Lots of boxes connected to other boxes to others I'm sure. :hilarious:

http://i61.tinypic.com/rh79j6.jpg

[AlreadyGone95]

Here's the most current picture of myself. This was taken at my GED graduation ceremony in December of last year. (I hate having my photo taken. I'm not photogenic at all).
http://rs1283.pbsrc.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/Mobile%20Uploads/10818329_731073320303015_1524582405216714110_o_zps cqfnfv06.jpg~320x480

[Brooke]

Great pic Brooke. Been years (lots) since I went to a Cards game. Just not able to with current health. Last time I went, McGwire was still really big so that tells you how long its been.

I see it's been a while, Austin! :lol:

Nice pedals, too! I really don't know a thing about them though!

Good pic, AG95!

[AlreadyGone95]

Good pic, AG95!

Thanks Brooke!

[Houston Baby]

I am loving all these photos!

Brooke - I agree with Lacken - you look too young to have a grandchild! And those are great photos of the Cards game & ballpark.

Wow Austin - that is a fabulous pedalboard! I love the colors and you're right, I don't have a clue of what I am looking at here. :hilarious:

And that is a great pic of you AG95! I bet that smile is due to the hard earned diploma - Congratulations! :thumbsup:

[AlreadyGone95]

And that is a great pic of you AG95! I bet that smile is due to the hard earned diploma - Congratulations! :thumbsup:
Thanks HB! It was alot easier than the alternative: 3 years of high school (I had dropped out in the 10th grade due to an unknown illness that the doctors couldn't diagnose :brickwall:) or 5 months to get a GED once I turned 18? It was well worth the effort. I was an honor graduate, meaning that I achieved some of the best scores in the area, including the highest in social studies.

Now, I just need to figure out what to do about college. :shrug:

[bluefeather]

you look young to be a grandma, Brooke but both you and your husband look like nice people, I'd like to meet you:)

[VAisForEagleLovers]

The Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang just tweeted this picture for Memorial Day Weekend (taken today). It's from the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.

http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb328/vernakrose/misc/tomb%20of%20the%20unknown%20memorial%20day%202015_ zpshq8bveyg.jpg

[Glennsallnighter]

I've missed a few pics here!

VA, that is a lovely Memorial pic. I was in the States 3 years ago for Memorial Day and I could see what a part it plays in American History. You guys do your vets proud.

Austin, even though I DO play guitar I have no idea how those pedals work, but they sure are cute!!

Brooke, like the others say, you look waaaaaaay to young to be a grandma! Not quite the old lady in the rocking chair with her knitting!!

The Sport pics look great too

[Brooke]

VA, that's beautiful!

I got to visit the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier many years ago and saw the changing of the guard. It was very moving.

ETA: Thanks for the compliments everyone! I assure you, I'm old enough! :lol:

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Mom and I are in Buxton, NC, and this is the view from our balcony...

http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb328/vernakrose/misc/hatteras%20hotel%20view_zpsivuklnu8.jpg

[sodascouts]

Lovely!

[L101]

Nice view VA! Almost makes me want to go surfing :grin:

[AlreadyGone95]

I'm Jealous VA!

I'm at my uncle's house. I go to use the bathroom and this is what I find... a Fluffy(yes, that's the cat's name) :hilarious: :hilarious:
ETA : sorry about the size. I didn't want to use photobucket for this photo. It's from my Facebook page.
https://scontent-dfw1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xta1/t31.0-8/11083940_819662198110793_5056284910349854254_o.jpg ?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Gorgeous, VA! I'm very jealous because I LOVE the ocean!

And your picture is funny, AG95, but I'm afraid I wouldn't think so if that were my toilet seat. :-x

[Ive always been a dreamer]

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/desperado74/Extras/DSCN1278_zpsb58jn1io.jpg (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/desperado74/media/Extras/DSCN1278_zpsb58jn1io.jpg.html)


Brooke - Love this photo of you and hubby. That dark grey building in the background is the office building that I worked in during the time I was commuting to St. Louis back in late 90s.

[AlreadyGone95]

I buy records from an online friend on a monthly basis. He knew that I have become very interested ( or obsessed) with the Eagles and its members, so for the month of June, he found these records for me. They came in yesterday. After supper, I'm going to get the record player going! I'll probably start with Glenn's No Fun Aloud first.
http://rs1283.pbsrc.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/Mobile%20Uploads/10425086_820068628070150_3576054401679841083_n_zps 6xcuqisx.jpg~320x480

http://rs1283.pbsrc.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/Mobile%20Uploads/11252588_820069294736750_176598777148671320_n_zpsk ogkpbgs.jpg~320x480

http://rs1283.pbsrc.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/Mobile%20Uploads/1013479_820069684736711_5682707162633044700_n_zps0 lomsj3i.jpg~320x480

http://rs1283.pbsrc.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/Mobile%20Uploads/10325396_820069791403367_7932605242411622403_n_zps 5pry8yyn.jpg~320x480

As a bonus, he threw in these 3 posters that he found a few weeks ago. He said that as soon as he found them, he knew where they were going! :hilarious:
The poster of Glenn is already on my wall. I'll probably put the one of Don with his photo right beside it. (The 2 are forever linked). I'm not sure where to put the other one of Don.
http://rs1283.pbsrc.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/Mobile%20Uploads/11351297_820070211403325_4597053046402414413_n_zps 4nizxbo6.jpg~320x480

http://rs1283.pbsrc.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/Mobile%20Uploads/22392_820070424736637_6655912301534975751_n_zpserw augji.jpg~320x480

[AlreadyGone95]

And your picture is funny, AG95, but I'm afraid I wouldn't think so if that were my toilet seat. :-x
Well, that's the spare bathroom, so it's not a big deal. I promptly removed her after taking the photo and my uncle disinfected the seat.

[bluefeather]

quite stunning VA

[Brooke]

VA, beautiful pic!

Dreamer, I didn't know you worked in St. Louis! Great town!

AG, pretty kitty cat, but it doesn't look like his seat would be all that comfy! :lol:

[AlreadyGone95]

AG, pretty kitty cat, but it doesn't look like his seat would be all that comfy! :lol:
:lol: it's not. Spare bathroom= barest of necessities used/available. I only went to use it because it's closer than his is from the living room.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Dreamer, I didn't know you worked in St. Louis! Great town!

Yep - It is Brooke. I had a corporate apartment and I could lay in my bed or sit in the living room and have a perfect view of the Gateway Arch.

[Brooke]

Awesome, dreamer!

[DJ]

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My son goes to school in this little town. The University is the school of mining rated #14 in the country anyhow these are some of the cool rocks they have discovered in this little mining town that used to mine copper.

Click pic to enlarge...

[Brooke]

Beautiful, DJ!

We've been in flood stage around here for the past month or so and an old iron bridge has collapsed from it. Thought you might like to see a little history! Not a lot of people used it anymore, mainly the people who live in the immediate area. It's just a few miles from me and my mom lived near it when she was a kid. Built in 1910.

June 26-farm land on the other side is also flooded
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/desperado74/Outdoors/June%2026%202015_zpsr1hsfy6p.jpg (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/desperado74/media/Outdoors/June%2026%202015_zpsr1hsfy6p.jpg.html)

June 27-beginning to bend up, it collapsed the next evening.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/desperado74/Outdoors/June%2027_zps5hqqevtx.jpg (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/desperado74/media/Outdoors/June%2027_zps5hqqevtx.jpg.html)

July 5-gone and waters receded
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/desperado74/Outdoors/Gone_zpsbmjejnbr.jpg (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/desperado74/media/Outdoors/Gone_zpsbmjejnbr.jpg.html)

July 5-what's left
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/desperado74/Outdoors/whats%20left_zpslwovjfjr.jpg (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/desperado74/media/Outdoors/whats%20left_zpslwovjfjr.jpg.html)

Sad to see.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Wow. The damage water can do.

[AlreadyGone95]

It's amazing what water can do when it builds up like that!

[Glennsallnighter]

Good heavens Brooke, is this summer unusual with the rain you have been having. I must say it must be sad to see the bridge going. Will they replace it as is or will they put up a more 'modern' version in its place? I'm sure you'd like to see the character of the original one.

[DivineDon]

Yikes, Brooke, I thought we were bad over here in Ireland with our lousy 'summer' but that's terrible. I hope they rebuild the bridge - it would be sad to see it gone forever.

[Brooke]

Good heavens Brooke, is this summer unusual with the rain you have been having. I must say it must be sad to see the bridge going. Will they replace it as is or will they put up a more 'modern' version in its place? I'm sure you'd like to see the character of the original one.

Ga, we had the one of the wettest Junes on record, around 11 inches. Three is normal. As for replacing the bridge, I doubt it. It wasn't used much, just by the locals mostly. It was more of a scenic cut through road these days. If they did manage to find money to replace it, it would be a modern concrete version. :sad:

It's still raining. We've had around 5 inches already for July. Normal is 3-4 inches. http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/mgraincloud.gif

[DJ]

Wow Brooke, those are quite the pics. I hope you are safe. We don't get much flooding where I live but we have gotten some terrible thunderstorms of late.

[Brooke]

Wow Brooke, those are quite the pics. I hope you are safe. We don't get much flooding where I live but we have gotten some terrible thunderstorms of late.

Oh yes, DJ, I'm safe! I don't live near a river, thankfully!

[Glennsallnighter]

Goodness Brooke that is some amount of rain! I'm sorry about your bridge. I love little picturesque bridges. They have a character that cannot be replaced.

[NOLA]

Another beautiful piece of architectural history destroyed by Mother Nature. Damn. She is ruthless, isn't she? That looks like post-K flooding. *shudders*

Glad to hear you are safe, Brooke!:)

[DJ]

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This is a picture of our Giant Springs State Park in MT. It feeds into the Missouri River and is a natural huge spring that is crystal clear.

[Brooke]

Wow, that's beautiful, DJ!

[AlreadyGone95]

That's a beautiful shot and place, DJ. I love all of the different colors!

[AlreadyGone95]

Couple of photos of me taken yesterday in front of the pond at the reunion.


http://rs1283.pbsrc.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/Mobile%20Uploads/11947483_866492840094395_2637242912559433362_n_zps yrxaknrl.jpg?w=480&h=480&fit=clip


http://rs1283.pbsrc.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/Mobile%20Uploads/11951935_866492846761061_3021053766168201071_n_zps oap4hj1q.jpg?w=480&h=480&fit=clip

The view from the porch of the lodge(unfortunately the only pic of the lodge I got was blurry)
http://rs1283.pbsrc.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/Mobile%20Uploads/11222443_866921113384901_8371029853113116169_o_zps 0ea5bxvw.jpg?w=480&h=480&fit=clip

[LuvTim]

AG, it's so sweet of you to share your beautiful photos from the family reunion. I hope you had a grand time in that lovely location. :)

[AlreadyGone95]

AG, it's so sweet of you to share your beautiful photos from the family reunion. I hope you had a grand time in that lovely location. :)

:) This year's reunion was one of the best that I remember(I've gone to all but one since I was born). It was a bit bittersweet as my family lost 2 members this year, one of my great uncles and my grandma. This is usually the only time where I get to see my huge extended family. (Great aunts and great uncles, cousins, etc.) I'm already looking forward to next year!

[Brooke]

Nice pics, AG!

[Glennsallnighter]

Lovely photos AG. Looks like you are having a lovely time

[AlreadyGone95]

Thanks Brooke and GA! I did have a very fun time :).

[Brooke]

A few photos from my trip last week to North Carolina:

Blue Ridge Parkway
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/desperado74/Outdoors/Blue%20Ridge%20Parkway_zpsr58k3ngr.jpg (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/desperado74/media/Outdoors/Blue%20Ridge%20Parkway_zpsr58k3ngr.jpg.html)

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/desperado74/Outdoors/Mt.%20Mitchell%20NC_zpssxrdi2sm.jpg (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/desperado74/media/Outdoors/Mt.%20Mitchell%20NC_zpssxrdi2sm.jpg.html)

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/desperado74/Outdoors/Falls_zpsjeyqdztl.jpg (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/desperado74/media/Outdoors/Falls_zpsjeyqdztl.jpg.html)

View from Mt. Mitchell
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/desperado74/Outdoors/Mt.%20Mitchell_zpsjitymywh.jpg (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/desperado74/media/Outdoors/Mt.%20Mitchell_zpsjitymywh.jpg.html)

Biltmore Estate
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/desperado74/Outdoors/Biltmore_zpsiuv6kjys.jpg (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/desperado74/media/Outdoors/Biltmore_zpsiuv6kjys.jpg.html)

My pictures do not show the true beauty of it all. You need a very good camera, I guess. But we had a fabulous time and it was all breathtaking!

[L101]

Fantastic pictures Brooke - especially the ones of the mountains. I'm reading 'A walk in the woods' by Bill Bryson at the moment (its about the Appalachian Trail ) so it was great to see the pictures.
Hope you had a great time there :smile:

[AlreadyGone95]

Wow, Brooke. Seeing those photos reminds me of my vacation through North Carolina in October 2008. It's very beautiful, gorgeous and breathtaking this time of year because of the leaves changing colors. My mom and I went up to Virginia(Williamsburg and Jamestown), and spent 2 days coming home through North Carolina(my mom wanted to show me Cherokee, NC). Photos really don't do it justice, imo.

Hope you had a great time. :)

[NightMistBlue]

Fantastic pictures Brooke - especially the ones of the mountains. I'm reading 'A walk in the woods' by Bill Bryson at the moment (its about the Appalachian Trail ) so it was great to see the pictures.
Hope you had a great time there :smile:

Isn't that book hilarious? I think there's going to be a movie of it soon.

Gorgeous photos, Brooke! Some of those trees in the mountains are pure scarlet. Autumn is such a beautiful season - I miss it.

[NOLA]

Beautiful pictures, Brooke, like something you would see on postcards. Thanks for sharing! :smile:

[LuvTim]

Thanks, Brooke. These photos are really lovely. I grew up in western NC, and go back there as often as I can. You can't beat it this time of year for gorgeous scenery. So very happy that you got to enjoy it this year. :smile:

[NYC Fan]

Brooke- Those pictures are beautiful! The trees look incredible. But I know what you mean that you can never capture the true beauty in a picture. I was in Vermont for work and fun the week before last and the leaves were stunning, but you would never know it from my pictures :-) Glad you had a wonderful time! October is such a beautiful month.

[Brooke]

Thanks everyone! A park ranger told us that they weren't going to have the best color this year because of the hurricane that went through last month and then it turned too warm. Looked wonderful to us though!

I'm reading Bill Bryson's book too, for the second time. This trip inspired me to read it again.

The movie came out in September and stars Robert Redford as Bryson and Nick Nolte as Katz. I can just see them playing these parts! I want to see it! Probably out on dvd soon.

[NightMistBlue]

The movie came out in September and stars Robert Redford as Bryson and Nick Nolte as Katz. I can just see them playing these parts! I want to see it! Probably out on dvd soon.

Oh geez! I need to come out of my cave more often :) At least it's not as bad as when I learned that one of my favorite singers, Neko Case, has a "new" - to me - album that came out in 2013.

[Brooke]

Lol, NMB! Don't feel bad, I don't even remember the last time I went to a movie in a theater!

[Freypower]

Thanks everyone! A park ranger told us that they weren't going to have the best color this year because of the hurricane that went through last month and then it turned too warm. Looked wonderful to us though!

I'm reading Bill Bryson's book too, for the second time. This trip inspired me to read it again.

The movie came out in September and stars Robert Redford as Bryson and Nick Nolte as Katz. I can just see them playing these parts! I want to see it! Probably out on dvd soon.

Fantastic book. He has just released a sequel to Notes From A Small Island (his book about Britain). We have several autographed copies of his books & I have a photo I took of him at a literary lunch here in Sydney.

[maryc2130]

Beautiful pictures, Brooke. Thanks for sharing.

It's funny because last fall my son and I went to see the Eagles in Boston. Some of you may remember, that it was a fundraiser for Walden Woods, and before the concert, Don Henley presented Robert Redford an award for his environmentalism. Talking to my brother and sil a few weeks later, I found out that they had gone to see Robert Redford speak at UMAss (I think it was the day before or the day after the concert), and one of the things he spoke about was the movie he was working in - Walk in the Woods. I was pretty excited about it as I loved the book. I haven't had a chance to see the movie yet, and I'm really hoping I can still catch it in a theater somewhere this weekend, as I'd love to see it on the big screen.

It's funny, all these connections, though! :)

[DJ]

Wonderful Pictures Brooke! Makes me want to visit.

[bluefeather]

WOW what gorgeous pictures, Brooke! I love the autumn colours but we don't have any real mountain scenery in these parts

[AlreadyGone95]

This is the Coheelee Creek Covered bridge outside of Blakely, Georgia, in Early County, Georgia. It's the only covered bridge in Georgia that is located south of Macon. It was built in the late 1800s and fell into disrepair when automobiles became the main form of transportation. It was rebuilt in the 1980s, and is now a local tourist attraction that's free to the public(has a picnic area, small park, fishing area), but you can't walk onto the bridge sadly. You have to be looking for it to find it because it is well off the beaten path. (only accessible by turning off of the highway onto county roads and then a dirt road).

My mom and I went there last month. My Nana lives in Blakely, so we decided to spend some time there after we visited her. Here are some of the photos I took. (The sun was very bright and it was about 3 pm, so that's why there's some "white out" aspects)

Front view:


http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/coveredbridgefrontview_zpsmcogb16t.jpg



Inside view. (I put my phone in between the bars and snapped a photo.)
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/coveredbridgeinsideview_zpsiqsx9dmq.jpg



Side view, and the small waterfall that flows nearby.
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/coveredbridgesideview_zpsuhqjjlm8.jpg


Here's just the waterfall and creek. You can walk all the way up to it, but it is a very steep decline and very slippery. (I almost busted my butt taking this photo)

http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/coheeleecreekwaterfall_zpsmhepdsqf.jpg


Here are the 2 markers that tell the story of the bridge.

http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/coheeleecreekbridgemarker1_zpsyetqfuq0.jpg

http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/coheeleecreekbridgemarker2_zpsnzzjhdbx.jpg

[LuvTim]

Very cool, AG95. :smile: Those covered bridges are so charming.

[Brooke]

AG, beautiful! Thanks!

[Glennsallnighter]

A few photos from my trip last week to North Carolina:

Blue Ridge Parkway
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/desperado74/Outdoors/Blue%20Ridge%20Parkway_zpsr58k3ngr.jpg (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/desperado74/media/Outdoors/Blue%20Ridge%20Parkway_zpsr58k3ngr.jpg.html)

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/desperado74/Outdoors/Mt.%20Mitchell%20NC_zpssxrdi2sm.jpg (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/desperado74/media/Outdoors/Mt.%20Mitchell%20NC_zpssxrdi2sm.jpg.html)


http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/desperado74/Outdoors/Falls_zpsjeyqdztl.jpg (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/desperado74/media/Outdoors/Falls_zpsjeyqdztl.jpg.html)

View from Mt. Mitchell
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/desperado74/Outdoors/Mt.%20Mitchell_zpsjitymywh.jpg (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/desperado74/media/Outdoors/Mt.%20Mitchell_zpsjitymywh.jpg.html)




Biltmore Estate
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/desperado74/Outdoors/Biltmore_zpsiuv6kjys.jpg (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/desperado74/media/Outdoors/Biltmore_zpsiuv6kjys.jpg.html)


My pictures do not show the true beauty of it all. You need a very good camera, I guess. But we had a fabulous time and it was all breathtaking!

Your pics are fabulous Brooke - I love the one of the Blue Ridge mountains, and the fall colours are so beautiful. Keep snapping - I love the pics you show here. So glad you had such a wonderful time too.

[AlreadyGone95]

What I've been doing with my uncle for the past 6 hours. My first time doing a smoked turkey(redneck style). We used my pa pa's 30 year old homemade smoker.

My uncle prepping it.
http://rs1283.pbsrc.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/Mobile%20Uploads/12294721_900087770068235_7772688334767963946_n_zps khbacdbd.jpg?w=480&h=480&fit=clip

Flaring up (we used oak wood)

http://rs1283.pbsrc.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/Mobile%20Uploads/12308494_900090066734672_6360670748319197558_n_zps 8sbsf7rt.jpg?w=480&h=480&fit=clip

http://rs1283.pbsrc.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/Mobile%20Uploads/12278989_900087980068214_7746914349822753863_n_zps gntvpchi.jpg?w=480&h=480&fit=clip

Putting the turkey on.
http://rs1283.pbsrc.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/Mobile%20Uploads/12299195_900090176734661_5150824722882154195_n_zps bbmba6dw.jpg?w=480&h=480&fit=clip

I now smell horribly of smoke, but it's worth it. The turkey shoukd be done in about 2 hours. I can't wait to eat it tomorrow!

[Ive always been a dreamer]

YUMMY, AG!!!

[LuvTim]

Very cool, AG. You're going to have a real feast!

(I hope (a-hem) someone in particular, who shall remain nameless, drops by to see how cute your uncle is. ;-) )

[AlreadyGone95]

Very cool, AG. You're going to have a real feast!

(I hope (a-hem) someone in particular, who shall remain nameless, drops by to see how cute your uncle is. ;-) )

:lol:. Feast indeed. I'm shocked that he consented to having his photo taken.

And yummy, too, especially with the seasonings that were added.

[AlreadyGone95]

I must say that the work we did was worth it. That turkey was so flavorful and tender, and there's plenty of leftovers. :D

[Brooke]

Sounds wonderful AG! I love smoked turkey, or any meats for that matter!

[AlreadyGone95]

Sounds wonderful AG! I love smoked turkey, or any meats for that matter!

Agreed :). I love smoked meats.

[LuvTim]

So glad it turned out well, AG! 😃

[Glennsallnighter]

That looks like a great way to smoke a turkey AG and it sounds delicious.

[AlreadyGone95]

Here's a few of the photos I took of the big Christmas parade in Albany. (Here's the full album (https://m.facebook.com/kim.dixon.370/albums/904384326305246/?ref=bookmarks)). It was dark, and I didn't use flash, but most came out decent or better.


The Forty and Eight Train (Hassan Temple) a staple of the parade. It's usually out in front.
http://rs1283.pbsrc.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/Mobile%20Uploads/12307449_904384876305191_2485540080540592574_o_zps s7eidjan.jpg?w=480&h=480&fit=clip

Toys for Tots (there's a Marine Corp Logistics base in Albany, so this is a big deal)
http://rs1283.pbsrc.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/Mobile%20Uploads/11053685_904385336305145_4534177059137263980_o_zps hrrfuyj4.jpg?w=480&h=480&fit=clip

Mars Corporation. (They have a huge plant here)
http://rs1283.pbsrc.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/Mobile%20Uploads/12309884_904385589638453_5364799328884909983_o_zps feuzi6hi.jpg?w=480&h=480&fit=clip

Sonny's BBQ (a small chain restaurant). They have good food.
http://rs1283.pbsrc.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/Mobile%20Uploads/12307921_904386132971732_6463484235164594912_o_zps jzdcug6w.jpg?w=480&h=480&fit=clip


Stardust (local skating rink). Yes, this big skate has a motor in it and was driven in the parade.
http://rs1283.pbsrc.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/Mobile%20Uploads/12357008_904386356305043_4691136128620154248_o_zps vpblumur.jpg?w=480&h=480&fit=clip

The parks at Chehaw. (A local zoo/park/playground/camping grounds. This time of year, they have the festival of lights.)
http://rs1283.pbsrc.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/Mobile%20Uploads/12339258_904386832971662_5378826001377413506_o_zps 3pmednp8.jpg?w=480&h=480&fit=clip

Confederate Civil War reenactors. This is also a staple of the parade, for me at least. Being a Civil War buff, I love this. I took this photo right before they fired their rifles right in front of me. (Into the air of course.)
http://rs1283.pbsrc.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/Mobile%20Uploads/12339297_904387169638295_6304505640073997543_o_zps mjsc1hf6.jpg?w=480&h=480&fit=clip


Last, but not least, a sort of blurry Santa and Mrs. Claus.
http://rs1283.pbsrc.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/Mobile%20Uploads/12307509_904387509638261_8631647233902794583_o_zps nulll8n3.jpg?w=480&h=480&fit=clip

[Brooke]

Very nice, AG! THanks for sharing!

[AlreadyGone95]

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree

My mom and mine's tree. It artificial. (I didn't want to include half of the kitchen, but it's the only way that I could get most of the tree to fit into the camera frame)
http://rs1283.pbsrc.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/Mobile%20Uploads/12316145_906681932742152_2719222219849208557_n_zps sq1ad4uj.jpg?w=480&h=480&fit=clip

My uncle's real tree. I've nicknamed it the Charlie Brown tree because it's so scrawny lol.
http://rs1283.pbsrc.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/Mobile%20Uploads/11233165_906681966075482_3702865041173448864_n_zps wsg18woe.jpg?w=480&h=480&fit=clip

[Brooke]

Lol, AG!

[bluefeather]

nice ambient pictures AG, thanks for sharing:smile:

[AlreadyGone95]

The damage done by the deer last night. I wasn't with my mom at the time. She's ok, a bit sore, though. The car is not safe to drive, though. (The chevy bow tie is missing!)

http://rs1283.pbsrc.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/Mobile%20Uploads/12360197_953231884754736_2257317493430418153_n_zps 2sy6fhmh.jpg?w=480&h=480&fit=clip

[WalshFan88]

So glad she's ok.

[Glennsallnighter]

Yes, glad your Mom is ok AG! cars can be fixed

[DJ]

So happy your Mom's ok AG. Our roads are pure ice this time of year, lots of accidents.

[AlreadyGone95]

I've spent part of this beautiful late winter's afternoon at Lakepoint State Park and Marina in Eufaula, Alabama, which is just across the Georgia/Alabama state line. Here are a few photos of the boats and Lake Eufaula. I'm going to walk a trail around the lake, and hope to get more photos with a gorgeous sunset.

http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/Mobile%20Uploads/1456610606905_zpss6bl1g2o.jpg

http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/Mobile%20Uploads/1456610642583_zpsdeua9h09.jpg

http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/Mobile%20Uploads/1456611600072_zpsnpgbibud.jpg

ETA: The trees blocked the actual sunset, but this still is cool, I think.
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/Mobile%20Uploads/1456615860961_zpsbropappn.jpg

[Brooke]

Looks like a beautiful place, AG!

Thanks for sharing!

[LuvTim]

AG, very nice. :-)

[Jonny Come Lately]

Here's a photo of a road sign quite close to where I live which reminded me of one of my favourite bands (Dire Straits) and one of my favourite songs. I was thinking of FP when I took this.

http://i1078.photobucket.com/albums/w498/JCL94/IMG_0252_zpsieazwb69.jpg (http://s1078.photobucket.com/user/JCL94/media/IMG_0252_zpsieazwb69.jpg.html)

I took this using the camera on my phone, so the quality isn't fantastic compared to some of the photos in this thread, but hopefully it's reasonable enough.

[AlreadyGone95]

Very cool, JCL.

One of my grandmas made the local newspaper (the one who just celebrated her 89th birthday). She has a bush of the state flower, Cherokee Rose, that is really beautiful this time of year. This is her with the bush in the background. The photo was taken by her son.

http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/Mobile%20Uploads/57081c097f5da.image_zps96iukiix.jpg
Here's the short article (http://www.albanyherald.com/multimedia/photo_galleries/elizabeth-nichols-and-her-cherokee-rose/collection_184d8c2e-ff53-11e5-a519-cb20c6da7ee2.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share) with more photos.

[LuvTim]

Very cool, JCL.

One of my grandmas made the local newspaper (the one who just celebrated her 89th birthday). She has a bush of the state flower, Cherokee Rose, that is really beautiful this time of year. This is her with the bush in the background. The photo was taken by her son.

http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/Mobile%20Uploads/57081c097f5da.image_zps96iukiix.jpg
Here's the short article (http://www.albanyherald.com/multimedia/photo_galleries/elizabeth-nichols-and-her-cherokee-rose/collection_184d8c2e-ff53-11e5-a519-cb20c6da7ee2.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share) with more photos.

Very cool, AG. 😃

[LuvTim]

Here's a photo of a road sign quite close to where I live which reminded me of one of my favourite bands (Dire Straits) and one of my favourite songs. I was thinking of FP when I took this.

http://i1078.photobucket.com/albums/w498/JCL94/IMG_0252_zpsieazwb69.jpg (http://s1078.photobucket.com/user/JCL94/media/IMG_0252_zpsieazwb69.jpg.html)

I took this using the camera on my phone, so the quality isn't fantastic compared to some of the photos in this thread, but hopefully it's reasonable enough.

Nice, JCL! My husband and I love Dire Straits, too. So Far Away From Me is one of our faves for personal reasons. :-)

[Freypower]

Oh WOW. I will have to save that & put it in my current batch of photos to go with Glenn Frey Drive. :thud:

All of those signs saying 'sorry but we're closed'..... thank you JCL.

[MortSahlFan]

1418

I was wondering.. If you get a link, does the picture take up the space without having to click on each individual to expand?

-1st pic was when I first went to SF in 2014..
-2nd pic was in Amsterdam, 2004
-3rd, 4th, and 5th pics were in the island of Aegina (Greece) in 2009 with my friend Hayley.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Great pictures MSF. I'm not sure I understand what you are asking about in tour question though. Can you try to be a bit more specific?

[LuvTim]

Wow, msf, it looks like you're having a great time, hanging with your friend, living a fun life, with lots of travel. That's cool.

Thanks for sharing. :-)

[Glennsallnighter]

I saw this little bird in Cleveland on Saturday

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t236/Irisheaglesfan/Detroit/IMG_5837.jpg (http://s161.photobucket.com/user/Irisheaglesfan/media/Detroit/IMG_5837.jpg.html)

[Brooke]

What a beautiful picture, Ga! Looks kind of like a robin, but smaller. They are very big birds.

[AlreadyGone95]

That's a beautiful bird, GA.

I went a day trip yesterday. There's a state park on the site where Jefferson Davis was captured after the fall of the Confederacy. There's a monument tgat marks the exact spot. The museum is partly dedicated to him, and the rest contains relics from the Civil War. Most of the relics came from the descendants of Georgia's Confederate veterans, things like uniforms, cannonballs, rifles, photographs etc. The place is small, but it was worth the 4 hour round trip. We were the only visitors and there was only one person working the museum. We talked with the guy for a good half hour. The park isn't that popular since it's way off the beaten path. Luckily, the park and museum can't close because of the historic value, and the tourism it creates. When I told the man that I wanted to have a job like his, his eyes lit up. My mom took a few photos, so I thought I would share them.


The sign at the entrance to the park
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/FB_IMG_1462642946217_zps9xbozi8e.jpg (http://s1283.photobucket.com/user/kim_dixon2/media/FB_IMG_1462642946217_zps9xbozi8e.jpg.html)

The outside of the museum
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/FB_IMG_1462642953204_zpsiwj56lq2.jpg (http://s1283.photobucket.com/user/kim_dixon2/media/FB_IMG_1462642953204_zpsiwj56lq2.jpg.html)

A plaque detailing the capture
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/FB_IMG_1462642956467_zps3se25isu.jpg (http://s1283.photobucket.com/user/kim_dixon2/media/FB_IMG_1462642956467_zps3se25isu.jpg.html)

The monument itself
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/FB_IMG_1462642959537_zpshhraor82.jpg (http://s1283.photobucket.com/user/kim_dixon2/media/FB_IMG_1462642959537_zpshhraor82.jpg.html)

[Brooke]

Sounds interesting, AG! Thanks for sharing!

[Anna-M.]

I took this photo shortly before the assassination in Paris last year. I don't really know what to make of this.
On the one hand it makes me sad thinking about what happened to France (and Europe in general). On the other hand the picture reminds me of a wonderful time in this beautiful city.
Nevertheless, it's one of my favourites and I just wanted to share it with you.

http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/ah234/AnnaEagle8/f09c510b-96ec-462f-a8e6-06248fff03bd_zpso1drhsgd.jpg

[Brooke]

Beautiful picture, Anna! Is that you with the flowers?

[Anna-M.]

Beautiful picture, Anna! Is that you with the flowers?

Thank you indeed!
No, it's not me. The couple was crossing the bridge by chance as I took the photo and I only noticed it in retrospect.

[NightMistBlue]

GlennsAllnighter, are you in Cleveland, Ohio? Or is there a place called Cleveland in the Motherland...

[Brooke]

Here's a pic of my renovated kitchen! Soooooo glad it's done!

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/desperado74/Extras/086_zpsgyfm0gtz.jpg (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/desperado74/media/Extras/086_zpsgyfm0gtz.jpg.html)

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/desperado74/Extras/087_zpshg3x9lzu.jpg (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/desperado74/media/Extras/087_zpshg3x9lzu.jpg.html)

Same cabinets only painted, new bar, shelves, countertop, and backsplash.

[Anna-M.]

Looks terrific, Brooke. The colors make a good match!

[Glennsallnighter]

Oh its fabulous Brooke - I love the colours - so lively

[LuvTim]

That's just lovely, Brooke. I know you're going to enjoy that new kitchen very much. :-)

[Brooke]

Thanks everyone! I love it!


Oh its fabulous Brooke - I love the colours - so lively

Thanks, Ga! I collect Fiestaware, which is the brightly colored dishes for those that don't know what it is.

[AlreadyGone95]

It looks very homey, Brooke. I agree with Anna and GA about the colors.

[zeldabjr]

oh Brooke..your kitchen is beautiful!!...I love white cabinets...what color were they before?...

[DJ]

Wow very nice Brooke.

[Brooke]

oh Brooke..your kitchen is beautiful!!...I love white cabinets...what color were they before?...

They were a medium oak.

Thanks everyone!

[NightMistBlue]

Hot damn, Brooke, your kitchen looks fabulous! Did you & your husband do it yourselves?

I also collect Fiesta, it's lovely.

[Brooke]

Hot damn, Brooke, your kitchen looks fabulous! Did you & your husband do it yourselves?

I also collect Fiesta, it's lovely.

Don't you love it?!

It was a joint effort, mostly by my husband! He did the tearing out, plumbing, made the bar, hung the shelves, and did the backsplash. I had the cabinets painted by a friend that does that, I couldn't handle the drudgery! Plus it would have taken me forever and she did it in 4 days! :roll:

[Annoying Twit]

There is a picture of me swimming in the River Cam on the Wikipedia Page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Cam) on that topic. It was taken a number of years ago.

[L101]

Brooke, I love your kitchen - the colours are fab!! :-)

[LuvTim]

There is a picture of me swimming in the River Cam on the Wikipedia Page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Cam) on that topic. It was taken a number of years ago.

If that is you swimming near Grantchester Meadows, you must accept my compliments on your outstanding choice of swim goggles. Brilliant. ;-)

[Annoying Twit]

If that is you swimming near Grantchester Meadows, you must accept my compliments on your outstanding choice of swim goggles. Brilliant. ;-)

It is. Thanks for the compliment on the swim goggles :)

[bluefeather]

your kitchen is really beautiful Brooke, love the colours and the materials!

[jms18222]

Brooke your kitchen looks beautiful! I absolutely love my granite countertops. I have the floating shelves too. Love your colors.

[AlreadyGone95]

A few days ago. I saw 3 rabbits in the backyard, for the first time in several years. I managed to get a few photos without scaring them off.


http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/IMG_20160518_161800_zpsgff8ggro.jpg (http://s1283.photobucket.com/user/kim_dixon2/media/IMG_20160518_161800_zpsgff8ggro.jpg.html)

You can't really see the third rabbit in the above photo, so here's a sort of blurry photo of just him. He's almost camouflaged.( The bottom part is part of the inside of my uncle's van,.)
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/IMG_20160518_161921_zpsnaomi2xv.jpg (http://s1283.photobucket.com/user/kim_dixon2/media/IMG_20160518_161921_zpsnaomi2xv.jpg.html)

[Annoying Twit]

Wabbits!

I saw some cycling through a park today.

[LuvTim]

There is a little rabbit who enjoys visiting our back yard. One evening, only a few feet from his favorite dinner spot, landscaping work was being done. Fearlessly, the rabbit continued to munch on the lawn. I was amazed.

[Brooke]

Rabbits are an endangered species now in our yard! The young green beans in my garden had, yes had, about 3 leaves each and now 90% of the rows leaves have been eaten off! All that's left are the stems! :machinegun:

[Annoying Twit]

Rabbits are an endangered species now in our yard! The young green beans in my garden had, yes had, about 3 leaves each and now 90% of the rows leaves have been eaten off! All that's left are the stems! :machinegun:

To be honest I'd prefer to have rabbits than vegetables :)

Foxes came to our back garden once.

[AlreadyGone95]

I don't have a garden, so give me the rabbits, too. Like I said, that was the first time I had seen rabbits in my yard in at least 4 years. They used to be so abundant in numbers, but now, they're very scarce. I guess that too many have been killed by hunters or predators.

[Brooke]

In the summer of 2013 we drained our little pond and made it bigger. There are pictures here somewhere. It is now nearly full (3 or 4 more feet to the spillway) and we've been catching fish!

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/desperado74/Outdoors/pond%202016_zpsjsxe4kaw.jpg (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/desperado74/media/Outdoors/pond%202016_zpsjsxe4kaw.jpg.html)

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/desperado74/Outdoors/file--storage-emulated-0-DCIM-Camera-IMG_20160503_164216466_zpsdld0aena.jpg (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/desperado74/media/Outdoors/file--storage-emulated-0-DCIM-Camera-IMG_20160503_164216466_zpsdld0aena.jpg.html)

[Brooke]

Here's a couple before's!

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/desperado74/Outdoors/pond%202013_zpsnsyhl96o.jpg (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/desperado74/media/Outdoors/pond%202013_zpsnsyhl96o.jpg.html)

If you look close, you can see a pink speck on the other side by the water! It's me!

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/desperado74/Outdoors/pond%202%202013_zpshtztsmdp.jpg (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/desperado74/media/Outdoors/pond%202%202013_zpshtztsmdp.jpg.html)

[L101]

Wow - that's a cool "little" pond you have Brooke !! ;-)
It must be really nice to go there on a hot summer's day....don't think I could catch a fish though :grin:

[Glennsallnighter]

Well done, that's an amazing job Brooke. Great that you can fish there too

[AlreadyGone95]

Here's a photo of my mom, one of our cousins, and myself at our family reunion this past weekend.

http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/FB_IMG_1473174515080_zpsdsw8w0w8.jpg (http://s1283.photobucket.com/user/kim_dixon2/media/FB_IMG_1473174515080_zpsdsw8w0w8.jpg.html)

[LuvTim]

Here's a photo of my mom, one of our cousins, and myself at our family reunion this past weekend.

http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/FB_IMG_1473174515080_zpsdsw8w0w8.jpg (http://s1283.photobucket.com/user/kim_dixon2/media/FB_IMG_1473174515080_zpsdsw8w0w8.jpg.html)

Looks like you had a fun time, AG. Thanks for sharing this. :-)

[NightMistBlue]

Cute!!

I bought a new guitar yesterday. I was looking for a smaller acoustic guitar but ended up with this jumbo-sized Epiphone because it sounds so good and plays so easy.
http://www.themusiczoo.com/images/5-07-12/13542_Epiphone_AJ-220SCE_Vintage_Sunburst_a.jpg

[LuvTim]

Cute!!

I bought a new guitar yesterday. I was looking for a smaller acoustic guitar but ended up with this jumbo-sized Epiphone because it sounds so good and plays so easy.
http://www.themusiczoo.com/images/5-07-12/13542_Epiphone_AJ-220SCE_Vintage_Sunburst_a.jpg

She's a beauty!! :-D

[Jonny Come Lately]

Cute!!

I bought a new guitar yesterday. I was looking for a smaller acoustic guitar but ended up with this jumbo-sized Epiphone because it sounds so good and plays so easy.
http://www.themusiczoo.com/images/5-07-12/13542_Epiphone_AJ-220SCE_Vintage_Sunburst_a.jpg

Very nice! Looks so shiny and smooth... :wink:

[NightMistBlue]

Thank you! I prefer a lighter color wood but the great sound & feel just couldn't be denied.

While at the guitar store, I spotted a used 12-string guitar for a relative bargain price. That's been on my mind too. If challenged by my family for the number of guitars I own, I'll use Glenn's excuse, "I'm just looking for one I can play!"

[Brooke]

AG, cute pic! Glad you had a good time over the weekend!

NMB, nice guitar!

[UndertheWire]

Here's a photo of my mom, one of our cousins, and myself at our family reunion this past weekend.

http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/FB_IMG_1473174515080_zpsdsw8w0w8.jpg (http://s1283.photobucket.com/user/kim_dixon2/media/FB_IMG_1473174515080_zpsdsw8w0w8.jpg.html)
I was looking at the background. An elephant's head?
I'm glad you had a good time and now I have a face to put with your writing.

[Annoying Twit]

Thanks for sharing everyone. I must admit that after a long time on the 'net I've reverted to utter privacy and separation of my real life/online life. Nice guitar NMB - it's always good to get an instrument that feels right when you play it. Thanks for sharing AG95, and everyone else. (E.g. tiny pink figures among a sea of earth :) )

[travlnman2]

Thanks for sharing everyone. I must admit that after a long time on the 'net I've reverted to utter privacy and separation of my real life/online life. Nice guitar NMB - it's always good to get an instrument that feels right when you play it. Thanks for sharing AG95, and everyone else. (E.g. tiny pink figures among a sea of earth :) )
Same but here is my guitar rig.

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn33/Stephen_Masi/image_zpsqqk82fgz.jpeg

[NightMistBlue]

Jealous now! Very jealous, travlnman :)

[AlreadyGone95]

I was looking at the background. An elephant's head?
I'm glad you had a good time and now I have a face to put with your writing.

Yes, that's an elephant's head. The location for the reunions for the past 6 years have been hunting lodges. This was our first year at this place. The whole place is full of hunting trophies, both local and big (Africn) game animals. I don't mind local trophies because I have been surrounded by them my whole life (I live 2 miles away from a wildlife preserve), but the elephant, gazelles, zebra, leopard etc creeped me out.

[AlreadyGone95]

Tonight, I had a small rite of passage. Being that today is my 21st birthday, I felt that the best way to celebrate would be to enjoy my first legal alcoholic beverage at a local restaurant.

http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/received_1117436238334299_zps5worymkl.jpeg (http://s1283.photobucket.com/user/kim_dixon2/media/received_1117436238334299_zps5worymkl.jpeg.html)

[Annoying Twit]

Tonight, I had a small rite of passage. Being that today is my 21st birthday, I felt that the best way to celebrate would be to enjoy my first legal alcoholic beverage at a local restaurant.


I hate to ask how many illegal beverages you've had ;)

[Brooke]

Nice pic, AG! Be careful now! :lol:

[AlreadyGone95]

I just got home from enjoying this show. :grooving:http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/IMG_20161015_232133_zpsgylnhajh.jpg (http://s1283.photobucket.com/user/kim_dixon2/media/IMG_20161015_232133_zpsgylnhajh.jpg.html)

[travlnman2]

I hate to ask how many illegal beverages you've had ;)

For me in my family on private occasions we let 18-17 year olds drink. I tried it my first time at my cousins wedding and well long story short:yuck::dizzy:

My 18th birthday is 1 month and 2 days away. My gift is goj g to be a twelve string acoustic-electric guitar. As soon as my College Applications are done I will start hunting.

[Glennsallnighter]

In Ireland the legal age for drinking in public is 18 although if you look under about 25 they WILL ask for ID! But at home there are no official restrictions. I DO remember a certain young lady having a tequila sunrise (only a tiny bit of tequila) in my kitchen at 2am one morning last year when Soda was visiting us!!

[WalshFan88]

So this week I got a new squeeze! :lol:

Gibson Custom Shop Historic 1960 (R0) Reissue Les Paul. It's a beautiful guitar and sounds like a million bucks.

http://i.imgur.com/VWKc7dS.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/UK9EqKH.jpg

[LuvTim]

Good for you, WF88! A work of art. Beautiful.

[Annoying Twit]

That really is a nice guitar.

[Brooke]

Beautiful guitar, Austin! I know you are excited to have it in your collection! :thumbsup:

[WalshFan88]

Thanks everyone!

[Midnight_Flyer]

sunset the other night :heart:
http://i68.tinypic.com/29ap16e.jpg
and another tonight :)
http://i63.tinypic.com/e6alie.jpg

i prefer the first pic :)

[thelastresort]

Lovely pictures MF, that first one is absolutely beautiful.

[Brooke]

Just beautiful, MF! Thanks for sharing!

[Midnight_Flyer]

you're welcome :)

[AlreadyGone95]

I finally uploaded some of my Scotland photos onto Photobucket. I may post around 50 photos, divided into several posts.

The view outside the hostel (we stayed in Newtown but were only a 20 minute walk(5 minute cab ride) from Oldtown
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170514_173046_zpsx888q0hs.jpg

View from atop Calton Hill, Edinburgh
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170514_200639_zpsodbuug0w.jpg

Nearly sunset picture from Newtown
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170514_202414_zpsn8xde1i0.jpg

Edinburgh Castle
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170515_100538_zpsxgm4gspu.jpg

Picture of me inside Jacob's Tower at Edinburgh Castle
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170515_102521_zps3l4hn4sg.jpg

Holyrood Palace
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170515_151047_zpsyzoiepbp.jpg

Kirkyard (churchyard) of St. Andrews Cathedral
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170516_120352_zpsq9nqyb1n.jpg

My professor doing his job at the kirkyard ( we nearly froze while listening to him because of the wind).
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170516_123614_zpsox809jrh.jpg

Ruins of the Cathedral
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170516_135835_zpstbccdkxh.jpg

View from the tower at the cathedral (this is where I busted my knee and ankle. I tripped coming down)
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170516_132853_zpsr7rqf2dv.jpg

The North Sea from the ruins of St. Andrews Castle
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170516_170728_zpseyukwihr.jpg

I'll upload the rest after lunch.

[AlreadyGone95]

Linlithgow Castle and the loch beside it (Linlithgow)
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170517_104734_zpsoyp4lyke.jpg
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170517_105900_zpsz6iujwqv.jpg

Inside/Ruins of Linlithgow Castle
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170517_122335_zpsnvngvsea.jpg

Inside the great hall of Sterling Castle (Sterling)
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170517_162730_zpsijehstb2.jpg

http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170517_162711_zpsjnx2vxgm.jpg

View from Sterling Castle (the divide of the lowlands and highlands)
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170517_165427_zpsxkxmlxqb.jpg
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170517_165418_zpsc27esqsj.jpg

Seeing this on a community center in Edinburgh made my day
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170518_121108_zpsol9cdsn4.jpg

Viking grave and Maiden beheading machine (National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh)
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170518_142801_zpsbh7nkj0u.jpg
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170518_144430_zpsrqiltfeq.jpg

[Pippinwhite]

Fantastic pics, AG. Thanks for sharing them with us!

[Brooke]

Wonderful pictures, AG! Except for that beheading machine! Yikes!

Thanks for sharing!

I would love to see the castles and churches and that old cemetery someday!

Btw, how is your knee and ankle?

[AlreadyGone95]

Brooke, my knee is healing, but ankle isn't. I'm waiting on xray results to see what the exact injury is.

Greyfrair's Kirkyard lecture, Edinburgh(the other professor, an English professor, led this lecture)
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170518_162459_zpsuqog7zax.jpg

My fellow Harry Potter fans will recognize this grave Riddell- Rowling's inspiration for Tom Riddle and family
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170518_163906_zps0uwqythm.jpg

A very cool museum in Edinburgh
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170519_103616_zps1rctw3sl.jpg

David Hume statue "coned", Edinburgh
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170519_104021_zpsj0jdkxvu.jpg

Arthur's Seat, an extinct volcano, Edinburgh
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170519_134717_zpsvpaazygg.jpg

View from part of Arthur's Seat (I couldn't climb all of it, due to injuries. My professor wouldn't let me attempt it, lol)
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170519_135826_zps78i9upme.jpg

http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170519_143311_zpsrd9idday.jpg

Dune Castle's Great Hall
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170522_124131_zpssagv5bs2.jpg

[AlreadyGone95]

Courtyard of the Writers' Musuem
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170515_123518_zpsghy7zk8k.jpg

Glen Coe, Highlands. Rainy, windy, and cold... typical highland weather.
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170522_162721_zpszj16bbin.jpg
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170522_162724_zpsxsw9t2tr.jpg
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170522_162717_zps1af1r9ja.jpg

By this time, I became very sick with bronchitis, so I didn't take many more photos.

Small bar in Oban
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170522_202906_zpsussqqz18.jpg

Little bridge over the Atlantic Ocean
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170523_095408_zpstydxaamu.jpg
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170523_095404_zpsnvihypkb.jpg

Small lighthouse on a boating tour off of Scotland's west coast
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170523_110540_zpsuvgyxnok.jpg

Birds on an uninhabited island (boat tour)
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170523_111948_zpsdjqstydk.jpg

[AlreadyGone95]

Last view of the highlands
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170523_174151_zpsfu9bf19o.jpg
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170523_174157_zpsejchu9kn.jpg

Guns at Sir Walter Scott's home (Tweedbank)
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170524_123933_zps76xdvse9.jpg

Found my last name on coasters at St. Giles Cathedral
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/FB_IMG_1495189459011_zpsihildvgf.jpg

I tried Irn Bru (Scottish soda), but I didn't like it. However, Glenmorangie Scotch was amazing. (It's available in the states)
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170518_001413_zpsdc8b7ra7.jpg

And to end on:
Scottish and UK flags, Edinburgh
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a552/kim_dixon2/20170524_175702_zps580fgttb.jpg

[thelastresort]

I tried Irn Bru (Scottish soda), but I didn't like it. ...

Heresy, they should still have burning at the stake for such blasphemy! ;)

Glad to see you had a good time. You certainly got about a bit!

[AlreadyGone95]

Heresy, they should still have burning at the stake for such blasphemy! ;)

Glad to see you had a good time. You certainly got about a bit!

Lol, it's too sweet and bubblegum flavored. It makes Mountain Dew taste bitter by comparison, although eating a cinnamon roll with it probably didn't help.

[East Texas Girl]

Wow, AG, awesome photos!! Must have been a great trip! Thanks for sharing.

[LuvTim]

Enjoyed your photos very much, AG95. :thumbsup:
So happy you had a good study tour. Now, let's get that ankle healed properly!! Good luck!:-D

[New Kid In Town]

AG - Love your photos ! Scotland looks like such a beautiful country. Hopefully I will get there someday. Happy you had such a nice time and hope your ankle gets better soon.

[travlnman2]

My teacher gave us part 2 to take home before part 1 :headscratch:



http://i350.photobucket.com/albums/q414/guitarmasi23/Mobile%20Uploads/19586391-26DA-4DAB-8423-929FBE90CFBE_zpszov4slkx.jpg (http://s350.photobucket.com/user/guitarmasi23/media/Mobile%20Uploads/19586391-26DA-4DAB-8423-929FBE90CFBE_zpszov4slkx.jpg.html)

[LuvTim]

TM2- LOL!! :-D

[New Kid In Town]

TM - You take your exams home ?

[travlnman2]

TM - You take your exams home ?

No. This is an essay. Apparently my teacher wanted my class to think about the essay's.