Good morning all,
I got in late tonight so an empty post will have to do. Some great stuff is enqueue, so please bear with.
Have a great day!
by Alain Chamot (1971-2020)| 16 Comments
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Good morning all,
I got in late tonight so an empty post will have to do. Some great stuff is enqueue, so please bear with.
Have a great day!
by Alain Chamot (1971-2020)| 15 Comments
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Folks,
Still consumed by houses and planning and remodeling and landscaping and all the amazing, crazy details you can get sucked into, thanks HGTV! But see, this is not our first house so we are older and wiser and on top of our experience, we have spent years watching Property Brothers, Love It or List It, Fixer Upper, etc. and have learned a lot vicariously. We see red flags and opportunity where before, we would have smiled with fake interest and missed a lot or taken a plunge, missing hazards and warning signs.
Have be a great weekend, and for those Floridians, etc., be safe and gods-bless.
This was my view just a few weeks ago in high country, Colorado. It already feels like years. I so dearly miss being able to drive for two hours whenever I wanted or needed some of this. We shall reconvene Monday.
by Alain Chamot (1971-2020)| 12 Comments
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Sorry folks, I’m completely absorbed in house hunting/planning/buying that I have no time for much else. I will make sure there’s a Friday post – again, my apologies for Wednesday and today.
Open thread!
by Alain Chamot (1971-2020)| 5 Comments
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Good Morning All,
Sorry, should have run this yesterday.
Have a wonderful day, and enjoy the pictures!
Today, pictures from valued commenter James E Powell.
Visiting DC for the first time since Sixth Grade
Taken on 2019-08-09 00:00:00
Washington DC
I was a little surprised but very pleased at the number of people who stopped to photograph the entrance to the Speaker’s office.
Thank you so much James E Powell, do send us more when you can.
Travel safely everybody, and do share some stories in the comments, even if you’re joining the conversation late.
by Alain Chamot (1971-2020)| 14 Comments
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Good Morning All,
Some more good stuff to share – have a wonderful day, and enjoy the pictures!
Today, pictures from valued commenter James E Powell.
First trip to DC since Sixth Grade.
Taken on 2019-08-06 00:00:00
Annapolis Maryland
View of Capitol Building from Main Street
Taken on 2019-08-09 00:00:00
Washington DC
Ceiling of Contemplative Court
Taken on 2019-08-09 00:00:00
Washington DC
View of the Capitol from the steps of the Supreme Court
Taken on 2019-08-09 00:00:00
Washington DC
Library of Congress Reading Room. For card holders only.
Taken on 2019-08-09 00:00:00
Washington DC
The Great Hall of the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress.
Thank you so much James E Powell, do send us more when you can.
Travel safely everybody, and do share some stories in the comments, even if you’re joining the conversation late. Many folks confide that they go back and read old threads, one reason these are available on the Quick Links menu.
by Alain Chamot (1971-2020)| 8 Comments
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Good Morning All,
Have a great day and weekend, enjoy the pictures, and we’ll see you next week.
Today, pictures from valued commenter Sloane Ranger.
I spend 3 very hot and sunny days in the birthplace of William Shakespeare, including a visit to the theatre to have a behind the scenes tour and later see the RSC production of “As You Like It”.
Here’s a view of the theatre from the park.
Taken on 23 July 2019
Stratford on Avon
This is the older end of the RSC Theatre that was saved from the fire that took place between the wars.
Taken on 23 July 2019
Stratford on Avon
This shows the terrace of the modern part of the theatre taken from the river.
Taken on 23 July 2019
Stratford on Avon
I took a walking tour with a guide who told us that the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust was founded to preserve this building after P.T. Barnum tried to buy it. He wanted to put it on wheels and transport it across the USA apparently. The entrance fee is extortionate. You get in through a modern building that is just out of shot.
Taken on 23 July 2019
Stratford on Avon
You have to pay to see the grave. The church itself is the usual mishmash of periods.
Taken on 23 July 2019
Stratford on Avon
This is a barge moving from the canal into the River Avon. There were loads of them when I was there. Mainly holidaymakers. The Avon itself is very busy with leisure craft of all kinds and lots of lovely riverside walks available.
Thank you so much Sloane Ranger, do send us more when you can.
Travel safely everybody, and do share some stories in the comments, even if you’re joining the conversation late. Many folks confide that they go back and read old threads, one reason these are available on the Quick Links menu.
by Alain Chamot (1971-2020)| 16 Comments
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Good Morning All,
This is the first post…of the end, until the Great Transmogrification.
On The Road is no longer accepting new content, and the form has now been shut down. We will wend through the existing submissions, with a few from me, interspersed, as warranted.
In a couple of weeks or more, we’ll introduce a new submission form with the new OTR format; both will launch when the new site launches. You can always use the existing Contact form to contact me until the new site launch, for larger or other submissions/issues.
Once the new site launches, OTR and submissions will be handled a bit differently, as will contact to me and other Front-Pagers. We are not publishing our new addresses in text/bot-readable format. Of course, those who know our personal addresses will not lose access.
Today we appreciate yet another amazing submission by Albatrossity – thank you, dear friend, we so look forward to more on the new site.
Have a wonderful day, and enjoy the pictures, everybody!
Today, pictures from valued commenter Albatrossity.
More images of the critters found in the Flint Hills of Kansas.
Taken on 2016-05-07 00:00:00
Flint Hills of Kansas
Upland Sandpipers are one of those counter-intuitive shorebirds that are found on grasslands (like Long-billed Curlew in North America or Greater Sandplover in Asia). They also have one of the longest migrations of any bird, flying from the North American grasslands to the pampas of Argentina and back on an annual basis. Their cheerful wolf-whistle calls are a sure sign of spring here.
Taken on 2018-07-27 00:00:00
Flint Hills of Kansas
Common Nighthawks were formerly indeed common, but are now declining across much of North America. They are a common breeding bird in the Flint Hills still, but even here there are signs of decreasing populations, perhaps due to the precipitous decline in populations of flying insects.
Taken on 2018-08-16 00:00:00
Flint Hills of Kansas
Blue Grosbeaks are a surprisingly unobtrusive bird, despite their colorful plumage, but can usually be located by listening for their song. They are not a strictly grassland-dependent species, but are found in the edges (ecotone) between shrubs/small trees and grass.
Taken on 2018-05-08 00:00:00
Flint Hills of Kansas
One of the birds whose return I look forward to every year is the Orchard Oriole. Smaller and less flashy than our Baltimore Orioles, they also are a bird of the edges, frequenting shrubby patches in the grasslands. It is a good day if you can get out out in the open and admire it.
Taken on 2017-08-08 00:00:00
Flint Hills of Kansas
This is one of the most mysterious birds in North America, the Sedge Wren. These birds travel through the Flint Hills in the spring, heading north to short-grass meadows and sedge marshes in the upper midwest, the Dakotas, and Canada’s prairie provinces. They head south in late July and spend August and September in the Flint Hills, building nests and singing lustily from tallgrass or sedges along the streamsides. They apparently do not breed here, despite all that effort, and in October they disappear. This one is perched on an Ironweed, a very common flowering plant here in July and August.
Thank you so much Albatrossity, do send us more when you can.
Travel safely everybody, and do share some stories in the comments, even if you’re joining the conversation late. Many folks confide that they go back and read old threads, one reason these are available on the Quick Links menu.