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Foto Friday: Virus Humor
We have a few comedians in town. I can appreciate. These are cute and clever. That being said, I am getting tired of the TV telling me to social distance, stay at home and wash my hands. I heard you the first fifty times. Enough already. All photos are my personal collection. © ~Vic
The homeowners are known for wiring things
to the railing.
04-15-2020
is short for jackass. He is well known
around town. The green critter on his
back is a Disney character, I guess.
04-16-2020
Shutterbug Saturday: Animal Friends 3.0
Update: I am changing the heading on all of my wildlife posts to Animal Friends. ~Vic
More shots from the local wild babies. All photos are my personal collection. ©.
Sadly, it was dead.
It cooked in the sun.
Non-poisonous.
06-02-2019
07-25-2019
Peek-a-boo!
07-25-2019
07-25-2019
Victim of a vehicle.
The phone couldn’t capture the brilliant green.
Non-poisonous.
07-29-2019
Seeing spots.
08-17-2019
Pink Moon 2020
Our full moon this month is a Super Moon, as was last month‘s…which I totally missed. I did a Pink Moon post last year with all the different names so, I won’t repeat them here.
I also didn’t have any immediate shots because of the weather and wound up posting some older pictures. Earlier, I thought the weather wasn’t going to cooperate tonight, either and I shared some older pix, below. But, it rose beautifully, without much cloud interference. It is a bit hazy, tho. I saved it for last. All photos are my personal collection ©, unless otherwise stated.
Full illumination occurs at 10:35pm EDT. Howl for me! ~Vic
04-10-2017
04-28-2018
Not sure why I didn’t post this last year.
04-15-2019
Moon over the Library.
04-06-2020
The tree is holding on.
04-07-2020
References:
Full Moons (Moon Giant)
Full Moon Dates & Times (Farmers’ Almanac 1818)
Full Moon Names (The Old Farmer’s Almanac 1792)
Pink Moon (Time and Date)
Snapshots Sunday: Person County History Museum 2.0
Continuing yesterday’s post…
All photos are my personal collection. © ~Vic
Woodsdale, NC
Notice the cat bed on the porch to the left
and kitty on the steps.
03-19-2020
for passing traffic or planes flying overhead.
Shutterbug Saturday: Person County History Museum
I intended to start posting these pictures yesterday but, I was just too busy. And, I’m nearly out of time for today but, more will be posted tomorrow.
We did not tour the museum as everything seems to be closed and everyone is virus-risk averse. The grounds were open, so we just enjoyed the outdoors. I hope we can return and tour the old home.
All photos are my personal collection. © ~Vic
was converted into a history museum.
03-19-2020
Surrounded by military veteran bricks.
Snapshots Sunday: Buddy 2.0
Buddy came to me (and an ex) as a little thing. He had been born under a home 75 miles east and his mother had to leave him behind. The guy living there heard the crying mews and went to investigate. He found tiny Buddy in an upright cinder block, pulled him out and realized he was a newborn with his eyes still closed. He sought help from a veterinarian and began to feed him. Fast forward five weeks and the guy contacts my ex. “You want a kitten? I can’t handle him, anymore.” He shows up with this gi-normous litter box with a cover, that little Buddy could barely jump in and out of, a box of various toys and a gallon container of kitten food. The guy lived alone and traveled a lot so, he felt Buddy would be better off with us. I had lost my very first cat six months prior so, Buddy’s arrival was cause for celebration. He was my baby for nine years. (1997-2006). All photos are my personal collection. ~Vic
See also: Love Your Pet Day and Buddy
09-06-2004
09-06-2004
05-17-2005
I had no choice.
09-13-2004
This was his last Christmas.
12-18-2005.
Shutterbug Saturday: Sky Gazing 3.0
More submissions of the beauty of our sun and sky. All photos are my personal collection. © ~Vic
10-20-2017
04-15-2019
09-12-2019
09-12-2019
Shutterbug Saturday: Rogue Artistes 5.0
It’s been nearly a year since I made my first post on our local artwork. Here are parts two, three and four. I’ve gathered up some more, below. All photos are my personal collection. © ~Vic
06-23-2019
What the critter is, I don’t know.
07-25-2019
Howie?
Wowie?
10-04-2019
10-10-2019
Captured well after Halloween.
It appears to be prints of a one-legged man?
There’s a foot print and a dot.
What do you think?
11-26-2019
With a “V”?
This one was hard to get.
02-22-2020
Snapshots Sunday: Snow Pix 2.0
Part two of the Snow Pix from yesterday. ~Vic
Her daughter wanted to dress as Elsa
Shutterbug Saturday: Snow Pix
We’ve had cold temps here and plenty of rain but, the two haven’t combined to give us any frozen precipitation. Don’t me wrong. I’m not complaining. I like a good snow storm, here and there but, I don’t like the mess. That being said, since we haven’t had any of the white stuff, I submit…for your approval…some pix I harvested from a FakeBook group back in 2018, when we had two snow bombs. I posted my own photos on December 9, 2018 and added some of my stuff to the same group. These are really good and photographer credit is listed. I will post the rest, tomorrow. ~Vic
Snow Moon 2020
I did a Snow Moon post last year on February 18. I covered all the unique names and the history. I won’t repeat the information here.
100% illumination occurred at 02:33am EST. Howl for me!
All photos are my personal collection. © ~Vic
Snapshots Sunday: Alamance Battleground 2.0
Two months ago, on December 7, 2019, I visited Alamance Battleground with my buddy Ray. I posted the first batch of pictures on December 8, intending to post the rest on December 14. For obvious reasons, that didn’t happen so, here are the rest.
All photos are my personal collection. © ~Vic
Originally located at Guilford Courthouse Military Park
Moved in 1962, “on indefinite loan.”
It is claimed that the battle was the first of the Revolutionary War.
It was actually the last battle of the War of Regulation,
which lead to the Revolutionary War.
James Hunter
General of the Regulators
North Carolina Timeline
1774 North Carolina Provincial Congress
The Mecklenburg Declaration 1775
Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge 1776
North Carolina is the first to call for independence
with the Halifax Resolves 1776
Six were executed.
“Our blood will be as good seed in good ground,
that will soon produce one hundred fold.”
James Pugh June 19, 1771
Dates reflect the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence (disputed but,
possibly Mecklenburg Resolves) and
the Halifax Resolves.
Snapshots Sunday: Alamance Battleground
Back in May, I did a post on the Battle of Alamance so, I won’t revisit the historical details. Yesterday, I visited the actual battleground with my buddy, Ray. They were having German Heritage Day with authentic German food for visitors. I was so glad we had a beautiful day. It was chilly but, there was a really good turnout. I hadn’t been to this site in nearly 45 years.
All photos are my personal collection. © ~Vic
the small creek/tributary of Beaver Creek/Big Alamance Creek/Lake Mackintosh.
“HERE WAS FOUGHT THE BATTLE OF ALAMANCE
MAY 18, 1771
BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND
THE REGULATORS
Crossed Cannons & LIBERTY
Right Inscription:
FIRST BATTLE OF THE REVOLUTION
More to come…
Shutterbug Saturday: Animal Friends 2.0
Update: I am changing all of my headings from wildlife to Animal Friends. ~Vic
More of our local cutie pies. All photos are my personal collection ©.
07-03-2019
Thanksgiving 2019
As I type this, I am nearly comatose from the tryptophan overload. I’m glad I went for a walk before I ate as I would never have been able to get off the couch. I didn’t prepare a full size turkey as there was only three of us eating. I slow cooked a turkey breast in my crock pot. I did have the usual mashed potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce and my lumpy mushroom gravy. With a small gathering, no traditional dressing but, stove top stuffing instead. I’ve struggled for years to make non-lumpy gravy. It just ain’t happening. *sigh*
Many well wishes and, safe travels to family and friends. The weather is a mess in many parts of the US. *yawn* ~Vic
the crescent moon as well.
Just below it, hard to see, is Venus.
It’s a truly slim crescent but, my phone always blurs Moon.
Cosmic-Observation 