Today I saw...

28 September 2016, 05:36 PM

RealPlayer

Today I saw...

A beautiful coffeehouse opened in our neighborhood.

It is part of a new apartment complex on the waterfront. The name is Coffee'd, which is a chain, but the coffee is good.

The space is wonderful...bright, airy and inviting. Quite large, two seating areas (one higher) and no food service yet, but that's coming. I hope they can make it business-wise.

http://i204.photobucket.com/al.../P09-26-16_11.57.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/al.../P09-26-16_11.57.jpg

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21 October 2016, 08:32 PM

rustyfingers

Happy 219th birthday to the USS Constitution. She's in dry dock for repairs.

I was interested to learn about how dry docks work. They are a lot like locks.

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26 October 2016, 10:06 AM

big al

Thanks for the frigate pictures, RF. I'm glad to see the old girl being kept alive for future generations.

When I was a boy, my family traveled as far as Boston on a vacation. I remember seeing the masts of Old Ironsides from a distance, but my father grew so frustrated with trying to maneuver the streets of Boston that we drove away without ever making it shipside.

Big Al

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26 October 2016, 06:01 PM

rustyfingers

Oh that's too bad. I think you would really enjoy a visit.

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31 October 2016, 11:21 PM

BeeLady

I sometimes run to the back entrance of the local cemetery....a lovely place..

I am still exploring the grounds and spied an unusual marker..on my way there..I found..

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22 November 2016, 04:48 PM

RealPlayer

A strange place for a fancy birdhouse -- a busy urban intersection. A project of the Boy Scouts?

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03 February 2017, 01:55 PM

jon-nyc

No picture, as I was driving. But a big bird of prey came down and grabbed a good-sized squirrel and then flew very low directly over the highway. I could see the squirrel's face as they went by.

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04 February 2017, 11:53 AM

Catseye3

quote:
Originally posted by jon-nyc:
No picture, as I was driving. But a big bird of prey came down and grabbed a good-sized squirrel and then flew very low directly over the highway. I could see the squirrel's face as they went by.

Did it look something like this?

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05 February 2017, 09:49 PM

BeeLady

A visit with Bernard

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17 March 2017, 03:51 PM

Bernard

Two-and-a-half miles to the end of my road, just a bit down to the right. Mt. Moosilauke. It stands at the southwestern edge of the White Mountains.

(I pasted the location from my FB page, so if you can't see it, let me know.)

19 March 2017, 11:48 AM

wtg

That's beautiful country, Bernard.

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29 March 2017, 03:48 PM

RealPlayer

The birdhouse I posted a few entries upthread has found a new home...at a neighbor's house up the street from me. As you can see, he is fond of woodworking, judging from his own handiwork (he also built his kids a treehouse out back). I've been told he's also a bicyclist and pianist, like moi, so we ought to get to know each other.

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02 April 2017, 05:34 PM

BeeLady

Look who came to visit today!!

Peggy and I have been friends for almost 15 years. This is the first time we have met in person!

Thanks to the forums for bringing such wonderful people into my life.

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08 April 2017, 01:15 PM

RealPlayer

Great photo! Glad you two got together!

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10 April 2017, 09:41 AM

wtg

That's so cool, BL!

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