Various Pics From The Trip

Other pictures from the trip in no particular order.

This is the old homestead of my Uncle Ed Rader. He had a small farm and I helped him in the summers for many years. It has changed, of course a lot since I was there. Gone are the neat old corn cribs that were tot he right, and the big ancient barn in the middle that burned shortly after he died. The house is no longer white, tan siding now adorns the sides. It has also been added to: there is now a swimming pool, deck and garage added.

This is a detail of a painting I did recently by memory, featuring Ed's place. I didn't need a picture to remember what it used to look like.

Went with the Wombie and Holly to Sully's in G-Burg while back. On an old unpainted shed next tot he parking lot was this flag, nailed to the boards, falling apart, but still regal and beautiful.

At a gas station in Aledo; somehow the grammar seems a bit off. Maybe it's the redundancy, maybe the tortured structure.

Every time I go to Jerry's in Mt. Pleasant I have this irrational need to take a picture: much like an art lover at a museum.

My entry-level camera has a hard time recording certain reds and hues at sunset/sunrise, but somehow came close to this beautiful sunset at Pat's place.

As time was running out, I gathered the peeps for a photo at the Hideaway in Viola.

From left to right: Mark, Christopher, and Tim. Guess which one didn't want their picture taken?

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Flashback Friday

Class, Or Lack Thereof The Dwight Vice gravestone in Oquawka, Illinois. I bring this old chestnut out every so often just to remind me that class is classless. Dwight Vice was killed in his home near Oquawka in 2001. It was one of those things that can generate crime: two guys thought Dwight had a lot of money stashed at home because of his pot-selling sideline to supplement his fishing job. Not really one of those big drug deals gone-bad things. Marijuana was, according to the trial, about the only stuff Dwight sold. But these two guys barge into the house and killed Dwight and attempted to kill his 11 year old kid, Darryl, before they took off with what money they could find. His son, now 23, was stabbed in the back and left for dead. He survived and is wheelchair bound and has undergone several surgeries to repair his wounds. He will be paralyzed for life. None of this is pleasant. Reading the facts of the murder and attempted murder are most unpleasant

Summer Swim

It's Monday and the start of another work week. Except for me. I have the week off because the parents of my daycare charges are taking the week off, too. This is one of those wordless posts I love on Mondays so I can put my laziness in full view of loyal readers. These pics need no words. Why muddy the waters? They were taken at the pool at Sinkhole Estates aka Death Valley. The nice thing about this pool is it is heated in winter. If one must find positives in one's situation, I suppose that is one. But, please, no more.

Florida Air Museum - Part 3

Welcome back to a pretty neat tour of the Florida Air Museum in Lakeland Florida. There's a lot to see and a couple of the old Geezer Gold Wing guys are already sitting down instead of walking around looking at the exhibits. That's John who is wore out and making a call to his wife. In all honesty, John was pretty well bushed before the ride. He told me his daughter's family was down from one of the Carolina's with the grand kids and he must have played with them too much. He's about to take off on his own and head for home, but he's going to miss a couple of neat things out on Hangar A. But, before we walk over there, we have lots yet to see here. If you saw The Aviator with Leonardo DiCaprio playing Howard Hughes, you'll remember that he went up in a plane during the filming of one of his movies to prove a point about flying. He crashed trying to execute a roll and this is a picture of the plane he crashed. Note the propeller

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