tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34682090308229171772024-02-19T00:56:30.826-05:00Keeping Up With The Parental UnitsLillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16293773573930344639noreply@blogger.comBlogger665125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468209030822917177.post-85200129222292116912023-03-04T21:49:00.003-05:002023-03-06T18:49:22.085-05:00Happy Purim 2023! Fun and Ridiculous Stuff From Our Current Trip!
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<p style="font-size: larger;"> Here is some fun and ridiculous stuff from our current trip, for your Purim enjoyment. Also silly pictures! Not in any kind of any chronological order. There is a lot of stuff, you might say a Whole Megillah of stuff, cause we've been on the road a long time. </p>
<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">1. <b>Bob sometimes wears a Maine baseball cap</b>. People always ask if he is from Maine. His answer always gets a laugh - No, I am from New Jersey but why would I want to wear a New Jersey hat? </p>
<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">2. <b>Everyone has to comment on our NJ license plates</b>. For example - NJ, huh. Where in NJ? I’m originally from NJ. My (insert family person here) lives in NJ or is from NJ. You’re a long way from home. Did you come all the way from NJ just to see (insert current location or attraction). Are you from the north, south, or the famous central NJ? Etc.</p>
<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">3. <b>Early in our trip we took a 2 week Caribbean cruise</b> from Tampa. One of the tour guides on a ship excursion was named <b>Eliezer</b>. He started to explain his name - Abraham’s servant who was sent to get a wife for Isaac - and we were, yeah, yeah, we know the story. </p>
<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">4. <b>I went to the gym once on our cruise</b>. The last day - to weigh myself. </p>
<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">5. <b>A Wynn Dixie</b> near Ocala, FL, labeled Wolffs kasha as “Grits” . </p>
<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">6. <b>We were stranded in Pedernales State Park</b> near Austin, TX for several days towards the end of January as the <i>whole center of the state (including DFW airport)</i> shut down for a week due to only <i>½ inch of ice and or snow</i>. </p>
<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">7. <b>We saw someone who looked familiar at a restaurant in Dallas</b>. It took a while for us to remember that he was someone who had us for a meal on a Shabbos. But we couldn't remember which city. Bob had to check his email to see where it had been (Houston). </p>
<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">8. <b>A Texas put down - He’s all hat and no cattle</b>. </p>
<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">9. <b>Texas has a great supermarket chain called H-E-B </b>with 350 stores and a giant H-E-B sign at each one. The first time I saw the sign I thought the store was something Jewish, but the name is the initials of the founder, Howard Edward Butt. (Must be why he used his initials, not last name) Many of the stores do have a very nice kosher section though.</p>
<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">10. <b>We always ask park rangers, tour guides, etc.</b>, for the stupidest question they have ever been asked. Here are some of our favorites from this trip – </p>
<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; margin-left: 15pt;"> a. <b>The Cruise Director</b> on our cruise had an irate passenger complain that he was supposed to have an unobstructed window in his cabin. She replied, “Just wait till we move away from the dock.” </p>
<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; margin-left: 15pt;">b. <b>A park ranger in a visitor center</b> was once asked, “How long is the 10 min video?”</p>
<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; margin-left: 15pt;">c. <b>A Carlsbad Caverns Ranger</b> was asked, “Is this underground?"</p>
<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; margin-left: 15pt;">d. <b>Another Carlsbad Caverns Ranger</b> was asked, “How much of the cave is unexplored?” </p>
<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; margin-left: 15pt;">e. <b>A Texas State Park</b> with a river used for tubing has a sign that says, “Once you leave the park, you won’t be able to walk or take the river back. <b>The river does not run in a circle</b>.” This reminded me of a guide on a whitewater river rafting trip in Massachusetts who told us he was once asked, “When do we get back to our starting point?” </p>
<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">11. <b>There were clouds of biting midges in Big Bend </b>National Park everywhere near the Rio Grande River. Every time we got into Our V, tons of the little pests got in with us. For some reason, they were attracted to the windshield. So, every time we got into Our V, we would spend a few minutes squishing the midges against the windshield. This was the first time I have ever had to clean bug smears off the <i>inside</i> of a windshield. </p>
<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">12. <b>We have spent a lot of time in the wilderness.</b> And by wilderness, I mean No Internet Connection. </p>
<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">13. <b>There is a kosher fleisching (meat) restaurant in Dallas called Milk and Honey. </b></p>
<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">14. <b>The major of Lajitas, TX</b>‘s<b> name is Clay Henry</b>. And is a goat. His campaign slogan is, “The World’s Most Honest Politician.”</p>
<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">15. <b>Danger! Travel can be dangerous!</b> We have seen signs warning us about:
Flying Discs, Dangerous Banks, Historic Steps, Falling Rocks, Tornados, Water on Road, Rip Currents on Road, Flash Floods, High Winds, Wind Currents, Wind Gusts, Dust Storms, Blowing Dust, and Zero Visibility. And the dangers of wildlife such as Bears, Wild Bison, Wild Horses, Mountain Lions, Wild Alligators, Alligators, Snakes, Loose Cattle, and Crazy Tawney Ants. One campground helpfully included this sheet in their handout: </p>
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<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Miscellaneous </b> and photographic proof of some of the items on the previous list</p>
<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Great quote seen in the <b>Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience</b>, New Orleans : "No Jew is ever the first Jew anywhere. There is always one before him." <i>Jacob Rader Marcus, Founder of the American Jewish Archives</i>.</p>
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<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Saw this in the Japanese garden of <b>Bellingrath Gardens, Alabama</b>. It looked like Hebrew but we couldn’t figure out what it said. That’s because the sign actually says, "Drink Coca Cola," in Japanese. We confirmed it with Bob's former boss Ito San. Walter Bellingrath made a fortune from having the only Coca Cola bottling plant in the whole southeast in the early 1900's. </p>
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<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>We Were Like Two Cruise Ships That Pass in the Night</b></p>
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<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>A Log Jam</b></p>
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<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Road Ends Here</b>. Gee, I would never have noticed.</p>
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<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A <b>Smoking Manatee</b>, Homosassa State Park, FL </p>
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<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">After they fixed the <b>Smoking</b> <b>Manatee</b>. Not sure this is any better. </p>
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<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Adult Supervision</b>, Fort Desoto State Park, FL </p>
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<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>HEB, TX </b></p>
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<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Wolffs Grits </b></p>
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<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>The River Does Not Run in a Circle</b>. In case you thought the river is an Amusement Park Ride. Clearly, and sadly, a lot of people need to be told this. Brazos Bend State Park, TX</p>
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<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Tree of the Year</b>, McKinney Falls State Park, TX. It did really well in the talent competition.</p>
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<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Weird dollar amount</b>. Ochlockonee State Park, FL </p>
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<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>You never know </b>what you are going to see on the road. Hope he doesn’t go over a bump. Somewhere on I-95. </p>
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<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>You never know</b> what you are going to see in the campground. The guy who built this was great fun to talk to. Emma Long Municipal Park, Austin.</p>
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<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>World Famous Clay Henry</b>, mayor of Lajitas, TX, posing for a campaign photo. </p>
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<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>We Drove by This Artist and an Hour Later Passed her Again</b>. Look at the paintings.</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYy-gf5lnCBaLbJSfLgc81Cu7ugfMoNoRNrPxdffjCNOGJNnFSe-cwouW6tPjQRj00Q71bywQ6NSv-oBXtWNXOBpcT9AcDftQL6WzAXAT5sOctpOac07GKac-hbxUK4Rp14w-IvYqw_clQiYXR-ZruVvxRGP7smQKFBlVefKS7yLCEp0aI4tt5H3m1iA/s1417/IMG_7058-artust.jpg" style="display: inline; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" center="" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="1417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYy-gf5lnCBaLbJSfLgc81Cu7ugfMoNoRNrPxdffjCNOGJNnFSe-cwouW6tPjQRj00Q71bywQ6NSv-oBXtWNXOBpcT9AcDftQL6WzAXAT5sOctpOac07GKac-hbxUK4Rp14w-IvYqw_clQiYXR-ZruVvxRGP7smQKFBlVefKS7yLCEp0aI4tt5H3m1iA/s400/IMG_7058-artust.jpg" text-align:="" width="400" /></a>
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<p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b> Don't Text and Drive </b></p>
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<p style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Numerous Road Signs</b> (This is not a <span style="font-size: x-small;">CAPTCHA</span>)</p>
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<p style="font-family: verdana;"><b>More Signs </b></p>
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Lillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16293773573930344639noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468209030822917177.post-44232833692603988042023-03-02T21:00:00.000-05:002023-03-02T21:24:58.961-05:00Keeping Up With the Parental Units - Photos of the Day Part 2<div style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">
<p><b> Continuing with Photos of the Day... </b></p>
<p><b> Rest area, Big Bend Ranch State Park, TX Feb 21 </b></p>
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<p><b> So many of these highway views look like painted backdrops.</b> Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Feb 22 </p>
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<p><b> Carlsbad Caverns. </b>We were here 38 years ago, and I have been a cave junkie ever since. Put this on the top of your bucket list! Feb 23</p>
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<p><b> After well over a month in Texas, we are moving on! Feb 24</b></p>
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<p><b> We drive into a blizzard near Tucson, on the way to see spring wildflowers. Feb 26</b>. </p>
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<p><b> Picacho Peak State Park AZ Superbloom - from a blizzard to spring wildflowers! Feb 26. </b></p>
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<p><b> The temperature went up a few degrees and all the Poppies opened. Picacho Peak State Park - Superbloom AZ. Feb 27</b></p>
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<p><b> Lost Dutchman State Park, AZ. View from our campsite. Feb 28</b></p>
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<p><b> Bev and Ivan insist we pick some citrus</b><b> in their backyard</b><b> to take with us. Phoenix. Mar 1</b></p>
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Lillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16293773573930344639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468209030822917177.post-89219489363766782362023-03-01T20:36:00.005-05:002023-03-02T10:56:05.239-05:00Keeping Up With the Parental Units - Photos of the Day Part 1 <div style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">
<p>Traveling the way we do, I don't have time to blog reliably. What I have been doing instead, because it takes no time, is to post “<b>Photos of the Day</b>” on Facebook. This way, at least any of my Facebook friends who are interested can keep up with where we are and what we are doing. </p>
<p><b>I’ll start posting some of those photos on the blog.</b></p>
<p>Going back a month… </p>
<p><b>Missing My Kids, Dallas Zoo. Feb 6 </b></p>
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<p><b>Caverns of Sonora, TX. </b>I love caves! This one was one of the best ones with possibly the worst tour guide.<b> Feb 12 </b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXYuUHXwt7I8wiyFv_9e6tneSY7CVXCk87CnMAYNvDzAOS-drvpY1X1rxRZ9p9nZjGN3BBcd1ilZpHQAB2oGAVOWISBieDT4XbuHUWnl_7IpHtzHa0szaO7niZDXGn2tdooGS3HDo3WgzjD4KivdNxHLeFUZdrvKC_8dkyGEDsmjsrBIJNo8WmH5D_8Q/s4128/20230212_104908%20-%20Copy.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXYuUHXwt7I8wiyFv_9e6tneSY7CVXCk87CnMAYNvDzAOS-drvpY1X1rxRZ9p9nZjGN3BBcd1ilZpHQAB2oGAVOWISBieDT4XbuHUWnl_7IpHtzHa0szaO7niZDXGn2tdooGS3HDo3WgzjD4KivdNxHLeFUZdrvKC_8dkyGEDsmjsrBIJNo8WmH5D_8Q/s600/20230212_104908%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="600" /></a></div>
<p><b>The rest of these are Photos of the Day are from Big Bend National Park, </b>where we were for a little over a week. A very tiring week.</p>
<p><b>Hiking in Chisos Basin. Feb 14 </b></p>
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<p><b> Historic Rio Grande Hot Spring building. Feb 15 </b></p>
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<p><b> Hola Desde Boquillas del Carmen! </b>We took our passports and were rowed across the Rio Grande in a rowboat from Big Bend National Park, to <b>Mexico </b>then walked ½ mile into town.<b> Feb 16 </b></p>
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<p> T<b>exas Bluebonnets (lupines to the rest of us) Feb 17 </b></p>
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<p><b> Lost Mine Trail. Feb 17 </b></p>
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<p><b> Blue Creek Trail. Feb 19 </b></p>
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<p>We meet Randy and Georgia, aka, Windtalker and Mom, on this hike. Windtalker graciously gifts us with an impromtu performance on the Native American Flute. His music in that setting was magical! </p>
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<p><b> Inside Santa Elena Canyon. Feb 20 </b></p>
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<p><b>Coming soon – From Big Bend to now </b></p>
</div>Lillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16293773573930344639noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468209030822917177.post-69605413650153177582023-02-03T08:00:00.003-05:002023-02-03T09:21:17.273-05:00Texas State Parks 1: Brazos Bend <div style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">
<p><b>Currently in Dallas for Shabbos. But earlier in January -</b></p><p><b>Brazos Bend State Park</b>. We came for 1 night and stayed for 3. It was a wonderful introduction to Texas State Parks. See for yourself:
</p><p>This picture doesn’t properly show what a lovely <b>campsite </b>this was. It was in a serene meadow dotted with live oaks with no other campers nearby. </p>
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<p><b>Fishing Dock</b></p>
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<p>The trail along <b>40 Acre Lake </b>to the observation tower provided excellent birding! Birder friends, help me out here if I mislabel. </p>
<p><b>Whistling Ducks</b> (next 3 photos)</p>
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<p><b>Synchronized Upside Downs</b></p>
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<p><b>Synchronized Sleeping</b></p>
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<p><b>Scarlet Tanager</b>! I don’t think I ever saw one before! </p>
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<p><b>Coopers Hawk</b></p>
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<p><b>Koots</b></p>
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<p><b>Little Blue Heron</b>? </p>
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<p><b>The labels mark past floods</b>. See the one Bob is pointing to? That was the flood of December 1913. This entire area is totally flat for miles and miles. <b>I can’t imagine the amount of water in the Brazos River to flood all this land up to that height. </b></p>
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<p><b>On the White Oak Trail, Red Buckeye Trail to the Brazos River and Big Creek, and Creekfield Lake Woodland Trails.</b>..</p>
<p><b>A Vulture Condo</b>. There were lots more on this tree!</p>
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<p><b>Birder friends</b>? </p>
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<p><b>This trunk was at least several feet across.</b> The tree had fallen and blocked the trail. </p>
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<p><b> Interesting Stuff</b> (it's a technical term) and <b>Pretty Views </b></p>
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<p><b>This trail was full of Dangerous Banks</b></p>
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<p><b>The observatory was closed</b>, but we walked over anyway and talked to the guys trying to fix the telescopes</p>
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<p><b>The Nature Center</b></p>
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<p>This <b>Great Horned Owl </b>makes her nest right behind the park office every year, then glares at everyone who comes to see her</p>
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<p>Technically these <b>Whooping Cranes</b> were not in the park. But because they were in fields 10 minutes away, I have included this photo.<b> My first time seeing a whooping crane</b>. We (me) had seriously considered going 400 miles (round trip) out of our way to the Whooping Crane Festival near Port Aransas, TX and we (me) regretfully decided it wasn’t worth it. But I got to see them anyway!</p>
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<p><b>Fun Fact</b>: Although I have not been posting bird pictures, I have tons of great ones from other places. <b>Maybe a future blog post</b>?</p><p><br /></p>
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Lillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16293773573930344639noreply@blogger.com1Brazos Bend State Park, 21901 Farm to Market Rd 762, Needville, TX 77461, USA29.3706267 -95.62721851.0603928638211535 -130.7834685 57.680860536178841 -60.4709685tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468209030822917177.post-51744874199037468612023-02-01T17:46:00.000-05:002023-02-01T17:46:04.615-05:00Texas State Parks - Sheltering in Place During an Ice Storm
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<p>We find ourselves with some unexpected time on our hands as we hunker down in <b>Pedernales State Park</b> (west of Austin) for a winter storm in central Texas. </p><p></p>
<p>We were supposed to have left yesterday. The original plan was to drive about 100 miles north-ish to take a hike to Gorman’s falls at Colorado Bend State Park, then to continue another 100 miles north to Dinosaur Valley State Park (southwest of Fort Worth) to wade into the Paluxy River to see dinosaur footprints. </p><p></p>
<p>We started out yesterday morning, barely left Pedernales Park, and saw the ice already accumulating on the trees. After thinking about it a bit, we turned around and came back to stay safe at the campground. </p><p></p>
<p>So, I figured given the circumstances, I would do a post on the four Texas State Parks we have stayed at. </p><p></p>
<p>But as I started to go through my pictures, I realized I will need to do a separate post on each park, given the number of pictures I want to include. </p><p></p>
<p>So this post is just about the <b>ice storm</b> at Pedernales State Park. And these may seem like a lot of pictures, but I brutally cut the number down from all the ones I wanted to post. </p><p></p>
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<p>Fun Fact 1: This storm has a name - Mara</p><p></p>
<p>Fun Fact 2: Yesterday wasn’t a good day to go hiking or wading anyway.</p></b>
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</div>Lillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16293773573930344639noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468209030822917177.post-88740883817607518172023-01-22T23:10:00.001-05:002023-01-23T09:41:44.655-05:00Koolulam at San Antonio Congregation Rodfei Sholom
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<p>Sometimes it’s all about being in the right place at the right time. </p><p></p>
<p>Today we attended a <b><a href="https://www.hadassahmagazine.org/2019/03/05/koolulam-israels-mass-singing-sensation/" target="_blank">Koolulam </a></b>Sing Along? Concert? Performance? (They call themselves a <b>Social-Musical Initiative</b>) in San Antonio at Congregation Rodfei Sholom where we were for shabbos.</p><p></p>
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<p>This one stars <b>Bob</b>!. </p>
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<p>Terrific community at Rodfei Sholom. We had a great time over shabbos. But this post is about Koolulam.</p><p></p>
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Lillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16293773573930344639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468209030822917177.post-45425250404019523352023-01-04T22:14:00.002-05:002023-01-05T20:23:09.790-05:00Severe Storms Warning and Severe Storm, Also Riptides
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<p>Yesterday morning, Tuesday (we have to keep reminding ourselves what day of the week it is) we got an email alert from the Reserve Alabama Park web site: </p>
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<p> Tue, Jan 3, 2023 at 8:01 AM </p>
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<p> Dear Alabama State Park Camper: </p>
<p> Please be weather aware throughout the day today and into the morning tomorrow, Tuesday, January 3, 2023 and Wednesday, January 4, 2023. Severe storms are possible including flooding, damaging winds, and tornadoes. Heavy rainfall could cause flash flooding. </p>
<p> Be sure you have a plan to shelter in a safe place in the case of inclement weather. Please also be sure to have a source where you can hear weather warnings (do not rely on outdoor sirens), and we recommend enabling emergency updates on your mobile phone. </p>
<p> If you have any questions about local shelters or specific radio/television stations to follow, please contact the park/campground office. </p>
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<p>Getting a message like this is always a little alarming, especially because we were camping in the parking lot of the Bass Pro Shop in Mobile, and no longer in the fabulous Gulf State Park where we had been the two nights before. Therefore the advice to "please contact the park/campground office” was not helpful. But all turned out OK. Fortunately, the storm was just full of sound and fury, but did not signify tornados. </p>
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<p><b> Here’s more evidence of the sometimes alarming weather in this part of the country</b>. </p>
<p> Leaving Gulf State Park, we drove to the end of a barrier island to catch the ferry (<b>another cruise!</b>) across Mobile Bay to Dauphin Island. This warning sign was on the road to the ferry:</p>
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<p> Yes, that is correct. There are sometimes <b>rip tides on the road</b>! You don’t only need to worry about rip tides when swimming, but also when driving! </p>
<p> More info is needed. If caught in a rip tide while driving, I'm not sure if you need to drive parallel to shore and across the current to escape it. </p>
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<p>This is the road where the riptides sign was. To be fair, this barrier island is barely above sea level and it wouldn't take much of a storm to flood it or send waves pouring over it and I guess even form a riptide. </p><p>These are also the first places evacuated in case a storm is expected. You see evacuation route signs all over these coastal areas. Much of this area was totally flattened by Hurricane Michael in October 2018.</p>
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Lillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16293773573930344639noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468209030822917177.post-72608628010120754872023-01-01T09:19:00.006-05:002023-01-01T20:16:36.142-05:00Caribbean Cruise - Sunsets with the Occasional Sunrise
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<p style="font-size: medium;">We got back from our Caribbean cruise 3 weeks ago. It’s about time I posted about it! </p><p style="font-size: medium;"></p>
<p style="font-size: medium;">This post is just for sunrise/sunset pictures. Little needs to be said other than that there were a lot more photos that I could have included. </p><p style="font-size: medium;"></p>
<p> Since we got back from our cruise, we have been puttering around in Florida. We are heading to Alabama today. </p><p></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> Wishing everyone a year of beautiful sunrise and sunsets! </span></b></p><p style="font-size: medium;"></p>
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Lillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16293773573930344639noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468209030822917177.post-2410248514254085422022-12-06T15:05:00.010-05:002023-01-01T20:29:00.253-05:00Caribbean Cruise - Drum Band
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<p> <b>Another day in paradise...</b> </p>
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<p><b> Here we are in Antigua 10 days into our 14 day Caribbean Cruise!</b></p><p></p>
<p> I wasn't planning to post until we got home (ie, back to Our V) but we are standing here waiting for our jeep tour to start and we have wifi. So, I'll try doing this post on my phone. (<i>I edited this post on my laptop when we got back</i>) </p><p></p>
<p> One of my hopes for this trip was to hear a <b>steel drum band</b>.</p><p></p>
<p> This morning when we docked in Antigua, the giant Celebrity Millenium was parked one dock over from us. They had set up a steel drum band on their dock to greet their passengers as they streamed out of the ship. (Had our ship set one up also, we could have had a battle of the bands...) </p><p></p>
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<p> We sat and watched and listened to them for a while from our balcony. (So glad we got the balcony.) They were not very good. </p><p></p>
<p><b> Some background on me here</b>. When I was a kid, I commuted daily to high school from Washington Heights to Columbus Circle, Manhattan, by subway. </p><p></p>
<p> On occasion, there was this big black guy who would go from car to car playing a big steel drum and passing his cup. (I have loved steel drum music ever since.) </p><p></p>
<p> He would start with the schpiel, "You have nothing to worry about when I am here; I will keep you safe." </p><p></p>
<p> One day he showed up without his drum. It had been stolen </p><p></p>
<p> Anyway, he was much better than those Celebrity guys. </p><p></p>
<p><b>Back to Aruba</b>. Later, we wandered into the downtown area and heard a really good steel drum band. So I am happy. </p>
<p style="font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><b>Town Band</b> </p>
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<p style="font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><b>This guy</b> was dancing to <b>Town Band</b>, or to music which was only playing in his head; It wasn't clear. </p>
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<p><b>Fun Fact #1</b> - The Cerebral Palsy Lady would also come collecting car to car on the #1 train</p>
<p><b>Fun Fact #2</b> - Freshman year I commuted with Esther E. because my mother thought I would be safer than by myself but how she thought 14 year old Ester E. would protect me or vice versa, I have no clue.</p><p></p>
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<div><br /></div>We interrupt our regularly scheduled (actually, not very well scheduled) road trip for a 2 week cruise vacation! <div><br /></div><div>Expect lots of pictures! </div><div><br /></div><div>Meanwhile an update on my last post, Not in NJ Anymore.
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and we have seen manatees and alligators! </div><div><br /></div><div>This manatee was seen from our clear kayak at Silver Springs State Park, FL.
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Here is sighting of my feet!
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<p> 1. <b>Bales of Cotton in Fields</b> </p>
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<p> 2. <b>Alligator Warning Signs</b> </p>
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<p> 3. <b>Spanish Moss</b> - not Spanish, and not moss. (Actually, a bromeliad) </p>
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<p> 4. <b>Live Oaks</b> </p>
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<p>These trees are spectacularly majestic. The name Live Oak comes from the fact that the trees stay green throughout the winter when other oak trees look dead. (I originally thought it was because they are loaded with tons, literally, of live growing plants. Like Resurrection Ferns. And Spanish Moss.)</p>
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Photos of Live Oaks taken in Savannah, GA
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<p> 5. Camellias and Azaleas Blooming at the End of November</p>
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Photos taken in Savannah, GA
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<p> 6. Welcome to Florida Signs </p>
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Take a wild guess where this photos was taken
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<p> 7. <b>Palm Trees</b> </p>
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Photos taken in Paynes Praire State Park, FL
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<p> 8. <b>Actual Alligators</b> (haven’t seen any yet, but stay tuned) </p> <p></p>
<p> 9. <b>Manatees</b> (haven’t seen any yet, but we are hopeful)</p> <p></p>
<p> 10. <b>If You Want to See Snow, you Need to Check Your Ring Doorbell Back Home</b>. (Or look at pictures from Buffalo) </p>
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Photo taken by Ring Doorbell in NJ. Downloaded in GA.
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Lillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16293773573930344639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468209030822917177.post-74273591701210155992022-11-17T21:05:00.000-05:002022-11-17T21:05:26.154-05:00Prayer for the Traveler - What Happened to the Robbers and Wild Animals?
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<p style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b> We Are Off on Our Next Adventure! </b></p>
<p style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Every time we start on one of our trips, whoever is not driving always reads the "<b>Prayer for the Traveler</b>" (<b>Tefilat HaDerech</b>) soon after starting out. (<i>Or as soon as we remember, which is when we see an accident, or someone cuts us off, etc</i>.) Or on takeoff, for those kinds of trips.</p><p style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></p>
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This is a prayer we always say with a lot of <b>Kavanah </b>(very sincerely). </p><p style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></p>
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I have a card with a printout of this prayer in my pocketbook, but on our last trip, my pocketbook was locked up. So I figured it would be easier to just read Tefilat HaDerech from the <b>Siddur </b>(Prayerbook) app on my phone. Which I did. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiea1vEyolwYsyXxKN8Kv7WCrpFCHbjxTnqHK-oB6RikbJJppzADz-UHwN-bhzfzLoZkKlWGwmvSAcypEl21I5W46JH9VlEpzEKQ157KHzH6Ilsp9TL-_fQiwYLykWReXrj0e5GPdu3uQpnMpP-bL_VG_MVYRzSVhbqH9MLuPpp78XG1weU8fbemsbmmg/s284/tefilat%20Derech.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="283" data-original-width="284" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiea1vEyolwYsyXxKN8Kv7WCrpFCHbjxTnqHK-oB6RikbJJppzADz-UHwN-bhzfzLoZkKlWGwmvSAcypEl21I5W46JH9VlEpzEKQ157KHzH6Ilsp9TL-_fQiwYLykWReXrj0e5GPdu3uQpnMpP-bL_VG_MVYRzSVhbqH9MLuPpp78XG1weU8fbemsbmmg/w400-h399/tefilat%20Derech.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">But Bob and I immediately realized something was very wrong with the wording!</span></b></p><p style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></p>
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This is a translation of the <b>defective text</b> from the app: </p>
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May it be Your will, G d, our G d and the G d of our fathers, that You should lead us in peace and direct our steps in peace, and guide us in peace, and support us in peace, and cause us to reach our destination in life, joy, and peace (If one intends to return the same day, one adds: and return us in peace). Save us from every enemy and ambush and may You confer blessing upon the work of our hands and grant us grace, kindness, and mercy in Your eyes and in the eyes of all who see us and listen to the voice of our prayer. For You hear the prayers of all. Blessed are You G d, who hears prayer. </blockquote><p style="font-family: arial;"></p><p style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></p>
<p style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> What happened to the Robbers and Wild Animals? And Pooraniyot*? </span></b></p><p style="font-family: arial;"></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="font-family: arial;"> Protection is generally asked for these in Tefilat HaDerech. Given the types of trips we take, we </b><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>definitely</b></span><b style="font-family: arial;"> need it! </b></span></p><p style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></p>
<p style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Try my phone, said Bob. But his read same as mine. Duh - he had recommended the app I used.</p><p style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></p>
<p style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> Then I remembered I had downloaded a printout of Tefilat HaDerech. Checked my downloads folder, and there it was! </p><p style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></p>
<p style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> I read it out loud, and whew, <b>now we were covered</b>! </p><p style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></p>
<p style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> Here is the version of Tefilat HaDerech we use - </p>
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יְהִי רָצוֹן מִלְפָנֶיךָ יְ-יָ אֱ-לֹהֵינוּ וֵא-לֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ. שֶׁתּוֹלִיכֵנוּ לְשָׁלוֹם. וְתַצְעִידֵנוּ לְשָׁלוֹם. וְתַדְרִיכֵנוּ לְשָׁלוֹם. וְתִסְמְכֵנוּ לְשָׁלוֹם. וְתַגִּיעֵנוּ לִמְחוֹז חֶפְצֵנוּ לְחַיִּים וּלְשִׂמְחָה וּלְשָׁלוֹם. (ואם דעתו לחזור מיד אומר: וְתַחֲזִירֵנוּ לְשָׁלוֹם). וְתַצִילֵנוּ מִכַּף כָּל-אוֹיֵב וְאוֹרֵב <b>וְלִסְטִים וְחַיּוֹת רָעוֹת בַּדֶּרֶך</b>.<b> וּמִכָּל פֻּרְעָנִיּוֹת הַמִּתְרַגְּשׁוֹת וּבָאוֹת לָעוֹלָם</b>. וְתִשְׁלַח בְּרָכָה בְּכָל מַעֲשֵׂה יָדֵינוּ. וְתִתְּנֵנִוּּ לְחֵן וּלְחֶסֶד וּלְרַחֲמִים בְּעֵינֶיךָ וּבְעֵינֵי כָל רוֹאֵינוּ. וְתִגְמְלֵנוּ חֲסָדִים טוֹבִים. וְתִשְׁמַע קוֹל תְּפִלָּתֵינוּ. כִּי אַתָּה שׁוֹמֵעַ תְּפִלַת כָּל פֶּה: בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְ-יָ שׁוֹמֵעַ תְּפִלָה:
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<p style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Bolded words translated as:</p>
<p style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b> Save us from every enemy and ambush, from robbers and wild beasts on the trip, and from all kinds of punishments that rage and come to the world. </b></p>
<p style="font-family: arial;">*This wording of “<b style="font-size: medium;">all types of punishments that rage to come to the world</b> ” (in other translations given as “<b style="font-size: medium;">all manner of punishments that assemble to come to earth</b>”) is a translation for the words <b><span style="font-size: large;">פֻּרְעָנֻיּוֹת </span></b> and <span style="font-size: medium;"><b>הַמִּתְרַגְּשׁוֹת לָבוֹא לָעוֹלָם </b></span></p><p style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></p>
<p style="font-family: arial;"><span> Google translate defines the word </span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>פֻּרְעָנִיּוֹת</b></span> as <b>Atrocities</b>.
I translate the phrase as “<b>all of the bad stuff</b>”. </p><p style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></p>
<p> We got a very late start yesterday (Wednesday)...</p>
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<p>This was one of the weirder things we have ever seen driving on the road...</p>
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<p>It was a long slog down I95...</p>
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<p> Our home for the night. <b>Santee State Park, Lakeshore Campground, SC </b></p>
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<p><b>Hope to be in Savannah for Shabbos! </b></p>
</div> Lillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16293773573930344639noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468209030822917177.post-6038471403012849332022-11-05T21:01:00.004-04:002022-11-06T10:36:06.767-05:00Preparing ... <div style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">
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In preparation for our upcoming trip, Bob bought a new pair of Lowa Renegade hiking boots to replace his 8 year old Lowa Renegade hiking boots.
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<p>Had this tread been on our tires, we would have had a blowout a long time ago.</p>
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We’ll be heading out in a little over a week!
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<b>I wonder how many hundreds of miles these old boots logged? </b>
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</div> Lillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16293773573930344639noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468209030822917177.post-47885622976286451292022-09-08T21:09:00.003-04:002022-09-08T21:14:21.564-04:00Flowers and Hummingbirds and Ancient Korean Statues<div style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">
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<p></p><p>Just because<b> I haven’t been posting as many flower pictures as usual</b> does not mean that I haven’t been taking them. I still take a photo of every single flower, at least according to Bob. And visit as many botanical gardens as I can. </p><p></p>
<p>But this post is only about the <b>Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Gardens</b> on Mount Desert Island, Maine, more famously known for Acadia National Park. </p><p></p>
<p>The gardens are spectacular;<b> it is amazing how many flowers are in bloom given that it is already September</b>. But what kept me there for hours was the abundance of hummingbirds. </p><p></p>
<p><b>Hummingbirds are usually pretty ADHD-ish,</b> but being in this garden was like being in a room full of ADHD kids who are hyped up on sugar. Which technically, I guess these hummingbirds were. </p><p></p>
<p>And<b> I was very much like those hummingbirds</b>, flitting from flower to flower. </p><p></p>
<p><b>A lot of my hummingbird pictures look like this </b></p>
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<p><b>But here are some others ...</b></p>
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<p>When in motion, their wings were usually a blur and it sounded like <b>jet engines</b> were revving for takeoff. </p>
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<p>Bob is ok with flowers up to a point. Past that point, he has his phone. <b>The garden thoughtfully provides seating for bored spouses. </b></p>
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<p><b>Other Garden Highlights </b></p>
<p>Tons of <b>butterflies</b> as well as hummingbirds. This monarch is on a plant aptly named <b>Butterfly Bush</b>. </p>
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<p><b>Sample Views </b></p>
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<p> You enter the garden via a gravel path lined with <b>six pairs of antique Korean stone figures</b> </p>
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<p><b>This is the view from where the Rockefeller home once stood </b></p>
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<p><b>Fun Fact 1</b>: According to garden manager, Erin D., the hummingbirds are loading up on calories in preparation for their winter migration. </p>
<p><b>Fun Fact 2</b>: We left Acadia National Park today and are currently in Augusta, Maine, on our way home.
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Lillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16293773573930344639noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468209030822917177.post-15766286898043295092022-09-05T17:33:00.000-04:002022-09-05T17:33:09.943-04:00I'm a River Birch, and I'm OK<div>
<p style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This post is for my kids, and other Monty Python fans. </p>
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<p> <b> I'm a River Birch, and I'm OK.<br /><br />
I droop all night, and I photosynthesize all day.<br /><br />
Leave my bark alone and I'll stay that way.</b>
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<p style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Fun Fact 1</b>: Yes, I actually googled, "<b>What do trees do all night</b>?"</p><p style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Fun Fact 2</b>: Trees actually droop their branches at night. </p>
<p><b style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Fun Fact 3</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> : </span><b style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Monty </b><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Python</b> may not be politically correct. Their views do not necessarily reflect those of the management.</span></p><p><b style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Fun Fact 4</b><span style="font-family: arial;">: </span><b style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Monty </b><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Python</b> may in fact be politically correct, or may not be, depending on your ability to follow the arguments in this </span><u style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>American Conservative</b></u><span style="font-family: arial;"> article - </span><a href="https://www.theamericanconservative.com/monty-python-in-the-politically-correct-crosshairs/" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;" target="_blank">Monty Python in the Politically Correct Crosshairs</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p>
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</div>Lillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16293773573930344639noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468209030822917177.post-91708753361118108952022-09-04T22:28:00.001-04:002022-09-04T22:28:26.428-04:00One Day on Mount Desert Island, Maine - Channeling Thomas Cole
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<p><b>Fun Fact</b>: Thomas Cole used to summer on Mount Desert Island, much of which would become Acadia National Park.</p>
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Lillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16293773573930344639noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468209030822917177.post-45040848203875846612022-08-31T09:09:00.000-04:002022-08-31T09:09:06.711-04:00Biking Acadia National Park Carriage Roads
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<p><b> Acadia National Park Carriage Roads</b> make for a beautiful bike ride. At least on the level and downhill sections. Had there been any. </p><p></p>
<p> I don’t know what made me think that the carriage roads would be an easy ride on fairly level ground. </p><p></p>
<p> Maybe it was the description in the park guide that explained that <b>Rockefeller used gentle grading for the 45 miles of roads</b> so they wouldn’t be too steep for horse drawn carriages. Well, I’m feeling really sorry for those horses. </p><p></p>
<p> We started biking, uphill, on the west side of <b>Eagle Lake</b>, continuing, uphill, to the end of <b>Jordan Pond</b>. OK, maybe there were a few short downhill sections. But we were pretty beat by the time we got to the <b>Jordan Pond House</b> even though it had only been about 4 miles. So much for the 11 mile "short" loop we had planned. </p><p></p>
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<p> At which point we hopped on one of the park <b>shuttle busses</b> (supported by LL Bean), which fortunately have bike racks. </p><p>The driver told us amusing stories about the terrible driving he had seen while on the job. While we waited at least 5 minutes for the guy who was blocking both lanes of traffic with a SUV and trailer who was trying to back into a parking spot. Or maybe, he was trying to pull out. It wasn't clear which.</p>
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<p> The driver dropped us off at the <b>Bubble Pond</b> stop and told us the 2 mile ride back to where we started was all downhill. Which was an exaggeration. But the uphill sections were much shorter. </p>
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<p><b> It didn’t help that we are out of shape and that I need a new bike. Also new knees. </b></p><p></p>
<p> We felt like those <b>NYC Marathon runners</b> who start off strong and then take the subway in the middle and finish off the run at the end. </p><p></p>
<p> The entire time biking we were left in the dust by athletes training for the Tour de France, and by people cruising uphill on e-bikes. </p><p></p>
<p><b> We wore <a href="http://loudbicycle.com" target="_blank">Loud Bicycle</a> tee shirts to promote <a href="http://loudbicycle.com" target="_blank">Loud Bicycle</a>. No one asked about them. </b></p><p>
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<p><b> The scenic bridges are a big thing in Arcadia. </b></p><p>
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<p><b> A shameless plug for <a href="http://loudbicycle.com" target="_blank">Loud Bicycle</a>. </b></p><p>
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<p><b>Monarch Caterpillar on Milkweed</b> - Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens</p>
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<p><b>Monarch Butterflies</b> - all over</p>
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<p><b>Swallowtail </b>- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens</p>
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<p><b>Not a Monarch</b> - Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens</p>
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<p><b>Bald Eagle</b> - Moose Point State Park</p>
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<p><b>Note</b>: no Moose</p><p></p>
<p><b>Glossy Ibis</b> - Scarborough Marsh</p>
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<p><b>Cormorant </b>- all over</p>
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<p><b>Deer </b>- Several places. Yawn. Didn’t even bother trying to take pictures. </p><p></p>
<p><b>Trolls </b>- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens</p>
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<p><b>Seal </b>- Schoodic Peninsula, Acadia National Park. Saw it on Shabbos, so no picture. You will have to take my word for it. It was extremely cute. You will have to take my word for that also. </p><p></p>
<p><b>Something With a Dorsal Fin</b> - Schoodic Peninsula, Acadia National Park</p>
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<p>Possibly an <b>orca</b>? A <b>porpoise</b>? The trick is, when you see seabirds circling a spot in the ocean, there is usually some predator in the area. </p><p></p>
<p><b>This is the Seagull Who Stole My Lunch</b> - Schoodic Peninsula, Acadia National Park</p>
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<p><b>This is how it went down</b>. First, he landed nearby. He kept hopping closer. We shooed him away. And then! When I was distracted taking pictures of the dorsal fin pictured above, he swooped in from behind and grabbed the wrap right out of my hand! He gobbled down the wrap and left the filling. <b>But the joke was on him! The wrap was low carb. </b></p>
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<p><b>Porcupine </b>- Somewhere in these bushes. He didn’t hang around to pose. </p>
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<p>I’d never seen a porcupine in the wild before! </p> <p></p>
<p><b>Barnacles and Mussels</b> - Schoodic Peninsula, Acadia National Park</p>
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<p><b>Second Bull Moose Sighting! </b>- This time at LL Bean</p>
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Lillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16293773573930344639noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468209030822917177.post-80926732855735411722022-08-25T19:09:00.007-04:002022-08-25T19:15:10.002-04:00Islands and Ferries - Part 2 – Monhegan Island <div style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">
<p>It’s a 1½ hr boat ride to Monhegan Island from Boothbay Harbor. We went with <b style="text-align: center;">Balmy Days Cruises</b> (highly recommend). Leaving Boothbay Harbor at 9:30am with the return trip from Monhegan leaving at 2:45pm, we thought we would have plenty of time to spare. As it turned out, we could easily have spent another day there.</p>
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<p>Soon after departing, the weather went from bad visibility ...</p>
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<p>to worse ...</p>
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<p>to zero visibility. </p>
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<p>Fortunately, I didn’t get seasick, because if I had, the “Just Keep Your Eyes on the Horizon” advice would have been useless. What horizon? </p><p>
</p><p>Here is Bob talking to Emergency Backup Captain Thoren. Bob was asking about navigation and collision avoidance in the days before GPS, radar, radio, etc. Don’t know what made him think to ask. </p><p> </p>
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<p>Coming into Mohegan harbor</p>
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<p>On land</p>
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<p>The island is overrun with artists</p>
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<p><b>The Cliff Trail</b>. “Generally considered a moderately challenging route.” </p>
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<p>Remains of a 1948 shipwreck (a dense fog around the island caused a tug boat to run aground)</p>
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<p>We didn’t even make it half way around the island on the Cliff Trail before running short on time. We had to cut through the interior to get back to the dock in time to catch the boat, the last (of only two) of the day. Fortunately, this trail took us past the <b>Tourist Attraction Mandatory Lighthouse</b>. </p>
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<p>View of the town from near the lighthouse, and then back to the dock.</p>
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<p><b>Fun Fact 1</b>: Emergency Backup Captain Thoren is a real captain, but was working as a first mate on our trip. </p>
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<p><b>Fun Fact 2</b>: Ships need to signal their presence in zero visibility or at night by blasting their horns frequently according to <a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-33/chapter-I/subchapter-E/part-83/subpart-D/section-83.35" target="_blank">ecfr.gov</a> . However, Thoren told us, our boat only needed to do a “<b>ping</b>” whatever that is. Lucky for us, or we would have gone deaf. </p><p>I looked it up and per clause (i) of ecfr.gov: “A vessel of 12 meters or more but less than 20 meters in length shall not be obliged to give the bell signals prescribed in paragraphs (g) and (h) of this Rule. However, if she does not, she shall make some other efficient sound signal at intervals of not more than 2 minutes.” Such as a ping. </p> <p></p>
<p><b>Fun fact 3</b>: In the days before GPS, radio beacons, and radar, ships would try and figure out their location and heading by observing the sun and stars. Later they used charts together with complicated devices such as marine compasses, astrolabes, sextants, chronometers, etc. Many of which still required being able to see the sky. </p> <p> </p>
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<p> Pretty amazing to me, considering I can’t even remember the difference between longitude and latitude, port and starboard, or even locate my car in a parking lot. </p></b>
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Lillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16293773573930344639noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468209030822917177.post-45685853532996012292022-08-24T08:33:00.001-04:002022-08-25T19:09:38.209-04:00Islands and Ferries - Part 1 - Peaks Island <div style="font-family: arial;">
<p style="font-size: medium;"> If you draw a straight-ish line from one end of Maine to the other, staying as close as you can to the coast without going down any of the “fingers”, it’s about 300 miles. (The B on the map is our current location - Camden Hills State Park.)
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<p style="font-size: medium;"> There are over 4,600 islands off that coast! </p><p style="font-size: medium;"> </p>
<p style="font-size: medium;"> Many of these islands are tiny and uninhabited, some are connected by bridges to the mainland or each other, and others can only be reached by private boat or ferry. </p><p style="font-size: medium;"> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> These Islands just ooze charm.</span> </p><p style="font-size: medium;"> </p>
<p style="font-size: medium;"> <b>Casco Bay Lines Ferry to Peaks Island from Portland</b> </p>
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<p style="font-size: medium;">Then biked the 3 ½ mile Scenic Loop Road around the island. </p><p style="font-size: medium;"> </p>
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<p style="font-size: medium;"> About halfway around the island, we walked a trail in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_Steele" target="_blank">Steele Conservation Area</a> through a jungle to the remains of a huge WWII battery. </p>
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<p style="font-size: medium;">Every inch of which has been artistically graffitied. Even the insides of the pitch-black tunnels. </p>
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<p style="font-size: medium;"> Someone enterprising should set up a kiosk selling spray paint à la Cadillac Ranch in Texas </p><p style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://keepingupwiththeparentalunits.blogspot.com/2022/02/continuing-home-new-mexico-to-oklahoma.html" target="_blank">keepingupwiththeparentalunits.blogspot.com/2022/02/continuing-home-new-mexico-to-oklahoma</a><br /></p><p style="font-size: medium;"> </p>
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<p> <b>Fun Fact</b> Maine has a longer coastline than California! California’s coast is 840 miles long. If you stretch out the coves, inlets, etc of Maine’s coast and remeasured, Maine has over 4,500 miles of coast. When you add in the coastline from Maine’s 4,600+ islands, you now have 7,000 miles! </p>
</div> Lillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16293773573930344639noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468209030822917177.post-23434425463050514902022-08-19T14:40:00.004-04:002022-08-19T14:46:35.660-04:00First Lighthouse and First Bull Moose Sightings! And a Submarine! <div style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">
<p><b>Maine Vacation Day 1</b></p><p>When we do not need to make good time, we go “shunpiking” (local roads rather than highways,) so we can get a sense of the place.</p><p></p>
<p> So, after fighting traffic through some of the most touristy places on the Maine coast, when I saw a place on the map with the interesting name of Biddeford Pool, on an appealing looking little peninsula, we decided to take a detour. </p><p></p>
<p> It was certainly off the beaten track. And by off the beaten track I mean without a Gift Shoppe within at least 15 miles. At the end of the road, after miles of mansions, facing the ocean, was the East Point Sanctuary with views of our first Maine lighthouse. </p><p></p>
<p><b> Wood Island Lighthouse and East Point Sanctuary</b></p>
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<p> Now lighthouses are a dime a dozen, but have you ever seen a <b>Monumental Day Beacon</b>? </p>
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<p> <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=stage+island+monument&amp;rlz=1C1JZAP_enUS833US834&amp;oq=Stage+Island+Monument&amp;aqs=chrome.0.0i355i512j46i175i199i512j0i390j69i60l2.885j0j7&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8" target="_blank">Stage Island Monument</a>, one of two nineteenth century Monumental Day Beacons in Maine. A structure for navigating during the day.</p>
<p><b> Bull Moose Sighting</b></p>
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<p> So what if it was in a <b>Cabella's</b>. Given our track record of seeing bull moose in the wild (never) this may be the only sighting we get. </p>
<p><b> Submarine</b></p>
<p> Right at the border between New Hampshire and Maine, we unexpectedly drove past a submarine in a concrete cradle just at the side of the road. Did we just see that?!? We immediately made a U-turn, and went to the <b>USS Albacore Museum</b>. </p><p>Who knew Russian subs were within 12 miles of the US coast during the Cold War? </p>
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<p> Normally I am not at all claustrophobic. But I was starting to feel uncomfortable with the stuffiness in there. I cannot imagine living on land inside that sub with 44 other people (crew size), let alone under water with the hot, noisy engines running. These photos were taken with a wide angle lens so the space looks a lot bigger than it is.</p>
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<p> Amusing story about how the sub got here. The story starts off - "They waited for the highest tide of the year, and started floating her in. It took longer than they thought it would, and the tide started going out"… For an abridged continuation of the story see <a href="https://www.ussalbacore.org/about" target="_blank">USS Albacore/about</a>, starting from the section “<b>In May of 1985</b>” …
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</div>Lillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16293773573930344639noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468209030822917177.post-78795601992428944792022-08-17T11:35:00.006-04:002022-08-17T17:28:42.540-04:00On the Road Again! Hello Maine!
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You may have been wondering why we dropped off the map …
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Long story short, since we got back in March from our winter trip to Arizona, etc., Our V was in and out of the shop for months for repairs. Total incompetence at $175 an hour! But we did manage to get out of the house a few times since then. </p><p></p>
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Including...</p><p>Shavuot at Camp Moshava, Honesdale, PA. </p><p></p>
<p>A wedding in Bethlehem, PA, a wedding in Lakewood, NJ, and a Bat Mitzvah in Trumbull, CT</p><p>
A nice day in Long Branch, NJ. </p><p></p>
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A few fun days in Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware with two of our sons and our three grandchildren in June (plus a separate car, tent, screen room, lots of camping equipment, and a LOT of food). </p><p>Last week was supposed to be a wedding in Montreal and a wedding in Staten Island, but turned into two weddings and a funeral (funeral in Toronto) and 1,200 miles driving in 3 ½ days. </p><p></p>
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And now we are in Maine! We hope to be here for about a month. </p><p></p>
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Great visits with family on the way up.
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</div>Lillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16293773573930344639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468209030822917177.post-14868021016938228842022-03-06T21:51:00.002-05:002022-03-06T21:52:33.461-05:00Google Maps Overestimates our Abilities <div style="font-family: arial;">
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Leaving Nashville Sunday morning. 865 miles to home</b>. Google Maps lets us know it will take us 12 days to walk. That comes out to 72 miles a day. </p><p style="font-size: medium;">Thanks for thinking we are in such great shape, Google, but I don’t think you took into account how much we carry on our hikes - water, trail mix, other snacks, lunches, cameras, phones, etc. Not to mention pushing or pulling Our V the whole way. We figure it would take at least 15 days. </p>
<p style="font-size: medium;">We were in <b>Nashville </b>Thursday through Shabbos.</p>
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<p style="font-size: medium;"><b>Nashville State Capitol Building</b></p>
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<p style="font-size: medium;"><b>Hot Springs National Park Arkansas</b></p>
<p style="font-size: medium;"><b> Historic Fordyce Baths</b> - One of the creepiest places we have ever been. In addition to the therapeutic hot spring water baths - “Mercury Treatments”, “Electric Baths”, and other state of the art medical treatments were offered back in the day.</p>
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<p style="font-size: medium;"><b> Quapaw Baths and Spa</b>. The baths <b>we</b> went to. Amazing therapeutic water. Cured my eczema, arthritis, acid reflux, and hangnail. And I am now 2 inches taller. </p>
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<p style="font-size: medium;"><b>Little Rock Arkansas</b> - We collect another state capital building</p>
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<p>Rep. David Hillman stopped by to say Hi. Tour guide Nancy was excellent. </p>
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<p style="font-size: medium;"><b>Statue of the Little Rock Nine</b>. Tried to get a photo of the High School, but classes were letting out and the street was blocked off for the school buses </p>
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<p style="font-size: medium;"><b>We are still walking... </b></p>
<p style="font-size: medium;"><b>Hope to be home tomorrow, Monday.</b></p>
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Lillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16293773573930344639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468209030822917177.post-18860406948965253232022-02-28T21:00:00.011-05:002022-03-01T10:31:08.891-05:00Continuing Home - New Mexico to Oklahoma to Arkansas - 1,260 Miles to Go
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<p> Shabbos we were at Santa Rosa Lake State Park in NM. Its main recommendations - it was conveniently located on the route home, and our campsite provided an electric connection. Electricity was necessary over Shabbos to run the water tank heaters so our pipes wouldn’t freeze during the unusual cold spell. As an extra precaution, we poured antifreeze down the drains. Temps got as low as 13 degrees Friday night. B”H, our pipes survived.
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</p><p> As a bonus, I was able to use our crockpot and we had hot soup for Shabbos lunch.
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<p>We took a walk to the lake Shabbos morning. The lake was more of a pond. Formed by a dam, the water level is very low due to the extreme drought the Southwest has been experiencing the past few years. The story of the drought was one we heard over and over on our trip.
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<p> Sunday was a long boring slog from New Mexico through Texas to Oklahoma City on Route 40 (covering the same ground as Route 66, another repeating theme on our trips).</p>
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<p>One bright spot (literally) on the drive, just off the highway before Amarillo, was Cadillac Ranch. </p>Cadillac Ranch is “public art installation and sculpture,” or looked at from a different angle, a bunch of heavily graffitied old Cadillacs buried nose deep in the middle of a field in the middle of nowhere, unpleasantly downwind from a stockyard.
<p>Last time we were there, with Yoni and Aryeh almost 20 years ago, it was a weird, lonely place. Now it is still weird, but overrun with hordes wielding spray paint who are determined to leave their mark. However, the paint never even gets a chance to dry before the next horde adds another layer. </p>
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<p>Some enterprising person has even set up a truck selling cans of spray paint. On a good day, they can sell up to 150. I asked.</p>
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<p>Everything in the area is a canvas, not just the cars. The garbage cans were highly decorated as were some of the stalks of whatever had been growing in the fields. When we got back to Our V, we were relieved that it was still the same shade of unmarred silver as when we left. </p>
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Sunday night we boondocked at a Walmart, otherwise know as Wallydocking, just outside of Oklahoma City.
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<p>Monday, we saw the site of the Oklahoma City Federal Building bombing and stopped for a tour of the State Capital Building. We have been “collecting” state capitals. </p><p><br /></p>
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Onward through the rest of Oklahoma to Arkansas. The scenery changed from endless flat fields to scenery similar to Appalachia. We pass lakes and rivers. We are not used to seeing so much open water.
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<p>Somewhere in the past two days we lost an hour. I am jetlagged. </p><p>We are currently in Hot Springs National Park till Wednesday morning.</p>
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Lillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16293773573930344639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468209030822917177.post-43360639600400864092022-02-26T21:00:00.007-05:002022-02-26T21:00:00.195-05:00Thurs Feb 23 - On Our Way Back!<div style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">
<p>After over 4 months on the road, and almost 3 months just in Arizona, today we started on our way back East. </p>
<p>We drove from Page, AZ to Santa Rosa Lake St Park. NM where we will be through Shabbos. </p>
<p><b>Photos from today:</b></p>
<span><b>On the Road </b>Temps got down to 6 degrees on this leg of the drive. Much of the central US is having an unusual cold spell. We need to take steps so our pipes don't freeze and get to where it is warmer. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjg2aoNK6Iv7v3-JbNU_uT0amSlWuEbbg005p--z7ag8d5lit9tKGnQLQHpB-CGyVNufhcJHYsbYVazv3DfLaQRzShPAEzbkwYIheUGSFoNoe8Y_5KTPJF_yctTEQeP0zj5Fq_5NrwYdMC6RDbJWiLhfv5kjDrJZVUAafoKT1ZHX2HToZjQU7o7vGo6ZA=s1024" style="display: block; padding: 0em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjg2aoNK6Iv7v3-JbNU_uT0amSlWuEbbg005p--z7ag8d5lit9tKGnQLQHpB-CGyVNufhcJHYsbYVazv3DfLaQRzShPAEzbkwYIheUGSFoNoe8Y_5KTPJF_yctTEQeP0zj5Fq_5NrwYdMC6RDbJWiLhfv5kjDrJZVUAafoKT1ZHX2HToZjQU7o7vGo6ZA=s600" width="600" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_OQY1bOweNUMj_3-1JohdddNNSJNGQZGDc2tglgCaiVoQw-Vt13XkdH0iSVNnINKefiUCgHiu_MbZoRsVips3N9A_lQ0cRfJB9oTcnXZtFueaYyNEL136aFy7CxSWsGqudZwaRUoSpQatRDmjuJPhnKuA0VcxdJQkEVpsQnE4YIADtn3fvxrk-GAG2g=s1024" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_OQY1bOweNUMj_3-1JohdddNNSJNGQZGDc2tglgCaiVoQw-Vt13XkdH0iSVNnINKefiUCgHiu_MbZoRsVips3N9A_lQ0cRfJB9oTcnXZtFueaYyNEL136aFy7CxSWsGqudZwaRUoSpQatRDmjuJPhnKuA0VcxdJQkEVpsQnE4YIADtn3fvxrk-GAG2g=s600" width="600" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi21lbODHjK1OAELt9h8U4edb-oLA-VxV3EQ3dlsZMBG0aJ3VWoZlU1Hx2g-j5WK2he_pOo3mwSdz6Gob87razSZdkHdrXEjFCL6LB0yCfdfu2j-o36Fpij6Q_2KyYmBkmQThco-KDClaFvolZjwRBJ6UBVdZGFcGWQulKlsTPXNYwX9PJ6RkSOcZR2lg=s1024" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi21lbODHjK1OAELt9h8U4edb-oLA-VxV3EQ3dlsZMBG0aJ3VWoZlU1Hx2g-j5WK2he_pOo3mwSdz6Gob87razSZdkHdrXEjFCL6LB0yCfdfu2j-o36Fpij6Q_2KyYmBkmQThco-KDClaFvolZjwRBJ6UBVdZGFcGWQulKlsTPXNYwX9PJ6RkSOcZR2lg=s600" width="600" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnz8ZhuHEX0KTNyIaixNfUpsqy03156gINqYLVgWpHXHsaZSfZ03EoF2FN_NBvWrqf_zijzswDzEwHuzfEImFRmdiwwCOdSL01cG9zZECh10JwGNn7MPa1taivAKgFcqmd4AcHmn_KuqaAY0Iaw8voGqD73X1p-Q4rwaGiuX1R_WA7p_SWgJkwxBZWfQ=s1024" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnz8ZhuHEX0KTNyIaixNfUpsqy03156gINqYLVgWpHXHsaZSfZ03EoF2FN_NBvWrqf_zijzswDzEwHuzfEImFRmdiwwCOdSL01cG9zZECh10JwGNn7MPa1taivAKgFcqmd4AcHmn_KuqaAY0Iaw8voGqD73X1p-Q4rwaGiuX1R_WA7p_SWgJkwxBZWfQ=s600" width="600" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaBlrp9IZgB38yHcnO_f_SpZ8fFScnU4rIKW_x-ez1Hkgf-Nd5pVYR8dLOhvIyXZtu30AX0d_LGLxbLF1yVSgMrDj6zuoO0mH_xt9rNdDtsVbj-TzwFiNe6-Uf4LpqijAENUa6UPXh0H5mdrttWwViUdBqpcv3Jz1_W0XjG2n0tWP2MlykM7ckH_IyjA=s1024" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaBlrp9IZgB38yHcnO_f_SpZ8fFScnU4rIKW_x-ez1Hkgf-Nd5pVYR8dLOhvIyXZtu30AX0d_LGLxbLF1yVSgMrDj6zuoO0mH_xt9rNdDtsVbj-TzwFiNe6-Uf4LpqijAENUa6UPXh0H5mdrttWwViUdBqpcv3Jz1_W0XjG2n0tWP2MlykM7ckH_IyjA=s600" width="600" /></a></div>
<span><b>Canyon de Chelly</b> (pronounced "Shay"). The Visitor Center was closed. We didn't go far because we weren't comfortable with the road conditions.</span>
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<span><b>Window Rock</b></span>
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<span><b>On the Road Again</b></span>
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<span><b>Santa Rosa Lake St Park</b></span>
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<p><b>550 miles today. 1,950 to go... Shooting to be back March 7th! </b>Have a few stops planned for along the way.</p>
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