Reds
The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is the color Red.
Fairy door
A little over a year ago I shared these images of a tiny door that I happened to notice while hiking along the bike trail near the city of Folsom. I thought it was delightful but had no idea who might have placed it there or why. I don’t hike that way very often, but whenever I did I’d look […]
The Adventure Continues… Tall Ship Californian
San Francisco Bay has seen plenty of ships come and go since the days of the California Gold Rush. In this episode of California’s Gold, Huell learns a few things about the long hard sea journey around Cape Horn, surviving on lemonade and hardtack, and what it takes to handle sails and raise the anchor. Huell sails aboard the state’s […]
Memory Monday, Week 82
As I promised last week, today’s Memory Monday features a series of post cards from scenic Northern California — specifically, the Feather River, the small town of Quincy in Plumas County, and Lake Tahoe. I’m not sure of the year these photos were taken, but you can probably make a few guesses based on the appearance of the cars! Memory Monday will be on a break next week while I decide what’s next!
Memory Monday, Week 81
This week I’m wrapping up my series of Korean War photos; I know a lot of you have been enjoying it, and I very much appreciate all your likes and shares. I think my final group of photos really encapsulates what my dad’s experience at Johnson Air Base was like. As before, I’ve put double quotes around any explanatory notes […]
Memory Monday, Week 80
The pilots and ground crews worked very hard at keeping the planes in the air; but every once in awhile things didn’t go as planned. Two views of a B-24 Liberator after a hard landing:
Memory Monday, Week 79
Memory Monday, Week 78
This week I have a gallery of some of the Mustangs based at Johnson Air Base in 1950.
Memory Monday, Week 77
I’ve found plenty of photos of P-51 Mustangs in my dad’s collection; some of them, like The Trio, appear over and over. I’m sure there are great stories behind every one of these ships, and someone familiar with the marks and insignias might be able to read some of them. Note the World War 2 “kill” decals and the Cobra […]