Month: July 2010
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Rescuing Providence
Lt. Morse has a great post up today. Go, read it. Michael captures a side of life and the job which I try to portray, and he’s been doing it longer and better than I. If you don’t regularly follow Rescuing Providence, you should.
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Notes on Notes
This morning as I was proofreading some previous entries, I realized that I’ve been improperly captioning things for at least a week. It’s July, not June. Wishful thinking, perhaps. I’m left wondering if no-one noticed, or if no-one told me. (Mrs. Mack505 says she didn’t notice.) They’re fixed now. I’ve also added a new plugin […]
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Skip’s Mega Cruise (P365 – July 24)
July 24 – Now THIS is tailgating. Beth and I went to Skip’s Drive-in in Merrimac for their annual Mega-Cruise. There were over 550 cars in attendance, which is actually down from last year’s total. It’s still amazing to see, and a great time for the price of a burger and fries. Beth is definitely […]
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Pleasant Mountain (P365 – July 23)
I could wax philosophical, but I won’t. Photographed on the summit of Pleasant Mountain, Bridgton, ME.
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Hose Testing (P365 – July 22)
Or as the Chief likes to describe it, Hose Deployment and Reloading Drill. It’s ugly work, but it has to be done.
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Ballet
The small boy stares in awe, doing what little boys have done at firehouses for over a century. He’s had plenty of time to see whatever he wants. He’s looked inside all of the compartments and had all of the tools explained to him. He’s sat in the engine and pretended to drive the gleaming […]
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Project 365 – July 18-21
July 18 – Undertow? What undertow? Last day at the beach for a while. July 19 – My nemesis. A while back I converted all of my RC steam locomotives to use one Specktrum DX6 transmitter. It works great, until it doesn’t. Then I can’t run anything. The blown fuse on the motherboard also provided […]
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Parker River (P365 – July 17)
I spent the day running steam trains with friends and the evening at Plum Island with family. This is the Parker River just after sunset on the way home.
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Nikon Lady (P365 – July 16)
My mother-in-law has been christened the Nikon Lady by a professional photographer. 🙂 I don’t think it was a term of endearment, but she does good work.
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The road (P365 – July 15)
As a matter of fact, we do own this road. At least until the mess is cleaned up.
Notes from Mosquito Hill 