THE YURT 

hand made steps with a 8 foot piece of oak and some scraps left over from the deck.the window drapes are down but when open at night ,the breezes goin through and all the animals in the woods were the perfect sleep orchestra .

tuna steaks and homemade millet cakes on the fire for dinner with bota box vino.inside it feels huge and outside its tiny.

the secret of N.I.M.H

the rose bush fort. I made this for my daughter in 5 to 6 hours with a broken spade shovel and a crappy pair of bush trimmers,oh and a buck saw for the limbs inside..it is at least 15 feet round by 4 or 5 feet high inside. we had a super thick blanket inside on the floor so it felt like a giant nest.the kids loved it when i delivered tea and crackers to them mid afternoon.we made a very small escape tunnel through the back that burroughs into the hillside under the electric horse fense.Nola thought she was so cool when she went all the way through and under that zapper line into the field in the back.that bush grows back thicker each year and will be where we bury the time capsule i am putting together for the summer.

from inside the mineshaft fort i dug for the kids this summer.even though it is 10 degrees out side with a 3 foot square entrance it is surprisingly warm after 15 or 20 min. i filled in the entrance and could sleep in there if need be.(when the zombies invade ya know)

one of the flowers on our property this summer.

love peonies.

i got a ton of great photos in the afternoon sun of what seemed like one month gems.

our landlored is the peony master gardner.she sells all the starts to this species and she gave us  a century old strain that is amazingly beautiful.

its funny to think about how old 100 years really is.

a moment that is tough,if you have ever been there, you know

borrowed from Max's blog


Last Minutes with ODEN from phos pictures on Vimeo.

VOTE HALLOWED GRIZOUND

vote and support Hallowed Ground...i will give you coffee. . . and chicken

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sailor jerry bulldog old silk wrapped doorbellcoilia

bernhard

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so, Salinger is dead and there is debate about his safe and other writings and personal effects....I will try to google-search some more info to set up a link,but for now I am certain his wishes are not going to be fully respected.

soon enough friends....

go buy this yesterday and play it at full volume while stacking cawwd wuud

Maine children's cancer program tattoo fundraiser.

Im moved by the simple yet complex layered ups and downs of this kid cudi

haha. welcome to portland.

nice document of a sick tattoo but lame music bill....is this jason and lou in iron eagle??

Bill Canales - Backpiece Tattoo Montage from Mike Flores on Vimeo.

time again to throw down and cast your" best of Portland tattoo shops " nomination

vote for Hallowed Ground this year brothers and sisters , and you shall be accepted past those pearly gates o' judgement.

 Hell ya llooo yeah,praise WALLACE!

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winter riding blues...all this rain made me nostalgic.

 The fish flanking the submarine are called "dolphins" but not the mammals we think of. The original intent of the designer was to portray Mahi-Mahi, also know as "Dolphin Fish".

As to the origin/history of the insignia: The original suggestion for a submarine badge or distinguishing device came from Capt. Ernest King in early 1924 (he later became Commander in Chief, US Fleet during WWII - similar to the current Chief of Naval Operations). The Navy started working on designs of various types - even Capt. King submitted one which was rejected. The Navy asked a Philadelphia firm involved in designing Naval Academy class rings to give a try. That firm came up with 2 designs which were ultimately combined into the one we have today.

The final design went through the Bu. of Navigation (know as Bu. Personnel today) and on to the acting Sec. of the Navy, Teddy Roosevelt, Jr., who officially accepted the design as the official submarine qualification badge in March of 1924.

From 1924 - 1941 the badge was only authorized to be worn by officers and men while active in submarine units. Once transferred out of submarine service the badge could not be worn. The uniform regulations of 1941 changed that to permit the badge to be worn permanently once it was awarded.

Sorry there is no real significance (that I can find) to the dolphins other than the fact that it was a design submitted by a firm and accepted.

I see that I have rambled on a bit but I trust this helps. Thanks for your interest in the Naval History of our country.

vermonters will not be out-done. brilliant, larry.