Monthly Archives: February 2012

Ahh! Bright light! Bright light!

I’ve been wanting to have an herb garden for ages. My parents had a huge garden, and once upon a time back west I had a little herb bed and some tomatoes of my own – but it’s been years … Continue reading →

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TEOTWAWKI

Travis mentioned the woods of New England. There’s a small park nearby, tucked behind a little hobby farm – comparatively young regrowth forest.  No benches and few trail markers – just a peaceful trail wandering through the trees. It’s the … Continue reading →

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Scars of the Land

So Paul mentioned the funny mounds in Anchorage’s Earthquake Park. I just knew I’d taken pictures of those things, but I’m afraid this is the closest I could find. You see that “hump” in the background, on the far side … Continue reading →

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Oh Say Can You See –

First hand documentation of an original 15-star flag over at the other place.

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Earthquake Warning

Since Tam mentioned the 62AD Pompeii earthquake, I thought I’d post this frieze from the exhibit. For at least some time in the fifteen years between the earthquake and the volcanic eruption, people would be walking right past this image … Continue reading →

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Lost Tomorrows

It’s been a few days since the visit. Some family friends and I had the chance to see a traveling exhibit of relics from Pompeii. I wanted to get a glimpse of the daily life of those old Romans, and … Continue reading →

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