Veteran's Day - In Honor of My Dad

In honor of my Dad,
my protector,
my hero.
I miss you.


Veteran's Day means
Giving thanks to all those who
Fought for our freedom


In honor of all the men and women who have given their lives
and health so that the rest of us can enjoy what we have.

Church Bell

The old church bell tolls
The hour Each clang ringing loud
With time's history

 

Joshua Chapel

Old Nooks and Corners

This one is for my Auntie Polly :)

"Old Nooks and Corners"
An English historian's
Source of great delight

Link to Gutenberg public domain book Nooks and Corners of Old England by Allan Fea

Cover of Book

Lava Lamp

Sixties lava lamp
Gooey colored bubbling stuff
Mind tripping again





















http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1990s_Mathmos_Astro.jpg

And here is some fun and interesting information from Wikipedia on lava lamps.

Lava Lamp

The History of Lava Lamps from About.com

History of Lava Lamps

How Lava Lamps work from Howstuffworks.com

How Liquid Motion Lamps Work

AND.... How to build your very own lava lamp!

Bubbling Lava Lamp from Steve Spangler Science

Blobs in a Bottle from Science Bob

Kids Next Door

Two children next door
Out playing and being kids
Too soon are grownups

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bunny_Brown_at_Camp_p125.jpg

This charming picture came from an old series of books Bunny Brown and
his Sister Sue by Laura Lee Hope.
Following is a link to the book that the illustration is from. The book is titled
Bunny Brown and his sister Sue at Camp Rest-a-While. You can actually read
the book at the following link thanks to the Internet Archive at archive.org and
The New York Public Library.

Bunny Brown and his sister Sue at Camp Rest-a-While - Detail Information and Book

Also, here is a link to the entire series as listed on the Goodreads website.

Bunny Brown and his Sister Sue on Goodreads

I know I focused the blog text on the source of the illustration but I want to
get back to what I wrote. I think it's important to keep the third line in mind.
Enough said!

Sherlock Holmes

Arthur Conan Doyle
Creator of Sherlock Holmes
Which one is brilliant?

For more information on the subject, click on the links.

Sherlock Holmes

Arthur Conan Doyle

History Mystery

I know this one is 5-8-5 but I could not justify abbreviating
or substituting another name for Galileo's just to fit into the
line of 7 syllables! I had thought of substituting da Vinci in
there but he is/was thought of as an artist and not a scientist.



Greatest of all time
Galileo Newton Einstein
Its all relative

 http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bertini_fresco_of_Galileo_Galilei_and_Doge_of_Venice.jpg

Sol

Moon around the earth
And the earth around the sun
Copernicus said

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Copernic_solar_system,_Cellarius_(1646).jpg

Iona Scotland

Green grass rocky shores
Resting place of Scottish kings
What ancient beauty