strange land – Page 26 – Black and White

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pecans sign — Crawford Street, Quincy, Florida. New meaning in the 21st C.

Watch for snakes

snakes sign — On the banks of the Sabine River, Texas Travel Information Center. I-10, east Texas (near Orange)

Women march NOLA

womens march — Decatur street, New Orleans

Washington Square — Marchers gather in Washington Square

Washington Square — A number of children included.

Washington Square — Early community action experience.

bubble — Parade route lined with observers and supporters

signs — OMG GOP WTF

Creative signage

Marchers react to a Trump supporter.

some diversity

Mules were not represented.

Marching down Decatur

Winter is coming

Lake Pontchartrain

Sunset, inauguration day, I-10 — Sunset, inauguration day, I-10. My first drive to NOLA since the 1970’s

Phalacrocorax auritus

3 ducks — Double-crested Cormorants, Lake Okeechobee. In addition to being a prime, three is the first social number.

Tupelo, cypress and BIG pinus taeda

hardwood wetland — walked and walked, sun went down. No feral pigs, lost but only a little. Congaree National Park.

Innovation Quarter, Winston-Salem

RJR Tob Co — The preservation of historic buildings benefits communities and connects us to our heritage, enriching the quality of our lives in many tangible and intangible ways. Their preservation also provides demonstrable economic benefits.–Virginia Department of Historic Resources
Wandering in Winston-Salem’s “Innovation Quarter”. Not a good place to wander ten years ago, now an economic and intellectual center in the city. New York Times and Politico have the story.
(rehabilitation tax credits!)

777

Dulles — Captain Wendy Faria pilot of the Boeing 777 between Tokyo and Dulles that brought me home. 28 years with United Airlines.

Sie waren Teufelshunde

bulldog, USMC Mascot — Devil Dogs: According to United States Marine Corps legend, the moniker was used by German soldiers to describe U.S. Marines who fought in the Battle of Belleau Wood in 1918–Wikipedia
This dog lives down the street from HPE.
Semper fidelis.

stairway to heaven

261 stairs — Climbed the stairway to Heaven. Gate remains closed.