October Scenes and Memes

Five Pictures for Willy Nilly Friday

1. This picture of the dam in Bridgewater turned out to be monochromatic so I removed what traces of color were left for Black and White Weekend.

2. Here's Lynn on a suspension bridge in Bridgewater, VA. 

Sharing with Weekend Green (Color of Hope)

3. The colors are changing in Shenandoah National Park. I'm sure it will be crowded over the next few weekends. Tip: Avoid the Front Royal entrance on October weekends because traffic backs up.

Sharing with Skywatch and Orange You Glad It's Friday

4. Often I go to events at Cedar Creek Battlefield because it's close to home and I like history. I skipped the reenactment last weekend, which turned out to be a smart move because they had a bomb scare and the audience had to leave abruptly.

I have not seen any updates since the initial news story. People had theories, none of which seemed sensible to me. The reenactments that I've seen were not at all political; they were more like parades. But some of the comments on social media reminded me that some folks are pretty defensive about what their ancestors did during the Civil War. Thoughts about this prompted me to make a meme using one of my photos from a different living history event.

5. I made another meme recently, frustrated but also amused by the way distractions keep derailing conversations.