1929.
The original fire bell Dedicated to the founders and members of the Edinburg Vol. Fire Co. 1985.
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Tuesday Treasures / Wordless on Tuesday |
1929.
The original fire bell Dedicated to the founders and members of the Edinburg Vol. Fire Co. 1985.
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Tuesday Treasures / Wordless on Tuesday |
Recently I was in a convenience store and noticed a wall was covered with an illustrated history of the chain. It was something I was curious about because the first Sheetz store I’d seen was in Romney several decades ago. Since then the chain has expanded and I have stopped in many of their locations because I can count on finding a decent restroom and a cup of coffee. Here I learned that their first location was in Altoona, Pennsylvania 65 years ago.
I have read elsewhere that the name Sheetz was derived from the name Schultz. Here in the Shenandoah Valley, there have been families named Sheetz for over 250 years. (See my post about the last Indian Settler Conflict.)
Emmanuel Lutheran Church in New Market dates to 1848. I posted pictures of this church before but that was six years ago.
Between Woodstock and Edinburg
This afternoon I ran errands and drove through Fort Valley on the way home. I stopped at Elizabeth Furnace and walked the short trail to the swinging bridge.
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Black and White / Weekend Reflections |
Yesterday afternoon was warm and sunny so of course I took a few pictures. By late afternoon, the moon made an appearance.
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Skywatch |
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Signs |
Mr. and Mrs. Cardinal are lovely birds.
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Wild Bird Wednesday |
Tuesday Treasures. This instrument is one of a handful of items I inherited from my grandfather. It is portable and I show it partially assembled, with the left side still in disarray from being carried around.I've seen this described as an obsolete instrument. It has a lot in common with a xylophone or a glockenspiel, but Cap called this a marimbaphone so that's what I call it.
You tap the steel bars with wooden mallets. If you can play a piano, you can play this instrument. Personally, I'd much rather listen to a piano because these keys sound high and shrill to me.
He also played piano and accordion. He would entertain us kids by pounding out ragtime on my mother’s piano.
Fairfax County
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Mosaic Monday |
Do you ever stage a photo for a particular subject? A week ago the CDP theme for the first of the month was "shadows" so I staged this shot. Then I saw that I already had one that I wanted to use so this one languished until now.
Floral Friday: Iris in Black and White.
Yesterday Lynn came over and helped me add phlox to the garden. She also put up my new shower curtain.Shenandoah! A beautiful valley and a winding river -- how fortunate we are to live here! And since I love photography, I'm taking plenty of pictures and sharing them here. You'll find other subjects too. If you like historic sites or gardens or animals, you'll find them on this blog. Please visit often and feel free to comment.
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