Flags, a reminder of what's behind them

Thank you soldiers who fought for our flag and everything the flag means means, and thank you for fighting for what is behind the ideals of red-white-blue!

North Yarmouth, Maine













Gray, Maine


















New Gloucester, Maine













Eastport, Maine (USS McFaul)















Lubec, Maine














Comer, Georgia














Comer, Georgia

Athens Georgia shooting

Just when you think 'it could never happen here', it does. A University of Georgia Professor allegedly shot and killed three young adult student at an off-campus theatre. (UPDATE, AP at 8:53 pm: Authorities say a University of Georgia professor suspected in the deaths of his ex-wife and two others outside a community theater near campus had left his children in the car when the shooting happened.) One was close range, unfortunately. Three additional students were injured. The alleged shooter- Professor got in his car and drove away. Manhunt on now...Police are looking for George M. Zinkhan III, a professor in the Department of Marketing and Distribution and have searched his house with a SWAT team....

NYTimes article

AP article

AJC article

Ho Ho Ho Here is the Snow!

We had snow predicted and here it is. It started about on time when the weather guys said it would but it is coming down pretty hard. It went from non-starter to grass covered within 45 minutes. These shots are of my back yard and side yard.

Comer Christmas parade!!

I tried to pick the ones that matched the community sentiment. So it turned out to be kids, animals, tractors, and most important, Jesus.

My Day at the Danielsville Fall Festival

My town is SO small...

I have started using my bicycle more, riding into town to check mail and pick up sundries, rather than firing up the Beast SUV (that I love). I'm only 1/4 mile from the PO so it makes sense that a 10 minute trip into town is more green than a 10 minute ride (traffic light equalizes the ride versus drive).

Friday was a warm but not hot day, and around 4pm I took off for a quick mail pick up. I grabbed my keys, one of which is the PO Box key, the other two being apartment and car, and biked into town. I checked and sorted my mail, then threw it into the bike basket & swung my leg over the Free Spirit and then rode home. End of story.

I deliberately did not use the car Saturday, squashing any and all almost-irresistible impulses to go yard sale-ing for crafty stuff. Sunday morning rolled around and at 9:30, five minutes later than I wanted to leave, I scooped up my bible and reached toward the hook for my keys. Not there!!

Holy Sunday School Director, Batman! I HAVE to be there, I start off the Sunday School at Sanctuary Assembly! I put in a quick call to a friend who lives almost across the street and hitched a ride. On the way in, I remembered where I'd left the keys, The Post Office table where I'd laid them down to sort my mail.

This morning I called the PO and the Postmaster answered. She laughed right away when I said my name, and said, "We were just talking about you! Are your ears burnin'?" Someone had turned in my keys before the PO had closed on Friday. "I put them in your box," she said. They were laughing that I hadn't noticed they were MIA for two and a half days, even more so when I said my car key was one of the missing.

My town is so small, someone was kind and turned them in.
My town is so small the Postmaster noticed my keyring and knew it was mine.

I love Comer.

Sunday evening to and from church

On the way to church Sunday evening I noticed the object by the side of the road. At first it didn't compute. Was it a child's toy? A plastic doorstop? No it's an armadillo, toes up! I did a quick bit of research and found that armadillos have indeed invaded the northern reaches of Georgia, above the gnat line, southern Illinois, even the Pacific Northwest. Their name means 'little armored thing' in Spanish. Well, I'll be armadilloed!

















The gentle and still evening brought out the ultralight aviators. They took off from the field along Rt 98 and were buzzing around near Paoli Junction. I stopped by the side of the road to watch and enjoy. What a nice night it was for them!

















































































I just like the water tower. This one's for Madison County