tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72568700739686403472024-03-15T18:12:17.288-07:00Beware of the RugAnd other things in great-grandma's trunk.LMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149535567323718310noreply@blogger.comBlogger1069125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256870073968640347.post-90139726420041062762024-03-14T08:30:00.000-07:002024-03-14T09:07:36.400-07:00If this is Thursday it must be postcads, 650<p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Featured on this postcard is a tinted black & white
photograph of the Round Tower of Windsor Castle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The card has a divided back, does not have
identifying letters or numbers but does have a blurb located at the upper left
on the reverse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The blurb:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“The Round Tower, Windsor Castle.—Windsor Castle
is in a beautiful valley a few miles outside of London, and is one of the most
historical spots of Europe, being the scene of many historical events that
transpired in British history in over four hundred years.” </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The royal residence, Windsor Castle, is located in the
English county of Berkshire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The castle
was built in the 11<sup>th</sup> century by William the Conqueror and is the
longest occupied palace in Europe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
current owner is King Charles III.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There
is limited access to the public.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">King Henry II ruled beginning in 1154.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Between 1165 and 1179 he repaired and added
to the existing castle; replaced the wooden palisade with a stone wall; replaced
a stone keep and chemise wall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To
relieve pressure on the mound, he moved walls from the edge of the motte and
added foundations along the south side to provide more support.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He also remodeled the inside the castle
including the royal living quarters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Round Tower seen on the card was built by Henry II and remodeled in the 19<sup>th</sup>
century.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For additional information, see:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor_Castle">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor_Castle</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEienFi0wY5vNoUmDxqkOVvk87RXjQVYtfOxd3vO_a-yZxV2p4OMdG7K_9INjD3MBMc2DMNFibw4l6bsA5J-yGw9E3Iztvbsf0aX_GmtT7baerUC_dhyphenhyphen6D-71_rJ14CdHVARQeYKb4dUmZ2DPKCZqlygZek6pLF3MseDWU7l4Ih31kFqOAap-K1f1XYX-MY/s3218/Qsar%20al-Nil%20bridge.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1998" data-original-width="3218" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEienFi0wY5vNoUmDxqkOVvk87RXjQVYtfOxd3vO_a-yZxV2p4OMdG7K_9INjD3MBMc2DMNFibw4l6bsA5J-yGw9E3Iztvbsf0aX_GmtT7baerUC_dhyphenhyphen6D-71_rJ14CdHVARQeYKb4dUmZ2DPKCZqlygZek6pLF3MseDWU7l4Ih31kFqOAap-K1f1XYX-MY/w400-h249/Qsar%20al-Nil%20bridge.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">The Great Nile Bridge, Egypt, ca 1930s<br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This is an unused, divided back postcard with a black &
white photograph that was tinted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There
are no identifying letters or numbers, however, there is a blurb at the upper
left on the reverse:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“The Great Nile
Bridge, Egypt. – The Great Nile Bridge was built jointly by the British and
Egyptian governments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a modern
structure, and is considered one of the greatest bridges in Egypt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The crowded condition of this bridge gives an
idea of the enormous traffic and how necessary a bridge of this character was.”</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Today the bridge is named The Qasr al Nil Bridge, sometimes written as just Qasr el Nil Bridge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was formerly known as the Khedive Ismail
Bridge and dates from 1931.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was an
earlier bridge at this same crossing built between 1869 and 1871 name El Gezira
Bridge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These bridges all spanned the
Nile River in central Cairo connecting the east bank of the river to the
southern end of Gezira/Zamalek Island facilitating transportation of people and
goods between the two banks of the Nile.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Prior to the bridges being built the crossing was done by sailing boats
placed next to each other and connected by planks of wood for people to walk on
to get across the river.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The current
bridge is a popular place to stroll across in the evenings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The bridge has eight parts, including a movable part that
was manually opened with gears to allow boats and ships to cross.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are four bronze lions each set upon a pillar
at the ends of the bridge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of the
pillars can be seen left on the card.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The bridge is about 10 meters or 33 feet above the Nile to accommodate
the river in its flood stage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For additional information, see:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qasr_El_Nil_Bridge">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qasr_El_Nil_Bridge</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/116567/Qasr-al-Nil-bridge-a-reflection-of-Egypt%E2%80%99s-golden-era">https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/116567/Qasr-al-Nil-bridge-a-reflection-of-Egypt%E2%80%99s-golden-era</a></p>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRNm2NqDhNxnUspiGXza0jhzK11EpBg_jW0L7fpJC51-CslseEKcE0oa-jo5NlWVAG39NNVoDsCi4cKHAN_csJkEPt-D_ByfEBnbWW5Yiv7Kay8VSNh7bmwexmoW4zEiW450X-_EbhYfKzOmk93LZ62I-GKCWCH0eKgIYOQUyfni-VSOWJJJyumIarf3M/s3352/Rospigliosi%20Cup.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2086" data-original-width="3352" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRNm2NqDhNxnUspiGXza0jhzK11EpBg_jW0L7fpJC51-CslseEKcE0oa-jo5NlWVAG39NNVoDsCi4cKHAN_csJkEPt-D_ByfEBnbWW5Yiv7Kay8VSNh7bmwexmoW4zEiW450X-_EbhYfKzOmk93LZ62I-GKCWCH0eKgIYOQUyfni-VSOWJJJyumIarf3M/w400-h249/Rospigliosi%20Cup.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Titled:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Benvenuto
Cellini, The Rospigliosi Cup (Altman Collection) Italian XVI Century, </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">The Metropolitan
Museum of Art, 31</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This unused postcard does not have a divided back nor an
outline for a stamp on the reverse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
is credited as “Collotype by Max Jaffé, Vienna, Germany.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Max Jaffé (1845-1939) was a photographer
working and living in Vienna, Austria.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Germany took over Austria in March of 1938, hence the place identification
as Germany rather than Austria.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since
Jaffé died in December of 1939 the date for this photo card can be narrowed to
between March 1938 and December 1939.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Another interesting thing concerns the Cup itself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is not what the title on the card says it
is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was not made by Cellini in the
1500s. The cup is an original work, but in the style of Cellini; therefore, considered a forgery, made by Reinhold Vasters (1827-1909). Vasters was a German goldsmith,
who in order to support his family, made reproductions in historical styles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This might never have been uncovered if
Vasters' original sketches had not been found.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After the drawings were found, the cup was taken apart and discovered to
have been made in ways that were only available in Vasters' own time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today the Cup is dated “between 1840 and 1850
or somewhat earlier.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Cup remains at
the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and is on view at:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 556.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For additional information, see:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rospigliosi_family">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rospigliosi_family</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rospigliosi_Cup">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rospigliosi_Cup</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinhold_Vasters">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinhold_Vasters</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benvenuto_Cellini">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benvenuto_Cellini</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Max_Jaff%C3%A9_(Fotograf)?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc">https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Max_Jaff%C3%A9_(Fotograf)?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The picture featured on this unused, divided back, reproduced
black & white print that was color-tinted for a postcard, is of a place
called Devils Oven located in Alexandria Bay, New York.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Santway Photo-Craft Company, Inc. of
Watertown, N.Y. published and distributed the card.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is no blurb on the reverse but the
identifying code:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>R-73689 appears at the
upper left center on the reverse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The photographer
is not credited.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’m not sure that this is his picture, but an almost exact, black
& white copy of this photograph is listed as a public domain image and is
credited to a well-known photographer, William Henry Jackson, 1843-1942.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He worked for the United States Geological
Survey expeditions in the 1870s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most of
his pictures are of the American West.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Alexandria Bay is located in the Thousand Islands area of
New York near the border crossing of Canada and the United States.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are several places named Devils
Oven.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although it cannot be seen in the
photo there must be a water-level cave on this small island that would get
flooded during tides.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The name seems to
refer to caves on islands where very long ago, suspected criminals might be left
to drown for their crimes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some people
believed that such caves were portals to the underworld, hence the name Devils
Oven.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For additional information, see:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria_Bay,_New_York">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria_Bay,_New_York</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Jackson">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Jackson</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://garystockbridge617.getarchive.net/media/devils-oven-thousand-islands-8394e7">https://garystockbridge617.getarchive.net/media/devils-oven-thousand-islands-8394e7</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dexter Press, Inc., West Nyack, New York, printed this
unused, divided back postcard, published by Morgan’s Photo Shop in
Bantam, Connecticut.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has the identifying
code:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>23706-C at the left bottom edge on
the reverse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It also has a blurb at the
upper left corner on the reverse:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“America’s
First Law School, 1774-1883, Litchfield, Connecticut.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Founded by Judge Tapping Reeve, it prepared
more than 1000 students for the bar who eventually distinguished themselves in
politics, diplomacy and education.”</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The lawyer, judge, and law educator, Tapping Reeve was born
in 1744 and died in 1823.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He founded the
first independent law school in America not affiliated with any college or
university.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The William & Mary Law
School was the first law school connected with a university.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1965 the law school and Reeve’s house were
declared National Historic Landmarks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Tapping Reeve House and the Litchfield History Museum are now owned and
operated by the Litchfield Historical Society.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Reeve served as a judge in Connecticut’s Superior Court beginning in
1798 and was later appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Connecticut
in 1814.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For additional information, see:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapping_Reeve">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapping_Reeve</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litchfield_Law_School">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litchfield_Law_School</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://londonpostcardsca.wordpress.com/2017/12/22/international-publishers-dexter-press-pearl-river%E2%80%8B-n-y/">https://londonpostcardsca.wordpress.com/2017/12/22/international-publishers-dexter-press-pearl-river%E2%80%8B-n-y/</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Valentine’s Day is next Wednesday and so I thought I would share
these two postcards with vintage reproductions from the early 1900s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I got these cards from Laughing Elephant, a
small local shop that specializes in reproducing vintage cards, books, and
illustrations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No artist is credited on
either card.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The card above is not dated
but is similar to the second card, which is dated 1911.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnt_ozwFGtrX-mC7mNE7sG9IAQMro69PFADgDtLDbna8kuUdzZC3UltVzyUJPs09dNZaBfspyHkPiXeLIMxQRnSz_xEymmVh91N30vEPzjFgwtKjGLvv2JHH1Ldo6YRV3M9bu1YvsY7I6ixR6zIjz02MHPKQZAt6xmU1rMQg1X0fLRCOav6C3ak2-4GJE/s3976/Valentine%202023-2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3976" data-original-width="2774" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnt_ozwFGtrX-mC7mNE7sG9IAQMro69PFADgDtLDbna8kuUdzZC3UltVzyUJPs09dNZaBfspyHkPiXeLIMxQRnSz_xEymmVh91N30vEPzjFgwtKjGLvv2JHH1Ldo6YRV3M9bu1YvsY7I6ixR6zIjz02MHPKQZAt6xmU1rMQg1X0fLRCOav6C3ak2-4GJE/w279-h400/Valentine%202023-2.jpeg" width="279" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Vintage Valentine, 1911</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There was more than one Saint Valentine making it hard to
say which one is the one for which Valentine’s Day is named.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are also several legends about a Saint Valentine
and Valentine’s Day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One is called “<i>The
Golden Legend</i>” and concerns a story about Valentine just before he was
executed in the year 280 AD by the emperor Claudius of Rome for refusing to sacrifice to idols and converting many to Christianity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the 18<sup>th</sup> century Henry Ansgar
Kelly added a bit more that has since been incorporated into the story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A very short abbreviated version is that
while Valentine was awaiting his fate at the hand of the emperor, his jailer,
Asterius, came to him and challenged or asked Valentine to restore the sight of
his blind daughter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Valentine prayed for
the girl and she received her sight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As
a result of this miracle the jailer’s entire family converted to
Christianity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the eve of his
execution, Valentine wrote a letter to the girl and signed it “Your Valentine.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The expression “From Your Valentine” was
later adopted on modern Valentine letters and cards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Happy Valentine’s Day!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For additional information, see:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.christianiconography.info/goldenLegend/valentine.htm">https://www.christianiconography.info/goldenLegend/valentine.htm</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine%27s_Day">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine%27s_Day</a></p><p class="MsoNormal">
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKn8C-gcJ-DiCcEbeeo2yEPA0LE2Jfg3OR51o3ta_nm0rSZjNGgGzuANdwH1qdA5JSp0nYTyHPXRI-PADecGx5vWeptga1biWkDuqPd895aIkR6jK1P7Dswxybfvt3XdgB2B8pvXGl5VKkdsY-mm_b7txrwjpgdaOfsfkWyffQus4q4Ci9DIjKj6K_vY/s3334/The%20marble%20bridge%20vermont.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="3334" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKn8C-gcJ-DiCcEbeeo2yEPA0LE2Jfg3OR51o3ta_nm0rSZjNGgGzuANdwH1qdA5JSp0nYTyHPXRI-PADecGx5vWeptga1biWkDuqPd895aIkR6jK1P7Dswxybfvt3XdgB2B8pvXGl5VKkdsY-mm_b7txrwjpgdaOfsfkWyffQus4q4Ci9DIjKj6K_vY/w400-h254/The%20marble%20bridge%20vermont.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">The Marble Memorial Bridge, Proctor, Vermont</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">No photographer or identifying code is found on this unused
Curteich 3-D Natural Color Reproduction postcard. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Featured on the card is the Marble Memorial or
Fletcher D. Proctor Memorial Bridge in Proctor, Vermont.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This bridge was one of the first in Vermont constructed of
concrete instead of wood like the earlier covered bridges.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the time it was thought that concrete
would require less maintenance and last longer than a wooden bridge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is one of the few concrete bridges in
Vermont from the early 1900s to survive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The bridge has three concrete arch spans, each 42 feet or 13 meters
long.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The total length is 170 ft or 52
m.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I lost my marbles when I saw this card.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The blurb on the back says:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“The Marble Memorial Bridge spans the Otter
Creek at Proctor, Vermont.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Home of the
famous Marble Exhibit which is open daily during the summer from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sundays and holidays included.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Admission free.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first thing that popped into my mind,
perhaps because I played with marbles as a kid, was that this was that type of
marble museum, round glass balls of all colors and mixed sizes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But no, this well-preserved bridge built in
1915 and widened in 1935-36 with funds from the Works Progress Administration is decoratively faced with locally quarried gray marble (stone) not with small
colored balls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It is dedicated to Fletcher D. Proctor, of the family-owned
Vermont Marble Company and a former Governor of Vermont.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1991 the bridge was listed on the National
Register of Historic Places and is a major marble landmark in the
community.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The community livelihood depended
on the quarry and stone for many years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many
of the sidewalks in the town of Proctor are made of marble. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most of the buildings of the Vermont Marble
Company still stand with many constructed of Vermont marble.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Vermont Marble Museum or Vermont Marble Exhibit offers
tours focusing on the Vermont Marble Company’s history, the geology of marble
and other stones, the uses of marble in art, architecture and industry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is a short video about the history of
the company, founded in 1880 by Redfield Proctor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Photographs depicting workers in various
activities, quarrying, carving, and shipping are displayed throughout the
museum.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Geologic exhibits include a
preserved triceratops skeleton, an artificial cave, and large slabs of
decorative stone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The quarry, located
about a quarter mile away, is no longer in use but has recently been added to
the marble exhibit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Examples show large
chunks of quarried, unfinished marble.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The Preservation Trust of Vermont acquired the Vermont Marble Company in
2014.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For additional information, see:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marble_Bridge_(Proctor,_Vermont)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marble_Bridge_(Proctor,_Vermont)</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont_Marble_Museum">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont_Marble_Museum</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This unused Natural Color Reproduction – Curteichcolor Art
Creation, has a picture of the old stone houses found in Hurley, New York.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The card was distributed by Kingston Candy
Co., of Kingston, New York and has the identifying code:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>K19 along the left border on the
reverse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is a blurb at the top
left side on the reverse:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Old Stone
Houses, Hurley, New York.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Erected in the
early 1700s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Capital of the New York
State was temporarily moved here in 1777, when British burned Kingston, which
was the capital at that time.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
photographer is not credited.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This would
have been a souvenir card for tourists.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Located in Ulster
County, New York, Hurley is a small town or village with a population of about
6,000.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Much of the town is inside the
Catskill Park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Established as the site
of a village by Petrus Stuyvesant, Director General of New Netherland, in 1662,
it was destroyed a year later by members of the native population who had had a
settlement of their own there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
village was abandoned until 1669 when it was resettled by the British and renamed
Hurley.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The area around Hurley is mostly
agricultural.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1830 a fine quality of
shale called bluestone was discovered and resulted in a quarry industry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bluestone is used in “road construction,
curbing, sidewalks, and building facades.”</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Old Hurley’s Main Street is listed on the National Register
of Historic Places because of the well-preserved stone houses shown on the
card.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These houses have served as residences
for more than 300 years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of them
are open to the public once a year on Stone House Day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Hurley Heritage Society Museum is located
in one of the houses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For additional information, see:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurley,_New_York">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurley,_New_York</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingston,_New_York">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingston,_New_York</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Old State House in Hartford, Connecticut is featured on
this unused color postcard published by NATCO, Natural Color Cards, Co., of
Ridgefield Park, New Jersey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The blurb
at the upper left on the reverse:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“The
Old State House, Connecticut’s single most historic edifice was designed by
Charles Bulfinch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The building is a Registered
National Landmark and an outstanding expression of federal style
architecture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Served as the state
capitol from 1796 -1879 and was the scene of many important events.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This building is in appearance very similar to the Town Hall
in Liverpool, England.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The exterior and
the Senate have been restored to the original Federal style, while the
Representative’s chamber is Victorian and the halls and courtrooms are Colonial
Revival.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The early American architect, Charles
Bulfinch (1763-1844), mentioned as the architect for Old State House, divided
his time between Boston, Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. where he was the
Commissioner of Public Buildings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
1960 the building was declared a National Historic Landmark.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There are exhibits of important events in Connecticut
history.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the third floor is located
the Museum of Natural and Other Curiosities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Visitors can tour the original legislative rooms as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The building also has a reputation for being
haunted or having unexplained strange sounds now and then.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For additional information, see:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_State_House_(Connecticut)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_State_House_(Connecticut)</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bulfinch">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bulfinch</a></p>
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and cozy, but if I had fallen, which I did not, I would have ended up like
Charlie Brown in his snow suit and even Snoopy would not have been able
to help me get up. My hands typically get so cold for the first 1/2 hour that I do not want
to remove gloves to take pictures while we are out skiing. I have tried heating them up under the hot air blower in the restroom before starting out, but even that doesn't keep them warm enough. This time Bob suggested we try switching gloves a couple of times since his hands stay warm. His warm hands had heated his gloves up nicely. My gloves are really too small for him, but they have a zipper that provides a little more room. It goes the other way too, his gloves are really too big for me and make holding the poles a little difficult. However, it was super nice to slip my icy hands into warm gloves. Once he got my gloves heated, we switched back again. By then we had been out long enough that my hands were warming up too. Might not work for everyone, but it is something we will most likely do again.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This year the ski areas opened a bit later than other years. Grooming for the XC trail at Hyak just began this past week. The alpine ski areas opened and started running the chair lifts earlier. Not all of those areas are open every day. Bob gets a Sno-Park pass so we can park and XC ski as often as we like all season at several different XC areas instead of paying a daily fee each time we go. This is a huge savings for us since we try to go once a week. The fee pays for plowing the lot and the trail grooming. <br /></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYrtuZ_MPeDHVhWVSGT__13mKhuL8-UVcQhmNQy7wB4LuwKMMLectmHAfqMOTYZyWbXvfR8hyc-ozg1Y-6b_YwbjH1FLfcWfYI3cOPxtIXQZwn8FJlyVQEHwag5yGN0Xn9dR8cYpT25ngnW_BzMOXJ5xnaMrXv1nSzvTpSvS6hw_bPqMqeNi2q7LjdAy8/s840/Screen%20Shot%202024-01-17%20at%2012.52.22%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="840" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYrtuZ_MPeDHVhWVSGT__13mKhuL8-UVcQhmNQy7wB4LuwKMMLectmHAfqMOTYZyWbXvfR8hyc-ozg1Y-6b_YwbjH1FLfcWfYI3cOPxtIXQZwn8FJlyVQEHwag5yGN0Xn9dR8cYpT25ngnW_BzMOXJ5xnaMrXv1nSzvTpSvS6hw_bPqMqeNi2q7LjdAy8/w400-h293/Screen%20Shot%202024-01-17%20at%2012.52.22%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">It might be a little hard to see, but the wind had made swirling patterns on this patch of snow. <br /></p><p>Even though it was so cold, we had a good outing. The sun was shining, blue sky with a few clouds, and the trees were flocked with new snow. The Snoqualmie Nordic Club has built a warming hut about 1/3 of a mile ( 1/2 km) from the parking lot. We saw it on the way out. On the return trip Bob skied over to see what it was like, but he did not want to take off his skis and go in. It was still too cold to remove gloves to take photos, so next time we go we may try out the hut and take a picture. The pictures in this post were taken from inside a nice warm car.<br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzUQg8uYg72-0c_oG8BojamciyFLvaggpbNVl7XuMXoeg2pb1E8xG9ZW7TKHwoWCnwNbwfw2Bel8zv-E3OjmsI5RFsqlEN9rp5hM8hLRfDqxqkr5u0s5AzjY26dwbibURDaXwPR3bNk-dEdALdSgyoeJHB2aoxahF9DU_tfnwLYKjkRTQ9jKxg_TVMYiI/s630/Screen%20Shot%202024-01-17%20at%2012.52.41%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="476" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzUQg8uYg72-0c_oG8BojamciyFLvaggpbNVl7XuMXoeg2pb1E8xG9ZW7TKHwoWCnwNbwfw2Bel8zv-E3OjmsI5RFsqlEN9rp5hM8hLRfDqxqkr5u0s5AzjY26dwbibURDaXwPR3bNk-dEdALdSgyoeJHB2aoxahF9DU_tfnwLYKjkRTQ9jKxg_TVMYiI/w303-h400/Screen%20Shot%202024-01-17%20at%2012.52.41%20PM.png" width="303" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Ski tracks on a small hill near the Summit<br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSOyRzg57pDxkW4cFOKo17jtQx1E5pCfbXxOIi9HjuF_j1nTERM6mde9Jq8MxNxYFEzYrf0sdt8IvvLtW6HFTa-OW_xZHYAEiMla6TJ_GAUSFgX7WZzER7wiObit9WBnuhdITrxubE9p3Rq-sHHNOcHETZe1bij3d0CM3jRazqf6v_PEEW1l0uhjbnsw0/s632/Screen%20Shot%202024-01-17%20at%2012.52.55%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="488" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSOyRzg57pDxkW4cFOKo17jtQx1E5pCfbXxOIi9HjuF_j1nTERM6mde9Jq8MxNxYFEzYrf0sdt8IvvLtW6HFTa-OW_xZHYAEiMla6TJ_GAUSFgX7WZzER7wiObit9WBnuhdITrxubE9p3Rq-sHHNOcHETZe1bij3d0CM3jRazqf6v_PEEW1l0uhjbnsw0/w309-h400/Screen%20Shot%202024-01-17%20at%2012.52.55%20PM.png" width="309" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">The view coming down from the summit</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Note: Today lots of new snow coming down and both Snoqualmie and Stevens Passes are at least partially closed as I am writing this. Snoqualmie westbound is open, Stevens is closed both directions.<br /></p>LMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149535567323718310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256870073968640347.post-33159899334070137102024-01-11T08:30:00.000-08:002024-01-11T08:53:53.257-08:00If this is Thursday it must be postcards, 641<p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Another unused photo postcard, this one features the main
attraction at Blackwater Falls State Park located in the Allegheny Mountains of
Tucker County, West Virginia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No
photographer is credited for the picture but there is a blurb at the upper left
on the reverse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The card was distributed
by Silver Lake Nursery, Horse Shoe Run, West Virginia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both Silver Lake and Horse Shoe Run are
unincorporated communities located not far from the Blackwater Falls State
Park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is likely that the Silver Lake
Nursery had picture postcards available for tourists.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This card was found in shoebox jumble of old
postcards in a local antique mall here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Blackwater Falls drop approximately 62 ft or 19 meters and
are among the most photographed places in West Virginia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The falls have appeared on calendars,
stationery, and in advertisements.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
name Blackwater comes from the tannin-darkened water in the river.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There is a wooden walkway and overlook that is reached from
the parking lot by a broad trail that descends about 320 ft or 98 m.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A second, steeper trail, extends below the Falls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is also a nature trail in the park that
is wheelchair accessible and leads to another overlook.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The water flowing over the rocky outcropping divides causing
its distinctive formation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the winter
the Falls can ice over completely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There
have been at least four known deaths at the falls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1933 someone was accidentally washed over
the Falls during a flood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A cliff diver
died n 1937.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And in 1973 a woman was
swept over the falls when she slipped on a rock and her husband also perished
trying to catch her.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For additional information, see:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackwater_Falls_State_Park">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackwater_Falls_State_Park</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Lake,_West_Virginia">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Lake,_West_Virginia</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_Shoe_Run,_West_Virginia">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_Shoe_Run,_West_Virginia</a></p>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mjALwL_eFPPXfsaeOlAevlcJUswdkFA0XcCkORsD_TnSHDdtbcZEQ8kGHlmHa7cbYoO0pR1_E9dLeDPla1GkR_CLj1zwVMyzTNwQeDHcZLjXIYSUQGhQYSqAI2I2nALOhTtc9GINAOCAKH0xS-l3befVjnJXaQn330q2j02W7Q4CxMgl0cpwd7UnWzc/s3258/halpin%20covered%20bridge.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3258" data-original-width="2070" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mjALwL_eFPPXfsaeOlAevlcJUswdkFA0XcCkORsD_TnSHDdtbcZEQ8kGHlmHa7cbYoO0pR1_E9dLeDPla1GkR_CLj1zwVMyzTNwQeDHcZLjXIYSUQGhQYSqAI2I2nALOhTtc9GINAOCAKH0xS-l3befVjnJXaQn330q2j02W7Q4CxMgl0cpwd7UnWzc/w254-h400/halpin%20covered%20bridge.jpeg" width="254" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Halpin Covered Bridge, Middlebury, Vermont, ca 1940s-1950s<br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Featured on this unused postcard is a color photograph by Warren Case & Frank L. Forward of
the Halpin Bridge in Middlebury, Vermont.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The card has the number 566 at the upper left
corner on the reverse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is also a
blurb:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Swimming hole under an Old
Covered Bridge setting, known as Halpin Bridge, Middlebury, Vermont.
[photographers identified as Case and Forward]."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The card was published by Forward’s Color Productions, Manchester,
Vermont.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Forward’s photography business
focused on Vermont and New Hampshire from the 1950s through the 1970s. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“The company used two different numbering
systems:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a five-digit number and a
three-digit number that was often followed or preceded by VT.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A link to the Vermont Historical Society is included below.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">New England still has several covered bridges.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not much of this bridge can be seen on the
card; however, Wikipedia has two pictures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The first picture shows a frontal view of the bridge.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QAYgrueflHtH-wo5OcG6bKFEGunzAppcvie-q354dzzc1zs-k4YwhHdPEX4bkiKhBer6PwvOw0fMjfbyM-_8DQvu_o2YOhIgMuwYxBpi0rguoHeNuScy90Q3H9pNvxv3fuoi48LnA9dnfKZIt9mGmR6dIy16K0ZP196D5oM1Nw5O6rs56gX1CRN_yxg/s300/300px-HalpinBridge.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="199" data-original-width="300" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QAYgrueflHtH-wo5OcG6bKFEGunzAppcvie-q354dzzc1zs-k4YwhHdPEX4bkiKhBer6PwvOw0fMjfbyM-_8DQvu_o2YOhIgMuwYxBpi0rguoHeNuScy90Q3H9pNvxv3fuoi48LnA9dnfKZIt9mGmR6dIy16K0ZP196D5oM1Nw5O6rs56gX1CRN_yxg/w400-h265/300px-HalpinBridge.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> [photo of the front of Halpin Covered Bridge from: Widipedia.org, link below]<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">
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structure of the bridge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Halpin or
High Covered Bridge, first used in 1850, is a wooden bridge that now rests on
concrete abutments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The old abutments made
of marble that was crumbling, were replaced with concrete in 1994.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The bridge is located in a rural area and crosses
the Muddy Branch of the New Haven River in Middlebury, Vermont.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Originally the bridge was used by a local marble
quarry operation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is 66 feet or 20 meters
long with a width of 16 ft or 4.9 m.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
is a one lane bridge 41 ft or 12.5 m above the water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The name “High Covered Bridge” comes from it being
the highest above the water covered bridge in the state of Vermont.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">One of the photographers credited is Warren Elred Case, who was
born 1924 in Baltimore, Maryland, and died 1994 in Middlebury, Vermont.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A collection comprised of of 275 color scenes in Vermont
taken by Case in the 1940s and 1950s can be found in the University of Vermont
Libraries, Special Collections.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Frank Louis Forward, Jr. is the second photographer cited on
the card.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was the president and owner
of Forward’s Color Productions, Inc. located in Manchester, Vermont.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Born in 1917 in Sandy Point, Newfoundland,
Canada, Forward died in 2003 in Bennington, Vermont.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many of the cards published by Forward’s have his own photos on them, but
the company also employed other photographers, such as Case.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For additional information, see:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://vermonthistory.org/documents/findaid/ForwardsColorProductions.pdf">https://vermonthistory.org/documents/findaid/ForwardsColorProductions.pdf</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halpin_Covered_Bridge">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halpin_Covered_Bridge</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lattice_truss_bridge">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lattice_truss_bridge</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://scfindingaids.uvm.edu/agents/people/584">https://scfindingaids.uvm.edu/agents/people/584</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Note:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>this link may
require a subscription to Newspapers.com</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://newspapers.com/image/535949447">https://newspapers.com/image/535949447</a></p>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Logos_of_postcard_publishers">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Logos_of_postcard_publishers</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogmanay">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogmanay</a></p>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7x4cqy5NNgr38h47F-aRdUG4j_cbtF5hCKBOwGklvdgAun10k5rF1TEmzrYe8xPBKpfPQwuA3X-eqdatwcAw5OkwpQrdE-2Q0kWrj_Lyye8IDGrs6c9DsWPZTNSN0u3KKWb7bZLOem7mkvReLC6aJnCfCLJr24H94BOQgiiA8V0_W6XaGhs8g23HSn14/s3258/1912%20christmas%20card-2-2b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2072" data-original-width="3258" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7x4cqy5NNgr38h47F-aRdUG4j_cbtF5hCKBOwGklvdgAun10k5rF1TEmzrYe8xPBKpfPQwuA3X-eqdatwcAw5OkwpQrdE-2Q0kWrj_Lyye8IDGrs6c9DsWPZTNSN0u3KKWb7bZLOem7mkvReLC6aJnCfCLJr24H94BOQgiiA8V0_W6XaGhs8g23HSn14/w400-h255/1912%20christmas%20card-2-2b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Christmas postcard, dated 1912</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Merry Christmas!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
used Vintage postcard is postmarked 1912.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The stamp had been removed but at the lower left corner on the reverse
is:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Christmas Series 42 A.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The illustration is not signed but there is
an N in a triangle at the lower left.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">The first commercial Christmas cards were produced and sent in 1843 in England. Many of the early cards contained Bible verses, words to Christmas carols, or traditional Christmas symbols, such as, holly, Christmas trees, candles, nativity scenes, and snowy landscapes.<br /></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Today's Thursday postcard was sent to Master Cletus Schneider of Conde, South
Dakota, with wishes for a “Merry, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from
Grandma Becker.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As mentioned in prior Thursday
postcards, I am often curious about the senders and recipients of the used
cards I find in jumble boxes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As luck
would have it, there is a photograph on Ancestry.com of Cletus, who was born in
1902.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His maternal grandmother was Mary
Becker.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And, I suppose, this makes it a
Christmas wish from the past and perhaps something new for a descendant.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjDilWikweEvS5G39HuXcC4diH0FuWeUTLNzmohpafNWVbPyjaCZFDgD4joHHaZoiXA5y0HWRVCaI57aQ9opHHSibJE5TOvJgQEF3CrMVkySKIT8aDAwlxJJMXLTeyEnJoHfNRHa2-XEdK115P6Jm5i9tetqC-xgUfXdhlVdbxwLtU_g5BwVyk_h8kr_c/s156/cletus%20j%20schneider,%20ca%201912.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="156" data-original-width="100" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjDilWikweEvS5G39HuXcC4diH0FuWeUTLNzmohpafNWVbPyjaCZFDgD4joHHaZoiXA5y0HWRVCaI57aQ9opHHSibJE5TOvJgQEF3CrMVkySKIT8aDAwlxJJMXLTeyEnJoHfNRHa2-XEdK115P6Jm5i9tetqC-xgUfXdhlVdbxwLtU_g5BwVyk_h8kr_c/w256-h400/cletus%20j%20schneider,%20ca%201912.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> Cletus J. Schneider, ca 1912</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">To see the entire family portrait, use this link:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/45608494/person/6388263176/media/44076f2b-3ecb-4588-bdf4-07617b31cc21?_phsrc=KAl1639&_phstart=successSource">https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/45608494/person/6388263176/media/44076f2b-3ecb-4588-bdf4-07617b31cc21?_phsrc=KAl1639&_phstart=successSource</a></p>
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see:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_card">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_card</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This is an unused black & white postcard without any
information about the printer/publisher.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Like some other cards of this time period, it has pink tinting on part
of the picture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The card does not have an
identifying number but it does have a blurb at the upper left on the reverse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“St. Peters, Rome, Italy.—One of the wonders
of the world, founded by Constantine, the first Christian emperor in the
world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This magnificent pile of
architecture took 1300 years to build.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>On the right of the Colonades is the Vatican, containing the priceless
treasures of the world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The obelisk in
the center is supposed to be the oldest known outside the Sphinx and the
Pyramids of Egypt.”</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Renaissance style church is located in Vatican City.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The church complex shown on the card was a
replacement for the original St. Peter’s Basilica that was built in the 4<sup>th</sup>
century by Roman emperor Constantine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This newer building complex was planned in the 1400s
with construction beginning in 1506 and completion in 1626.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Traditionally it is the burial place of Jesus’s
apostle, Saint Peter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is said that his tomb is under the Altar of Confession.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Many Catholic popes have been interred at St. Peter’s for that
reason.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> St. Peter's</span> is a famous pilgrimage site where large crowds gather for liturgies that the pope presides over throughout the
year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The interior measurement is vast
when compared with other churches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While
it is not the cathedral of Rome or the mother church of the Catholic church, it
is regarded as one of the holiest Catholic shrines.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The entire interior
is lavishly decorated with marble, reliefs, architectural sculpture and
gilding.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The famous Pieta by
Michelangelo is found here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If some interior view cards can be found, then
there can be another postcard Thursday about St. Peter’s Basilica.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For additional information, see:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter%27s_Basilica">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter%27s_Basilica</a></p>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjll7OL1p-ZVUlZAzu7eFkmYO3wxwRHN52MwlqN6ss-zsPSnnlnExX-cocoupGkKk-XSOeD9pSEAdop3Ykr8U3AFBkm2bddO6g6GD_MSJCU__go-y9klFG779jHqBANsYLLWTJXCtq9HK9QPfJf4Rc0t_IZIlLz_BkQfXWpIxfC4-FAtT2-y_qAHvFsPto/s3306/Ballingdon%20bridge.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2090" data-original-width="3306" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjll7OL1p-ZVUlZAzu7eFkmYO3wxwRHN52MwlqN6ss-zsPSnnlnExX-cocoupGkKk-XSOeD9pSEAdop3Ykr8U3AFBkm2bddO6g6GD_MSJCU__go-y9klFG779jHqBANsYLLWTJXCtq9HK9QPfJf4Rc0t_IZIlLz_BkQfXWpIxfC4-FAtT2-y_qAHvFsPto/w400-h253/Ballingdon%20bridge.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Ballingdon Bridge, Sudbury, England, ca 1911-1920s</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This black & white, used, postcard has a cancelation but no complete date. It features a photograph of Ballingdon Bridge in Sudbury, Suffolk, England.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>J. G. Payn is identified as the printer at
the lower left corner on the front of the card.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The card has a divided back and a green halfpenny stamp with the profile
of King George V.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most used postcards
have had the stamps removed by stamp collectors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As can be seen, the dark cancellation mark on
this one dominates the stamp.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe that
is why it was left on the card.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2pfmMTu7Zx70C6Qk8eHyabalTGx8jKAJtNM2XcSNDf1k2VkQT1mBbrYasqcb52-r5XbijJKms4zLGTLAnlHDfajZcCdG4U1kFWQ-LBUZhuDvRx5TtyftZ6iwh6RCgpiGYFDQHS0pRcBbnu4k8nqr75zmqGxzmK6hFoVRwEXGKdVFReU4VZIPh9tCcFgw/s618/ballingdon%20reverse-stamp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="575" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2pfmMTu7Zx70C6Qk8eHyabalTGx8jKAJtNM2XcSNDf1k2VkQT1mBbrYasqcb52-r5XbijJKms4zLGTLAnlHDfajZcCdG4U1kFWQ-LBUZhuDvRx5TtyftZ6iwh6RCgpiGYFDQHS0pRcBbnu4k8nqr75zmqGxzmK6hFoVRwEXGKdVFReU4VZIPh9tCcFgw/w373-h400/ballingdon%20reverse-stamp.jpg" width="373" />l</a></div> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Halfpenny stamp<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">The Ballingdon Bridge crosses over the River Stour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The village of Ballingdon grew up adjacent to
the bridge and is now in the parish of Sudbury.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The bridge dates back to the 13<sup>th</sup> century or possibly
earlier.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The bridge is still the only
crossing of the river for several miles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The River Stour is 47 miles or 76 km long and forms most of the boundary
between Suffolk on the north and Essex on the south.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1705 this river was one of the first
improved waterways in England with mandated navigation rights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> Ballingdon Hall, a large house, was moved half a mile up
Ballingdon Hill in 1972 when a housing development was being built near its
original site.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The event was watched by
10,000 people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is a link below to
a short YouTube video by Tim Leggett showing part of the move.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Coincidentally, the postcard is
addressed to a Miss Leggett, Bridge House, Three Bridges, Sussex.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For additional information, see:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballingdon">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballingdon</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Stour,_Suffolk">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Stour,_Suffolk</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xM3XzFjoq4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xM3XzFjoq4</a></p>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnIJbfMpd2jC_Jr9urLaq6WuyQ7qk0kmon51Cpgzk7jREJf5TBec0DirYmxuCeNiSWavslzxkvEsMyPAFwb2kUhFxjDOnLi5v9yMu0pAOLtce9GZVko_lx-oa-ljabIqylMP6PpDY6I5s_qFVLcp7lN3Qnc-8CU_ZKDMQZ-UuzGwajTZ2zaOtNyPzXtfA/s1707/cougar%20mt%20sign.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1707" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnIJbfMpd2jC_Jr9urLaq6WuyQ7qk0kmon51Cpgzk7jREJf5TBec0DirYmxuCeNiSWavslzxkvEsMyPAFwb2kUhFxjDOnLi5v9yMu0pAOLtce9GZVko_lx-oa-ljabIqylMP6PpDY6I5s_qFVLcp7lN3Qnc-8CU_ZKDMQZ-UuzGwajTZ2zaOtNyPzXtfA/w300-h400/cougar%20mt%20sign.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Entrance sign to the Cougar Mountain Regional Park, Harvey
Manning Trailhead</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> We made two stops here. The first stop was at the Anti-Aircraft Radar Park where there is a sign announcing a million dollar view.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was lowland fog when we were there but
we still could see Mt. Baker in the distance.</p>
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day just exploring all the different options.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This is an old coal mining area that still has underground tunnels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> This warning sign at the trailhead
advises hikers to stay on the designated trails and not wander off them
because of possible hidden mine openings or cave-ins.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
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a low wooden fence around it but did not go over close enough to see what was
there, or take any pictures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The trail
surface is packed dirt and, at this time of year, fallen leaves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are a few tree roots but mostly this is
an easy walking trail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx7KzgLz8onxTtIvoafjhycVCHvFqdi2yYsBVXqLiyVQlllVxNp5xARTBtirjh70igtff6MpQ5mJd_AeFES8k4ygUqbmG5VbeOSnMqv628CuJX_94jDNnWGrV5PtJaXqaoYlh_1px-IeviQ6-vQ1m6u3Ss8PdqkzzbrEPq-Yd5MjgM_haz8q2UqNfIyeE/s1707/pathway%20cougar%20mt.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1707" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx7KzgLz8onxTtIvoafjhycVCHvFqdi2yYsBVXqLiyVQlllVxNp5xARTBtirjh70igtff6MpQ5mJd_AeFES8k4ygUqbmG5VbeOSnMqv628CuJX_94jDNnWGrV5PtJaXqaoYlh_1px-IeviQ6-vQ1m6u3Ss8PdqkzzbrEPq-Yd5MjgM_haz8q2UqNfIyeE/w300-h400/pathway%20cougar%20mt.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">These two photos show views of trail sections. The wide mining road on the Red Town portion of the trail above and the narrower, steeper, Wildside trail we took to make a loop back to the trailhead, below.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpX0KUvtOC-JHKlokH0AjBmuRfGGTCebOhhCxjNDCyazcud22HurPGWWHeLLsQUJHupDiJ0RcCo-e2HTrZjvpNu27nJ-MYdgTkQ3EtOnViKEL5QBLgz4HZXo7FHDozZsS5Ww0yw32dX_a8bch1csdvNEW6ZKdbKj0PwpAURUOsBjue78jixoHNzIt1U_M/s1707/most%20of%20the%20trail%20looked%20like%20this.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1707" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpX0KUvtOC-JHKlokH0AjBmuRfGGTCebOhhCxjNDCyazcud22HurPGWWHeLLsQUJHupDiJ0RcCo-e2HTrZjvpNu27nJ-MYdgTkQ3EtOnViKEL5QBLgz4HZXo7FHDozZsS5Ww0yw32dX_a8bch1csdvNEW6ZKdbKj0PwpAURUOsBjue78jixoHNzIt1U_M/w300-h400/most%20of%20the%20trail%20looked%20like%20this.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All the various trails have names and numbers, there are
signs pointing the way to go depending on which trail you want to try.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We started out on the Red Town trail and
switched over to the Wildside trail to make an approximately 2-mile loop. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We did not take trekking poles, but could have
maybe used them on a couple of steep down hills on the Wildside trail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are port-a-potties at the trailhead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The elevation here is about 1500 feet. The sky was blue with bright sun, crispy and cold, in the 30s F, with frost in places.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2wMCDChnK7afkLxnnSsLhllyC-1y6F8FISrvBpGEkeXG6FmZEBhsls8vm_scMNG4XjFdDOCzR4xSdtg6nrwJrO8jR3S2IBcapv_m9aMASCcLKnJ3MugurXPiJM8tsJeMkrpIAeBQL_cT-I28asmy-kjGcDkCtZiMl4Wu3E7xxwykbPHjz5g7qCgLS2k/s1707/frosty%20leaves.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1707" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2wMCDChnK7afkLxnnSsLhllyC-1y6F8FISrvBpGEkeXG6FmZEBhsls8vm_scMNG4XjFdDOCzR4xSdtg6nrwJrO8jR3S2IBcapv_m9aMASCcLKnJ3MugurXPiJM8tsJeMkrpIAeBQL_cT-I28asmy-kjGcDkCtZiMl4Wu3E7xxwykbPHjz5g7qCgLS2k/w400-h300/frosty%20leaves.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Frosty leaves</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv452KKS8Ub3KoFucSr1OtTmoaq0gOgdxfmHowTS-ZAWu27rIKIpOqcOjypOa6E9mnkI5vJAOCvazu1EOBnMETRh3qOUDSQ_8HHOlURoNCOTRbmVkz8chyphenhyphenqFtDP-R28cooXOF2NM5DZiumDpwY4HRI56QhKO0tv_cKKp8RnKe8njP7gvKhOA8M-v8X5u4/s1707/bob%20standing%20by%20rock%20arch.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1707" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv452KKS8Ub3KoFucSr1OtTmoaq0gOgdxfmHowTS-ZAWu27rIKIpOqcOjypOa6E9mnkI5vJAOCvazu1EOBnMETRh3qOUDSQ_8HHOlURoNCOTRbmVkz8chyphenhyphenqFtDP-R28cooXOF2NM5DZiumDpwY4HRI56QhKO0tv_cKKp8RnKe8njP7gvKhOA8M-v8X5u4/w300-h400/bob%20standing%20by%20rock%20arch.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Two rocks tipped together made an interesting arch.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvdNG5BI2QlV2NP2vGgcLzzT-8l0ZSeZfQ8GWyhJ4yd3GgIPnlqm4pYEgO9jbsr9S7OF7Mrknzfz_KreOccUsXXhTO4c3JCIwT68PMoipO32DaS3N9sJPxtyHPMdNfIMb_Fvt3rPDlOm0wsO1IXMSD3mOCwu3xIiKsJtfW4vyk1Tdd6ccj-fEqK0mggsE/s1707/fungi%20on%20tree.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1707" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvdNG5BI2QlV2NP2vGgcLzzT-8l0ZSeZfQ8GWyhJ4yd3GgIPnlqm4pYEgO9jbsr9S7OF7Mrknzfz_KreOccUsXXhTO4c3JCIwT68PMoipO32DaS3N9sJPxtyHPMdNfIMb_Fvt3rPDlOm0wsO1IXMSD3mOCwu3xIiKsJtfW4vyk1Tdd6ccj-fEqK0mggsE/w300-h400/fungi%20on%20tree.HEIC" width="300" /></a><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Fungi, toadstools? mushrooms?<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUiwB-MH-6XZNxW_A_pX7OpO6vMFNDsvmgM7VFfvbmXb-rR_w5B6JZXMQqsN4L1zhc7L6yrz3xhbc3IS7_i-ChkC-7xOadgfsOQSQmiW3o8BNB5XPcys_J7-tgiu5eZWSRpKyxIV-kOrFHeBk50nsHXDVQK8Awdl6a9P6QDOVyQdmD7gjt5kDhaXgZvqI/s1707/licorice%20ferns.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1707" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUiwB-MH-6XZNxW_A_pX7OpO6vMFNDsvmgM7VFfvbmXb-rR_w5B6JZXMQqsN4L1zhc7L6yrz3xhbc3IS7_i-ChkC-7xOadgfsOQSQmiW3o8BNB5XPcys_J7-tgiu5eZWSRpKyxIV-kOrFHeBk50nsHXDVQK8Awdl6a9P6QDOVyQdmD7gjt5kDhaXgZvqI/w300-h400/licorice%20ferns.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Licorice ferns<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">No flowers at this time of year but we saw pretty white fungi growing on one tree and licorice ferns growing on another one.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal">Count for the day:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>12
hikers, 7 dogs</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2 miles RT, no appreciable elevation gain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
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{page:WordSection1;}</style> <br /></p>LMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149535567323718310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256870073968640347.post-12860531956573417772023-11-30T16:51:00.000-08:002023-11-30T16:51:34.832-08:00Arboretum Waterfront, Lake or Swamp Walk, 2023<p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dD6nN_EaVxSieDXAGLfrqvu_D3sEM8ZAlNXZV-WWB04I750FHXuTSTClI_GJVHTns3zy8pSsObpa3fgyBjZ-R75gEMiuVnWueKdyk5IkRjgihg4s0COlZUQa-WFKysFI1aQoipBZ8QnU15G1TMyOHmkBY5j680mDCGFv5BH1DomNCyQXQ7ZGBz62Fq8/s1707/waterfront%20trail%20sign.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1707" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dD6nN_EaVxSieDXAGLfrqvu_D3sEM8ZAlNXZV-WWB04I750FHXuTSTClI_GJVHTns3zy8pSsObpa3fgyBjZ-R75gEMiuVnWueKdyk5IkRjgihg4s0COlZUQa-WFKysFI1aQoipBZ8QnU15G1TMyOHmkBY5j680mDCGFv5BH1DomNCyQXQ7ZGBz62Fq8/w300-h400/waterfront%20trail%20sign.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Sign pointing the way to the Arboretum Waterfront Trail<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A really nice in-the-city walk, is the Arboretum Waterfront
Trail, sometimes also known as the Lake Walk, or the Swamp Walk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Parking is by the Arboretum visitor center where
there are also public restrooms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From the parking area it is possible to choose to walk in the Arboretum or go down toward the lake and take the Waterfront Trail. <br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBj2q_sk3yFFMbhw28Sf9xD1EovA6tFWIKc94hDS_EZXeGlYnbfXaPzgJU3gd2iaCVBPVnK2OpnghWQF_47NE8wlGbiyGKh5SQb9NfPol6e-p-KRI0jrlFkCg6Rj399bWYaQwwFTUcD2RKQM6nrwB5vbA5Lu4lZU-wRaTMf-B4c_WcB1q-kHgAv7Qi_Eg/s1707/pontoon%20bridges.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1707" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBj2q_sk3yFFMbhw28Sf9xD1EovA6tFWIKc94hDS_EZXeGlYnbfXaPzgJU3gd2iaCVBPVnK2OpnghWQF_47NE8wlGbiyGKh5SQb9NfPol6e-p-KRI0jrlFkCg6Rj399bWYaQwwFTUcD2RKQM6nrwB5vbA5Lu4lZU-wRaTMf-B4c_WcB1q-kHgAv7Qi_Eg/w400-h300/pontoon%20bridges.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">A section of the floating pontoon bridges<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">The
last time we went on this trail it was flooded in a couple of places and we
were not able to go the entire distance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This time the path, pontoon bridges and metal grating fixed bridging had
been repaired and we make it all the way to the Mountlake Cut aka Ship Canal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The trail is right at lake level
and when the boats go by the wake makes the pontoons rock up and down and back
and forth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At one point, after a large
pleasure boat went by, the wake made the bridge move enough we decided to just
stand where we were until the rocking stopped.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidaLon5fKKytjHzKsL9DE9QprJt7p1lKfyo5dIdUz2_IjTxnB_PbqFZwj_72wrdwZvgvB2teLw2nzMSsYFIz3Hu4TESBE45PQuP9xlSM48f9F9c5wEkZtzP9n1EaMOD_SWCYp4Y2yNeg86KkBtP6uvZAD4biSBcgaHDTvwe_6axsLBBmPEkuCxb7iHiqQ/s1707/bench.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1707" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidaLon5fKKytjHzKsL9DE9QprJt7p1lKfyo5dIdUz2_IjTxnB_PbqFZwj_72wrdwZvgvB2teLw2nzMSsYFIz3Hu4TESBE45PQuP9xlSM48f9F9c5wEkZtzP9n1EaMOD_SWCYp4Y2yNeg86KkBtP6uvZAD4biSBcgaHDTvwe_6axsLBBmPEkuCxb7iHiqQ/w400-h300/bench.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> One of several benches <br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Benches were placed some time ago all along the trail;
however, as time has gone by the benches have sunk down some and settled to the
point of being almost even with the ground.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There also a few places where off-trails lead to small viewing
platforms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> The bench in the picture was quite close to the ground, although the photo doesn't make it look as close as it was. Other benches had sunk and settled in even deeper than this one.<br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHOXyoFt0j8IKZGFgKdSHh4Xhcj0y41ipTCg_5q9xSredRn2h-9YX15QsvpVGfG0U7wsIxlk-aTYkP23jROEkJn50hfD7iqusRRJbGrLWUu65oT5erjx6MCVxV1SN77o1GGaAnf-IsoJ94P2P1DUl9tkpjME9InvHtskiNXr2in9CWndDO9wCTBFs_bns/s1707/under%20freeway.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1707" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHOXyoFt0j8IKZGFgKdSHh4Xhcj0y41ipTCg_5q9xSredRn2h-9YX15QsvpVGfG0U7wsIxlk-aTYkP23jROEkJn50hfD7iqusRRJbGrLWUu65oT5erjx6MCVxV1SN77o1GGaAnf-IsoJ94P2P1DUl9tkpjME9InvHtskiNXr2in9CWndDO9wCTBFs_bns/w300-h400/under%20freeway.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Under the freeway near the Lid<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The trail goes under the new Lid that is being constructed
over part of the freeway.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The trail
surface is crushed rock, dirt, and bark.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Starting from the mainland the trail weaves through a marshy woodland, has
pontoon bridges crossing water to two islands, and ends at a viewing platform
by the canal where the University of Washington crew races are held.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had nice fall colors the day we were there.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicBnEMy6pu8Lgofu1jfc9X4aPMrbkLoth9Qyr0WzQgC_okFQ3wGFs7_pSHrvZZ4qIzcg20_TmyHYMojQOEqdKSLrajYeomv-7lRdHO9ERYO26IIAWigovOU45SphyiZeIsCp3TYJ3YVb_aLw20T54zfeX7yEA9Scp4UOxJUE413w8nj3l8mbfHMLYgaJY/s1707/montlake%20cut.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1707" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicBnEMy6pu8Lgofu1jfc9X4aPMrbkLoth9Qyr0WzQgC_okFQ3wGFs7_pSHrvZZ4qIzcg20_TmyHYMojQOEqdKSLrajYeomv-7lRdHO9ERYO26IIAWigovOU45SphyiZeIsCp3TYJ3YVb_aLw20T54zfeX7yEA9Scp4UOxJUE413w8nj3l8mbfHMLYgaJY/w300-h400/montlake%20cut.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">View from the platform by the canal<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ6P_mu0yQfMeuhlE3qx0fyPGdxryReAQgYwpG-EP1xtwUM4nZx8xQK_jEWh5DFoxGXfLQj8ICZ2LzHZc9zoRnwnfbE2-EUUbIJRD47s-q76xD-ScQ8sSkoHaRcAn_5O6VSaTKhd0xAf8Ep9kkew_9G_poW7rwoUm-8WkVKn6efjUM1JNSjkbRjOKRaYw/s1707/sign%20on%20the%20bank.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1707" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ6P_mu0yQfMeuhlE3qx0fyPGdxryReAQgYwpG-EP1xtwUM4nZx8xQK_jEWh5DFoxGXfLQj8ICZ2LzHZc9zoRnwnfbE2-EUUbIJRD47s-q76xD-ScQ8sSkoHaRcAn_5O6VSaTKhd0xAf8Ep9kkew_9G_poW7rwoUm-8WkVKn6efjUM1JNSjkbRjOKRaYw/w400-h300/sign%20on%20the%20bank.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> This is where it happens! A plug for the book "The Boys in the Boat" and soon to be movie. We also saw two shells out in the lake. One had an instructor who was calling out instructions to the person in the second boat. Note both people were wearing life vests.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyLEvnvTKXmzQyckWhyn_Gqp3fh3g0bujqeZa5YcmI4302QliR0dj9RJxHn9SOQtL1E8vydquwQRZ9m5ulextipoAVlVRc3zvqT9rb9jkV4QuSiqr0Pj2W4dVTIfuvGkg2a0a-hQ_qkWseUtzKNEw-DdxpGPaSKuZSScoAebvPni0VKuoasrZVXI5k6sk/s1707/rowing.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1707" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyLEvnvTKXmzQyckWhyn_Gqp3fh3g0bujqeZa5YcmI4302QliR0dj9RJxHn9SOQtL1E8vydquwQRZ9m5ulextipoAVlVRc3zvqT9rb9jkV4QuSiqr0Pj2W4dVTIfuvGkg2a0a-hQ_qkWseUtzKNEw-DdxpGPaSKuZSScoAebvPni0VKuoasrZVXI5k6sk/w400-h300/rowing.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">There were a variety of ducks all along the
waterways.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In additional to the usual
Mallards and Canadian Geese, we also saw Gadwells, Buffleheads, and Widgeons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr019_ijgUMHfpdqNf6v6Rrs3F4FSoq_O-zXiJa7RvJt_egiKXGWcBZK8HjI9FbODZDh7PefIpv10-RnkW7viheucBs8KCk8y3O4xNXBB428Y8X7imtk5tMw3vxEK193jTUfD6cw3l-15v2gkxoqgjWph45ffrTALhMgIpvnvF3rbtahK4c6eGbm5L4sY/s1707/ducks.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1707" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr019_ijgUMHfpdqNf6v6Rrs3F4FSoq_O-zXiJa7RvJt_egiKXGWcBZK8HjI9FbODZDh7PefIpv10-RnkW7viheucBs8KCk8y3O4xNXBB428Y8X7imtk5tMw3vxEK193jTUfD6cw3l-15v2gkxoqgjWph45ffrTALhMgIpvnvF3rbtahK4c6eGbm5L4sY/w300-h400/ducks.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> Three Gadwells and one Widgeon<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Total for the day:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>20
people, 5 dogs</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Approximately 2 miles RT, no elevation gain</p>
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{page:WordSection1;}</style> <br /></p>LMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149535567323718310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256870073968640347.post-61647746168433981162023-11-30T08:30:00.000-08:002023-11-30T08:57:04.795-08:00If this is Thursday it must be postcards, 635<p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1Ggt7dpiwFad-iSNOCajAPExR2-G0f7XynDKoIWyoIRChNXp0oi5Yhfgqi104vfXFPZlvWv5TI_90i4TcksfIydKDBewgCzAbUo0SL-C7Imz3PmpgaGzvLP8Dl7ZjgBLEmil9YKmXhy_nAhuJBETyjNnEY53LHJehfL4dk5R1l5zKc3bHFbN6cxFFos/s3236/Aywille%20Belgium-2b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2012" data-original-width="3236" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1Ggt7dpiwFad-iSNOCajAPExR2-G0f7XynDKoIWyoIRChNXp0oi5Yhfgqi104vfXFPZlvWv5TI_90i4TcksfIydKDBewgCzAbUo0SL-C7Imz3PmpgaGzvLP8Dl7ZjgBLEmil9YKmXhy_nAhuJBETyjNnEY53LHJehfL4dk5R1l5zKc3bHFbN6cxFFos/w400-h249/Aywille%20Belgium-2b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Aywaille, Seminary of St. Roch, and environs, Liège,
Belgium, 1922</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This used photo postcard is postmarked with the year 1922,
but the ink from the stamp does not show the place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Handwritten at the upper right on the reverse
is La Bree.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>La Brée-les-Bains is a place
located in southwestern France.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Aywaille, also called Walloon, is a community of about 11,700 in Liège,
Belgium.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the foreground of the
picture is the Seminary de St. Roch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
main part of the church and tower are at the left side behind the school
building.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The card was produced by Ernst Thill (1882-1942), brother-in-law
of Edouard Nels (1869-1925).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nels was a
photographer, who with Paul Nels, founded Nels Bruxelles in 1898.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The firm became the largest producer of
postcards in Belgium.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They also produced
maps and guidebooks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When Edouard’s health
deteriorated in 1907, his brother-in-law, Ernst Thill began running the
business. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1913 Nels transferred the
entire business to Thill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Nels logo
dates from the time of the transfer from Nels to Thills.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The company was dissolved in 1962.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Saint Roch, also called Rock in English, was a Majorcan
Catholic confessor who lived from 1348 to 1376.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“He is the patron saint of dogs, invalids, falsely accused people,
bachelors, and several other things.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
is said to have survived the Black Death plague having been fed pieces of bread
brought to him by a dog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The dog never left
his side after he recovered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had a
red birthmark on his chest in the shape of a cross and from an early age had
shown great devoutness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His parents died
when he was about 20 years old.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After
their deaths he distributed all his worldly good among the poor and entered the
Franciscan Third Order. He set out as a pilgrim for Rome. He was canonized by Pope Gregory XIV (1535-1591).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For additional information, see:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aywaille">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aywaille</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Roch">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Roch</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://rthcards.co.uk/pclogos/data/NELS/NELS_01.html">https://rthcards.co.uk/pclogos/data/NELS/NELS_01.html</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://commons.wikimedia/wiki/Category:Nels/Thills">https://commons.wikimedia/wiki/Category:Nels/Thills</a></p>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUjWZbIWPnVVbwvJuapUoGVEyS9RTAc_iPrZR5-SgUVC1748C7jiis_A4IbNerAOuAXQjZhObie4itoZaShTS_ebpadckxGaNnuS3SEnZPcxT4ysWQbcfVvsYnW_UcrnQtKHo58RnDNkWufS8aVedHePLIZ9Vx9tdsNVr_guA8UCPhyphenhyphenrwQfHakGxBamRs/s3586/Thanksgiving-1-2023.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3586" data-original-width="2710" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUjWZbIWPnVVbwvJuapUoGVEyS9RTAc_iPrZR5-SgUVC1748C7jiis_A4IbNerAOuAXQjZhObie4itoZaShTS_ebpadckxGaNnuS3SEnZPcxT4ysWQbcfVvsYnW_UcrnQtKHo58RnDNkWufS8aVedHePLIZ9Vx9tdsNVr_guA8UCPhyphenhyphenrwQfHakGxBamRs/w303-h400/Thanksgiving-1-2023.jpeg" width="303" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Illustration by Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Happy Thanksgiving! </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">These two cards shared today are cards but not postcards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both are reproductions by Laughing Elephant,
the small local print shop that specializes in preserving and printing vintage
illustrations and cards, as both note cards and postcards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The illustrator named on the top card is Jessie Willcox
Smith.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was an American illustrator
during what is called “The Golden Age of American Illustration.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her work appeared in books and magazines
during the late 19<sup>th</sup> and early 20<sup>th</sup> centuries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her
illustrations appeared in Collier’s, Ladies’ Home Journal, Good House Keeping,
Harper’s, and Scribner’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She had a long-running
Mother Goose series and covers for Good House Keeping from 1917 to 1933.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She also illustrated more than 60 books
including Little Women by Louisa May Alcott and A Child’s Garden of Verses by
Robert Louis Stevenson. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2wsUMaVe39kxm11mtMdnjsf4YqgidOKUS5mjP_OeXDj3DCgr8QK7fEbfjTpucHwzJ0uMDGTxldufrU9IHUcrWR6PtZhgsremFu14CwixgJtprCitreBAMHQnmAdpu0pBhvqCLzCAI8bd1bwOjBNOoBDymxWEQaCqRh3Jn-bTs4iGlNY_r1WH_PVXjnh4/s3818/Thanksgiving-2-2023.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2540" data-original-width="3818" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2wsUMaVe39kxm11mtMdnjsf4YqgidOKUS5mjP_OeXDj3DCgr8QK7fEbfjTpucHwzJ0uMDGTxldufrU9IHUcrWR6PtZhgsremFu14CwixgJtprCitreBAMHQnmAdpu0pBhvqCLzCAI8bd1bwOjBNOoBDymxWEQaCqRh3Jn-bTs4iGlNY_r1WH_PVXjnh4/w400-h266/Thanksgiving-2-2023.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Illustration by S. Garre, 1905<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">This second card has “Painting only copyrighted S. Garre
1905”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> at the lower right corner. </span>Although I could not find
anything about an S. Garre illustrator in 1905, the message is certainly
appropriate for today as it is Thanksgiving Day.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For additional information, see:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessie_Willcox_Smith">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessie_Willcox_Smith</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.illustrationhistory.org/artists/jessie-willcox-smith">https://www.illustrationhistory.org/artists/jessie-willcox-smith</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://laughingelephant.com/">https://laughingelephant.com/</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvvDcl4cMv5w4ov64T9PGur8O6ImXBaeiuVXzV0kYX8pgr2TQ5zFWUTF3p3XlgIV00ST87DSyczRvYbFr44vTMpg6Q6VBlD5UUQi3e8EPTkxxpL_ZAklSesjR5Affe96x8C6qsFNEURY4DSUKquFk_JC2xEgfd_-tW3U5Nn_upiEJcDGn_N6E-N0eV00/s3276/Malmesbury%20Abbey-2b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2128" data-original-width="3276" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvvDcl4cMv5w4ov64T9PGur8O6ImXBaeiuVXzV0kYX8pgr2TQ5zFWUTF3p3XlgIV00ST87DSyczRvYbFr44vTMpg6Q6VBlD5UUQi3e8EPTkxxpL_ZAklSesjR5Affe96x8C6qsFNEURY4DSUKquFk_JC2xEgfd_-tW3U5Nn_upiEJcDGn_N6E-N0eV00/w400-h260/Malmesbury%20Abbey-2b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, England, ca 1902-1903<br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Malmesbury Abbey located in Wiltshire, England is the featured
black & white photograph on this postcard with the publisher R. Wilkinson
& Co., Trowbridge, identified at the lower right corner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The back is divided but has the printed
note:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“This space as well as the back [photo
side] may be used for Inland communications.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Post Office Regulation.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since
divided back postcards were allowed in England beginning in 1902, it can be
guessed that this card dates from about late 1902 or 1903.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Later editions would no longer need to inform
the sender that it was legal to write on the same side of the card as the name
and address of the recipient.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Malmesbury Abbey is a religious house dedicated to Saint
Peter and Saint Paul.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was first
founded as a Benedictine monastery about 676 by the nephew of King Ine of Wessex,
Aldhelm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The town, also called
Malmesbury, grew up around the Abbey which continued to expand during the time
of Alfred the Great. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">The Abbey achieved
a reputation for academic learning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Abbey shown on the card was completed by 1180.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It had a spire of 431 ft or 131 m. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>King Henry VIII closed the abbey in 1539 as
part of the Dissolution of the Monasteries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The building and the land the abbey owned equaled about 23,000 acres or 93 km and was home to 20 parishes. It was sold to a rich merchant named, William Stumpe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stumpe returned the Abbey to the town for use
as a church but also filled the buildings with looms for his cloth-weaving
business.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">The west tower collapsed in
1550 and demolished three bays of the nave.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>During the English Civil War, 1642-1646, Malmesbury suffered extensive damage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Less than half of the original building
stands today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1949 it was designated
as a Grade I building.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Historic England
added it to their Heritage at Risk Register in 2022.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today part of it still functions as the parish church
of Malmesbury.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">R. Wilkinson & Co. of Trowbridge was one of a couple of large businesses that produced postcards during the late 1800s and early 1900s when postcards were at the height of popularity. <br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For more information, see:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malmesbury_Abbey">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malmesbury_Abbey</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://wshc.org.uk/blog/item/sitting-pretty-with-picture-postcards.html">https://wshc.org.uk/blog/item/sitting-pretty-with-picture-postcards.html</a></p>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLf5S-xyEfE2yMzt9tLkbi_nFmvguLPuMgu5I5xdw2Oky7wj68dcZ1DTMNrfjreLgRZycOzej1OCJenp1lj_WYhFB-mwLcu65Ps4_o9eLymETBKaXe5xgk_27ChspZzL-kIKemVRQNZvh0C4DuQlxgtibNra6xnenFFVyMp3dTcWF9bS1F8TzgNhdWstY/s3248/Govenors%20house%20Jamaica-2b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="3248" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLf5S-xyEfE2yMzt9tLkbi_nFmvguLPuMgu5I5xdw2Oky7wj68dcZ1DTMNrfjreLgRZycOzej1OCJenp1lj_WYhFB-mwLcu65Ps4_o9eLymETBKaXe5xgk_27ChspZzL-kIKemVRQNZvh0C4DuQlxgtibNra6xnenFFVyMp3dTcWF9bS1F8TzgNhdWstY/w400-h246/Govenors%20house%20Jamaica-2b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">King’s House, Home of Governor, Kingston, Jamaica, ca 1909</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This is an unused Vintage black & white photo postcard that has
been tinted with pink and blue colors. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
features the King’s House, the home of the governor of Jamaica.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No photographer, printer, publisher or distributing
information is on this divided back card.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There is a blurb at the left side on the reverse:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“King’s House Home of Governor, Kingston,
Jamaica—This magnificent mansion is the home of the governor of the Island of
Jamaica.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It shows the beautiful foliage
and tropical conditions of that wonderful country so near the United
States.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This house was partly destroyed
during the last earthquake in Jamaica.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
house, also known as sthe Government House, is the official residence of the governor-general who represents the Jamaican monarch
and head of state.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This was the third official residence in Jamaica for use by
the governors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first residence was
built in 1690 and located in Port Royal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The second one was in Spanish Town and built in 1762.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The one on this card was originally built in
1872 when Kingston became the capital city of Jamaica.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was more or less completely destroyed in
the 1907 earthquake, then rebuilt, but was later the scene of a major fire in
1908.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After the fire, the British architect, Sir Charles
Nicholson, supervised the rebuilding and restoration of the house similar to
the reconstruction following the 1907 earthquake.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The King’s House is still used today as the office of the
governor-general of Jamaica.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is also
used to host state and ceremonial functions, such as the swearing in of
ministers of government and judges of the High Court.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For additional information, see:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_House,_Jamaica">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_House,_Jamaica</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This unused black & white photo postcard features High
Street and the Yarn Market in Dunster, Somerset, England.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On 31 August 2023 the Thursday postcard #622 featured
some old cottages that I think are at the end of the road in this picture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Yarn Market is the octagonal building at
the right center on this card. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The card
is a F. Frith & Co. publication with the number 88719 at the lower left
corn of the photo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This card was among
several others in an old shoebox in a local antique pavilion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dunster had become a center for woollen and clothing
production as early as 1222.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the time
the Yarn Market was built trade, particularly in wool and cloth, was the major economy
for the community.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The building has an
overhanging tiled roof that provides shelter from the rain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Yarn Market was built probably around
1609 by the Luttrell family, local lords of the manor, and was designated a
scheduled monument in 1925, then also listed as a Grade 1 building in
1969.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">During the first English Civil War, 1642-1646, the building
was damaged by cannon fire that can still be seen to this day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dunster Castle, home of the Luttrells, can be seen atop the
hillside at the center of the card.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Originally there was a timber castle on this site built by William Mohun
just after the Norman conquest in the 11<sup>th</sup> century.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The stone motte was built in the 12<sup>th</sup>
century.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the 14<sup>th</sup> century
the de Mohuns sold the castle to the Luttrell family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For additional information, see:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://bewareoftherug.blogspot.com/search?q=Dunster">https://bewareoftherug.blogspot.com/search?q=Dunster</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarn_Market_Dunster">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarn_Market_Dunster</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunster_Castle">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunster_Castle</a></p>
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{page:WordSection1;}</style></p>LMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149535567323718310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256870073968640347.post-88607081799343701502023-11-01T16:32:00.004-07:002023-11-02T08:58:05.716-07:00Lake Wilderness Park & Arboretum, Maple Valley, 2023<p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj23pMKmnlyuK7RKIqhKXecKBNdY8zD4ovNhFvn8arvw3RZ6t0nO2S4x3T8wQKVzN4VZvtqi6P5ZKqvmyphZDnHVQHZBs-0jXFxePl6TKYAgnrU5fJu4KcetqoFKji6OxAi4Tx0gzxIdQNtuLTXzqfElgtCUM-k0Nl1n3IpK0Wo5OGD6df87tJ6XWy84kM/s1707/IMG_5826.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1707" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj23pMKmnlyuK7RKIqhKXecKBNdY8zD4ovNhFvn8arvw3RZ6t0nO2S4x3T8wQKVzN4VZvtqi6P5ZKqvmyphZDnHVQHZBs-0jXFxePl6TKYAgnrU5fJu4KcetqoFKji6OxAi4Tx0gzxIdQNtuLTXzqfElgtCUM-k0Nl1n3IpK0Wo5OGD6df87tJ6XWy84kM/w400-h300/IMG_5826.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Bob pointing to our Arboretum starting point</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There is some snow in the mountains, but not enough to ski
yet, so we are trying some new places closer to home and sea level.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This week we went to the Lake Wilderness Park
and Arboretum in Maple Valley.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a city park and therefore does not require a Discover Pass. There was lots of free parking available. </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Informational placards found here and there along the lake shore provided this
historical background.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the beginning
of settlement along the lake, coal mining brought the railroad to this area around 1882 when the
mines opened nearby Black Diamond.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A little later, Carl M.
Hanson, a Swedish immigrant and entrepreneur, with his sons built a sawmill on
Lake Wilderness about 1890 and used the lake for storing and floating
logs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By the late 1890s it was one of
the largest sawmills in King County.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The last train left Maple Valley in 1980.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The old railroad bed is now part of the King
County Parks Regional Trails System providing non-motorized access for biking,
walking, running, and viewing wildlife.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today
the forests are being managed and protected for future generations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This park has lots of open spaces and water access for
swimming and non-motorized water craft, such as, canoes, inflatable boats, and
kayaks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most of the older, larger
Douglas fir, western hemlock, and western red cedar were removed by logging and
development.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The forest today is predominately
second growth trees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMCmCEF94mqs2MENCAlu8VklBrBHlC5lvd9SKgQTrzIt_bCV4Rq74CUR5P715WkuOEjeJdIaIKTScIylIq8av9y17773P89g6551CHkR9OLuJO0ZPgLDy7mQxpikfQFHoljP6Av5HfI3VImVj1toy8gALLP01ccW82rWZifuoYaUJLPb6L_yxPVLg2MM/s1707/bob%20by%20tree-1.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1707" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMCmCEF94mqs2MENCAlu8VklBrBHlC5lvd9SKgQTrzIt_bCV4Rq74CUR5P715WkuOEjeJdIaIKTScIylIq8av9y17773P89g6551CHkR9OLuJO0ZPgLDy7mQxpikfQFHoljP6Av5HfI3VImVj1toy8gALLP01ccW82rWZifuoYaUJLPb6L_yxPVLg2MM/w300-h400/bob%20by%20tree-1.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Bob standing by one of the taller trees<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This is a people friendly park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It must be crowded in the summers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are several public restrooms located at
various places in the park, a stand with life preservers for people to use and
return, a pickle-ball court, and a concession stand, closed for the season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The newer Lodge has an office and venue space
for weddings and other group events.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After walking around the main park we went over to the
arboretum where there are many loop trails through the woods and various
gardens. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We slowly meandered around looking
at things for about two hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC6e8JxPOwH8FYkA35VRgWjf3dIndgfL6iGSieQ1gXhp00FfsUlJr0jf-2SAh_p3KA-99rDOMHfKanRwXjUZUsYUuJMPsHVUwThtL4kG52irajoOO_eyi5Mc4c8qp_7iCBzQPP8qBq7aZ6pLCIvuZYVAsRXgHXnVe_OXGEMjfInJyVeo-Wc05mXeF8oog/s1707/forest%20path.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1707" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC6e8JxPOwH8FYkA35VRgWjf3dIndgfL6iGSieQ1gXhp00FfsUlJr0jf-2SAh_p3KA-99rDOMHfKanRwXjUZUsYUuJMPsHVUwThtL4kG52irajoOO_eyi5Mc4c8qp_7iCBzQPP8qBq7aZ6pLCIvuZYVAsRXgHXnVe_OXGEMjfInJyVeo-Wc05mXeF8oog/w300-h400/forest%20path.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Most of the path through the arboretum looked like this</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimk1j4X5hjrVDuPk_YO2p6if18mTD6juyxt8pwYFb65fwSOs2eRoUWh91Mapo3Tb3u3mNp5giG9ZO5_vH2ytHwET6Oocf0D-Cf2r_bsWVQDJxyJwjBvDGlCwkc8Gk_pMBy8IH87phO2wkkm3sc08XWcPrGh8bSI7NZ8DUbXm8noIFN2gr0Aa0AaoShREw/s1707/forest%20library.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1707" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimk1j4X5hjrVDuPk_YO2p6if18mTD6juyxt8pwYFb65fwSOs2eRoUWh91Mapo3Tb3u3mNp5giG9ZO5_vH2ytHwET6Oocf0D-Cf2r_bsWVQDJxyJwjBvDGlCwkc8Gk_pMBy8IH87phO2wkkm3sc08XWcPrGh8bSI7NZ8DUbXm8noIFN2gr0Aa0AaoShREw/w400-h300/forest%20library.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal">There were a couple of these small libraries, this one on an old stump. It is in the children's garden and is surrounded by child friendly sized benches for a story time setting. The second one was built in tree trunk and had a nearby adult sized bench.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxPQ_-dlOA5Jbn3ICSVDDdJNToWKC7raKz0ZDCxTBcITNnEy_TH3M6jjTHBHKySgR9QkiKpUSCf5fHC9DmTMBeSWz5yvpbU-qYuUASrfOgByH7ObDvikW4kWOcPHpJuquZ8BHjye2pW2VCAp8IIWQAVgz1yzRpJgrYn2b7U5vDnyei5LbnszCHgYDUQH4/s1707/library%20in%20a%20tree.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1707" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxPQ_-dlOA5Jbn3ICSVDDdJNToWKC7raKz0ZDCxTBcITNnEy_TH3M6jjTHBHKySgR9QkiKpUSCf5fHC9DmTMBeSWz5yvpbU-qYuUASrfOgByH7ObDvikW4kWOcPHpJuquZ8BHjye2pW2VCAp8IIWQAVgz1yzRpJgrYn2b7U5vDnyei5LbnszCHgYDUQH4/w300-h400/library%20in%20a%20tree.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal">The park works with the local library to maintain a storybook walk along the trail. Each board had one or two pages of a picture book. The book we read along the way was about Leaf Man. It will be interesting to see what story is shared when we go back another time.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgseGvhF89ssYBqCOebJuGeT4107iK1Cv4_fOLItkX2xms0SrWVRMqUQ0iKVYaHcbQI5xGsn9MYZoFBikuLEK85W54EEktFRBu8OsNHZrJiPDPNK4OquD8-h9RYyj5-7esgylLVC7rFZfPUyC2I58_RNrVl6M4SKn1_sH-ooJSzfbXFyZK8TLQmIRyIRb4/s1707/beautyberry.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1707" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgseGvhF89ssYBqCOebJuGeT4107iK1Cv4_fOLItkX2xms0SrWVRMqUQ0iKVYaHcbQI5xGsn9MYZoFBikuLEK85W54EEktFRBu8OsNHZrJiPDPNK4OquD8-h9RYyj5-7esgylLVC7rFZfPUyC2I58_RNrVl6M4SKn1_sH-ooJSzfbXFyZK8TLQmIRyIRb4/w300-h400/beautyberry.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">There are not many things in bloom at this time of year; however, we saw these purple berries on a Beautyberry bush.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGZE11H5WxmoUMyxZO56xCuvY-7zn_CfXP3qNlNUjdSdoj_VsxlXiciRIJNxKlh2F4kURyHUM8CCNcBsCsiaCMa1MSx-obBQAhiXsnUqzBRLzS-nS6ZMM-uv_ITu2puuiBFPFRTBgz9xtnm3SnvtILMJsWWQBhCem4-NDM1DIcuMoyZlIfm0lRmKwC_c/s1707/painted%20rock-1.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1707" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGZE11H5WxmoUMyxZO56xCuvY-7zn_CfXP3qNlNUjdSdoj_VsxlXiciRIJNxKlh2F4kURyHUM8CCNcBsCsiaCMa1MSx-obBQAhiXsnUqzBRLzS-nS6ZMM-uv_ITu2puuiBFPFRTBgz9xtnm3SnvtILMJsWWQBhCem4-NDM1DIcuMoyZlIfm0lRmKwC_c/w300-h400/painted%20rock-1.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Sometimes there are painted rocks like this one in parks<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bob
estimated that we probably went 1.5 miles altogether.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We did not see everything in the arboretum
and will go back in the Spring when it should be in full bloom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a beautiful, sunny, cold day that
provided some water reflections and even a tiny view of Mt. Rainier.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbu4efik2dgtTyZtkUHYl5JTW-WRJQQQ1NwTA44QVrkK7wUpI3KJxJ6Plxy7MTbw5XB8TaKKrfeVALNXYFqZo3df-9eDRUGNVqwKADnHsHLJ6nEgFzv65QN3EIFrNirM6vO6SLEQ7EbJbtrZhYeKGDjCR5oSvGi1uo0Fr--49M5afCvW2aYc3DSyKZ-k/s3934/halloween%202023.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3934" data-original-width="2598" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbu4efik2dgtTyZtkUHYl5JTW-WRJQQQ1NwTA44QVrkK7wUpI3KJxJ6Plxy7MTbw5XB8TaKKrfeVALNXYFqZo3df-9eDRUGNVqwKADnHsHLJ6nEgFzv65QN3EIFrNirM6vO6SLEQ7EbJbtrZhYeKGDjCR5oSvGi1uo0Fr--49M5afCvW2aYc3DSyKZ-k/w264-h400/halloween%202023.jpeg" width="264" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Halloween postcard, ca 1915</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Happy Halloween!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(a few days early) The
two postcards shared this Thursday are reproductions of original cards from
about 1915.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both have verses, which
seemed a popular card addition for the time, and both were printed by the small
local printing company, Laughing Elephant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>As mentioned before, Laughing Elephant specializes in Vintage
illustration reproductions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not much is
known about the original publisher, E. Nash, who is credited with producing both
cards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHrPd1BioZEk9vuw-0EvtLEeuTYCzmdvIoJSkq08TbALhIei16P_iY556zhn96k8dbOvyG7diZsXBQ-AdI9gvFwQVsNeNCtTq15DPtkN3TBLIuw2D1ZjI9dfFCUEt6VgloHQopgmeW3dI0hvoH58EuggaEL3FG1ba99y5XiMn0e3RLDmp0008NNVCFyiQ/s3928/halloween%20-2-%202023.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2666" data-original-width="3928" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHrPd1BioZEk9vuw-0EvtLEeuTYCzmdvIoJSkq08TbALhIei16P_iY556zhn96k8dbOvyG7diZsXBQ-AdI9gvFwQVsNeNCtTq15DPtkN3TBLIuw2D1ZjI9dfFCUEt6VgloHQopgmeW3dI0hvoH58EuggaEL3FG1ba99y5XiMn0e3RLDmp0008NNVCFyiQ/w400-h271/halloween%20-2-%202023.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> Halloween card, ca 1915<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Both cards have witches, black cats, brooms and owls but
they also have differences.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The top card
has a witch making a love potion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She
has a charm, a candle, and a spider as well as the usual cat, broom, and
owl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The second card adds a pumpkin,
geese, the moon, and a cauldron.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Halloween has deep roots going back to the Druids, Celtic
people who lived mostly in Ireland, as early as 400 B.C.E.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was thought that the last day of October
was the night when the veil between the spirit realm and the living was the
thinnest, thus allowing spirits and other supernatural forces to descend and
cause mischief or harm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cats were thought
to be the spirits of humans who had done bad deeds in life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Black cats were those spirits who were
unfortunate enough to be cursed for their misdeeds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Following the introduction of Christianity witches
were divided into two camps; those who were known for their wisdom and
medicine, and those who were believed to worship the devil.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was even believed that evil witches could
turn themselves into black cats.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Treats were left on doorsteps to appease the evil spirits
and led to the tradition of dressing up in costumes and trick-or-treating by
children today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jack-o-lanterns were
originally carved out of turnips, lit with candles, and used to scare away
unwanted visitors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If a spider fell into
a candle-lit lamp and was consumed by fire, people thought that witches were
nearby.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Owls are nocturnal, make hooting
or screeching sounds, and were thought be spooky, hence becoming another
natural symbol of Halloween.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Brooms were associated with different things; such as, pagan
fertility rituals, when farmers would leap and dance astride poles, pitchforks,
and brooms in moonlight to encourage their crops to grow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, brooms can be symbols of good luck,
suggesting that they sweep away evil and bad fortune.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For more information, see:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/life/columnists/joan-carson/2018/10/23/how-owls-became-associated-halloween/1740181002/">https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/life/columnists/joan-carson/2018/10/23/how-owls-became-associated-halloween/1740181002/</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Martin%27s_Day">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Martin%27s_Day</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.history.com/news/why-witches-fly-on-brooms">https://www.history.com/news/why-witches-fly-on-brooms</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.mercattours.com/blog-post/7-old-halloween-traditions-that-might-give-you-the-chills">https://www.mercattours.com/blog-post/7-old-halloween-traditions-that-might-give-you-the-chills</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.cardcow.com/c/67299/artist-signed-e-nash/">https://www.cardcow.com/c/67299/artist-signed-e-nash/</a> <br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druid">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druid</a></p><p></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://laughingelephant.com/">https://laughingelephant.com/</a></p>
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