Friday, January 06, 2023
Letter "A" -- Friday's Weekend Roundup 10 / Reflections and-or Street/Candid Captures
- Tom's Requests: Starts with "A"; A Favorite; and Tom's suggestion, "Amber".
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- James' request, Reflections and/or Street Photos/Candid Captures.
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| Post Card given to Mrs. Jim as she left the plane |
Starts with "A": Airplane starts with "A". Mrs. Jim flew in this little yellow plane the last time she flew private. It is a surplus rescue, a T-34 Trainer ( Wikipedia ) that is now giving rides to plane and flying enthusiasts. I'm not sure what year she flew, the T-34/5 planes were grounded in 2004 but eased back into use later.
She flew front seat and had the duty of putting down the landing gear. The pilot was in back, they flew over the Galveston Beach that ran maybe twenty miles down to the west of the city. They did barrels and loops with the top open.
I had gotten her the ride for one of her earlier birthdays. It was worth every penny seeing her sooo happy. Mrs. Jim's older brother had died flying his P38, shot down on a bombing run over Italy. Her younger brother also crashed his plane, an experimental, with his feet forward but survived and mended, his legs look like zippers.
Tom's suggestion, "Ample": In this old butter churn are the marbles that I have salvaged from my childhood, eighty some years ago. Some I believe were Agate marbles (Bing Search), I have not sorted them for a several years.
Ample in Number to make the churn look nice. It was used mostly by Mom, she made butter for our family. We now have it sitting on the guest room bedside table. Later Dad sold cream to the creamery in town and we were given butter and buttermilk for free.
A Favorite: This is Amber, our grandcat. Amber stayed with us while our daughter was in London working. She and her family stayed there five years, Amber was to die in 2013, before her regular boss lady came back to Texas. Read more of Amber here,
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Reflections and/or Street Photos/Candid Captures: This lightened twilight photo is part of our green space build for Flood Control. It is two blocks to the south of our home. We walk quite often, it goes for miles, you can see one of the concrete walking paths under the trees to the upper left. Out of sight the path loops to the left and returns on the other side of the little stream.
We used to walk long distances but now at our ages we don't walk so far. Doctors' orders, Mrs. Jim's and mine, independently, suggested that we walk for thirty minutes five times a week. We give honest tries to do this. Mrs. Jim's breathing therapist suggested additionally that we climb a flight of stairs every two hours during the day.
Called the "Cinco Ranch Trails" (Cinco Ranch Subdivision, Katy, Texas) Pere the site (URL), "Get to know this 13.5-mile loop trail near Katy, Texas. Generally considered an easy route, it takes an average of 3 h 57 min to complete. This is a very popular area for road biking, running, and walking, so you'll likely encounter other people while exploring."
One reader's comment on the site above,
"This trail can be customized for the distance that you prefer to walk. There are many parts that combine to make the 13+ miles. Most of these trails are single trails totaling approximately 1.5 to 2 miles each. I normally add 2 or 3 of these together. The only downfall to this place is the lack of trail markings. You could easily miss a turn and accidentally extend your hike if (you're) not familiar with the area. All walkways are paved."
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| Read about our 2013 Tasmania cruise stop's morning at the wildlife refuge here. |
A Lagniappe: "A" could also be used here for a country I've visited that starts with "A" out of these: Andorra; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; Aruba; Australia; or Austria. I chose Australia here because we spent the most time in Australia, after the cruise, and had the most fun. Click here to see some of my posts of Australia.
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The Fine Print:
- I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Travel" (click here, Link, for Tom's Weekend Reviews)
- I am also linking again this week with James of "Weekend Reflections/Street Photos" (click here for his Street Folk and Reflections Photos).
- The pictures mostly are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law.
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Labels: Amber, Aus-NZ, Friday's Weekend Roundup 10, Reflections, Walk pictures
