Friday, March 08, 2019
Weekend Letter "J";
the Letter "J". Prompts are:
(A) Starts with "J"; (B) A Favorite; (C) Jump; and (D) Reflection(s).
(A) Starts with "J": Today I've brought you a collection of my nine Jeeps I have handy in my files. I've posted them before on a Friday meme series so If you've seen them already that is the way it goes. [click on the pictures for larger sized viewing]
(B) A Favorite: I like Jeeps, this green Jeep we found in Key West is my favorite. But I've taken owning a Jeep off my bucket list. I did have possession of one for a week and a half in Maui. It was red. And my sons has an older Jeep.
My love affair with Jeeps when a neighbor when I was growing bought one of the first ones ones civilians could buy after WWII. It was a dark dull green color and looked like the military Jeeps. Willys and now Chrysler have made most of the Jeeps.
But during WWII Ford also made army Jeeps. I would have liked a Surplus one back when I belonged to the Early Ford Club, any Ford owner of Fords from 1932 through 1953. For you slightly GearHead folk, those 'could have had' a Flathead Ford V8 engine.
(C) Jump: I like to watch cats jump high, extremely high in proportion for their height. This is my BIL's cat. They also like to sit atop the refrigerator as they give off heat that comes up from behind. I know if he had a Jeep the cat would Jump on top.
(D) Reflection(s): Look into the windshield and your will see a reflection of a vehicle in the adjacent carnival ride. This was taken of our granddaughter, KP, at the Hyde Park at London, U.K.
Other Jeeps you might like:
The fine print:
- I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Travel" (Link to Tom's Weekend Reviews) - The pictures are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law.
- I am also linked this week with James at Weekend Reflections, http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/ for my Reflections Photo.
- Photos and Poem Copyright, © Jimmiehov 2019, All Rights Reserved
- Click on most any picture to make it "full screen" sized. Click on your "Back" button to get back here.
Labels: Cars, Jail, Jeeps, KP, KP driving, Reflections, Weekend Roundup 03
Saturday, June 04, 2016
A Poem ~~ Friday’s Hunt v1.23-- "W" is for ...
The Fine Print:
- Teresa of Eden Hills, (click) is running this meme, Friday's Hunt. Her rules are: "Welcome to linkup for Friday’s Hunt. It’s very simple. Anyone can participate. The link opens at 7pm Central time and will close Sunday at 7pm, so you have plenty of time to enter."
Labels: Friday’s Hunt 2016, Jail, Poem, Senryū
Sunday, November 27, 2011
I'm seeking some sunlight
I'm imprisoned again
still my sentence is light
and I'm here with my friends
My workload is not light
the food is awfully bad
there's no relief in sight
I think that I've been had
On trip to the prison
visited B-I-L
had Thanksgiving vision
rainy weather from Hell
we stopped at the Biltmore
no rooms for the wicked
Day's Inn will be once more
Charlotte traffic ticket
I could work off my fine
doing my job here on
Samaritan Purse time
wearing my wife's apron
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NO PEACE FOR ME IN JAIL. YES, ONCE AGAIN I AM HEADING OFF TO JAIL (picture at right courtesy of Wikipedia).
Notes:
1. B-I-L is an acronym for Brother-in-Law
2. Biltmore is an old hotel near Asheville, N.C, USA
3. Samaritan Purse administers the ministry of Operation Christmas Child, an international relief organization headed up by Franklin Graham (link). I will be working on filled shoe boxes making sure that each one I inspect meets the organization's required standards of safety, content and theme, A SHOE BOX FULL OF HOPE FOR A CHILD.
4. We will not stay at the Day's Inn, I did not get a ticket, the work will be fun, and I won't be wearing Mrs. Jim's apron.
5. We will have Thanksgiving dinner with my BIL in Tennessee and we will visit the Biltmore.
Poem Copyright
All Rights Reserved
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The word, Seeking, is prompted at One Single Impression
Labels: 2011 Charlotte trip, Jail, Poem
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Happy Eating — Six Word Saturday —
my six words:
Our daughter, Karen, and granddaughter, KP, took the train through the chunnel from London to Paris the other day. Since Karen was traveling with two-year-old plus KP the conductor (??) felt sorry for her and invited both of them to ride first class.This was her meal with a nice piece of salmon as entrée (main course, U.S. definition of entrée). I am not sure what to call the spinach side. It appears to have cheese and I don't know what all. You can ask Karen, perhaps she will leave us a comment telling.
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NO TRAIN FOR ME IN JAIL. YES, ONCE AGAIN I AM HEADING OFF TO JAIL (picture at right courtesy of Wikipedia).
That means that I may not answer your comments, or at least ones left later on in the week. I will have my lap top with me but my time for Internet stuff will be limited.
Describe your life (or something) in a phrase using just six words for Six Word Saturday. Click the box at right to visit Cate's blog with Mr. Linky showing all the other blogs participating this week. Cate is the boss at Six Word Saturday. She would like for you to participate.Labels: 2011 Charlotte trip, Jail, Six Word Saturday, Travel
Thursday, July 03, 2008
Kansas
Last night (July 1st) we stayed in Salina, Kansas. Today (July 2) we visited the Dwight D. Eisenhower Library, got gas and ate at Abilene, and then drove on to Blair Nebraska.
This post has some things that I liked about Kansas with our brief visit this time.
Of course the first is this beautiful gain elevator at Concordia. Kansas agriculture is famous for wheat growing. Wheaties anyone?
[Click any picture for a larger size]Gas was $3.75 in Oklahoma City so we sure filled up to drive through Kansas. With this Ford Guzzler (20 mpg on the road) we needed all the help we could get.
And on to Abilene after our stay at Salina. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Library and Museum were wonderful. This is the seventh of the twelve Presidential Libraries I have visited. Next picture shows President Eisenhower's growing up home in Abilene. Please remember that he was born in Denison, Texas.
Before we left, we visited his and Mamie's graves. Their tombs are located in this chapel.
Kansas has the bluest skies I have seen since Texas! This was the sky with a few clouds above the Burger King where we ate lunch. Next stop was for gas, price here in Kansas was $3.89 a gallon, still fairly respectable considering parts of the U.S. are way over $4.00.
Lastly we saw wheat fields of all sizes. This was a small one. All of the wheat has been combined (harvested for grain).
Now we are here in Blair we will visit our cousins, help get the Blogstock '08 July 4th float ready for the parade, and attend Blogstock '08 activities.
Labels: Blogstock '08, Holiday Posts, Jail, Jim Does, People, Places, Travel
Monday, April 14, 2008
A short jail sentence, no waiting around, got to go!
See more at Doonagore Farmhouse B&B
Last night in jail! (picture tour and here)
And Adi?
Adi can.
Adi can get her suitcase packed!
She doesn't like flying so Mitch and Carmen will keep her. Thank you guys.
Labels: Adi, Adi Can, Dogs, Ireland, Jail, Travel
Sunday, November 04, 2007
I was glad when they said unto me
“Let us go into the house of the LORD.”
Psalm 122:1 (NKJV, see below)
What follows is an outline in pictures of our mission trip to Huehuetenango, Guatemala. There we would do facility upgrade work and have Bible classes in an orphanage.
October 27:
Sixteen of us, 11 men and 4 ladies, from our Conroe, Texas, church and one man from Harvest Chapel in the Chicago area traveled from Guatemala City to Huehuetenango this first day.
Also going with us were three translators and two Buckner International project coordinators--one local and one from Houston (link).
It was the beginning of a week of work and play and learning for us.
October 28:
After a nice breakfast in our hotel we would hop into our faithful bus and ride a mile of so over to the orphanage.
The children gave us a nice warm 'welcome,' or ¡Bienvenidos!
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October 29:
Bob, Larry, and I would install and/or hook add plumbing four hot water heaters.
Mrs. Jim is a fine painter!
So is Jessica, our interpreter.
Manuel, our interpreter, and Scot were constructing and planting a new swing and a new see-saw.
Mrs. Jim was the Bible class craft leader with the help of Robin, Debbie, Dorothy, Betsy, and Jessica.
Dale lead the lesson telling with the help some of the guys who would take a work break. The kids really liked Ben.
October 30: (my--Jim's--Birthday)
What a start to a nice day!
The day at the camp would end with a pinata party. Here I am with worker friends and the emptied pinatas.
October 31:
'Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to work we go!'
First a warm goodbye from our friendly house monkey.
We had to dig to be able to cut into a cold water line for the heater behind this wall. Seen are me (Jim), Larry, and Bob. We were about finished, as were the others with their jobs.
The rest of this day and the morning of the next I would help with the painting effort.
November 1:
Goodbyes are sometimes hard.
November 2:
On the way home we would take the scenic route, stopping at the Lake Atitlan area. (link)
November 3:
A 6:25 departure meant a 3:15 wake-up for us. Our nice breakfast was ready on our plane.
Next stop, Houston George H. W. Bush Intercontinental Airport. Our mini-bus with luggage trailer was waiting for us there. Sam is ready to be home. .
. Psalm 122 A Song of Ascents. Of David.
1 I was glad when they said to me, 2 Our feet have been standing Within your gates, O Jerusalem! 3 Jerusalem is built As a city that is compact together, 4 Where the tribes go up, The tribes of the LORD, To the Testimony of Israel, To give thanks to the name of the LORD. 5 For thrones are set there for judgment, The thrones of the house of David. 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May they prosper who love you. 7 Peace be within your walls, Prosperity within your palaces.” 8 For the sake of my brethren and companions, I will now say, “Peace be within you.” 9 Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek your good.
Psalm 122 (New King James Version -- link)
Labels: Church, Guatemala, Jail, People, Places, Preacher friends, Sunday, Travel
