Wordless Wednesday
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Happy Thanksgiving! 🍁
Tag: History
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Today’s Shot 244
The English Village
The English Village
This display of lights resembles the Buckingham Palace Gates – except one wouldn’t expect to see them in Arizona. Along with the London Bridge nearby, you get a little taste of England closer to home as well as a beautiful light display!
London Bridge Notes of Interest:
Some say the bridge is haunted.
The bridge is home to hundreds of bats and swallows.
The London bridge is hollow and its lamps are made from the melted-down cannons of Napoleon Bonaparte’s army.
The English Village
Be well and safe my friends!
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Today’s Shot 236
by Beth Haley
I have passed this site in Beaufort, SC many times during my travels for work. Today, instead of wishing that I had time to stop, I made time for a few quiet moments to investigate.The Church of Prince William’s Parish, known as Sheldon, was built in the 1740s. It has been burnt twice. First, by the British army in 1779, and again by the Federal army in 1865.
What you notice first from the road are the pillars.
They draw you in for a closer look.
As I entered the grounds, I felt like I was stepping back in time, and that if something could be said at all, it should be done in a hushed tone.
There is an intriguing play between light and shadow filtering through skeletal remains, ancient branches, and fluttering leaves.
Sheldon was built on the plantation of the royal governor of South Carolina (1737-38), Col. William Bull, and this altar still remains along with the marker for his grave.
Sometimes, when you least expect it, a specific moment and space opens up and renders itself so well to an opening of the senses that it is undeniably the right time and right place to step away.
What do you see?
What do you feel?
What do you hear?
What do you taste?
What do you smell?
The Campbell Oak.
I want to say I’m grounded in this moment.
And I am. And yet…
…if one can taste time and age, then I have also stepped into the past where what has been, and what is now, is like the dance between light and shadow: it tastes both bitter and sweet at the same time.
To mindful moments…
If a favorite moment in your day had a flavor, what would it taste like?
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Today’s Shot 191
Chiquola Mill
Chiquola Mill. Honea Path, SC
Travel
The Chiquola Textile Mill opened in 1903 and operated until 2003. It is known for the tragedy that was called, “Bloody Thursday” or the “Uprising of 34”, where United Textile Workers of America organized a strike. Both men and women gathered to protest low wages and poor working conditions. At the time, it was considered to be the largest labor revolt in American history and not long after, President Franklin Roosevelt instated the 40-hour work week and minimum wage. A memorial for those killed reads, “They died for the Rights of the Working Man.”
📸 August Photo a Day 27 – Distinctive 📸
Chiquola Mill. Honea Path, SC
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Special Request
I saw this special request via Rethinking Life:
Special Request: In case you haven’t heard about this on the news, I’m going to share it now in this newsletter. There is a gentleman from the US Marines who will be turning 104 years old on his birthday; Major Bill White, USMC (RET). When asked if there would be anything he would like for his birthday, he requested people to send him Valentine Day cards.
“I’ll save every one of them like I’ve been saving little things that have come up until right now,” White told KTXL “And they’ll be a personal part of my history.”
White explained to the outlet that he spends a great deal of time scrapbooking — one of his favorite hobbies — which has led to a large collection of mementos that he’d like to improve with a few kindhearted Valentine’s cards.Here is a link to a newscast who interviewed him: https://www.yahoo.com/now/major-bill-white-veteran-asks-valentines-day-cards-california-wwii-purple-heart-182739851.html
Lets Help Major White. Here is the address you can send cards to:
Operation Valentine
Attn: Hold for Major Bill White, USMC (Ret.)
The Oaks at Inglewood
6725 Inglewood Avenue
Stockton, CA 95207
Cover photo by Jamie Street
Hearts from Iconarchive.com
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