Posted on 07/31/2022 5:01:22 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
Howdy, Kathy.
Michael Daly was one TOUGH soldier. Killed all those Germans single-handedly AND survived being shot in the head. Wow!
An active day in Anchorage today. A big fire this morning, then the second day of the Arctic Thunder Air Show. The Lake Hood cam ops had a heck of a time keeping up with the Thunderbirds as they put on their show.
I imagine they got your attention a time or two as they flew close by. LOL
Good evening, mountainlion...hope you have been enjoying your summer, and are working on your firewood supply for the coming winter.
I think you are quite right about the coming battle. Prayers and prepping as best I can.
Howdy, PRO.
Are you still pup-sitting or is their “momma” home now?
I see y’all are still baking out there. OOF! We had a little break in the heat but it’s coming back in a couple of days. :-(
Good evening, radu...thanks for helping honor our military men and women.
Did you get a good look at the Thunderbirds? Overcast at my house. Only able to get outside quick enough to see one jet, but, boy were they LOUD!! One had to be directly overhead...sounded like I needed to open the windows for him.
Love that sound of freedom!!
I visited Robin & the pups yesterday and finished an inside project we had been working on.
Yes it's been scorching weather here, thankfully a slight cooldown is forecasted for the coming week.
What's up your way? That was an interesting pic of that cardboard Jeep you posted, great craftmanship!
Say Hey,
I saw where your part of the world finally got some rain. Sorry it wasn’t in time to save the corn. Also, saw that remarkable cardboard Jeep. WOW!
Caught the T-Birds out in Wyoming, back in ‘75. Fabulous show. Here’s another Air Show that you might find interesting. The Rhinebeck Aerodrome. Saw it first back in the late 60’s when Cole Palen was still alive. This was his baby. He supplied all the planes for the film “THOSE DARING YOUNG MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES”, and other movies. He was a good guy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ4GSefwq-4
Here’s a link to Palen’s Wiki page , just for some background. As a museum person yourself, you might feel a connection.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cole_Palen
Enjoy it when you get a chance.
Take care.
Mid-60s? Brrrr!
Heat wave broke here, but another one soon coming . . .
RADU,
YOU HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE BEGINNING OF THE VDO TO SEE THE WHOLE THING. SOMEHOW IT STARTS HALFWAY THROUGH.
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
There were a few times I figured they were rattling your windows. I'm so jealous. LOL
The pic at the bottom of the screen is one of the Lake Hood moderators/cam ops. We just found out yesterday that he passed away a week ago and StreamTimeLive put that pic up in his honor. He was a Vietnam vet and flew 98 combat missions. He'll be missed by those of us who have followed the Lake Hood cam for a while.
Oh no...another coming? Stay cool as best you can.
Glad to hear you’re going to get a break soon. Man, it’s been awful up there!
WOOHOO! FINISHED one of her projects. That sounds good. She probably has others lined up, ready to go though. LOL
Not a lot going on. Lost another cat last week to a tumor and diabetes. We had him for 15 years and he had a good, long life.
Other than that, just fun times at the museum this weekend. Got to meet a WWII veteran who took part in D-Day and was one of Gen. Patton’s drivers in France.
And saw that the guys had brought in that wild cardboard Jeep during the week. The men who created it did a mighty fine job. Though I could see there was something a little “off” about it when I first saw it, I never would have guessed what it was made of.
Howdy, luvie.
How was your day? Did you go to sleep early enough last night to give your alarm clock a good chance for survival this morning? :-)
Man I missed the Thunderbirds! How cool. And sorry one of the mods passed. They are good to let us see all the cool stuff that they can.
Very cool! Did he tell any stories?
Good evening, luvie...he was a man of action, that is for sure.
Hey there [again], radu!
I went to bed fairly early but didn’t sleep worth a darn so was just worn out this morning. I had a fantastic nap this afternoon, though, because we didn’t have an evening service because it was 5th Sunday.
Did you get more rain. I am so thrilled that you got so much!
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