Green Field Village

Lynn and I went to Michigan in July to visit her children and grandchildren.  On the last day of our visit we went to Greenfield Village in Dearborn with our friends Buck and Claudia.  The village is part of the Ford museum and is living history at its best.  All of the hosts working there are in period clothing and talk in character for that time.  It was wonderful!  Here's a small sample of that day.  Enjoy!

This re-creation of the Wright Brothers bicycle shop was excellent!

Buck, Claudia & Lynn with my favorite pose!

Had a wonderful lunch at the Eagle Tavern.  The menu was reflective of the time and the food was so tasty and filling...and rich!  We had the lamb pie and a mint julip.  Yum!

This was the Mattox home from Georgia, a farmer.  I could have spent the whole day just reading the newspapers that covered the walls for insulation.

This is the Logan County courthouse, one of many Lincoln practiced in as a traveling lawyer.  It was thrilling to be in a place where he had been.

This portrait of George Washington Carver was in his home, a very small and humble place.

 This is one of several laboratories that Edison used to create his many inventions.  There was also his Menlo Park lab.

There was a working farm doing things the old fashioned way.

Several working looms here and this lady was a master.  She was fun to watch and talk with.  Weavings could be purchased in the gift shop for a small fortune.

This working locomotive pulled cars full of tourists around the village.  It burns coal to generate steam.

And finally, this good shot as we were getting ready to leave.  It was a fine day with good friends and will be remembered for a long time.  Oh yeah!

Mote Aquarium

Yesterday's visit to the Mote Aquarium in Sarasota was prompted by the Doc Ford character, a marine biologist, in Randy Wayne White's novels set in Florida.  His last book, "Chasing Midnight", was about some shady people trying to corner the sturgeon caviar market.  So of course the first exhibit I saw was a tank full of sturgeons raised at Mote!  Doc often does work for Mote in stories.

 This is the only one of several pictures that shows the bright, glowing pattern in the center of this gorgeous creature.

 Yes the tips are glowing.

 This is a lion fish.  Aptly named, don't ya think?

 Made my mouth water looking at this lobster, as Doc savors one every now and then.

Nearby was a bird sanctuary and rehab facility.  These great horned owls were napping, as were all the other nocturnal birds of prey.  Thoroughly enjoyed visiting this place and almost missed it.  

I will be glad to return here with Lynn, perhaps with Hugh when he visits soon and anyone else who would like company. It is very well done and well worth the almost $20 admission fee.  After all, these critters have to eat, too.  

Now that we have a jet pack, I may resume doing posts here instead of facebook once in a while.  They save better and it's easier to download lots of photos.  

Thanks for stopping by and having a look.  See ya real soon...