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[against the wind]

Trying to decide which pictures belong on what walls.
Here is a collection of Norman Rockwell postcards of boys at play.

 

[against the wind]

It snowed again last night

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

An original civil war era photo showing cannons and huge stacks of artillery ammunition on the grounds of the Charleston Arsenal (South Carolina) shortly after that city's capture by the Yankees in early 1865. The three torpedo-shaped cannon tubes in the foreground are British-made steel Blakely Rifles which were carried through the yankee naval blockade by Blockade-Runner ships.

 

[against the wind]

Been getting night time snowfalls this past week. Lots of tracks.
Earlier, around 8 P.M. ,, I finally caught part of the deer herd that has been congregating on my side lawn. I rushed this picture from my cell phone. There are 4 deer in the picture. You can see all the tracks from where they have been dancing.

 

[RTR]

Where the fish at....

 

[RTR]

Not a bad catch.Must of blown off someones dock.Snagged it while trolling

 

[against the wind]

Not a bad catch.Must of blown off someones dock.Snagged it while trolling View attachment 1526476

You think Neptunus Rex is going to be pissed when he finds out you took his bench?? lol

 

[Blak bart]

got a good one !!

 

[RTR]

Introducing my Baby.Rock solid & scary (0 to 60 in 3.4 seconds) fast

 

[hvacker]

Hey Blak Bart: I had to Google Sabicu wood. It's amazing for anyone that covets wood.

There was a story this morning of guys going into Fla mangrove forests. I think you have
a gold mine down there.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

An original civil war photo, made in 1865. It shows some Confederate cannons in Fort Marshall on Sullivan's Island, Charleston SC. According to the text accompanying this photo when I found it on the 'net, the "near" cannon in the photo has the British "Georgius Rex" cypher (raised emblem) on the barrel's breech. That means the Confederates converted a very old British-made 12-pounder smoothbore cannon (shoots balls) into a Rifled cannon (shoots bullet-shaped projectiles) by applying a re-enforcing band around its breech and cutting rifling grooves into the cannon's bore.

Also noteworthy in the photo, there are three small-caliber stands of Grapeshot sitting along the left of the wooden platform for the cannon. Presumably, if the photo does show a 12-pounder cannon, those are extraordinarily rare 12-pounder caliber Grapeshot.

 

[Red James Cash]

Introducing my Baby.Rock solid & scary (0 to 60 in 3.4 seconds) fast

Now do you want fast?If you ever get the chance,which i doubt very many people ever will.Take a ride in a 1968 Hemi Dodge Dart LO23. 0 to 100mph in 2.5 seconds yes thats 0 to 100mph in 2.5 seconds.That was straight out of the showroom.It was so quick that on the dash board was a warning label stating DO NOT HOLD THE ACCELERATOR FULLY DEPRESSED FOR MORE THAN 1 SECOND.I use to collect hot rod magazines in the early 80s when i was into cars.That Dart was featured in the magazine one month.

 

[against the wind]

Yep, snowed again last night.
Somebody lied.

 

[RTR]

A bit chilly

 

[against the wind]

The icicles outside my window are melting.
Is it Spring yet?

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

Eyemustdigtreasure, the "early technology" for moving the giant logs in your turn-of-the-century logging photo was called a Sling-Cart. It is what the Heavy Artillery guys in the civil war used to move the largest cannons (such as the 12,000-pound Columbiad cannons) from the railroad to a fort.

To see an artillery sling-cart in action, removing a captured Confederate Double-Banded Brooke Rifle from Fort Darling on the James River after Richmond fell, go here, and click on the small photo to lee the large version:
Battlefields in Motion - Civil War Artillery - Sling Carts

TheCannonballGuy, hey thanks for making me aware of even earlier use of the big wheels...! That is a neat website too - I'm saving the link!

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

It snowed again last night

Us folks out West, could use a little bit of that white stuff - very dry here...!
If we don't get a decent winter this time, we are looking at water rationing again..., and even a bigger Fire Season, as well...!

 

[worldtalker]

GOD Bless

Chris

 

[against the wind]

I'm just LIGHTING the way for Santa.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Against the wind, I'm giving a Like to you for still going to the effort of putting up outdoor Christmas lights & decorations.
-- says old "Traditionalist" TheCannonballGuy