Thinking Out Loud
Dredge Originally uploaded by TheRichardsons A retired paddlewheel, moored in the Missouri River outside Brownville, Nebraska. It houses the Museum of Missouri River History and we fondly remember the displays related to Native Americans and Lewis & Clark, dioramas with miniatures and typewritten labels. (It was 1998 after all!)
More faces Originally uploaded by TheRichardsons My copy of Realm just arrived, a gift from a friend. I loved my one and only trip to England and am wondering how to get back. Here’s a gargoyle from Hampton Court. In my Christmas stocking was The Tudor Chronicles by Susan Doran. And I’ve got Alison Weir’s [...]
A year after I originally planned it, I am reading John Adams, David McCullough’s biography of the great American leader. I have seen the television series so can’t really get Paul Giamatti out of my head, and it appears that he did a good job of portraying Adams: plain spoken, intense, impatient. In talks I [...]
On the Pine Ridge Reservation Originally uploaded by TheRichardsons We visited here on our Lewis & Clark trip. I’ve recently gotten involved in making donations to the Friends of Pine Ridge. Right now, I’m knitting and crocheting scarves and hats.
A Lovely Day Originally uploaded by TheRichardsons I really did take this picture today. Took the beagle for a walk in Colonial Williamsburg. The crowds are gone and you can almost feel like you’re in the 18th century when three horsemen go past you. Of course, you can’t see the post office truck just beyond [...]
The library book I am finishing is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s English adventure story Sir Nigel. It is the prequel to The White Company, which I read last month. Here, we learn about Sir Nigel as a young man off to the wars with Edward III. He vows to commit three brave deeds before he [...]
Trains and Tunnels Originally uploaded by TheRichardsons From our Switzerland trip…the Glacier Express went from St. Mortiz to Zermatt through the mountains and glaciers
I am reading a library book! That’s right…a public library book that I will have to return in two weeks. Of course, I’ve already had to renew it once but I’m confident in my ability to finish it this time. I checked it out along with another book and a music CD when I attended [...]
Cave Popcorn, Wind Cave Originally uploaded by TheRichardsons Amazing rock formations at this national park
Camp Wood Originally uploaded by TheRichardsons From our 1998 trip…Bob taking a picture of a barge on the Missouri River near Alton, Illinois. The location evidently no longer exists as the river has flooded it.