I'll Show You Mine if You Show Me Yours Mon Aug 17
From yesterday's adventure. We took a ferry similar to this one to a nearby island (crossing 20 minutes). Joe flies quadcopters (drones) and his group had an outing at the airstrip on the island flying rc planes and copters. I explored the island taking pictures. These pics were taken from the ferry, I'll share more of the island tomorrow.
Passing the other ferry on the way back:
Cute houses on the mainland:
Lots of caves on the island:
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10 years agoLooks like a lovely adventure, Casey!
My grandmother saved this piece of her mother's wedding dress in an envelope. I'm thinking about a better way to preserve and possibly display it. The bride wore purple silk!
10 years agoThe birds (mostly robins) have eaten all the berries on the Blue Muffin Viburnum.
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10 years agoThis is a picture of my grandparents and 3 watch fobs that belonged to my grandfather. I had them framed and gave them to my oldest brother.
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10 years agolast modified: 10 years agoJust came in from checking the butterfly weed for Monarch cats. Found 4 tiny ones hiding deep in the buds.
and this one about 1 inch long
- 10 years ago
Ferries on Block Island.
The two auto-ferries
and one of the high-speed passenger-only ferries
and one of the auto ferries from the air.
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