Time Passages

  
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This is not a historical photo but, one that I have edited to look vintage, pretty nice, huh? Of course, I wanted to include a little background information on the A& W 12 engine and have been short on time lately, so I limited my research to the internet (which is not always the best source). I found numerouse sites devoted to the Western & Atlantic but little tangible information, what I did find was information about the Atlantic & Yadkin Railway which was in operation during the 1900's-1950's. It was formerly known as the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Railway, circa 1899 and even later known as the Atlantic Coastline in 1911. Most of the products shipped via the railway were agriculture in nature. If you are interesed in more information try visiting the Atlantic & Yadkin Railway Fan Homepage.

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It's the game we all love. Play today!

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This image is part of the debris left behind by the fire. If you click on the photo to enlarge it you will see the charred remains of the surrounding trees and vegetation. What a mess, but thank heavens no one was injured.

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This sunset was a perfect ending to an interesting day, and boy, do I mean interesting. I'll give you a little background information, the past few days we have had some extremely hot weather, in the mid 90's with what I would consider low humidity, nothing unbearable but definately, uncomfortable so when we had a thunderstorm late yesterday afternoon, we were excited.

Our excitement turned to disillusionment very quickly. As I was enjoying the ensuing rain, I noticed numerous lightening strikes and loud claps of thunder, you know the kind that makes you cringe when you hear it and then the telephone rang. A lady my family knew called to inform us that lightning had struck one of our barns. Without fear, my grandfather and I jumped into his truck and set off to see the damage. When we arrived I was shocked to see at least 45 foot high flames and then the total collapse of the barn.

Within 10 minutes the local fire station responded with members from 2 surrounding stations, and all was quickly doused but not before the barn was lost. I hate that I did not have my camera but pressing matters come first. I hope to go back and photograph the "ruble". Hat's off to the volunteer fireman and forest ranger that responded to the fire.

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This is a fairly new addition to my garden, only a couple of seasons old. It is basically resistant to Blackspot, as I have yet to see any signs of the culprit anywhere on the plant, which makes it easy to care for. The color is an amazing orange, with a hint of red and a splash of yellow. The fragrance is just as enticing, a soft honey, sweet smell that is not overbearing. I have not used this rose as a climber but it has the ability to grow more than 15 feet. This year
is the first year that it has bloomed more than once. It often blooms before any of my other roses and it has an abundant amount of sprays.

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This image was captured right before sunset as an approaching storm passed through the area. The original image lacked depth of color so I took the liberty of enhancing it just a bit. Hope you enjoy it!

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About 3 years ago I received 5 gladiola corms as a gift from someone who no longer had room for them in his garden, so I gladly accepted his gift (no pun intended) and planted the corms among some Oriental Lilies. The marriage between the two has worked out quite well because the existing stems from the Lilies help to keep the gladiolas upright during blooming. Gladiolas are reliable performers and are wonderful cut flowers, staying fresh for approximately 5 days. I remove the faded blooms and trim the stem, until it is time to say goodbye and even then, I put them back into my compost bin. I have read where it is reccommended to lift the corms for the Winter, but I leave them in the ground. One final note, I have had more than a few hummingbirds to check out the flower's nectar.

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