Monday, October 04, 2021

Inverted!

Fokker Dreidecker.  
While not the best aircraft of the war, it was among the most maneuverable and remains, one of the most iconic aircraft of its time.   
See at the Air Force Museum in Dayton OH

Monday, September 27, 2021

Folly, inside and out

Faringdon Folley Tower
This is considered the last major folly to be built in England.

Monday, September 20, 2021

Fall is creeping in

Nearing golden hour at the Saganashkee Slough.  Near this spot there was once a small hand-dug canal that fed water from a man made lake at Blue Island to the I&M canal.  It was probably little more than a ditch through a swamp, but it supposedly carried some freight traffic.  When the Cal-Sag channel was dug, the excavated soil created a dam making this this slough.

Monday, September 13, 2021

Falling


Seen at the Dubai mall.  
If you are going to have public art, this is how to do it!  I’m told this display is a tip of the hat to Dubai’s early days when pearl diving was a significant source of income.

Monday, August 30, 2021

Is that pronounced...

..."ot-tow-yee-ROH", "ot-tow-j-EYE-row", "ot-tow-GEE-row"...

Seen at the Air Force museum in Dayton OH circa 2008

Monday, August 23, 2021

Dewy's workshop


If you ever think your shop is cramped, just try running a mill, a drill, two lathes, and shaper off of lineshafts in an 1892 steam ship!

Monday, August 02, 2021

I think I left the blinker on

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I wish I remembered what aircraft this was, but I'm fairly certain this was taken at the Solway Aviation Museum.