Theme for my camera club's January competition is family heirlooms. I combined hobbies for this submission, titled Grandma's Coin Collection. The mesh purse at least did belong to my wife's grandmother. (No coins were harmed in making this photo.)
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Theme for my camera club's January competition is family heirlooms. I combined hobbies for this submission, titled Grandma's Coin Collection. The mesh purse at least did belong to my wife's grandmother. (No coins were harmed in making this photo.)
I drove from Los Angeles to Boston recently staying in various cities up to 3 weeks, Boston was the most expensive city by far to go out. That includes San Francisco and Chicago.
Currently one of the ex-libris of São Brás de Alportel, the “Calçadinha” of São Brás de Alportel would be a route that would integrate the Roman road network. It started from the city of Ossonoba (Faro), headed north, passing through the Roman villas of Milreu (Faro) and Vale do Joio (S. Brás/ Faro) and whose archaeological remains can be found along two sections of unique interest .
Multimedia1This ancient path seems to have its origins in Roman times. Associated with segments of its probable original structure, there are also renovations from the 19th century, probably ordered by Bishop D. Francisco Gomes do Avelar. During the Roman occupation, this route left the city of Ossonoba (Faro) and headed north, passing through the Roman villas of Milreu (Faro) and Vale do Joio (S. Brás/ Faro).
Paving was applied, to overcome natural obstacles, in areas of steep slopes with difficult to navigate and irregular soils that would be easily altered by torrents of rainwater or other erosive agents.
Two sections remain, called A and B, separated by a few meters that were once paved, but are now damaged.
The recommendations of the aforementioned Bishop for the construction of roads were identified, above all, in Section A and are characterized by the geometric paving made up of small/medium sized stones and a central axis delimited by cutlass stones (margines), from which lines emerge perpendicular lines that form squares, obliquely divided into right triangles.
The technical characteristics described above are visible in some segments of Section B, but the peculiarity of this one lies in what remains of the construction used, similar to that of the Roman sidewalks, noting the existence of a medium/large-sized flagstone.
Near this road, archaeological remains from the Roman period (ends of the 1st to 4th-5th centuries AD) were discovered, which can be interpreted as a road station (mutatio), a small facility intended for resting and supplying travelers and/or changing cavalry in the course of travel.
A scene from the Gingerbread Village and our Rotary Club hosted Christmas Party for the residents of an assisted living home as our sponsored Cub Scouts and Scouts sing Christmas Carols and the children making gingerbread houses:
@SoCalBigMark said:
I drove from Los Angeles to Boston recently staying in various cities up to 3 weeks, Boston was the most expensive city by far to go out. That includes San Francisco and Chicago.
We went downtown Chicago last weekend and the cost to park at the parking garage was 115$ a day. They were taking advantage of shoppers at Water Tower Place. I remember using valet in NYC (Marriott)and Boston( Fairmont) back in 2010ish and we were juiced for 60$ a day, thinking that was a highway robbery.
Room rates that were 450$ are now 630$.
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Fishing boat in the Olhao Portugal harbor.
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The Mysterious Egyptian Magic Coin
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Lunch and dinner!
Theme for my camera club's January competition is family heirlooms. I combined hobbies for this submission, titled Grandma's Coin Collection. The mesh purse at least did belong to my wife's grandmother. (No coins were harmed in making this photo.)
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Big band rehearsal last night
'Baby it's Cold Outside'
'What are You Doing New Years'
Too much fun
The entertainment can never be overdressed....except in burlesque
Picture I took at Loch Ness in 2019
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Sao Bras de Alportel sunrise this morning.
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I drove from Los Angeles to Boston recently staying in various cities up to 3 weeks, Boston was the most expensive city by far to go out. That includes San Francisco and Chicago.
Successful transactions with : MICHAELDIXON, Manorcourtman, Bochiman, bolivarshagnasty, AUandAG, onlyroosies, chumley, Weiss, jdimmick, BAJJERFAN, gene1978, TJM965, Smittys, GRANDAM, JTHawaii, mainejoe, softparade, derryb
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Use to a quiet neighborhood
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Today: Snow, 0° temps, and 60 mph gusts......... keeping the birds fed.
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Currently one of the ex-libris of São Brás de Alportel, the “Calçadinha” of São Brás de Alportel would be a route that would integrate the Roman road network. It started from the city of Ossonoba (Faro), headed north, passing through the Roman villas of Milreu (Faro) and Vale do Joio (S. Brás/ Faro) and whose archaeological remains can be found along two sections of unique interest .
Multimedia1This ancient path seems to have its origins in Roman times. Associated with segments of its probable original structure, there are also renovations from the 19th century, probably ordered by Bishop D. Francisco Gomes do Avelar. During the Roman occupation, this route left the city of Ossonoba (Faro) and headed north, passing through the Roman villas of Milreu (Faro) and Vale do Joio (S. Brás/ Faro).
Paving was applied, to overcome natural obstacles, in areas of steep slopes with difficult to navigate and irregular soils that would be easily altered by torrents of rainwater or other erosive agents.
Two sections remain, called A and B, separated by a few meters that were once paved, but are now damaged.
The recommendations of the aforementioned Bishop for the construction of roads were identified, above all, in Section A and are characterized by the geometric paving made up of small/medium sized stones and a central axis delimited by cutlass stones (margines), from which lines emerge perpendicular lines that form squares, obliquely divided into right triangles.
The technical characteristics described above are visible in some segments of Section B, but the peculiarity of this one lies in what remains of the construction used, similar to that of the Roman sidewalks, noting the existence of a medium/large-sized flagstone.
Near this road, archaeological remains from the Roman period (ends of the 1st to 4th-5th centuries AD) were discovered, which can be interpreted as a road station (mutatio), a small facility intended for resting and supplying travelers and/or changing cavalry in the course of travel.
Some great memories here for those posting.
Me, in the center, holding training with some of my guy's in VF-74 (F-14 squadron) during the 1992 Med Cruise onboard the USS Saratoga in 1992.
For this Friday here is a view taken from the driveway this past weekend after a 20 inch snowfall;
Ramen and Tonkatsu meals from last week and this week respectively:
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Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
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That’s flat out insane!
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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.
A scene from the Gingerbread Village and our Rotary Club hosted Christmas Party for the residents of an assisted living home as our sponsored Cub Scouts and Scouts sing Christmas Carols and the children making gingerbread houses:
Merry Christmas everyone!
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We went downtown Chicago last weekend and the cost to park at the parking garage was 115$ a day. They were taking advantage of shoppers at Water Tower Place. I remember using valet in NYC (Marriott)and Boston( Fairmont) back in 2010ish and we were juiced for 60$ a day, thinking that was a highway robbery.
Room rates that were 450$ are now 630$.
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