Having museums near home is great. You can go visit them when you want and don’t have to cram a whole lot into a limited amount of time for one visit. One of our local museums is the Booth Western Art museum. It’s almost like going back to [Continue Reading…]
Most boys are fascinated by big trucks. It seems that the larger they are the cooler and if it hauls a lot of dirt, the better. All it takes is a trip to the local toy isle to find dump trucks in all shapes and sizes. The common denominator for all is the ability to carry massive amounts of dirt. And every boy that I know likes to play in the dirt. So, it was no surprise to find a massive dump truck parked outside the Tellus Museum. You know its a big dump truck when the tires are taller than your average person.
There are not many castles in the United States. In fact, there are no “real” castles if you think of them as having been built in the medieval times. The offices of the Smithsonian Institute occupy one of them on the National Mall [Continue Reading…]
History has to be my favorite subject. In that line of thought, I have been trying to take my children to as many museums and history sites that I can make it to. Over the summer, we went to the Bartow History Museum and the Booth Western Museum. I was not real impressed with the …Continue Reading Here…
I have posted numerous photos from my trip to Washington D.C. and from the Udvar-Hazy building on the Air and Space museum. There are so many fascinating air planes located at the Udvar-Hazy building, but I believe my favorite has to be …Continue Reading Here…
October 1957, the Soviet Socialist Republic launched Sputnik, the first man made satellite. This began the space race between the United States and the USSR that went on until the 1970’s and gave birth to the reusable orbital aircraft the Space Shuttle. During the Space Race, the United States and USSR competed for the prestige of being the first to have an ..Continue Reading Here…
Growing up and dreaming of walking among the stars included looking through every telescope I could. I always liked the really big ones in observatories, but there are not that many really large ones in …Continue Reading Here…
I have had many requests to purchase prints lately, so I finally decided to give that option. At the bottom of each photo that will be available, there will be a link to purchase a print. I have been hosting the photos for the site through SmugMug since November and I have added many of the photos from the site prior to November to SmugMug. However, not all photos are there, but if there is one you find and it is not on SmugMug, let me know.
Beginning in the early 1960’s, Lockheed began producing the JetStar. Production continued until the end of the 1970’s with over 200 of these aircraft being built. These aircraft have carried many famous people from past United States Presidents to other famous people including Elvis Presley. This cockpit from a JetStar built in 1967 sits in the Tellus Museum in Northwest Georgia.
December 17, 1903, the Wright Brothers made the first powered and controlled flight. Since then, there have been many advancements in the field of aviation. From the first planes to the Space Shuttle, planes have become more stable …Continue Reading Here…
In 1966 the United States began using one of the most advanced spy planes the world had seen, or not seen. While in use, it maintained the record for the highest and fastest manned aircraft. Unless it was sitting on …Continue Reading Here…