presentation

 I gave a presentation about Kodiak's World War 2 sites. Abby told a story about how she can relate to the harsh conditions soldiers had to face. She rehearsed her story a few times in the days preceding. SHe spoke loudly and clearly. I'm very proud of her.

Marnie's Road

It's my favorite thus far, so I named it after me. Not much on it, the dam being the most remarkable.

 It's a short section, a few hundred feet

 Just big enough for a bear, but the bear by-passes it going perpendicular to it.

 Did you know pull-tabs were invented in Dayton?

 I was going to give the GPS coordinates, but there's no signal and my camera just didn't record it. after a revisit I think I might Claim more than the short section aS I continued on and it seems to stay pretty cool. directions are take the cantonment 2 Road across from the artillery road, take a right at the fork, take a left at the next fork and an immediate left.

Best Christmas gift

 handmade wrapping paper

I'll post each month as the year progresses!

Pacific

Loads of incendiary bombs which would end up killing about a hundred of thousand of Toyko residents. Japan did not surrender. Hence Little Boy and Fat Man. Understanding the brutality of war creates a deep passion for peace, on my part, and confusion about continued violence on Earth.

National Museum of the National Air Force btw. I was surprised to see that DDN had an article. I thought it was kind of a not-so-well publicized battle.

If you don't know what Bocksar is then you need to do a little reading

Fat Man

European front

I appreciate the manual controls.

Possum creek and Huffman dam

Cable car, used as a food truck, aka concessions

The pool, aka dammed up creek. You can see a wall, stairs, and lifeguard tower remnants.

The navigation app tried to take me directly to the dam, literally.

ouch

Dayton

 Challenge course. One o four favorite playground activities is making up challenge course races

One of the converging tributaries that flows into the Great Miami River, which meets the Ohio, which goes to the Mississippi

 Dayton inspired carousel

What do you need to know about Dayton? The Wright Bros. Forget Kittyhawk, know Huffman Prairie.  In Dayton they not only designed an built everything (often utilizing bicycle parts since they knew bicycles), but it's where, after crashing the third flyer, they made a sustained flight for almost 40 minutes. Their design included controls for roll (wing warping), pitch and yaw. 

I could totally live in a caboose as long as there was space to do yoga, a pottery workshop and greenhouse out back.

 

 my broken rule - ribs! Ohio style, dribbled in tangy BBQ sauce with a side salad with sweet and sour garlic dressing, little mini bagels, and a baked potato for good measure.

 Little strip of Third Street

 My parents new house is lovely

 even has room for Plasticville

 Dinners and parties 

 

winter village

 

and my own personal touches