patriotism

Be kind. No government, state, or local politics allowed. Admin has final decision for any/all removed posts.
Forum rules
Be kind. No government, state, or local politics allowed. Admin has final decision for any/all removed posts.
Post Reply
Three Valves
6 valves
6 valves
Posts: 4230
Joined: Wed Jan 07, 2015 9:44 am
Location: With my fellow Thought Criminals

Re: patriotism

Post by Three Valves »

Our back yard needs a lot of work....

It’s unclear if the Chevy Chase Club is having fireworks tonight.

I’m expecting a visit from Mr. Overholt at sundown. :tuba:
I am committed to the advancement of civil rights, minus the Marxist intimidation and thuggery of BLM.
MikeMason
6 valves
6 valves
Posts: 2102
Joined: Fri Mar 19, 2004 1:03 am
Location: montgomery/gulf shores, Alabama
Contact:

Re: patriotism

Post by MikeMason »

I love bluegill. Do you deep fry them with cornmeal coating?
Pensacola Symphony
Troy University-adjunct tuba instructor
Yamaha yfb621 with 16’’ bell,with blokepiece symphony
Eastman 6/4 with blokepiece symphony/profundo
toobagrowl
5 valves
5 valves
Posts: 1525
Joined: Mon Aug 02, 2010 3:12 pm
Location: USA

Re: patriotism

Post by toobagrowl »

I'm busy with family too. Happy 4th :!:
User avatar
bort
6 valves
6 valves
Posts: 11222
Joined: Wed Sep 22, 2004 11:08 pm
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Re: patriotism

Post by bort »

Driving to the UP of Michigan today

Or as I like to say, "Goin up to the up."
Three Valves
6 valves
6 valves
Posts: 4230
Joined: Wed Jan 07, 2015 9:44 am
Location: With my fellow Thought Criminals

Re: patriotism

Post by Three Valves »

The Molsons and the Bitbergers came to call yesterday...
I am committed to the advancement of civil rights, minus the Marxist intimidation and thuggery of BLM.
User avatar
windshieldbug
Once got the "hand" as a cue
Once got the "hand" as a cue
Posts: 11511
Joined: Tue Mar 01, 2005 4:41 pm
Location: 8vb

Re: patriotism

Post by windshieldbug »

bort wrote:Driving to the UP of Michigan today

Or as I like to say, "Goin up to the up."

That would be, “goin’ up to da U.P., eh?”
Instead of talking to your plants, if you yelled at them would they still grow, but only to be troubled and insecure?
Three Valves
6 valves
6 valves
Posts: 4230
Joined: Wed Jan 07, 2015 9:44 am
Location: With my fellow Thought Criminals

Re: patriotism

Post by Three Valves »

Guests arrived a little early. 8)
I am committed to the advancement of civil rights, minus the Marxist intimidation and thuggery of BLM.
tadawson
bugler
bugler
Posts: 33
Joined: Sat Nov 02, 2019 12:23 pm
Location: Houghton, MI

Re: patriotism

Post by tadawson »

bort wrote:Driving to the UP of Michigan today

Or as I like to say, "Goin up to the up."
Anywhere in particular? Grew up in 'da Yoop", and still have property there . . .
User avatar
bort
6 valves
6 valves
Posts: 11222
Joined: Wed Sep 22, 2004 11:08 pm
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Re: patriotism

Post by bort »

tadawson wrote:
bort wrote:Driving to the UP of Michigan today

Or as I like to say, "Goin up to the up."
Anywhere in particular? Grew up in 'da Yoop", and still have property there . . .
I'm in Escanaba. My mother in law from here (her dad was the mayor long ago), and the family has some property here. My wife spent a fair amount of time here as a kid in the summer... So, now our kids are getting a dose of it as well.

Beach, long sunny days, pasties, Mackinac island fudge ice cream ... The works.

The UP is a beautiful place.
WC8KCY
3 valves
3 valves
Posts: 342
Joined: Thu May 21, 2009 12:24 am

Re: patriotism

Post by WC8KCY »

bort wrote:
tadawson wrote:
bort wrote:Driving to the UP of Michigan today

Or as I like to say, "Goin up to the up."
Anywhere in particular? Grew up in 'da Yoop", and still have property there . . .
I'm in Escanaba. My mother in law from here (her dad was the mayor long ago), and the family has some property here. My wife spent a fair amount of time here as a kid in the summer... So, now our kids are getting a dose of it as well.

Beach, long sunny days, pasties, Mackinac island fudge ice cream ... The works.

The UP is a beautiful place.
Wish I were up there with ya, Bort. Been thinkin' of the Blue Moon soft-serve often featured at Jim's Dari-Kreme with the hot spell we're having. It's awesome!
MN_TimTuba

Re: patriotism

Post by MN_TimTuba »

Here in Wadena County, I slept in until 6 am, was on the mower by 9. Mowed until noon, we headed to my folk's place, the Riverhouse, for lunch. Pontoon ride in the crazy sunny heat, then supper while I helped step-dad re-learn how to watch a DVD. Home again for watermelon. I really missed that we didn't have a band concert at the lake followed by impressive fireworks, but it was a fine day, none the less. America the Beautiful.
User avatar
bort
6 valves
6 valves
Posts: 11222
Joined: Wed Sep 22, 2004 11:08 pm
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Re: patriotism

Post by bort »

Doc wrote:
The UP is a beautiful place.
If pictures do it any justice, it's a must-see place.
Here's a photo from Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, on the northern shore of the UP (Lake Superior) It's really hard to accurately capture things like beauty, open space, quietness, fresh air smells, etc. in a photograph. This was also shortly before a huge thunderstorm rolled through the area. We hiked to/from a waterfall during the thunderstorm. Not the smartest thing I've done, but not the dumbest either.

Image

The population of the UP is a little over 300,000. The population of Minneapolis (proper) is around 425,000, I believe. (Which is kind of hard to interpret, since it's just one part of a large metro area, which has a population of millions). Point is... the UP has a LOT of open space, and not all that many people. It's a wonderful place.

On the SMH side of things though, one night we ordered pizza and picked it up from the restaurant. In order to meet the "50% seated occupancy" requirement COVID reopening, the restaurant decided to: 1) divide the restaurant in half, 2) close one half of the seating entirely, and 3) fill the other half completely. Yes, 50%... but not really the point... :roll:
User avatar
bort
6 valves
6 valves
Posts: 11222
Joined: Wed Sep 22, 2004 11:08 pm
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Re: patriotism

Post by bort »

Juneau is one of two US capital cities that you cannot drive to by car.
WC8KCY
3 valves
3 valves
Posts: 342
Joined: Thu May 21, 2009 12:24 am

Re: patriotism

Post by WC8KCY »

bort wrote:
Doc wrote:
The UP is a beautiful place.
If pictures do it any justice, it's a must-see place.
Here's a photo from Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, on the northern shore of the UP (Lake Superior) It's really hard to accurately capture things like beauty, open space, quietness, fresh air smells, etc. in a photograph. This was also shortly before a huge thunderstorm rolled through the area. We hiked to/from a waterfall during the thunderstorm. Not the smartest thing I've done, but not the dumbest either.

Image

The population of the UP is a little over 300,000. The population of Minneapolis (proper) is around 425,000, I believe. (Which is kind of hard to interpret, since it's just one part of a large metro area, which has a population of millions). Point is... the UP has a LOT of open space, and not all that many people. It's a wonderful place.
I've spent many blissful days photographing Miner's Castle and the waterfalls in Alger County, having spent much of my life living about an hour's drive away. One could easily spend a week's vacation doing just that. You'll probably end up at the Dogpatch, Sydney's, or Munising DQ following a day's worth of shooting.

The eerie green waters around Pictured Rocks, especially on a sunny day, just can't be adequately rendered in a photograph.

Here's my best shot of Miner's Castle before part of it fell into Lake Superior...
Image
taken with Yashica FX-D 35mm camera, 50mm/f1.9 Yashica ML lens, Ektar 25 film; negative scanned with Canon 5600F
User avatar
bort
6 valves
6 valves
Posts: 11222
Joined: Wed Sep 22, 2004 11:08 pm
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Re: patriotism

Post by bort »

Very cool, WK8KCY!

I wanted to hike FAR more there, but with a group of 6 people (including 2 kids), I think we still did pretty good. It absolutely poured rain, and was some huge thunder (a bit of lightning, but not much). I've always wanted to go there, even since before I met my wife (and knew anything about the UP). Very cool to see it. I want to go back!
WC8KCY
3 valves
3 valves
Posts: 342
Joined: Thu May 21, 2009 12:24 am

Re: patriotism

Post by WC8KCY »

bort wrote:Very cool, WK8KCY!

I wanted to hike FAR more there, but with a group of 6 people (including 2 kids), I think we still did pretty good. It absolutely poured rain, and was some huge thunder (a bit of lightning, but not much). I've always wanted to go there, even since before I met my wife (and knew anything about the UP). Very cool to see it. I want to go back!
One thing I miss about the UP are the ferocious thunderstorms. Living on the west shore of the Lower Peninsula, most severe storms that tear through central Wisconsin don't have much oomph once they cross Lake Michigan.

The last couple of summers I've spent a total of five weeks in Mille Lacs, MN attending Tribal ceremonies, and camping in a tent. Last summer we had a couple of hum-dinger thunderstorms rip through the grounds. I loved every ear-splitting, hair-raising moment of it. My tent couldn't stand up to it all and ended up in a dumpster when we packed up and left.
humBell
4 valves
4 valves
Posts: 809
Joined: Mon Jul 20, 2015 1:48 pm
Location: North Eastern U.S.

Re: patriotism

Post by humBell »

When i was a lad, my family beat the 90s heat of a fourth of July weekend in Gooseberry State park on the north shore.

We had us a good ol' natural fire works display in the form of a thunder storm.

And kudos for a patriotism discussion not bemoaning the loss of Tom Brady. Maybe i've just been too long in New England...
Thanks for playing!
User avatar
bort
6 valves
6 valves
Posts: 11222
Joined: Wed Sep 22, 2004 11:08 pm
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Re: patriotism

Post by bort »

humBell wrote:When i was a lad, my family beat the 90s heat of a fourth of July weekend in Gooseberry State park on the north shore.

We had us a good ol' natural fire works display in the form of a thunder storm.

And kudos for a patriotism discussion not bemoaning the loss of Tom Brady. Maybe i've just been too long in New England...
I still haven't gotten that far up into Minnesota yet, but hope to do it sooner than later. Looks beautiful!
humBell
4 valves
4 valves
Posts: 809
Joined: Mon Jul 20, 2015 1:48 pm
Location: North Eastern U.S.

Re: patriotism

Post by humBell »

It was while i was in elementary school, so memeries were perhaps exagerated by my relative smallness, but it was nice. Mom caught more fish than the rest of us put together. There was a side trip to Ely and Hibbing where we got to take a tour of an old iron mine.
Thanks for playing!
Post Reply