The last roses of the season are so special because you know when they are gone there will be about five months without any roses to enjoy. So if you still have some roses on the vine, enjoy them now.
Skywatch Friday = Autumn Leaves Coming Down
The Living Room Tree Is Up
Skywatch Friday = The National Marine Corp Museum Part IIIDoes the architecture of this building remind you of a famous war scene? That's right. The building has been designed to remind you of the famous scene of the raising of the flag on Iwo Jima in World War II both on the outside and on the inside of the museum. The day we visited the museum we were lucky enough to meet a marine who fought in the battle of Iwo Jima. This lovely gentleman told us that he is now volunteering at the museum to tell the story of Iwo Jima since the death of his dear wife. He did a great job explaining the battle of Iwo Jima and answering questions of the crowd of visitors. Earlier in the day we had heard him playing the piano outside of Tun Tavern at the museum. He was playing romantic serenades in the fashion of Mancini or Montavani. Very relaxing and lovely.
The granite lobby with the U.S. flag and the marine flag and examples of marine air craft used in various landing operations.
The marines have landed.
I can never ever leave a museum without checking out the gift shop. On this day I found a giant leggo version of the raising of the flag on Iwo Jima! Hope you enjoyed this virtual tour of the museum. To see more photo of the museum see my blogs for Wednesday morning and Thursday morning of this week. To learn more about the National Marine Corp Museum at Quantico, Virginia go to this site: http://www.mcmuseum.com/
The National Marine Corp Museum Part II
This speaker then pointed out the man at the bottom of the painting holding a beer mug and said his name which I now forget. He asked us if we knew why this man was in the painting. We said no. He then said that he didn't know either until one day this man in the painting walked into the Tun Tavern and announced that's me in the painting so the speaker asked him what he had done to deserve to be in the painting. The gentleman replied because I gave $250,000 to have this painting created for Tun Tavern.
Our guests enjoyed the speaker's talk and then proceeded to eat with gusto the marine burgers and beers that appeared at our dining table. I would recommend eating at Tun Tavern versus The Mess Hall at the museum. But do get there early. It fills up quickly since there are only around 30 seats in the tavern.
National Marine Corp Museum Part I
On the walls of this lobby are famous marine quotes and photos of marines.
Near the front entrance to this lobby we noted the U.S. flag, the marine flag and a type of non-manned plane that is currently being used for bombing operations in Afghanistan.
There are galleries devoted to each major U.S. war effort. The one I like the most is the Korean War gallery that depicts Korea in the cold winters of 1950, 1951, 1952 with snow on the mountainsides and in the valleys. You enter this gallery and quickly realize that it is refrigerated so it really and truly feels cold like winters in Korea in 1950's. The scene depicted above in the lobby shows the marines landing by helicopter in a desert setting.
The day we were at the museum which is located at Quantico, VA there was a boy scout troop taking a guided tour of the museum.
There was also a contingent of young navy personnel touring the museum. We were wondering if they were from the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
Now back to that glass roof. Look at the bottom rows of glass and you will see black tape covering bullet holes in the glass. Yes, our new D.C. sniper has shot out windows here as well as at the pentagon and a marine recruiting station and a coast guard recruiting station in Northern Virginia. The sniper shootings started October 19 and in spite of intense investigations by various authorities including the FBI this person still has not been apprehended. Scary.
Hosta Has Turned Yellow
Still Lots of Color
Jack settled down on the picnic table bench.
Barney, the black lab, settled down under the picnic table and sampled the pebbles on the ground. LOL!
This day the winery was the busiest that we have ever seen it.There must have been around 75 different groups of people enjoying the winery's facilities. And there had to be at least 50 dogs enjoying the winery facilities too. This place sure knows how to treat a dog. Water bowls are provided at several locations and there's plenty of space in back for doggy potty breaks.
All the dogs sure come dressed for fun.
Collected Menu - Jackson Hole,Wyoming
Good Italian Food Far Away From Us
Don't you just love these photos of the family's ancestors in Sicily?
I love old black and white photos like these.
Here's a map in Italian of Sicily.
Here is the restaurant's signature appetizer.
These were freshly baked bread balls that you dipped in olive oil, butter and spices.
Oh my! So delicious but so bad for you!
Good Mexican Food Close To Us
Jack and I like the food and the quick service at this eatery.
Here's a sample of a meal we have enjoyed here.