The sign says, “Stop”,
but if you happen to miss it,
you may be in for a soft landing!
Posts Tagged ‘Signs of the Times’
Virginia Round Bale Buffer
Posted in Country Fotos, Country Sights, Country Thoughts, Drive-By-Photography, Humor, Photography, Signs of the Times, Travel in Virginia, Uncategorized, Virginia, tagged country living, Drive By Photography, humor, photography, Roadside photos, round bales, rural sights, Signs of the Times, street signs, view points, Virgiinia on March 5, 2016| 8 Comments »
Lizzard Warning
Posted in Humor, Random Impressions, Signs of the Times, Snow, Survival, Travel, Uncategorized, tagged Car Travel, humor, signs, Signs of the Times, Snowstorm, Survival, Travel, warning signs on January 23, 2016| 48 Comments »
Photo from: WTVR CBS6 Richmond on Twitter @tristateweather .
Lizzard warning issued for Long Island. As seen on northern state parkway.
A Sign of the Times
Posted in Camera-Walking, Humor, Out of Town, Photography, Random Impressions, Signs of the Times, Travel, View Points, tagged Bicycle, bikes, German humor, German language, Germany, humor, laughter, Parking, photography, signs, Signs of the Times, Travel, view points on October 19, 2015| 12 Comments »
There is a sign I just can’t resist sharing.
Our guide translated it from German to English:
ABSOLUTELY NO PARKING OF BICYCLES HERE!!!!! (VERBOTEN!!!!!)
And beneath the sign………….
Signs of the Times Dress Code
Posted in Camera-Walking, Country Challenges, Country Food, Country Thoughts, Humor, Random Impressions, View Points, Virginia Views, tagged A Virginia View, country, Country thoughts, country views, Dress code, humor, rules, shirt required, shoes required, Signs of the Times, view points on September 5, 2015| 12 Comments »
The Art of Multi-Tasking
Posted in About Me, Humor, Memories, On Aging, Read This!, Signs of the Times, The Good Old Days, tagged Aging, Dogs, Growing Old, humor, Jokes, memories, sayings, Signs of the Times on June 27, 2015| 15 Comments »
SIGNS OF THE TIMES
Times are marching ahead more quickly than I anticipated. I used to get down on the floor with our Golden Retrievers, Peaches and Carrie, to brush them and cuddle. Getting up was no problem. I still get down there to do some stretches and look for other things to do. Getting up is the problem.
Source: “Anonymous.”
Thanks Nora and Kit for sending me the funny ones.
Making Progress
Posted in Barns, Buildings, Camera-Walking, Country Sights, Random Impressions, Signs of the Times, The Good Old Days, tagged Buildings, change, country life, Country thoughts, dairy barn, old barns, old buildings, photography, Signs of the Times, the land, yesterday on June 4, 2015| 13 Comments »
Some things make me sad. This was once a prosperous dairy in a rural part of my county. Now it stands as a monument to simpler times and natural spaces. But, “that’s progress,” or is it?
Just do This!
Posted in Camera-Walking, Country Thoughts, Health, Humor, Memories, Out of Town, Signs of the Times, Uncategorized, Where to Go, tagged energy, humor, Massage, massage therapy, relaxation, Rest and recuperation, Shopping, Shopping Secrets, signs, Signs of the Times on April 16, 2015| 18 Comments »
Sign of the Times
I actually stopped and did this after a grueling day on our Wild West adventure!
It was a first.
But ignoring the cautious inner voice of the secret invisible inner me, I thought, “For goodness sake! You are on vacation. Just do this.”
The challenge was to ignore the fact said chair was in the middle of a bustling shopping center.
Inner Voice:
“O.K. you have made your own stupid decision.
Now go! Go forward! Just do it!
I paid in advance and then stumbled onto the torturous device.
Hoards of passing people were surely snickering at this poor tired lady sloping face down in the center aisle of the mall.
Inner Voice:
“Don’t bother me with your regrets now.
Take your punishment without complaint.”
Trying to look nonchalant I finally realized my face was only visible from the floor up.
What was the view from the back though?
Relax. Relax.
Who’s laughing?
After a minute or so, the tension left, muscles went limp, the inner voice disappeared, and
ohhhhhh – what a delightful respite, what utter luxury, what a way to revive your shopping urges!
Have you done this before?
Forget your face, forget your backside view.
And if you have a cautious inner voice, ignore it.
Just “Do this.”
Shadows of the Past
Posted in Buildings, Camera-Walking, Country Challenges, Country Thoughts, Memories, Photography, Signs of the Times, The Good Old Days, Weekly Photo Challenge, tagged Camera Walking, Civil War history, Jodi Foster, Lexington Virginia, movie making, Richsard Gere, shadows, Shenandoah Valley, Signs of the Times, Sommersby, Virginia, Weekly Photo Prompt on January 11, 2015| 13 Comments »
Weekly Photo Challenge: Shadowed
For this week’s Photo Challenge, find the shadows.
You can choose a literal interpretation and shoot an actual shadow, or you can play with the light and dark,
and create a moody scene, or capture your subject in a rich and interesting way.
Sign of the Times
This is a sign created by modern magic makers. It is from a 1993 movie called Sommersby, a post Civil War saga starring Richard Gere and Jodie Foster.
To create a few seconds of the film the streets of Lexington, Virginia were transformed.
My mother and I visited the site of the little film segment and marveled that our paved Main Streets had literally disappeared. Wooden sidewalks and ladies in long dresses paraded for bustling movie makers. Horses, wagons and bustling activity left us awed and wondering where to look next. We were in a time machine being transported in vivid virtual reality to the post-Civil War South
One freshly painted sign stood out.
Today, in shadow, that one sign for a hat shop still looms in the center of my downtown. Someone decided to keep it.
With reflection I can once again “see” the way it was and even feel a solemn memory of commerce resuming after a terrible civil war.
If you are visiting Lexington, Virginia, look for The Millinery de Rousselot.
It is no longer a hat shop, but the sign is still there casting shadows of the past.
Echoes
Posted in Awesome Fotos, Buildings, Camera-Walking, Memories, On Aging, Photography, Signs of the Times, The Good Old Days, tagged Buildings, Camera Walking, Good Old Days, memories, Old Signs, Photo, Signs of the Times on August 28, 2014| 9 Comments »
A Subtle Hint to Get Up and Go
Posted in Humor, Signs of the Times, View Points, tagged Computers, Exercise, good health, Health, humor, Signs of the Times, Weight on July 13, 2014| 21 Comments »
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