" I told you I would be here at 5:40! You just weren't listening!"
This blogs sole purpose has transitioned to one of keeping in touch with each other. Over the years it has been primarily for letting everyone know what is happening and also for promotion to add more folks to our Winter Texan family. The core of things has changed and we must change along with it. We still want to know what is happening with our friends no matter where they may be located. So continue to let us know where you are and what is on your plate.
Thursday, March 10, 2022
Wednesday, March 09, 2022
This and That
Those of you long-time Magnolia Park residents of old, will remember how the parrots would come through usually morning and evening. They would quite often land in a tree on Pecos in the vicinity of where Liz and Andrea lived and maybe still do. We haven't driven through Magnolia for quite some time so even though I think they are still there I'm not quite sure.
In any case, tonight, here at Trails End about 5:40 we heard the most raucous noise, as only parrots can make and sure enough there was a huge flock just across the highway on the wires and in the trees by Dollar General. There was obviously something in the trees that they appeared to really be enjoying and they stayed for quite some time. I took 97 pictures!! Here are just a few for you to enjoy.
Thursday, March 03, 2022
Old time photos
I know there are some faithful Magnolia people who still check in on the blog and I thought you might enjoy these photos as much as I did.
Barb B.
Some VERY Interesting Photos
1 The 'Tier Avto', the 1930's version of a GPS. Developed by Touring Club Italiano, this device was more like a “map guidance tool and came with a set of paper maps It was tethered to the car’s speedometer that kept the scrolling of the map in proportion to the speed of the car.
2 A 'Tasmanian tiger' in captivity circa 1930. Also known as the thylacine, this carnivorous marsupial was native to the Australian mainland and went extinct in 1936.
3 Airline reservations before computers, 1945
4 The 1950s '3-in-1 Kitchen Combination.' It came with a stove, a sink, and a fridge - all in one!
5 American photographer James Ricalton posing with two extra tall men, fondly remembered as the 'Giants of Kashmir,' in 1903.
The photograph was taken in Delhi during 'The Durbar,' a celebration of the British monarch Edward VII’s (the great-grandfather of the current British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II) succession as the Emperor of India.
6 Television shopping in 1974
7 A gas station on Brovarsky Prospect in Kyiv, Ukraine, 1979
8 A woman standing in the doorway of an RV Camper at an exhibition in London, 1927. It was also called the "Road Yacht."
9 Draft beer being served during a Lufthansa flight in the 1960s
10. The Esso Hibernia tanker under construction, Wallsend, UK, 1970
11. Niagara Falls without water, 1969
Here is a link to an article that tells the story of how they pulled it off.
12. An Empire State builder hanging on a crane above New York City, 1930
13. An elementary piano class in progress in 1947 (photo by Yale Joel)
14. Military bomber planes fly past Mount Vesuvius in Italy as lava and ash spurts from the top of the volcano.
The devastating eruption ravaged the village of San Sebastiano and San Giorg in March 1944 and killed 57 people. Meanwhile, the Allied forces were battling for supremacy in the skies.
15. The original Moulin Rouge, Paris, 1914
16. A Phillips fridge from 1956 with a built-in radio!
17. A horse being rescued from a canal that it fell in - Amsterdam, 1929
18. Control Room of the German UB-11 Submarine (First World War)
19. Swedish Warship 'Vasa' being recovered from the seafloor in Stockholm, Sweden, on the 24th of April, 1961. It stayed underwater for 333 years and was still astonishingly well-preserved.
20. A young woman of the Ouled Nail tribe, Algeria, circa 1905 (photo by Lehnert & Landrock)
21. Philadelphia Electric Co. street light maintenance vehicle, 1910
22. A tree house of the Koiari people, east of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 1886
23. A woman using a vacuum cleaner in 1906
24. The 1958 'Sir Vival.' Designed by Walter C. Jerome of Worcester, this unique two-section vehicle was made to protect its driver and three passengers from death or injury on the highway.
The designer believed that, in case of a collision, the engine compartment would take most of the brunt and leave the passengers safe. Its standout features included a two-piece engine and cab, along with a driver turret. Unfortunately, only one Sir Vival was ever made, and it remains in the care of Bellingham Auto Sales in Bellingham, Massachusetts, even today!
25. A Native American chief at the Canadian Rockies, 1938
I have been trying to find a way to get these on the blog but not having any luck just yet.
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