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Just a few blooms now . . .
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Back in June, during its WWDC conference, Apple released the beta version of its iWork for iCloud applications to registered developers, but now the online programs are slowly being released to general iCloud members. iWork for iCloud is a suite of online office applications (consisting of Pages, Keynote, and Numbers) that sync with the Mac and iOS versions of the programs. The online versions of iWork mirror most of the main features of the desktop versions, and users will be able to import and edit Word files online as well. The final version of iWork for iCloud will likely be...
Read the full article: How the New iWork for iCloud Works With Your Apple Devices
I love old glass. It’s probably an inherited trait because most of my current collection comes from my mother’s family. From heritage crystal and cut glass to various vintages of souvenir glasses to old medicine bottles, I treasure it all. I also have a very nice collection of old glass insulators – like the blue one on the right in this photo.
Glass insulators originated before the Civil War with the advent of the telegraph. Something was needed to keep the wire from grounding out against the wooden poles and glass was the answer. There were all kinds of insulators developed over the years. Although there is a large community of collectors, most varieties are a dime a dozen these days – including all of mine. I still love them – the shapes and colors add interest to a displayed collection of bottles and a touch of nostalgia.
One of our local shopkeepers has found a way to turn these dime-a-dozen insulators into a fun collectible. He adds squiggles and swirls of wire with all kinds of glass beads to make a quirky object d’ art he calls an alien signal receptor. For those too young to know what a glass insulator is, these are unique – and very cool – souvenirs of their trip to Florida. I’m amused to watch these pieces of whimsy fly off his shelves.
When we decided to build our bottle tree,
we knew from the beginning that there was only one thing that could top
our masterpiece – our own version of an alien signal receptor. Over the
years, the honeysuckle and wild grape have destroyed the “orbits” of
the various beads satellites circling the mother ship, but the blue insulator still reigns from its place of honor in the back yard.
This is my first "phone photography" challenge in a month-long workshop on taking and editing photos with your smart phone.
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SAVANNAH, Ga. — Less than two months after British forces captured Savannah in December 1778, patriot militiamen scored a rare Revolutionary War victory in Georgia after a short but violent gunbattle forced British loyalists to abandon a small fort built on a frontiersman’s cattle farm.
More than 234 years later, archaeologists say they’ve pinpointed the location of Carr’s Fort in northeastern Georgia after a search with metal detectors covering more than 4 square miles turned up musket balls and rifle parts as well as horse shoes and old frying pans.
This AP story by Russ Bynum recounts the story of Carr's Fort in northeast Georgia and its recent discovery. Read the whole story at St.Augustine.com.
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On the horizon in the distance is the actual inlet. This beach is on the property of the Fort Matanzas National Monument. The photo was taken from the dock where you board the ferry that takes you across the inlet to visit the fort.
]]>The Reeder for iPhone has just been updated to replace Google Reader synchronization with Feedbin. Developer, Silvio Rizzi, has also built a standalone feed management system into the app is working to include other services. For Mac users, the Reeder for Mac and Reeder for iPad apps are now free until they can be updated. The Reeder apps offer an amazing number of sharing services and is quickly convincing me that the app route is the way to go for news. There is no web-based version of Reeder.
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The Future of Memories: A digital publishing primer for the family historian by Moultrie Creek
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The St. Augustine Lighthouse has been watching over our section of coastline since 1874. Today it is a living museum demonstrating how important our nation's lighthouse system has been to our country. In addition to the museum located in the light keeper's house, you'll find a lot about our maritime history and the on-going archaeological efforts to preserve it. A stop at the lighthouse is both entertaining and informative.
Learn more at the St. Augustine Lighthouse web site.
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Henry Flagler left home at 14 years old so as not to be a burden on his family.
But in 1870, he and John D. Rockefeller founded Standard Oil Co. together, a business decision that made both of them fabulously wealthy.
The story of how Flagler conceived and built the Hotel Ponce de Leon is one that clearly illustrates his will, vision and business sense, though people thought him crazy for building a Spanish palace in the swamps of Lake Maria Sanchez.
Yahoo is rolling out a long-overdue facelift at Flickr. It will take several days before all users have access, but it's worth the wait. Oh, and there's a new iPhone app too!
May 18, 1913. Washington, D.C. "U.S. Geological Survey fire, F Street N.W." The blaze was largely confined to the basement. National Photo Co. View full size.
One has to wonder what archives were stored in that basement.
The info on The Floridian restaurant looks interesting too. A bit pricey though.
Moccasin Branch meanders through the farmland west of St. Augustine. By the early 1800s members of the Minorcan community began farming this area. By the end of the Civil War, that community was well established. St. Ambrose Parish was and is the center of that community.
via Moultrie Journal
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These are the plains Indians that were held as prisoners here at the Castillo.
