VanderVeer Park Fountian.

Finally have a camera that got a good picture of the dancing water. 

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Little late with my 1st of the month picture

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97 and going strong

My Second cousin Lori Temple. and my sister Mary at Aunt Margaret's 97th birthday party in Clinton

If they would stop talking long enough to have their picture taken...

Mary and her namesake.

Dianne chilling at the party.

Bix 2010

Worked the Med Tent again this year. Didn't take my cel phone to take pictures because it was raining. I took my nice camera that is water proof...I got it out and went to take one picture and it said "Battery empty"....after the race and all the other excitement I took it out for one last look and got this in the parking lot of the Quad City Times. I don't know anyone in it..

I Asked Them To Do One Simple Thing

I asked them to just stand still while my camera did it's panoramic shot...Could they NOOOO!!!

The Evening Of The Bix.

Schwiebert Riverfront Park.

Looking at the rising Mississippi River.

Downtown Rock Island






Just up from the park looking back at the Centennial Bridge.

One of the mileage signs on the bike path. We headed to Davenport across the Arsenal Island.

the sun oh god its the sun

the end of Arsenal Island...most of the time its not under water. And if you look real close that is a pelican out there. 

the canons at Fort Armstrong pointed at those savages in Iowa.

The roller dams and down town Davenport taken from the Arsenal Bridge

the sun slowly sets.

Sylvan Island

Forced Mary out for a walk. We started in downtown Rock Island at the new Park. I talked her into going on to Sylvan Island. A former steel mill site that is now just an over grown park. This is some object d' art The other picture is a tower for power lines going across the island onto the Arsenal Island. The plants and vines have grown up and onto them. Spooky looking in a way.

Lindsey Park/Camp McClellan

I had the girls for the day. We went up to the East Village to play in the park. We found the place that Camp McClellan of Civil War days stood. I thought it was the buildings up on Eastern. They got bored and wanted to wander off so I had words with them so they went off to the crest of the hill to pout. They got excited when they saw the Channel Cat come in to dock. They had rode it with Grandma not that long ago.

Walk Around

The New Place

Out my front door July addition

Moving Day

The Lagoon At Middle Park

Cookies By Moe

McFadden Reunion Invitation

 

What's in A Name

I was looking around the net to find what a friends newborn baby's name meant. I came across this. So I'm son of Patrick. Well its better then the other thing I found which was barrel maker. But how they get from Patrick to Patterson I don't know






McFadden
Patterson or Paterson is now found throughout Ireland, though it is common only in Ulster, being particularly frequent in Co. Down. Originally it is a Lowland Scottish name, meaning, simply, "Patrick's son", and was also used as an anglicisation of the Highland Gaelic surname, Mac (Gille) Phadraig, meaning "son of the follower of Patrick". In addition, there is a surname, Mac Phaidín, from Paidín, a diminutive of Patrick, which arose separately in both Ulster and Scotland, and which has been anglicised as Patterson, as well as the more usual (Mc)Fadden and (Mc)Padden. William Paterson (1745-1806) was born in Co. Antrim and emigrated to America with his parents while still a child. He became Senator for New Jersey in 1789, Governor of New Jersey in 1791 and a justice of the Supreme Court from 1793. The town of Paterson, New Jersey, is named for him. The founder of the Belfast Natural History Society was Robert Patterson (1802-1872).

Coming Home To Roost

My younger sister is moving. Something about disturbing the peace or some nonsense. But I checked out the place and I swear it reminds me of a chicken coop. The area looks like the homestead of an old farm .Across the street is the big old farm house a small barn or maybe stable and then this...Pets should be allowed.

UPDATE!!!!
I've been told that this is the former home of the Davenport Button Factory. All button and sewing jokes please enter here.

Was It Because?

He's an Iowan

He owns a Mustang

Yes it was a he.

Dangerous Area.

I thought I had been on all of the bike path down by the river but it looks like I hadn't. I was out on my bike going from Casino to Casino and went behind the water company building. It has a tower like a castle and across the river a great view of the old barracks on the Arsenal Island.

Quarters One on the Arsenal Island...really look close.

This is part of the water company building that is on the bike path..I stopped to take this picture and then turned around to get ....

This picture. by the time I was getting ready to take some more a man on his electric scooter come out of the building and up to me and said I had to get moving . Private property and all that...For some reason the Abbott Bannister come to mind when he was talking.

Our Own Desperate Housewife.