REFLECTIONS

Old image I found on the web An old postcard I found with my family papers. The man looks like he could be a relative.  If you compare the helmet you can see he was in the cavalry. The back of the postcard has my father's handwriting and I can just make out the word Piedmont in Italian.  The Piedmont region is not too far from France or Switzerland. Royal Flag So, I must have some sort of family connection. My father never spoke about it. It would be lost to me if I did not find the postcard. La Marcia Reale d'Ordinanza was the national anthem of the Kingdom of Italy from the unification of the country (1861) until September 8, 1943, and again from the liberation of Rome (1944) to the fall of the Savoy monarchy (1946). It was composed as a parade march in 1831 or 1834 by the Turin-born Giuseppe Gabetti. Another view of the royal families:

  Front of postcard Note the riding pants and spurs on the heels of his boots. On the back of the postcard I'll show you more of what I found out about this card in a later post. 

I took this photo of some clouds at sunset a few years ago, but not in the direction of the sunset itself. I'm looking forward to taking more photos when I get some strength back. Here are some photos I took of a real caboose. I played around with editing the original photo. Maybe the "C" in C207 is for caboose. Notice the brake on the bottom left. The date is 1944 and it looks like the wheel was made in Pittsburgh. Take  care, John

 

When was young I enjoyed this amusement park tremendously! The holes  in the round ticket were punched out by a man with a clipper when you went on a ride. Some "Rides": There were wooden horses coming down from a great height on a wavey track. As with all the rides, I don't remember seat belts! Upon entering the park there was a three story high ladder to see a rare giant red bat. Instead, it was a baseball bat painted red put in a cage. There was a walk across a stage whare a man who would hide came out and give you an electric shock on your butt from a stick he held. The "audience" would laugh as the person jumped and ran away. He was especially eager to make sure the young girls got their shock. It did not hurt as much as startle you. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ There was a giant wooden wavy slide. It was almost a roller-coaster on your pants. There were many other rides and odd wildness: This all came to mind when I saw a photo of the round entrance ticket. Check out Google

Preparing for WWIII ? I think this tank is being set up to run on its own someday. Maybe when artificial intelligence takes over the world?  This would make a good science fiction plot.