memorial

Night shot of the Korean War Memorial.

I just found out that the person who introduced me to Billingham bags died in 2021. Which led me to musing about life and stuff... I got a friend request from somebody I don't know on Facebook and our only mutual friend was the departed Jonathan. I thought - oh, that's a name I haven't heard in...

This bridge is on state highway 2 which I travel several times a year. I have photographed it once before, but usually drive past because traffic is travelling so close behind me, I don't feel safe to stop. Difficult to get a good angle, will try remember to take 100 - 400 next time and see...

On a small rural road that goes through farmland in northern California, near the town of Colusa, I came upon this roadside Memorial - a shrine to someone who had been killed in a traffic accident on this spot. Rural highways and roads in the western states have many such memorials and shrines...

Last week was National Police Week in Washington DC and families and colleagues of police officers visited the National Law Enforcement Officers' Memorial to leave pictures, flowers and other mementoes of their loved ones and colleagues. Here are a few pictures I took at the Memorial this morning.

In the semi-rural area of Southern Oregon where I live, riding - whether a bicycle or a motorcycle or motor scooter - along the rural lanes and roads that criss-cross the region, can be a hazardous affair. Often there is limited 'shoulder space' alongside the road, and no dedicated bike lanes...

Enjoy! Cheers, Jock

I blogged this over on one of my sites, but I wanted to share and I know some don't like clicking through links so I copied it here in its entirety. Background September 11, 2001. Four commercial airliners were hijacked by al Qaeda terrorists and used as weapons. Two impact the World...

A reminder that Mountbatten played host for some time to Coastal command Sunderland flying boats

I saw another shrine for a young man died. This is part of a long and still on-going project.

memorial stone nearby road