Still having problems

I cannot upload my photo program to my new computer, cannot upload my html program. Not much I can do right now.

Of course, nobody even looks at this blog so it is not like it really matters. Suppose I should take the hint.

If it's not one thing

...it's another. So my old computer was on it's last legs. And this past weekend we spent more than we have on a new one. I'm not a fan of change, and it sucks not having what I am used to at my fingertips. And the new computer is already having problems locking up.

So all of my photos are on another computer. And until I can get things straightened out, I will be on hold here. Not that anyone cares, I'm pretty sure nobody ever looks at this page anyway. God's way of telling me to move on because my stuff ain't that good? I dunno. Maybe.

Tuesday's Battle

Tuesday is named for Tyr, the Norse God of War. I believe it is fitting to show photos from the various battlegrounds, mostly Civil War, that I visit.

This is Appomattox Court House, Virginia. Despite what may be perceived by many people, this is not actually the "court house". And to be factual, this isn't completely the actual house where General Robert E Lee signed terms of surrender to General Ulysses S Grant on April 9, 1865, either-it is mostly a reproduction.

The town of Appomattox is located a few miles from here, in the county of Appomattox. The old court house(now reconstructed at the National Park) was located at this town, which was called Clover Hill. The town of Appomattox, a few miles away, is the location of the current county court house. The county seat was moved when a train station was built in 1854 at Appomattox Station. The Civil War culminated at this place, Clover Hill, in April of 1865 after several days of fighting.

This home, the McLean home, was where both sides met to draw up the formal agreement to end the war. After the war, the home was sold a few times. One owner wanted to move it to Chicago for the 1893 World's Fair, but it never happened. Then they decided to move it to Washington DC and put it on display. The house was taken apart and readied to be moved, but that idea fell through as well. The home then lay in piles for nearly fifty years. Environment as well as thieves and collectors took their toll on the home. It wasn't until 1940 that the National Park was created and the home was to be rebuilt. About 5000 of the original bricks were able to be used, but much of the wood had to be replaced. It was opened to the public on April 9, 1949.

We visited the park in March of 2006.

The Flooding of Middle Tennessee

Well, I haven't forgotten and missed my days on purpose. We have had historic flooding here around Nashville. Luckily my home and neighborhood is high and dry, but we have not ventured out at all to see where the damage is. We've been glued to the news on all channels and I simply cannot believe my eyes at the damage being caused.

One thing that really hurts is knowing that the Hurricane Mills Bridge that I just posted last week has been washed away by the flood. I can only imagine what other wonderful places we have lost in Middle Tennessee. I can only hope it isn't too many.

Photos will return tomorrow.

Thursday's in the Barn

Thursday doesn't have a connection to barns, that I know of, but I it was the only day left when I was setting up subjects with days. I'm going with it.

This little barn has a lot to say. "See Rock City" barns have been seen all over the South since the 1930s, not long after the Rock City Gardens opened near Chattanooga, Tennessee. This one is located south of Eagleville, Tennessee on Hwy 41. This photo was taken in 2003.

Wednesday Hump Day

Wednesday is Hump Day, and I am posting photos of bridges to get us over that hump.

This is the railroad bridge going across Saint Louis Bay from Bay St. Louis to Pass Christian, Mississippi. The photo was taken from the Bay St. Louis side in 2007. Much of the bridge was destroyed as the eye of Katrina came up this bay in August 2005.

Tuesday's Battle

Tuesday is named for Tyr, the Norse God of War. I believe it is fitting to show photos from the various battlegrounds, mostly Civil War, that I visit.

Today we visit the Stone's River National Battlefield Park, specifically the Hazen's Brigade Monument and Cemetery. Built just a few months after the battle in 1863 to honor those in the brigade of General William Babcock Hazen, men from the 110th Illinois, 9th Indiana, 6th Kentucky and 41st Ohio. They held this area throughout the Battle of Stones River on December 31, 1862. Buried here around the monument are 45 of the men from the unit who fell in battle. The monument has inscriptions on all four faces, including a memorial to 6 officers of these units who were killed at Shiloh in April of 1862.

This photo was taken after a snowfall in February of this year.