Tuesday, January 19, 2016

HELLO TEXAS!



After a 2-year hiatus and numerous requests to renew, the blog is back, coming to you from San Antonio, Texas.  Between the last post from Hawaii and this one, we were stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.  Layden worked as the Soldier and Family Readiness Chaplain for Forces Command, doing research on current issues impacting military readiness and strategic planning for the future. Sarah completed her MFA in Creative Writing and was active in veteran's writing projects and as a volunteer working with soldiers and family members at the Warrior Transition Unit ("Wounded Warriors").  We lived on a lake, which we enjoyed every day.  Sarah particularly enjoyed the birds - herons, geese, swans, ducks, kingfishers, cuckoos, bluebirds, cardinals, hawks, and more - even a golden eagle. Our time there was wonderful. We reluctantly bid a fond farewell, anticipating new adventures in San Antonio. 
 
Soooo many choices.....
 
"Does this hat go with my Aloha shirt"
 
We have been to Texas before, so the sight of grackles in live oak trees was familiar.  Grackles winter here in large numbers.


 
Numbers worthy of Hitchcock!
 

 
 
 
 
 







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Sunday, July 26 2009

Sunday, July 26 2009
Remember this sign?
We have learned something really interesting about this "welcome sign" which we thought was a big billboard that was pasted onto an old overpass. It turns out that this is a defensive emplacement known as a rock drop. It is a big concrete box full of rubble and rocks. In the event of an invasion by North Korea the panels underneath the drop will be opened and release the rubble across the roadway, hampering movement into South Korea.

SOLAR ECLIPSE!

SOLAR ECLIPSE!
Might look like the moon - but it's the sun!
On Wednesday July 22 Asia experienced a solar eclipse and we got to see it! Miraculously the expected day of monsoon rain did not materialize and the sky was mostly clear for the duration. During the eclipse, which occured around 11:00 a.m., the sun was much too bright to view directly - we had to be satisfied with reflected images. But, as the sun began to re-appear, just enough clouds came in to allow us to look - and take a picture. It was quite something to behold and we feel lucky for the opportunity.

On A Clear Day...

On A Clear Day...
We had 2 days of church meetings in the Seoul area. Today the weather was remarkably clear and I was able to get a great view of the city skyline and the radio tower. Usually the sky is too hazy for a view like this. Pollution, rain, high humidity or dust storms are contributing factors.