Saturday, one of the first things that I did was to go vote. Early voting makes it so much easier. Also, this election, not only did I have to produce my voter registration card, I also had to show my driver's license. It's difficult for me to understand why that is now required. Oh, I know, the reason why it was explained in the press, but my driver's license picture doesn't look anything like me. I now look worse!
And, of course, I had to deliver a joke to the precinct workers. They have come to expect that from me. The one that I told this time was about the elderly lady who upon leaving church had said to the pastor at the door that she didn't like the second song that they had sung during the service. The pastor with a smile on his face looked the elderly lady squarely in the eyes and with that broad smile still in place said, "That's okay. It's alright not to like that song. We were not singing it for you."
As I came out of the polling place, I pumped my first and said, "Oh! that felt good". The older I get, the more I understand how much a person can accomplish without spending vast amounts of energy that occurs when you are younger. Saving energy can be done mentally as well as physically. Anyway, I briefly talked to a couple in the parking lot that were staked out 100 feet from the polling door as required by law. They had ask if I had gotten any good pictures. When telling them what my project for the day was, one of the ladies responded that she knew about the HAARP project and she and her husband were very interesting in the same thing. That, to me, was amazingly interesting because very few do know about the project. Yesterdays post was about that subject. Then, today, there was an article about the Great Lakes Freezing over with a view of the ice from the International Space Station. While I do remember the Lakes freezing over years ago, what caught my eye of this article was cryospheric scientist Nathan Kurtz, of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, saying to the Earth Observatory that,"secondary factors like clouds, snow and wind play a role."
For those of you who do not have the time to read the post, or for any other reason, the HAARP Project is about weather manipulation. Clouds, snow and wind are three parts of the equation for HAARP. I found that dreadful but interesting all the same.
Putting another orr in the water, Dallas Delite had two of their rowing boats that they compete with at the annual Dragon Boat Races and Kite Festival in Las Colinas each May. Last year I photographed them doing the same thing that they were doing yesterday and I had also photographed them during the competition last year. But, what made it most interesting yesterday was that I got a picture of the "seed" paddle that had been given to the team three years ago by the Austin team.
Then, I stopped by for a little "FREE ADVISE" from Roddy. Next month, he begins the 19th year at the Lake. Roddy said that some 20,000 people had stopped by over the years. An old friend, Policeman Ray was on his bike. He and his partner where riding the 9.3 mile route around the lake on their bikes.
By the time I headed for home, I was tired and hungry. But, I didn't fail to notice the chem trails and contrails in the grid pattern and the haze that was dimming the sunlight before sunset. Here are a few pictures from the day.
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| Early Voting Is Underway |
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| Part of the Crew of Dallas Delite |
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| The "seed" paddle given to Dallas Delite team three years ago by the Austin Club. |
