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Friday, October 17, 2008

Changeable Skies

A chill breeze blew away some of the gray at Fr. Simcoe State Park the other day.

Did you ever wonder how they made tall flagpoles 150 years ago?
Now you've seen.

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14 comments:

  1. the mother of this lotOctober 17, 2008 at 1:44 AM

    Katney, your comments made me blush to the roots of my hair - and it's a long time since anyone did that!!

    Keep reading Renae - she writes some fantastic stuff!

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  2. MicheleOctober 17, 2008 at 2:51 AM

    Yes, those flagpoles of yesteryear seem to still linger in around here of the mountains... not many but a few.
    Great pictures!
    ~Michele~
    Mountain Retreat- Canada

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  3. UnknownOctober 17, 2008 at 6:58 AM

    I liked the way the 2nd photo showed all the clouds rolling away.

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  4. dlynOctober 17, 2008 at 7:23 AM

    Love these - nice contrast with the soft clouds and linear flagpole!

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  5. ColoradoladyOctober 17, 2008 at 7:47 AM

    What lovely pictures and what a great history lesson. I really enjoyed my visit to your blog today. Have a great weekend and happy SWF.

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  6. IngridOctober 17, 2008 at 8:12 AM

    Apparently it hasn't been a nice day, lol !

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  7. imacOctober 17, 2008 at 8:51 AM

    Hi Katney, great post.

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  8. KatneyOctober 17, 2008 at 9:31 AM

    Gattina, it was a lovely day. We had our jackets and our hot soup in a thermos. Doesn't take a chill breeze to dissuade us.

    We were a bit disappointed to drive quite a few miles to discover that the park had gone on winter openings just the week before. The gate was locked and so were the restrooms and interpretive center. We made do quite nicely by parking at the gate and wandering the grounds on foot.

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  9. earthlingorgeousOctober 17, 2008 at 9:56 AM

    thanks for the new knowledge! awesome swf!

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  10. DarylOctober 17, 2008 at 10:12 AM

    nice .. I like flagpoles, flags and moody skies!

    :-Daryl

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  11. AnonymousOctober 17, 2008 at 10:48 AM

    Never seen that before - a logical solution. Did they use lodgicalpole pine...
    Sorry :)

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  12. PERBSOctober 17, 2008 at 11:00 AM

    Learned something new.

    Glad you made he best of it!

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  13. ArijaOctober 18, 2008 at 5:48 AM

    Well, at least they solved the problem. Nice skywatch photos Katney.

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  14. JeannelleOctober 20, 2008 at 12:28 PM

    Nice and patriotic for SkyWatch! Greetings from Iowa.

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