Pictures of Miscellaneous Stuff & Things
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Took my annual Memorial Day weekend hike along the northern rim of Pisgah Gorge, in Jackson County, Alabama.
We go there for Sarah’s Ferguson Family Reunion and Decoration Day.
I’ve done this every year since 1966, save when I was in service in 67, 68 and 69 and in 2023, when Sarah had fallen at home and broken her neck the week before.
I met a young couple that told me something I had never heard. At the top of the second set of falls, there is a rope that can be used to lower oneself down to a ledge and a second rope that will take one to the floor of the gorge. From there, one can walk a few hundred feet, hugging the side of the rock face and reach a natural bridge or hole in the wall, just before the third falls.
I might try that next year.
The photo was texted to me by the young man and a video of the descent process.
The little snake was basking on a hot rock in the wash that hoes fown to the second falls.
We go there for Sarah’s Ferguson Family Reunion and Decoration Day.
I’ve done this every year since 1966, save when I was in service in 67, 68 and 69 and in 2023, when Sarah had fallen at home and broken her neck the week before.
I met a young couple that told me something I had never heard. At the top of the second set of falls, there is a rope that can be used to lower oneself down to a ledge and a second rope that will take one to the floor of the gorge. From there, one can walk a few hundred feet, hugging the side of the rock face and reach a natural bridge or hole in the wall, just before the third falls.
I might try that next year.
The photo was texted to me by the young man and a video of the descent process.
The little snake was basking on a hot rock in the wash that hoes fown to the second falls.
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Very interesting. Be careful!
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I found these cute baby muskrats at the pond the other day.
Just a little bigger that a tennis ball.
Just a little bigger that a tennis ball.
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This young Black Bear wandered out of the brush and onto the trail at the pond I frequent.
He soon went back in the brush.
He soon went back in the brush.
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Super pics Joe. Great experience.
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Great pictures Joe. And a very interesting pond that you frequent.
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Thank you doglegg and Ken.

I even managed to catch a little Sunfish there this morning.


I even managed to catch a little Sunfish there this morning.

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The wind shifted direction and cleared out the Kilauea vog that's been suffocating us for the past few weeks so Ann and I headed down to the end of our street to remember why we love living here so much. Thought I'd share a few pics of our "front yard" and a bit of history about this historic area for those who may be interested.
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Beautiful Q, thanks for the tour
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Q, you truly live in a paradise.
Thanks for the glimpse of Hawaii’s beauty.
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Looked outside this morning and this snapper was on the sidewalk at the bottom of the front steps. Shell length is about 12 inches.
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Cool pic.OLDE CUTLER wrote: ↑Mon Jun 02, 2025 12:39 pm Looked outside this morning and this snapper was on the sidewalk at the bottom of the front steps. Shell length is about 12 inches.
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Q, you chose a beautiful spot to live in. Appreciate your photos.