Thursday, February 13, 2014

family cemetary, old stones, New Brunswick, Loyalists

 Ancient Cemetary from 1800, overgrown but still active (for a cemetary).



GREAT GRANDFATHER AND GRANDMOTHER GRAVES

This cemetary is on the crown land grant (when Loyalists moved from USA after the American Revolution. The Dykeman Dyckman family was from northern Manhattan but the Loyalists (who sided with George III, instead of George Washington, who became president). George Washington took over the Black Horse Inn (Tavern) on the Albany Post Road (also known as Broadway) and some Dyckman farmland and houses. The current Dyckman House (www.dyckmanhouse.org) in New York City north of Dyckman Street is the only Dutch farmhouse from the 18th century left on Manhattan Island. Original house was destroyed by American Revolutionary forces. William Dyckman's brother Garrett, decided to move to British North America after that, and was given a land grant on Grand Lake of New Brunswick (1/2 mile front, 2 miles back..just guessing). Name changed as well from Dyckman to Dykeman (originally was Dijckman) and the land is occupied by Dykeman family ever since.


This cemetary is where these Loyalists are buried.

Friday, December 27, 2013

Friday, December 13, 2013

Mushroom hiding in grass

Mushroom edge on, camouflaged by blades of grass



Sunday, November 3, 2013

Arizona views

Outside of Winslow AZ (town made famous by "Take it Easy" by The Eagles) 
Monument Valley (actually slightly inside Utah)

7am winter (1st week March...freezing in night) with morning sunlight getting the terra cotta look to there formations)

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Montréal Garden water droplets on pea plant

Photo Selected for 2014 Corporate Calendar (March)

Sunday, September 29, 2013

Low tide Sackville NB

Train station Sackville N B ; The Ocean stops here 3 times / week
Low tide in marsh outside Sackville NB (see below as well)




Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Boeing 797 model

Here is a model, mock-up of fabled Boeing which is a wing without classical tube body. This design provides more lift than conventional tube and wing configuration but is not consumer - accepted as, although more lateral room, has many fewer windows. People may need to see out to reduce motion effects and the possible motion sickness that results.

Photographed at École de Technologie Supérieure de Montréal, lobby.





Thursday, August 29, 2013

nature, leaves, water, decomposition

summer dead foliage, floating on pristine pool water

Monday, August 19, 2013

Vancouver Airport, the other terminal


The South Terminal at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) which is home to Pacific Coastal air amoung others, and close to the Water Landing part of Vancouver airport (Harbour Air).