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A Walk in the Woods: 1906
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 03/15/2011 - 1:08pm.
Oriskany, New York, circa 1906. "Summit Park, path to boathouse." Continuing our tour of scenic Summit Park. Please do not feed the squirrels. View full size.
Terrible Person That I Am
Submitted by PersonFromPorlock on Tue, 03/15/2011 - 7:41pm.
... my immediate thought was "ventriloquist and dummy."
A Gentle Reminder
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 03/15/2011 - 4:06pm.
If you are uploading pictures with your comments, please read and heed the instructions, highlighted in yellow, that appear right in front of your nose when you click "Upload an image." They mean what they say!
Remembering real birch beer
Submitted by OTY on Tue, 03/15/2011 - 4:23pm.
Although I am not a botanist (or a Presbyterian) I'm thinking at first glance that those are white birch trees from which the above titled soft drink used to be made on the East Coast. It was my most favorite beverage when I was a kid and it came in three colors, dark brown, crystal and red, it was featured in our favorite Sicilian pizza restaurant as it really complemented Italian food like hot sausage and pepper grinders with its crisp, icy-cold, refreshing zing. The mere mention of it makes me want it all right now, so I will go and eat my yogurt and banana lunch, and use my imagination. Lucky me.
Light blue eyes
Submitted by Darnaud on Tue, 03/15/2011 - 1:39pm.
This man's eyes seem to have no color at all. Too light.
BTW, he really looks like Christopher Reeve.
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