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SO WHO'S DRIVING & WHERE ARE WE GOING?

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  Celebrating the historic Gold Rush towns along California’s State Route 49 aka the “Mother Lode” or “Golden Chain” Highways so named for all the gold found in the area during California's Gold Rush period. Oakhurst , California, population 5,365 – the beginning of California State Route 49 which  stretches north/northeast for 295 miles – a drive of approximately 5 - 6 hours straight through in light to moderate traffic.  However, if you are interested in perusing the shops along the way and are not limited by a deadline, you will need a lot more time than 5 or 6 hours as in every small town or community you pass through, you will encounter antique, art, and gift shops, cafes and restaurants and inns of every kind which will ‘call’ to you to stop and take a look.  I know.  I’ve been through many of these places and most will charm you right out of your car! J As you drive through the towns you will notice that most of them look very similar and that’s because...
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LOOKING THROUGH THE BARS

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  I’m tweaking this week’s prompt picture a bit in order to share a special post.  I was hoping this week’s prompt would be one allowing me to do that.  The main focus here, I guess, is the building or the man standing in front of it.  But there is a fence of bars in front of the man and that is what I’m using as an introduction to my post. Looking through the bars and seeing this cute little feisty budgie I named Shakespeare with personality-plus who lived up to his name by talking a blue streak and kept us laughing and loving him for 7 years; 86 ½ months; 378 weeks; or 2,640 days.  He arrived to be part of our family the afternoon of October 16, 2017 and sadly left us sometime during the night of January 8, 2025.   That's the simple nutshell version.  Here’s the story from another point of view . . .   I arrived at my new home rather ignobly in a paper bag and was a little hesitant at the complete switch from being in a cage with lots of oth...
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BOYS IN UNIFORM FROM SLACKS TO SHORTS TO KILTS & BACK AGAIN

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  This photo is from last week’s post of girls in uniform crossing their legs, but I couldn’t resist the close match with this week’s prompt picture of boys in uniform with their legs crossed.  Looking at the two pictures, I’m not sure why it seems significant, but the boys are crossing their legs right to left, and the girls, left to right which is the exact opposite of how they button their shirts and blouses. Another photo of uniformed boys crossing legs.  In this pose they remind me of falling bowling pins. No legs crossed here. Legs going every which way! These are obviously uniforms for dress-up occasions.  I can’t imagine wearing them for every day - running around on the playground trying to play in them.  Fancy the straw hats.  In roaming the internet for photos I saw quite a few uniform-suited fellows wearing them. Ah, more crossed legs.  But I picked this photo because of the interesting trim on their lapels. Now we turn to family in uniform...
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