• Menu
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Before Header

  • About Us
  • Lexicon
  • Contact Us
  • Our Store
  • ↑
  • ↓
  • ←
  • →

Balloon Juice

Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

He seems like a smart guy, but JFC, what a dick!

The choice is between normal and crazy.

I’m pretty sure there’s only one Jack Smith.

There’s always a light at the end of the frog.

The willow is too close to the house.

Damn right I heard that as a threat.

If senate republicans had any shame, they’d die of it.

He imagines himself as The Big Bad, Who Is Universally Feared… instead of The Big Jagoff, Who Is Universally Mocked.

Cole is on a roll !

Republicans got rid of McCarthy. Democrats chose not to save him.

I really should read my own blog.

Hey Washington Post, “Democracy Dies in Darkness” is supposed to be a warning, not a mission statement.

The media handbook says “controversial” is the most negative description that can be used for a Republican.

Happy indictment week to all who celebrate!

Consistently wrong since 2002

Republicans in disarray!

Republicans are the party of chaos and catastrophe.

Stop using mental illness to avoid talking about armed white supremacy.

In after Baud. Damn.

Trump’s legal defense is going to be a dumpster fire inside a clown car on a derailing train.

Russian mouthpiece, go fuck yourself.

Quote tweet friends, screenshot enemies.

Never entrust democracy to any process that requires republicans to act in good faith.

A snarling mass of vitriolic jackals

Mobile Menu

  • Four Directions Montana
  • Donate with Venmo, Zelle & PayPal
  • Site Feedback
  • War in Ukraine
  • Submit Photos to On the Road
  • Politics
  • On The Road
  • Open Threads
  • Topics
  • COVID-19 Coronavirus
  • Authors
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Lexicon
  • Our Store
  • Politics
  • Open Threads
  • 2024 Elections
  • Garden Chats
  • On The Road
  • Targeted Fundraising!
You are here: Home / Photo Blogging / On The Road / On the Road and In Your Backyard

On the Road and In Your Backyard

by Alain Chamot (1971-2020)|  December 11, 20185:00 am| 9 Comments

This post is in: On The Road, Open Threads, Readership Capture

FacebookTweetEmail

On the Road is a weekday feature spotlighting reader photo submissions.

From the exotic to the familiar, whether you’re traveling or in your own backyard, we would love to see the world through your eyes.

Submit Your Photos

Good Morning All,

On The Road and In Your Backyard is a weekday feature spotlighting reader submissions. From the exotic to the familiar, please share your part of the world, whether you’re traveling or just in your locality. Share some photos and a narrative, let us see through your pictures and words. We’re so lucky each and every day to see and appreciate the world around us!

Submissions from commenters are welcome at tools.balloon-juice.com

 

Have a wonderful day, and enjoy the pictures!

 

Today, pictures from valued commenter Litlebritdifrnt.

I thought I would send some more photographs from my trip to the National Arboretum as I mentioned some of them in the captions but did not attach photos because of the limit of 5.

Taken on 2018-06-10 00:00:00

This gives a good overview of the expanse of the site. Like I said previously it could get days to visit all of the memorials.

Taken on 2018-06-10 00:00:00

While the men were serving overseas the women stepped in and took over these important tasks. It was a little known effort in the wars but fortunately there was an excellent BBC drama several years ago that depicted the girls from cities that joined up and learned farming. It was hard work, long days, and little or no reward, but it kept the nation fed.

Taken on 2018-06-10 00:00:00

It was very simple, but beautiful.

Taken on 2018-06-10 00:00:00

This was another one that hit me hard. I lost several friends during the conflict and I still shed a tear when I think of them.

Taken on 2018-06-10 00:00:00

National Service was our version of the Draft.

 

Thank you so much Litlebritdifrnt, do send us more when you can.

 

Travel safely everybody, and do share some stories in the comments, even if you’re joining the conversation late. Many folks confide that they go back and read old threads, one reason these are available on the Quick Links menu.

 

One again, to submit pictures: Use the Form or Send an Email

FacebookTweetEmail
Previous Post: « Tuesday Morning Open Thread: It Gets Better
Next Post: Go sign up »

Reader Interactions

9Comments

  1. 1.

    JPL

    December 11, 2018 at 6:35 am

    Littlebrit, I always appreciate your photos, since they offer a bit of British history.

  2. 2.

    Central Planning

    December 11, 2018 at 6:39 am

    So Litlebritdifrnt… are you aware you tilt your phone to the right when taking pictures? I turn on the grid lines on my phone to help me get pictures level.

    Anyway, the National Arboretum looks like an interesting place to visit. Thanks for the pics!

  3. 3.

    HeartlandLiberal

    December 11, 2018 at 7:33 am

    Excellent photos with very moving and historically informative content. Thanks for sharing. We hope to travel to UK within next coupe of years to spent a few weeks, two days in London in 2015 on our way back from several weeks in Europe was hardly time to really get a feel for life there.My family traces back to Cheshire, my forefathers came over in mid-1600s to America. My wife has roots in Wales over two centuries back. Again, excellent photos, thanks for sharing.

  4. 4.

    Alternative Fax, a hip hop artist from Idaho

    December 11, 2018 at 7:40 am

    Thanks for these. The granite Star of David memorial is heart-grabbing in its beautiful simplicity.

  5. 5.

    arrieve

    December 11, 2018 at 7:49 am

    Thanks, Litlebritdifrnt. I love the crown on the National Service monument. It’s so very British.

  6. 6.

    eclare

    December 11, 2018 at 7:50 am

    Beautiful memorials

  7. 7.

    raven

    December 11, 2018 at 8:03 am

    I had it in my mind that at least one SAS trooper lay still and froze to death rather than give up his position but I can’t find it anywhere?

  8. 8.

    stinger

    December 11, 2018 at 11:10 am

    Wonderful photos of what looks like a beautiful place. I googled it the last time you posted photos of it, and apparently the National Memorial Arboretum is more or less smack dab in the middle of the country (such as you can have with an irregularly shaped island). That’s nice, making access relatively equal for all Britons. If ever I get back to GB I’ll make a point of visiting it.

    I want to be a Lumber Jill!

  9. 9.

    Litlebritdifrnt

    December 11, 2018 at 12:39 pm

    @Central Planning: Actually I don’t have a camera on my phone so these were with my actual camera and have to admit to just very shoddy photography skills.

    @raven: I had never heard that! However one of my favorite stories was this: A British Army Platoon was using a small hut in the middle of nowhere and were led by a very wet nosed, chinless wonder 2nd Lt., with his Sgt. Major “minder”. At some point they were plotting their next move in the hut when some long haired, bearded, swarthy types walked in the door and told the troops to vacate the premises as this was “their” hut. 2nd Lt. got all uppity and started with “I say good man, I don’t know who you are but you are not going to order us around” The men glared at him. Sgt. Major said “no problem mate were out of here” 2nd Lt. “Sgt. Maj. I will not…..” at which point the Sgt. Maj. tugged on his arm, and whispered in his ear “They’re fucking SAS Sir” The troops left.

Comments are closed.

Primary Sidebar

Recent Comments

  • Dangerman on Wednesday News Roundup, A Little Late (Apr 18, 2024 @ 2:50am)
  • David 🏀Caitlin Clark🏀 Koch on Wednesday News Roundup, A Little Late (Apr 18, 2024 @ 2:44am)
  • Chet Murthy on Wednesday News Roundup, A Little Late (Apr 18, 2024 @ 2:31am)
  • NotoriousJRT on War for Ukraine Day 785: Chernihiv Attacked! (Apr 18, 2024 @ 2:26am)
  • Dangerman on Wednesday News Roundup, A Little Late (Apr 18, 2024 @ 2:25am)

🎈Keep Balloon Juice Ad Free

Become a Balloon Juice Patreon
Donate with Venmo, Zelle or PayPal

Balloon Juice Posts

View by Topic
View by Author
View by Month & Year
View by Past Author

Balloon Juice Meetups!

All Meetups
Talk of Meetups – Meetup Planning
Proposed BJ meetups list from frosty

Fundraising 2023-24

Wis*Dems Supreme Court + SD-8
Virginia House Races
Four Directions – Montana
Worker Power AZ
Four Directions – Arizona
Four Directions – Nevada

Featuring

Medium Cool
Artists in Our Midst
Authors in Our Midst
Positive Climate News
War in Ukraine
Cole’s “Stories from the Road”
Classified Documents Primer

Calling All Jackals

Site Feedback
Nominate a Rotating Tag
Submit Photos to On the Road
Balloon Juice Mailing List Signup
Balloon Juice Anniversary (All Links)
Balloon Juice Anniversary (All Posts)

Fix Nyms with Apostrophes

Balloon Juice for Ukraine

Donate

Twitter / Spoutible

Balloon Juice (Spoutible)
WaterGirl (Spoutible)
TaMara (Spoutible)
John Cole
DougJ (aka NYT Pitchbot)
Betty Cracker
Tom Levenson
David Anderson
Major Major Major Major
ActualCitizensUnited

Political Action 2024

Postcard Writing Information

Balloon Juice for Four Directions AZ

Donate

Balloon Juice for Four Directions NV

Donate

Site Footer

Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

  • Facebook
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Comment Policy
  • Our Authors
  • Blogroll
  • Our Artists
  • Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2024 Dev Balloon Juice · All Rights Reserved · Powered by BizBudding Inc

Share this ArticleLike this article? Email it to a friend!

Email sent!