Updated ;Sunday, January 09, 2011
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1. Sailboat "Santa Maria" Jim had tossed out - I restrung it and fixed it up.
2. Stagecoach model, Jim had tossed the pieces in a box, all the leather had rotted, pieces were missing, etc., but I was able to rebuild it - Now I need two horses and a driver!!
Amazing pictures from Justin in Iraq:
FROM DARRELL:
Thought
I would forward Justin's latest email...I asked him what he wanted if we were to
send him stuff. He said beef jerky and health bars.
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Forwarded Message ----
From: justin herrick <jstnherrick@yahoo.com>
To: Marilyn and Darrell Herrick <sw73rdtrail@yahoo.com>; TDELP@IJ.NET
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 12:13:14 PM
Subject: Re: Hey
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Hey,
I
just set up my computer access over here. Wow what a trip, it took 53
hours of traveling straight through to get here. We flew from Vegas to El
Paso (picked up an Army crew) then to Bangor to Germany to Kuwait to
Qatar. After arriving to Qatar, me and 4 other people rushed to the
terminal as we were in processing our weapons for a flight leaving within
the hour, while the rest of our group got to get a room and stay the
night. We rushed over to the terminal only to wait for 3 hours. We finally
took off on a C-130, flew to Bahrain then to Kuwait (again) then to a
place in northern Iraq and then to our final destination. When I got off
for the last time I was soo sick of flying...I don't ever want to fly
again!!! The C-130 ride was interesting, before we landed in northern Iraq
we were doing combat turns and banks I never knew a C-130 could do, even
the Army guys were impressed, some even looked sick!! The
next few days is full of in processing and getting ready to take over. The
compound is better than before we live and work and have trailers w/ tv's
and stuff, it's not bad. I am 7 hours ahead of you guys and still trying
to get adjusted to the 10 hr time difference I am used to. Anyways here is
my address and if you could e-mail me your number so I can call you guys
from time to time, the calls can only be a few minutes....they are tracked
and if I abuse the calls they will shut down our phone lines! Love you!! JUSTIN
HERRICK 332
AEW / CSAR / 64 ERQS APO
AE 09315-9997 From:
Marilyn and Darrell Herrick <sw73rdtrail@yahoo.com> I
talked to Caleb and he said he got your message that you are in Iraq!!!
Glad you made it safely and I hope you are settled in. Tell us about
what's
going on over there and how it is this time! We
have been busy. One of the officers I work with moved today and we helped.
Then we went out to dinner and had a good time. Sorry
about the phone call when you were in Bangor, Maine. It was hectic and
crazy. We had a couple and their 11 year old son looking to buy a horse
and was trying out Cody. It was really comical as Cody was on his absolute
worst behavior. He bucked a little with both the kid and his 250 pound
mother and generally was a pain in the butt....we haven't heard anything
back from them. Not sure I would sell him to them even if they did call
back. Hope
things are good and you are safe, write when you can. Love you so much and
talk to you later Dad
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Kite surfing on an overcast day!
Nice new "hot" car.
Slightly different view. The owner climbed out of the car shortly before this stage of the fire. The aluminum hood totally melted away, all plastic items were consumed. I had called 911 just as the first flame appeared. If I had not, the entire car would have been consumed, and maybe even the driver in it - he was incoherent and sound asleep.
The windshield burned nicely, it was on fire as the driver was crawling out!
The driver got out just in time. He had burns on his face and
right arm. He put his hands in the water stream that I was putting on his car
from my garden hose.
The water did not even seem to get to the hood as it was burning so hot that the
water evaporated in mid air.
Remains of the battery.
The aluminum bracket melted away. Since aluminum melts at 1220º F, I guess it was warm under here.
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Photographs of the day, 7-8-08 (More pictures sitting here at my desk) |
3. Monarch butterfly came by to lay her eggs.. |
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4. Young osprey stretching a wing. |
5. White Ibis preening, cleaning those feathers behind. |
6. Osprey not paying any attention to the Pelican taking off after catching his meal. |
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7. Adult osprey resting. |
8. Female Anhinga drying her wings. |
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Photographs of the day, 7-4-08 |
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9. Yellow Crown Night Heron in my back yard, checking the left inside. |
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10. Cleaning up the neck and chest area. |
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12. Anything under the right side? |
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Fireworks on the beach. |
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Photographs of the day, 6-18-08 |
13. Great White Heron in my back yard. |
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14. Mating plumage. |
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16. Wonderful to have a backyard like this!! |
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17. White Ibis at the beach. |
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Sunset: it looks like the sun is sitting in a bed of cotton! |
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Photographs of the day, 6-14-08 |
19. Yellow Crowned Night Heron |
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20. Showing off his big chest!
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Photographs of the day, 6-11-08 |
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Photographs of the day, 6-9-08 |
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Photographs of a Leaf Cutter Bee taken sitting at my desk: starting his cut. |
About half way done his cut. |
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Moving along. |
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Mostly done. |
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Pipevine leaf after he left (total time about 10 seconds!). |
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Photographs of the day 6-8-08 |
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25. Photograph taken sitting at my desk just before the afternoon cloudburst. |
26. After the rain, shaking it off. |
27. Great Blue also looking bedraggled after the rain. |
28. Cleaning up his area after the storm downed branches. |
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Cowboys Roping Cattle |
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