lordmarcovan

Wow. Great Lake pic, but what’s the electric green all about? PS- I’m glad that’s a comet pic and not a missile pic. It looks unsettlingly like some of the recent pics out of Israel! My somewhat older phone doesn’t do night sky shots. No way I’d have captured that.

Everybody can rest assured. The Squirrel Patrol is on duty. We’re protected! (PS- it was on the other side of the tree, momentarily tricking the Patrol. You’ve gotta watch out for those squirrels. Sneaky. Beware their plan for world domination.)

I just purchased this Gem Type 3 gold dollar. It is pedigreed to the D.L. Hansen Collection. Given the caliber of that famous collection, which tends to be very high-end coins, I never aspired to acquire any of Hansen’s castoffs on my lowly working-class salary. But here we are. It’s a pretty little thing. https://www.pcgs.com/cert/37566386 https://www.davidlawrence.com/dl-hansen-collection https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dell_Loy_Hansen

Post your Hibernias, be they Voce Populis or otherwise. Here’s my proof 1805 Irish halfpenny.

These coppers were originally issued for Ireland (“Hibernia” is the old Latin name for Ireland.) Like William Wood’s earlier Hibernia coins, these Voce Populi pieces are traditionally associated with colonial America and catalogued with American colonial coins, though they likely saw only limited use in North America. Still, they would probably have been familiar to our Founding Fathers as part of the wide assortment of British coppers that circulated in the colonies at the time. “VOCE POPULI” means “by the voice of the people”, which seems an apt phrase considering the era, just slightly before the American Revolution. This particular subtype is referred to as the “VOOE” variety, since the C in “VOCE” looks like a second O. I’ve wanted a Voce Populi for a while, and was happy to acquire this About Uncirculated example with nice surfaces. https://www.pcgs.com/cert/49471240 https://coins.nd.edu/colcoin/colcoinintros/Voce.intro.html

I had a gecko encounter in the vestibule of the hotel where I work the other night. But not like that- this was a tiny little guy. (He tried to sell me car insurance. LOL. Guess that joke might not work outside of the US.) We seem to have a lot of them out in front of the hotel. The lanterns by the door draw lots of bugs, which in turn draws lots of geckos and green anole lizards in for a midnight snack.

Here’s what a $32 surf & turf looks like from Marshside Grill in Brunswick, GA. - 10-ounce Ribeye. I ordered it Medium. It came out more like Medium Rare, but that’s OK. It was tender and juicy. They did get a little heavy-handed with the salt. - Local Wild Georgia Shrimp, fried. Excellent. - Spuds. These are battered potato slices. Not exactly health food, but good. - For my second side I got a loaded baked potato to take home for a midnight snack later, so that’s kinda like getting a second meal for the money. It was an absolutely perfect autumn evening in the Golden Isles, with the temperature around 70°F. We wanted to eat outside on the deck, but there weren’t any tables free out there. I still went out there to take these pics of the oyster beds, marsh, and Lady Jane shrimp boat.

@Phil Anthos - what a beautiful spot! I would be happy knowing that my final resting place would be in such a place of serene natural beauty. (It won’t be- I’ve already purchased my cemetery plot, so I’ve got some idea of where I’ll be spending eternity.)

Ladymarcovan took some pics of the aurora borealis again tonight. Sure, they’re not as dramatic as some pics you’ll see from elsewhere, but remember, we’re in southeast Georgia, not that far from the Florida line. It’s freaky to see the “Northern Lights” this far south! It’s been an interesting year.

^ I’m jealous of y’all who can visit these European locations. I’ve never been to mainland Europe. The dogs were going bonkers barking, a few minutes ago. Turns out there was a young lady stopped across the road to photograph and pick the yellow wildflowers there. She was, I daresay, rather easy on the eyesight. She spoke, but I couldn’t hear her from that distance. I think she was apologizing for causing the minor disturbance. Or for picking the flowers, maybe. No problem. Not my flowers, and the dogs will bark at any or no provocation, be it so much as a falling leaf, or a Bigfoot in the woods. I waved.

I didn’t think the camera had quite captured Bean in mid-meow, but it turns out it did. 😸

This big fella was in the Hardee's parking lot. (That’s Carl’s Junior, if you happen to be in the Western US.) Perhaps the girl in the drive-thru was expecting a baby, but she didn't look like it, and the bird wasn't carrying a bundle.

I just saw him on a billboard, and wondered if he was still kickin’. Glad to see he is. No spring chicken now, but then none of us are getting any younger.

Indeed, and I like ‘em all! 🙂 I’ll capitalize on this golden opportunity to re-share my Titus aureus. Hey, why not? 😉