1773 Ship, 1896 Home, Wooden Woman, and House Finch

When I was in school, math 

was not my

subject, disliked English also, 

but I loved history. 

So, things like this topic

below really grabs my attention. 

In July 2010, during the cleanup and

 reconstruction efforts following the 2001 

World Trade Center collapse, workers discovered a 

32-foot section of a shipwreck buried 7

 feet below the site’s foundation. Identified 

as an 18th-century sloop, it originated from 

Philadelphia around 1773, likely used for trade.

Dendrochronology and wood analysis

 confirmed the ship’s white oak timbers

 were felled in 1773, linking it to pre-Revolutionary

 America. Preserved by the site’s muddy, oxygen-poor

 environment, the vessel offered insights into colonial

 shipbuilding and Manhattan’s historical waterfront,

 now displayed at the New York State Museum.

Folks, that is 237 years that the 

ship was buried, a building was

constructed on top of it, and how 

many folks walked across it in 237

years?

AMAZING!

I think I have stated before that

when on FB and I get on 

the page, "for the love

of old homes" and I see an old

home posted as being there since the 

late 1800's and some even older, 

I am amazed. 

Course we all know that 

in the case of a home,

that it has been done, 

touched up or maybe even 

gutted within that time.

This home was built in 1896,

it is in 

Meredith, New Hampshire

Says it is over 2400 sq foot and

my guess would be that the

bulk of that sq footage was

added. But some part of it

still stands from 1896.

But a ship, underground and

no one knew is just unbelievable

to me. 

 On the street my daughter

works on stands this part

of an old tree.

What do you see?

Me~ Looks like the side of a 

woman in a long dress, maybe

holding a child and looking

into the distance.

Thank you for all the cool

comments about the neat things

I find to photograph. 

Me, on a regular day out in 

the car, going anywhere, 

I am always scanning for cool

things to shot.

What is better is when I have

my large camera with me and I 

sat out to locate things to 

shoot. Actually, my given thoughts

are that I should carry my big

camera with me every time 

I go out. 

Thursday morning, I look up 

from blogging when I see two

fluffy, feathered babes sitting on 

the porch rail looking at me.

Baby house finch.

I had house finch build

a new twice this year, in two

different places of the carport.

I have finch all over the 

place and they can empty a feeder

fast! 

BUT, once the rain moves

out and stays gone, I am 

putting up my latest toy, bird feeder

with a camera on it.

YAY.

Are you a bird watcher?

can you name a bird when 

you see it?

Do you feeder those critters?

Challenge today, step outside

and watch the birds.

Pam