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Day 204/365: Thor, The Mythological God of Thunder

June 29, 2011 by info@3QuartersToday.com

Can you see Thor?
Can you see Thor?

 

Phone rings…

Beth driving home from Lincoln: “Have you seen the sky?”

Me: “No, but let me look, OMG, it’s awesome! I gotta get my camera”

Beth: “The clouds are really scary, be careful”

Me: “I’m looking at the storm clouds over your house, very cool”

“Oh, my, one of your cats is on the roof again.”

Beth: “What color is the cat?”

Me: “Black and white”

Beth: “That makes sense, that Thor, the god of thunder”

Can you see him, he’s to the left of basketball hoop on the front roof, a little white smudge.

Filed Under: Dogs In My Life, Project 365 Tagged With: 365project, cat, cats, clouds, Elmwood-Murdock, Nebraska, Photography, postaday, project365, small town, storms, tornado, weather

Day 195/365: Imagine Changing This Flat Tire?

June 21, 2011 by info@3QuartersToday.com

John Deer Floater with a Flat Tire
John Deer Floater with a Flat Tire

I have never seen a John Deere sprayer with a flat tire, so when I drove by it just called for me to stop. Each tire is over five feet tall and designed to travel between the corn and soybean rows without damaging the plants. These sprayers cost close to $200,000 and the tires several thousands of dollars.

Changing a flat tire in the field is no easy feat as you can see. The corner must be braced to keep the rig level. It’s a job I wouldn’t want. I’ve changed plenty of car tires in the past twenty years, but this is one I’d leave to the experts.

Filed Under: Project 365 Tagged With: 365project, farming, Nebraska, Photography, postaday, project365, rural, small town, spray rig, tractor

Day 174/365: Memorial Day Cemetery Traditions

May 30, 2011 by info@3QuartersToday.com

Memorial Day, Decoration Day, or Remembrance Day, depending on the area of the country and the era you grew up in will depend on what you call the last Monday in May. But regardless of the name the purpose is the same; to remember those who have died and honor their memory. Many towns have Memorial Day traditions and Elmwood, Nebraska fills the day honoring the veterans who served and made the ultimate sacrifice.

Elmwood Nebraska Cemetery
Elmwood Nebraska Cemetery

Starting on Friday of Memorial Day weekend the Elmwood Nebraskan American Legion raises all the flags to half mast at the cemetery in remembrance to all the fallen veterans. In addition to the Stars and Stripes, the flags of the military branches are also displayed: Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and the POW-MIA recognition flag.

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Flags at the cemetery

Memorial Day Traditions in the cemetery
Honoring Veterans

Most cemeteries have traditions for their veterans and just like Arlington National Cemetery, the veterans buried in Elmwood are honored with a cross and a flag to remind everyone they served their country with honor and pride. American Legions around the country provide the medallion flag holders as a visual reminder for communities that we need to always remember and never forget.

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Civil War Memorial
Civil War Memorial

Grand Army of the Republic, the Union Army of the Civil War. Nebraska was a young state back in 1865 when this cemetery memorial was erected but it was a proud state to have aligned themselves with freedom. Statues like this are common on the east coast in fact some say they litter the country sides and cemeteries to a point where the impact is diluted. But in Nebraska it’s unique, so I’m posting it as a reminder of soldiers long ago.

I hope my Dad has a military marker on his headstone. Some cemeteries don’t want ornaments of markers that stand up, they get in the way of mowers, but I think it’s an honorable tradition and I enjoy walking through our towns cemeteries and reading the stories of each veteran.

Memorial Day Traditions

American Memorial Day traditions

DOTHAN, AL, May 26, 2014 — Memorial Day is coming soon. It’s the unofficial start of summer and a day of firsts for the season – first sunburn, first charred burgers on the grill, first hangover and first opportunity to put on a swimsuit and show off …

Memorial Day traditions and history

WASHINGTON, May 27, 2012 – Memorial Day is a time for remembering the men and women who died for their Country since the Revolutionary War. Remembering the approximately 1.3 million soldiers, not including those missing in action or wounded who …

Remembering The Fallen: Memorial Day Traditions

Guests. Alan Jabbour, folklorist and author, Decoration Day in the Mountains: Traditions of Cemetery Decoration in the Southern Appalachians, and former director of the American Folklife center at the Library of Congress. Rolf Kriken, sculptor, and …

Clicking on the Web: Memorial Day history, traditions

Memorial Weekend is typically a signal for the beginning of summer, but we should not forget its real meaning and purpose, that being to remember our many service men and women who have served our country and also to remember our many family …

Family of Fallen Hero takes in Memorial Day

Since that day the Parks family’s Memorial Day traditions have changed. “We’ll always remember and we always say this is what this is for today. It’s not just a barbeque to hangout. That’s what this is for,” Nikki Williams says. Larry Sr. says every …

Memorial Day – Holidays – HISTORY.com

Memorial Day Traditions. Cities and towns across the United States host Memorial Day parades each year, often incorporating military personnel and members of veterans’ organizations. Some of the largest parades take place in Chicago, …

Memorial Day-Traditions | wpri.com

Over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, I flew home to see my parents. They live in a very small, rural Midwestern town where the pace of life (at least compared to my own) is much slower. I always joke around that the clock …

Filed Under: Military Pride, Project 365, Small Town Living Tagged With: 365project, Americana, cemetery, decorating day, Elmwood-Murdock, flags, Holidays, memorial, memorial day, memorial day traditions, memories, Nebraska, project365, remembrance day, rural, small town, veterans

Day 175/365: Memorial Day, Small Town Style

May 30, 2011 by info@3QuartersToday.com

Small Town America Celebrates Memorial Day

In small towns all over America people come together to celebrate Memorial Day. Its a day that typically starts with a ceremony at the cemetery honoring our military veterans who served in the various branches of the Armed Services and then continues throughout the day.

American Flag Ready to fly on Memorial Day
American Flag Ready to fly

Elmwood, Nebraska is no exception. The American Legion and color guard hold a ceremony, speeches are made, and veterans are honored. The boy scouts and local high school students are called upon to participate, raise flags and in this way they become part of history, part of the ceremony and part of a tradition of respect and patriotism to pass along to their children.

Elmwood Memorial Day Birthday Celebration
Elmwood, Nebraska 125th Birthday  Celebration

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The Saturday of Memorial Day weekend kicked off with the celebration of the 125th Birthday of Elmwood Nebraska and a town BBQ. Over 300 people attended, ate lunch, played games and socialized with family and friends. The theme of the day was “125 Years of Progress” and included a fun run/walk in the morning, museum tours, quilt show, Legion baseball game, and ended with a dance in the evening.

4-H Petting Zoo
4-H Petting Zoo

The local 4-H club brought various animals, piglets, rabbits, goats,  a cat, and a guinea pig, and two ponies for the kids to pet.  It was a popular area.

See the Bunny, Pet the Bunny...
See the Bunny, Pet the Bunny…

The theme of the game section was Minute-to-Win-It after the popular game show. It was so much fun to watch I didn’t get pictures of the contestants, but this girl was having fun with the random hula hoops on the side. Had to capture her tenacity. Something I couldn’t do.

Hulu Hoops
Hula Hoops

The American legion baseballs teams played during the afternoon and it’s a good excuse to hang out with friends, soak in the sun and visit the concession stand.

Baseball Concession Stand
Baseball Concession Stand

So however you spend Memorial weekend don’t forget the real meaning of the day. Take time to honor our veterans and military. Then have the picnic, barbeque and spend time with family.

Memorial Day History

Memorial Day – Holidays – HISTORY.com

Find out more about the history of Memorial Day, including videos, interesting articles, pictures, historical features and more. Get all the facts on HISTORY.com.

The Meaning of Memorial Day

The Constitution Center has programs to celebrate Memorial Day history from May 24-26. The museum will be offering arts and crafts activities for children, flag etiquette workshops and a main exhibition on the nation’s memorials as well as Memorial Day …

Memorial Day – Holidays – HISTORY.com

Find out more about the history of Memorial Day, including videos, interesting articles, pictures, historical features and more. Get all the facts on HISTORY.com.

Little Known Memorial Day History Fact | Magic 106.3 FM

A little known fact about how Memorial Day started.

Memorial Day Poems And Prayers Story Short History 2014 …

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Filed Under: Project 365, Small Town Living Tagged With: 365project, Americana, celebration, country, Elmwood-Murdock, fun, memorial day, midwest, Nebraska, park, postaday, project365, rural america, small town

Day 104/365: Sunset Over the Plains

March 19, 2011 by info@3QuartersToday.com

Post Production with "Golden Hour" effect from On One Software

Nebraska during February and March  can be very dull without much contrast in the scenery, browns and grays dominate.  Even when the sun comes out it is still weak, so with a little help from On One Software in Photoshop I enhanced the sun just a tad and made it pop.

SOOC original

Filed Under: Project 365 Tagged With: 365project, country, Nebraska, Photography, project365, rural, small town, sunset

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