Chicago 11

Flower from John Thacker's back yard.

People who will pose

Dealey Plaza, Dallas Texas

April 19th, I'm working the NBA Playoffs in Dallas and I had a day off so I decided to go to Dealey Plaza and see the place where JFK was assassinated. I was walking around and this street person came up to me and started giving me a tour... I never asked him too but he seemed to know a lot so I just went with it. Some of the things he showed me were bogus... like a place in the cement where a stray bullet had made a mark but some of the things he showed me made sense. Here are a couple of the pictures from my eight dollar tour.

This is my tour guide... I made him pose for the picture before I gave him the cash. He was a very nice guy and seemed to know a lot about the park.

This is a shot of the sixth floor window where Lee Harvey Oswald supposedly fired the shots from. Its the window on the right second one down.
The X in the road marks the unofficial spot where President Kennedy was shot the second time.

This is the view of the same X from the grassy knoll where a lot of people believe that a second shooter was located.
This is the spot from the railroad bridge where my tour guide thinks the real second shooter was located.

This is kind of a morbid post of pictures that I took at a very unusual place. It is a fantastic spot to go and remember... not only a man... but a time in American History where service, civic responsibility and new frontiers were all a possibility.

I spent a lot of time sitting in Dealey Plaza watching people and thinking about what it was that happened in this spot.

I wish this place was thought of and treated like Pearl Harbor... where people who entered have to show respect for those who died but I know that will never happen. On this spot a President... a man... a husband... a son and a father died and like Pearl Harbor a piece of America died as well. We were forever changed by the events that happened on both of those spots... I feel they both deserve the same respect.

My thoughts and prayers are that this country never again has to endure something like this again.

Spring Flowers

I guess I have lived in Knoxville for over ten years now and I can honestly say that this Spring Knoxville as never been prettier. Here are a couple of my pictures from around Knoxville and from our spring break trip to Savannah, GA.

This picture is from our backyard, it was the first flower that we had this year.
I found the next two flowers walking around in Savannah, GA.
The next two pictures are of Dogwoods in Knoxville.

Ghost Sightings

Savannah Ga, is one of the most haunted places in America. I took this picture off the back deck of the house we rented there on Spring Break 2010. Do you see a ghost?

A Stormy Afternoon in Knoxville.

I took this picture at Lake Shore Park in Knoxville Last week. The colors are great but I wish someone was sitting on the bench.

Charlotte NC 3-6-10

Another Street Musician... He was standing in front of a Bank in downtown Charlotte. A Police Officer came up and moved him 15 feet because you are not allowed to play music on the Bank property. Then the Police Officer moved me because you are also not allowed to take pictures on the Bank Property. I hate to break the news to them but the Bank really wasn't that interesting... This guys name was George Washington and really was interesting.

I thought this was a pretty cool reflection. This is also more interesting than the bank that you are not allowed to take pictures of.