Undoubtedly,
there is no way to know how many photographs have been taken of Split Rock
Lighthouse overlooking Lake Superior along the lake's north shore in Minnesota.
This shot was taken on a winter day a few years ago for the Minnesota
Historical Society. It seems appropriate to run it here as sort of an audacious
welcome to 2021. I use the word audacious because at the time of the creation of the lighthouse, there were no roads to the area and all building materials and
supplies arrived via ship on the lake and had to be lifted to the top of the
133-foot cliffs by crane. Quite a task -- worthy of a bit of bluster by those who planned the lighthouse and especially by those who constructed it. Tourists
with their cameras have flocked to the light since it became operational in
July 1910.January
has a history of being a rather significant month for me: A few years ago prior to the 11th -- today -- I would have described myself as an aficionado of Benedictine and brandy and Amaretto and a few other liquors and liqueurs, but I had an epiphany of sorts and now exist as a teetotaler. My mother's birthday is the 13th;
a son was stillborn on the 17th; I signed on the dotted line with
the Marine Corps exactly a week later on the 24th. July is another
significant month for me. Two marriages both began and ended in July. Something
about months beginning with the letter "J" and ending with the letter "Y," I guess,
chuckles the sort-of-superstitious, silly me.
Hmmmm
.... almost forgot .... January 21, 2009, is the date of my first post on this blog.
I had started a blog a few weeks earlier centering on outdoor activities, but
decided that was too narrow and I could include anything and everything which
entered my mind with a non-specific setup. I deleted the outdoor pieces and
have used them here. If my finger count is correct, with this post the
difference between now and January 21, 2009, is approaching twelve full,
complete years. Hmmmm .... wonder what to do about that?
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