ON THE BLOG ....performed and written by Joe F. Stierheim

Monday, May 31, 2010

MEMORIAL DAY 2010 BALLOON LAUNCH










Balloons purchased in memory of a fallen soldier, friend or family, were launched from the Ligonier VFW Post 734 as part of their 2010 Memorial Day celebration. The card attached to each balloon requested that the finders of the balloon report back to the Post, enabling the sponsor of the balloon to know how far the balloon traveled.

America’s First Manned Gas Balloon Ride

Blanchard: The First Professional Aeronaut

Now that the Memorial Day festivities have ended, it’s time to deal with the everyday, mundane problems in our lives. One is the aggressiveness of squirrels on birdfeeders:
Battling squirrels at bird feeders I: to fight or join them

Battling squirrels at bird feeders II: to fight or join them

Battling Squirrels at Bird Feeders III: Types of bird feeders

AND LOOKING FORWARD TO the Stahlstown Flax Scutching Festival in September…
From flax to linen: The Stahlstown (Pa.) Flax Scutching Festival

Flax scutching in Pennsylvania & Europe

From flax to linen: The Stahlstown (Pa.) Flax Scutching Festival