Virtually in Atlanta

Posted on August 11, 2020 by vanbraman

This week I am virtually in Atlanta teaching a course. I started out on Friday with some on-line lectures while the students were still at home. Monday was a travel day and now they are gathered together in a hotel conference room with an experienced engineer.

Now, the experienced engineer is helping me with the hands-on portion of the course as I observe from home through Microsoft Teams.

So, I have been thinking of my last visit to Atlanta.

wedding, atlanta, memoriesThe last time I was in Atlanta was for a wedding a little more than 14 years ago. I have some good memories of the wedding.

Atlanta, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Big ChickenI asked at the hotel where I was staying about a good place to have dinner the night of the wedding. As they were giving me instructions to find the restaurant, they told me that it was just past the Big Chicken.

This unique building has been a local landmark in Marietta since 1963 when it was built for Johnny Reb’s Chick-Chuck-‘N’-Shake. It became a Kentucky Fried Chicken in 1974.

Notice the PepsiCola sign on the building.

BBQ, Bar-B-Q, Williamson Bros, AtlantaHere you see a CocaCola sign on the Williamson Bros. Bar-B-Q restaurant which was my destination.

Just an interesting contrast since Atlanta is home to CocaCola.

bar-b-que pit, restaurants, georgia, atlanta, MariettaI remember walking in the door of the restaurant and the wonderful smell of the BBQ roasting in the pit.

plate of Bar-B-Q, Williamson Bros, Marietta GeorgiaI had a wonderful plate of BBQ. If I remember right there were three different types of meat on the plate. I don’t have the sides shown here, but do remember that they included thick white bread and beans.

Now for some sleep as I have to get up really early for class tomorrow.

Steven

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Historic Dublin Reflections

Posted on August 10, 2020 by vanbraman

Tonight my thoughts turned toward some pictures I took eight years ago in Dublin, California. So, I decided to share a few pictures from the Dublin Heritage Park area.

Old St. Raymond's ChurchThe Old St. Raymond Church building was built in 1859 and is the oldest Catholic church building in Alameda County, California. The building is now part of the Dublin Heritage Center in Dublin, California.

A window in the Old Murray Schoolhouse reflects the church building along with a majestic Eucalyptus tree.

California Poppy - Eschscholzia californica - California State Flower - Dublin Pioneer CemeteryBehind the schoolhouse and church building is the Dublin Pioneer Cemetery. One of the first people buried in the cemetery was Tom Donlon who fell to his death while helping build the church building. Many notable members of the Dublin community were buried in the cemetery. As you walk through the cemetery and read the names on the tombstones, you also find out that many of the streets and schools in the town were named after early Dublin residents.

California Poppy - Eschscholzia californica - The State Flower of CaliforniaOne of the best California Poppy pictures I took was in the cemetery.

Calla Lily, white flower,I also took a picture of this Calla Lily in the cemetery.

Pink liliesLycoris squamigera or more commonly know as resurrection lilies.

I also took pictures of these Lycoris squamigera which are more commonly know as resurrection lilies.

Well, my mind wandered from the original subject of the post tonight.

I hope you enjoy the nice flower pictures.

Steven

 

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