My feathered friends at work and home

Spend time on Friday portraying a 18th Century dentist for a group of 3rd graders.

Spent some time on Tuesday firing 32pdr cannons. Love that rush. #8 Reason I love my job.

Wednesday was an enjoyable day live firing 19th Century Artillery. Actually, any day firing artillery is an enjoyable day! Reason #7 I love my job

Today at work, a mama box turtle laid some eggs in one of our outdoor exhibit areas. In our to protect them I created the sign to explain why the old milk crate was there

Beauty of a Consolidated PBY Catalina...

Do you know why it is designated PBY? 🤔

"PB" stands for “Patrol Bomber,” while the "Y" was the code assigned to Consolidated—by the U.S. Navy.

F4U-1D

From Thomas Paine’s American Crisis #1 written on December 23, 1776....

“THESE are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives everything its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as FREEDOM should not be highly rated.”

Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties. - John Milton

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