UK Trip September 2014

These photos are from our trip to Wales, England, and Northern Ireland in September 2014.

Jen and Joan at Dinas Cross Wales

 Milford Haven Wales

 Griffon Pub, Dale in South Wales

Margot and Aaron at home in Beckenham

Windmills in the Irish sea off Liverpool

 Copeland Islands,Co. Down N. Ireland.

 Tom at Queens University Belfast

Jen, Walter, and Sylvia at Queens University

 Tom and Walter at Queens University

Walter in his convertible.

Walter closing the roof on his convertible with Jen looking on.

Jen admiring Walter's convertible

Glenarm Harbor

Sylvia, Walter, Jen, and Tom in Kelly's Cellars Belfast

Walter cooking breakfast in our rented  apartment in Dundrum

Jen on the balcony of our rented apartment in Dundrum with the Mourne mountains in the background.

Tom on the balcony of our rented apartment in Dundrum.

Sunset over the Mournes across Dundrum bay with the tide out.

 The Mournes in Early morning

Tide Going out in the bay.

The harbor at Dundrum

Boats floating at high tide in Dundrum Bay

The Mournes seen across Dundrum Bay

Boats in the Dundrum day with the tide going out.

Dusk over the bay

Jen and Walter near Dundrum Castle with the bay behind them.

Jen on the clifftop near the Bloody Bridge outside Newcastle Co. Down.

The Mournes seen from the rest stop at the Bloody Bridge.

The Mournes

The Mournes from the Silent Valley Loop.

 The Mournes from a stop on the Silent Valley Loop

The Mournes near Newcastle.

Islamorada Florida Keys

Some pictures from our visit to the Florida Keys in August to celebrate our 45th anniversary.

 Harbor at the hotel in Islamorada

Jen at one of the restaurants

 Restaurant at Dorada Bay

Restaurant in Dorada Bay

 Jen and Tom on the balcony at the hotel

Dorada Bay restaurant at night (fuzzy drinks?)

The beach area at the hotel

A tame manatee in the harbor

The manatee looking up

View from the hotel

Civil War 150 Anniversary Roswell / Atlanta

July 12th, union army  re-enactors set up camp in Barrington Hall grounds near the town square in Roswell as part of the commemoration of the fall  and subsequent destruction of Atlanta by Sherman's troops. Sherman and his men spent some time in Roswell, but the only areas destroyed were the mill and factory making confederate uniforms. The female mill workers, who were poor white indentured servants, were accused of treason and separated from their families and transported to Indiana. Most never returned and many died. The owner of the mill, Roswell King, on his return after the war blamed the workers on the destruction and refused to help them come back.

These are some photos of the re-enactment which was very interesting. The brass band played most of the time and demonstrated how music was used to  keep the army and soldiers spirits up and also help in terms of the march and the battles. The men of the union army had marched many hundreds of miles and had suffered terribly in battles on their way south to the sea. The confederate soldiers suffered also as Sherman was intent on victory through attrition, and advanced steadfastly towards Atlanta and all the way to Savannah. He spent 4 months in Atlanta systematically destroying all the factories and military targets that would help the confederate cause. He destroyed the railroads and the factory structures and set fire to buildings that he saw as military targets.   The confederate soldiers as they retreated also set fire to ammunition trains which caused a lot of damage and set fire to many military and private structures as well. Most Atlantans took flight and when they returned there was basically no city left. They had to rebuild and that is why Atlanta downtown is really very new as compared to many other cities like Charleston and savannah.

Roswell was spared the worst of it and Barrington Hall, built in 1830,  stands as it did back then.

The front of Barrington Hall with the Union Army Band on the porch

The Army Band 

Soldiers outside their tents.

Soldier and his family accompanying the army

More women folk traveling with the army.

Here comes the cavalry

The grounds at Barrington Hall - taken over.

A  plaque erected by the Daughters of the Americans Colonists 1937

Soldier showing how they stacked their arms ready for action          

A photographer from the Civil War days

His camera

Another shot of his camera

His Lab

Close up of the lab/

Scarlett and Rhett discussing the weather. (hot)

Scarlett talking to a visitor. Never would have happened before the war!