Unusual collection of pictures

 

 This is called cross sea. A cross sea is a sea state with two wave systems traveling at oblique angles. 

 

 

This is what an eight-ton Orca jumping 20 feet out of the water looks 

like. 

 

 

This is what a bubble looks like mid-pop. 

 

 

This is what Wiltshire, England looks like.

 

 

This is what the Seattle skyline looks like. 

 

 

This is what a sunset looks like from above the clouds. 

 

 

This is a volcano in Ethiopia that burns bright blue. 

 

 

This is what lions look like in the rain. 

 

 

This is what a tree farm looks like. 

 

 

This is what a huge rhododendron tree looks like.

 

 

This is how massive Tokyo is, the world's most densely populated city. 

 

 

This is a process called guttation. The plant is expelling water due to a positive root pressure.

 

 

This is what a Russian Red Fox looks like.

 

 

This is what the clovers that cover the floor of the California Redwood Forest look like.

 

 

This is what Jupiter looks like from the bottom. 

 

 

This is what a castle on an island in Ireland looks like.

 

 

This is what Venice looks like from above. 

 

 

This is what the Dark Hedges of Northern Ireland look like.

 

 

This is what the pyramids look like from Cairo street.

 

 

This is what the border of the United States and Canada looks like. 

 

 

This is what an Osiria Rose looks like.

 

 

This is what the turquoise ice formations on Lake Baikal, Russia look like.

 

 

This is how Mt. Fuji cuts through the clouds.

 

 

This is what a snail drinking from a bubble looks like.

 

 

This is what Ice Canyon, Greenland looks like.

 

 

This is what sunset looks like from space. 

 

 

This is what an illegally-taken picture from one of the Great Giza Pyramids looks like.

 

 

This is what the Apollo Metalmark Butterfly looks like. 

 

 

This is what the sun looks like when shot in Ultraviolet.

 

 

This is what an oasis in Libya looks like.

 

 

This is what a collection of blue butterflies look like.

 

 

This is what an Icelandic ice cave lit up by a burning flare looks like.

 

 

This is what a Lenticular cloud over Mount Fuji looks like.

 

 

This is what it looks like underneath a breaking wave. 

 

 

This is how you tow an iceberg. In Newfoundland, icebergs are harvested for their water.

 

 

Florida - Not Just Gators!

 

"the largest python ever is found in the Everglades;"

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzGpGddlkXsfBrvdfrCZZfVDqsGX

Gator Photos    https://gatorsfl.blogspot.com/

Father's Day

 

The Lions Are Restless

 

The World is Getting Squirrely

 

I never thought orthopedic shoes would really work for me.

But I stand corrected.

Once upon a time there was a king who was only 12 inches tall.

He was a terrible king but he made a great ruler.

A Mexican magician said he will disappear on the count of 3.

He says: "Uno, dos..." Poof.

He disappeared without a tres.

I wrote a book on how to fall down the stairs.

It's a step by step guide.

My son was chewing on electric cords, so I had to ground him.

It's OK, though. He's doing better and conducting himself properly.

My friend claims that he "accidently" glued himself to his autobiography,

but I don't believe him.

But that's his story and he's sticking to it.

"Doctor, my child swallowed a roll of film. What should I do?"

"Let's wait and see if anything develops."

An armed man ran into a real estate agency and shouted:

"Nobody move."

Got drunk yesterday and threw up in the elevator on my way back home.

It was disgusting on so many levels.

Why did the Mexican take anti-anxiety medication?

For Hispanic attacks.

I asked the surgeon if I could administer my own anesthetic.

He said: "Sure. Knock yourself out!"

I got into a fight today with 1,3,5,7 and 9.

The odds were really against me.

In Britain it's called a lift but Americans call it an elevator.

I guess we were just raised differently

97% of people are stupid

Glad I'm in the other 5%

The Lord said to John, "Come forth and ye shall receive eternal life"

But John came fifth and got a toaster instead

AND FINALLY

I have 2 unwritten rules.

1.

2.

Thanks to MPHS Graduates Marie Buti and PJS for contributing.

 

See You

 

Thanks to Marie Buti MPHS 67 for sharing.

After A While, Crocodile

Crocodile in South Africa 2016

See you soon, you Big Baboon

South Africa 2016

More Gator Photos at:  https://gatorsfl.blogspot.com/

More African Photos at:  https://africaislovely.blogspot.com/

Draft Lottery Dec 1, 1969

 

The first Vietnam draft lottery was held on my birthday on December 1, 1969 - who knew? I had been in the Marine Corps for two years, was in Officers Candidate School working 16 hours a day in training, and if I knew it at the time, I had long since forgotten it.

December 1, 1969 marked the date of the first draft lottery held since 1942. This drawing determined the order of induction for men born between January 1, 1944 and December 31, 1950. A large glass container held 366 blue plastic balls containing every possible birth date and affecting men between 18 and 26 years old.

More about the draft lottery on this site.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft_lottery_(1969)

You can check what your draft number on this site:

https://web.archive.org/web/20040413002021/http://www.landscaper.net/draft.htm


The draft lottery number for Dec 1 was 129. It did not matter to me since I had already enlisted two years previously. And with a number of 129 I probably would have been drafted.

I enlisted when I was 18 in 1966, and got drafted a few weeks after I enlisted - before I was to report for boot camp. I asked the Marine recruiter what to do, and he said ignore the Army. Which I did. And have been doing ever since.

Craig Hullinger

MPHS Jan 66

Marine Corps 1966-1999

Memorial Day

 Remembering our Heroes

http://empehiheroes.blogspot.com/

Ginnie Hans Rest in Peace

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233047393/virginia-h-hans

Florida Mini Reunion

I just heard the sad news of Ginnie Hans death in mid-October last year.  Ginnie, who lived in Jensen Beach, Florida was a very private person in life, and that may explain why the news of her death took so long to reach us.  There were no services.  The last time I saw Ginnie was at a mini-reunion in Craig's area of Florida, Lakeland Ranch, about five or six years ago.  Of course, we vowed to keep in touch but somehow failed over the years.  

I will look for a photo from that event and submit it, but I'd love to hear any remembrances of Ginnie from members of this group.  RIP, Ginnie.

Judy Halligan Willingham

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Was sad to hear about Ginnie. I have her locked in time. On the many committees we were on together. When she was on Home Coming court with Susie Snow who was the Queen.

She was a class act who always had a winning smile that light up the room. 

Ray Justinic  (66)

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I don't even remember where I first met Ginnie.  Perhaps at Trinity Methodist.  During the fall of Freshman year I would ride my bike to her house and park it there and walk the short distance to Clissold.  I had a crush on her but was too tongue tied to ever act on it.  I have her in the "always classy" cubby in my head and really don't know why.  I regret not getting to catch up with her later in life.  Maybe in the next life, Ginnie!

Will Hepburn

June '66

Prescott, AZ

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So sorry to hear that

Ron McComb

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Sorry to hear it,

Craig Hullinger

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So sad to hear about Ginnie.  My condolences to her family. She and her sister Dee Dee lived down the street from us for several years till they moved.  A friend of mine and I use to cut their grass.

Charles Van Liere

Class Leaders

 

Thanks to Sandy Schuessler Wright (1sr row, right) for sharing this photo from 1965.