Kevin Earl Dayhoff Art One-half Banana Stems

Kevin Earl Dayhoff Art One-half Banana Stems - www.kevindayhoff.com Address: PO Box 124, Westminster MD 21158 410-259-6403 kevindayhoff@gmail.com Runner, writer, artist, fire & police chaplain Mindless ramblings of a runner, journalist & artist: Travel, art, artists, authors, books, newspapers, media, writers and writing, journalists and journalism, reporters and reporting, technology, music, culture, opera... National & International politics www.kevindayhoff.net For community: www.kevindayhoff.org For art, technology, writing, & travel: www.kevindayhoff.com

Friday, July 24, 2009

Morning rain in Nags Head, North Carolina

Morning rain in Nags Head, North Carolina

July 24, 2009

I was awakened a little after 6 AM this morning by yet another in a series of week-long thunderstorms on the Outer Banks, North Carolina.

The storm passed quickly enough and the balance of the day has been interspersed with periods of bright sunshine. I have been told that the beach has been crowded.

At the moment another thunderstorm is passing through. The photos above were taken around 6:25 AM.

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http://twitpic.com/bgzh7 and http://twitpic.com/bgz30

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http://twitpic.com/bgz30 Morning rain in Nags Head, North Carolina July 24, 2009 20090724 morning rain (2) http://tinyurl.com/ln92c2

http://twitpic.com/bgzh7 Morning rain in Nags Head, North Carolina July 24, 2009 20090724 morning rain (1) http://tinyurl.com/ln92c2

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“Still Life with watermelon, glass, and flag”

“Still Life with watermelon, glass, and flag”

July 22, 2009 Kevin Dayhoff

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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Grandy Greenhouse and Farm Market

Grandy Greenhouse and Farm Market July 19, 2009
One of the many rituals, in which our family participates as we approach the Outer Banks, is to stop at Grandy Greenhouse and Farm Market on Highway 158, in Grandy, NC.
It is a family-owned and family friendly business. The sales help is always friendly and helpful – and the place is fun.
And there are always many great pictures there, just waiting to be had.
Click here for larger images: Twitpic: http://twitpic.com/photos/kevindayhoff

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Grandy Greenhouse and Farm Market pictures Jy 19 2009 http://tinyurl.com/myyxdw

20090719 OBXNC12 Grandy sign: http://twitpic.com/bej8f
20090719 OBXNC3 sculpture: http://twitpic.com/bejtn
20090719 OBXNC4 peaches: http://twitpic.com/bek8z
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20090719 OBXNC10 mellons: http://twitpic.com/bemml

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Democratic Advocate, July 23, 1898: A narrow escape in buggy mishap

A narrow escape in buggy mishap

Democratic Advocate, July 23, 1898.
A Narrow Escape—Mr. William A. Abbott, of Hampstead, was driving to Westminster Monday morning, and Mr. Leonard Rill, of Houcksville, was just ahead of him in another buggy, going at fair rate of speed, when, from some unaccountable reason, the horse ahead dashed into a post fence alongside the road.

Finding that he could not get through the fence the horse suddenly wheeled and ran towards Mr. Abbott's horse. The horse acted as if mad.

Mr. Rill was thrown out and the buggy was smashed to pieces. Mr. Abbott turned his buggy aside to render aid, when Mr. Rill's horse bore down upon Mr. Abbott's horse and buggy.

It was a trying moment for him, as his own horse became frightened and began to jump. The loose horse dashed by, however, barely grazing him, but part of the trapping struck him, injuring the lower part of his right leg.

When Mr. Rill's buggy was demolished he was thrown a considerable distance, and for this reason was uninjured, except being shaken up to a great extent.
Democratic Advocate, July 23, 1898.

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Public Schools Is A Local Responsibility

Public Schools Is A Local Responsibility

Democratic Advocate, July 23, 1948.

Public Schools Is A Local Responsibility - Federal Government Cannot Do A Better Job For Public Schools Than Local Communities Is The Belief—Washington, D. C., July

— One might almost be expected to believe that education of the youth of the country is a National political issue in 1948.

Government statistics show that in 1870 illiteracy in the United States was 20 percent. The average percent of illiteracy among native whites in the United States is less than two percent.

To say that the support of local schools is not the responsibility of the communities in which children live is dodging the issue. It is just as much the duty of parents in small districts to send their children to school as it is to put clothes on their backs and food in their stomachs.

The trouble that exists in nearly every part of the United States is the growing demand that the National Government must furnish the means and money to carry on all kinds of civic responsibilities, including paying the teachers and all the school expenses.

The Federal Government cannot—and will not—do a better job for public schools than local communities.


Democratic Advocate, July 23, 1948.

19480723 Public Schools Is A Local Responsibility Demo Advo
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

The patient painted porch chairs

The patient painted porch chairs of the Outer Banks

July 22, 2009 Kevin Dayhoff (Click here for a larger image)

Dayhoff Daily Photoblog http://twitpic.com/bamfi

See also: http://tinyurl.com/lrzxpu The patient porch chairs of Outer Banks anxiously await their particular patrons 20090721 http://twitpic.com/b9b7f

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Recent Explore Carroll columns and articles by Kevin Dayhoff

Recent Explore Carroll columns and articles by Kevin Dayhoff

Jackson's death created a wave of empathy in Westminster
Published July 19, 2009 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
... our citizens on hearing the mournful intelligence of Jackson's death ..." When he is not listening to the music of the "Jackson 5," Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at kevindayhoff AT gmail.com, or visit him at http://www.westminstermarylandonline.net/....

Hampstead man arrested for setting Greens Apartments fire
Published July 13, 2009 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
... damage is estimated at $450,000, according to fire marshals. Kevin Dayhoff contributed to this report....

DAYHOFF: 11th Air Cavalry Troop memorial recalls service of Carroll natives
Published July 11, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
... to help honor these men and their families, as well those others named on the memorial who paid so dearly in the service of their community and nation.

Bringing Corbit's Charge, and Douglass, back to Westminster
Published July 5, 2009 by Carroll Eagle
... for his age," Crutcher responded that Douglass has "rested a lot" over the years. When he's not traveling back in time to the 1800s…

DAYHOFF: Margaret Mitchell wrote what she knew; the rest is gone with the wind
Published July 2, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
... And that is all I know for right now. Hope you and your family have a great Fourth of July weekend. Kevin Dayhoff writes from Westminster.

Westminster was all abuzz for the great fly roundup of 1914
Published June 28, 2009 by Carroll Eagle
... reminds me that it was Groucho Marx who once said, "Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana." When he is not swatting flies…

DAYHOFF: Hoffa Field and the Sheathing of the Sword
Published June 23, 2009 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
... . Lightner and the June 1922 American Sentinel newspaper article have left us with an extensive and fascinating account of the “The Sheathing of the Sword.”

'Year without summer' killed crops ... and created a monster
Published June 21, 2009 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
... village folk that it's not a bad idea to keep a torch handy on these cool summer nights. When he is not playing with laboratory-harnessed lightning…

Historic Blue Ridge College bell dedicated In Union Bridge
Published June 20, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
UNION BRIDGE — Several hundred folks braved threatening weather June 20 to witness the unveiling and dedication of the historic 1900 Blue Ridge College bell in Lehigh Square, the original site of the college which had thrived in Union Bridge from 1898 to ... ...

When city got 'sole' in the 1920s, it was cause for a celebration
Published June 14, 2009 by Carroll Eagle
... be the guest speaker. There will be a retirement ceremony for worn flags. Guests may bring old flags for retirement. When he is not waving the flag,

20090722 sdosm Recent Explore Carroll columns and articles

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Jackson's death created a wave of empathy in Westminster

Jackson's death created a wave of empathy in Westminster

EAGLE ARCHIVE By Kevin Dayhoff Posted on http://www.explorecarroll.com/ 7/19/09

Photo credit: Daguerreotype of Andrew Jackson, possibly taken by Edward Anthony, April, 1845

It's been hard to make sense of the media frenzy over the death of the enormously talented Michael Jackson. Although I greatly admired his talent; I mourned more for his tragic life, which appears to have precipitated his death.

Of course, for someone like myself, the timing of his death prompted recollections that on July 19, 1845, Westminster paused to mourn the death of another famous Jackson: President Andrew Jackson.

Many folks may know him better as the guy on the $20 bill, but he was the seventh president of the United States, and served from 1829 to 1837.

Jackson died June 8, 1845 at age 78. According to "The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents," by William A. DeGregorio, his last days "were spent in great discomfort, eased only slightly by opiates. Chronic tuberculosis left him with one functioning lung, and that one was impaired. His right eye went blind from a cataract. Dropsy puffed his features. Diarrhea sapped his strength." At one point on the morning of June 8, he had lapsed into unconsciousness, "although a touch of brandy revived him."

Read the entire column here: Jackson's death created a wave of empathy in Westminster

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http://explorecarroll.com/opinion/3144/jacksons-death-created-wave-empathy-westminster/ http://tinyurl.com/nbe6gj

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Jackson's death created a wave of empathy in Westminster – on July 19, 1845 http://tinyurl.com/nbe6gj

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The patient porch chairs of the Outer Banks


The patient porch chairs of the Outer Banks anxiously await their particular patrons.

July 22, 2009 Kevin Dayhoff (Click here for a larger image)

Dayhoff Daily Photoblog

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http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/2009/07/patient-porch-chairs-of-outer-banks.html http://tinyurl.com/lrzxpu

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Aunt Betty fishing, 91, fishing underneath the Washington Baum Bridge on Roanoke Island

Aunt Betty fishing

July 22, 2009 by Kevin Dayhoff (Click here for a larger image.)

Aunt Betty, 91, is shown here fishing underneath the Washington Baum Bridge on Roanoke Island on the Outer Banks in North Carolina.

Aunty Betty Judd, Chaperon Emeritus, who is also known as “sis,” “Mom,” or simply “AB;” shared that when she was young she has fond memories of going fishing in a stream with stick, string and a safety pin. She further elaborated that she once caught a fish that was so small that “not even the cat would eat it.”

Aunt Betty is well known for her fishing prowess. Over the years, she has been reported to have fished throughout the great American West; near Seattle Washington State on the west coast with Bobbi and Tedd; and throughout the east coast. As this report goes to press, it is not known if she had also taken the opportunity to go fishing in Alaska with family members.

Aunt Betty appeared to be enjoying herself, while she is reportedly vacationing with family on the Outer Banks - away from the usual hordes of roving reporters and their vapid questions.

Perhaps more importantly she seems to have escaped the flock of omnipresent paparazzi, which is always nearby shouting questions with the accompanying cacophony of clicking shutters.

After this reporter approached her with a few questions, she was whisked away to an awaiting van by an entourage of folks who appeared to have gone parasailing. Questions as to whether Aunt Betty also went parasailing were left unanswered and floating with the seagulls as she responded with a simple, enigmatic “Oh, whatever.”

It was overheard that Aunt Betty wanted to get back to her spacious palatial resort house by the beach, with its own zip code, and prop up her feet and have a Guinness and watch the Tour de France.

If you will recall, rumors continue to link Aunt Betty as a former love-interest of Lance Armstrong.

A hulking young man with fishing tackle and cigar dangling from his mouth, stood by patiently, as she gathered herself together. It is not known if he had accompanied her to the popular fishing spot underneath the Washington Baum Bridge or not.

No word as to how much luck she had today, but she was all smiles when this picture was snapped.

Kevin Dayhoff filed this report from the field.

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Democratic Advocate, June 22, 1945 - Sugar To Affect Coca-Cola Supply

This day in history:
Democratic Advocate, June 22, 1945 - Sugar To Affect Coca-Cola Supply - W. C. Meredith, President Of Coca-Cola Co., Announces The Quality Will Be Maintained - The supply of Coca-Cola in Westminster definitely will be affected by the further curtailment in the supply of sugar after July 1st because the manufacturer of that popular drink will not compromise with the use of substitutes.

However, an equitable system of rationing will be maintained in Westminster during the shortage, according to W. C. Meredith. President of the Westminster Coca-Cola Bottling Company.

The O. P. A. announced that the allotment of sugar to industrial users would be cut to 50% of the sugar used in the third quarter of 1941, effective July 1st.

"I am informed that this sugar shortage is world-wide and not merely national and is directly attributed to the confusion in the production and distribution of sugar occasioned by the war," said Mr. Meredith.

"Sugar is absolutely necessary in the manufacture of Coca-Cola. We cannot and will not use sweetening substitutes, and therefore when sugar is short, there must be a shortage in the amount of Coca-Cola, but you can be certain that the quality of Coca-Cola will remain unchanged.

Democratic Advocate, June 22, 1945.
19450622 Sugar To Affect Coca Cola Supply
Beautiful Arabic 1940's Coca-cola commercial

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Frank keeps his eye on the boat in Wanchese harbor

Frank keeps his eye on the boat in Wanchese harbor

July 20, 2009 by Kevin Dayhoff
Click here for a larger image.

Frank keeps his eye on the boat in the harbor in Wanchese, Roanoke Island, Outer Banks, North Carolina.

20090720 sdosm Frank keeps his eye on the boat in Wanchese harbor
Dayhoff Daily Photoblog

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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Messy by SammiKate Photography

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Messy


Here's more from the fun shoot with Heather and our paintings... To see more Click Here!


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Monday, July 20, 2009

Frank, the tomato, working away in the kitchen

Squirrel underpants

Squirrel underpants

Sunday, July 19, 2009

I found these at the Grandy Greenhouse and Farm Market in Grandy, NC, as one approaches the Outer Banks.

The number of practical applications for such a product are only limited by an avid imagination…
http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2009/07/squirrel-underpants.html

http://twitpic.com/b1ec7 Squirrel underpants - I found these at the Grandy Greenhouse and Farm Market in Grandy, NC http://tinyurl.com/l8nvv7

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The Richmond Petersburg rest stop

The Richmond Petersburg rest stop

Saturday, July 18, 2009 by Kevin Dayhoff

Click here for a larger image.

A lone traveler in the night studies the information boards about the Richmond Petersburg area at an Interstate rest stop.

Dayhoff Daily Photoblog
http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2009/07/richmond-petersburg-rest-stop.html

Twitpic: http://twitpic.com/photos/kevindayhoff

http://twitpic.com/b0yeg A lone traveler in the night at a Richmond Petersburg area Interstate rest stop http://tinyurl.com/lk2qos

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Codex Sinaiticus


Codex Sinaiticus is one of the most important books in the world. Handwritten well over 1600 years ago, the manuscript contains the Christian Bible in Greek, including the oldest complete copy of the New Testament. Its heavily corrected text is of outstanding importance for the history of the Bible and the manuscript – the oldest substantial book to survive Antiquity – is of supreme importance for the history of the book. [Find out more about Codex Sinaiticus.]

The Codex Sinaiticus Project

The Codex Sinaiticus Project is an international collaboration to reunite the entire manuscript in digital form and make it accessible to a global audience for the first time. Drawing on the expertise of leading scholars, conservators and curators, the Project gives everyone the opportunity to connect directly with this famous manuscript. [
Find out more about the Codex Sinaiticus Project.]

The Codex Sinaiticus Website

This is the first release of the Codex Sinaiticus Project website. This website will be substantially updated in November 2008 and in July 2009, by when the website will have been fully developed. [
Find out more about its current contents.]

International conference, 6-7 July 2009 at the British Library

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Friday, July 17, 2009

Recent Explore Carroll articles by Kevin Dayhoff

Recent Explore Carroll articles by Kevin Dayhoff

http://explorecarroll.com/search/?s=Dayhoff&action=GO

Hampstead man arrested for setting Greens Apartments fire
Published July 13, 2009 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
... damage is estimated at $450,000, according to fire marshals. Kevin Dayhoff contributed to this report....

DAYHOFF: 11th Air Cavalry Troop memorial recalls service of Carroll natives
Published July 11, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
... to help honor these men and their families, as well those others named on the memorial who paid so dearly in the service of their community and nation. Kevin Dayhoff may reached at kevindayhoff AT gmail.com, or visit him at http://www.westminstermarylandonline.net/....

Bringing Corbit's Charge, and Douglass, back to Westminster
Published July 5, 2009 by Carroll Eagle
... for his age," Crutcher responded that Douglass has "rested a lot" over the years. When he's not traveling back in time to the 1800s, … or visit him at http://www.westminstermarylandonline.net/....

DAYHOFF: Margaret Mitchell wrote what she knew; the rest is gone with the wind
Published July 2, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
... And that is all I know for right now. Hope you and your family have a great Fourth of July weekend. Kevin Dayhoff writes from Westminster.

Westminster was all abuzz for the great fly roundup of 1914
Published June 28, 2009 by Carroll Eagle
... reminds me that it was Groucho Marx who once said, "Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana." When he is not swatting flies …

DAYHOFF: Hoffa Field and the Sheathing of the Sword
Published June 23, 2009 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
... . Lightner and the June 1922 American Sentinel newspaper article have left us with an extensive and fascinating account of the “The Sheathing of the Sword.”

'Year without summer' killed crops ... and created a monster
Published June 21, 2009 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
... village folk that it's not a bad idea to keep a torch handy on these cool summer nights. When he is not playing with laboratory-harnessed lightning…

Historic Blue Ridge College bell dedicated In Union Bridge
Published June 20, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
UNION BRIDGE — Several hundred folks braved threatening weather June 20 to witness the unveiling and dedication of the historic 1900 Blue Ridge College bell in Lehigh Square, the original site of the college which had thrived in Union Bridge from 1898 to ... ...

When city got 'sole' in the 1920s, it was cause for a celebration
Published June 14, 2009 by Carroll Eagle
... be the guest speaker. There will be a retirement ceremony for worn flags. Guests may bring old flags for retirement. When he is not waving the flag, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at … or visit him at http://www.westminstermarylandonline.net/....

Remember when you could walk to work in Westminster?
Published June 7, 2009 by Carroll Eagle
When he's not on a "walk-about" in Westminster, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at kevindayhoff AT gmail.com. ...

20090716 SDOSM Recent Explore Carroll articles by Kevin Dayhoff

Recent http://www.explorecarroll.com/ articles by Kevin Dayhoff
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Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes...

"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes, design is knowing which ones to keep" - Scott Adams

WaPo News Alert Walter Cronkite Dies at 92

WaPo News Alert Walter Cronkite Dies at 92

08:17 PM EDT Friday, July 17, 2009

Walter Cronkite Dies at 92

Legendary newsman Walter Cronkite has died at age 92, CBS News reported tonight.

For more information, visit washingtonpost.com

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