Scrimshaw on a Violin by American Whaling Sailor Frederick Wells of Long Island, having a whale form tailpiece with his name and the date, 1850.
The scrimshaw is set on an original marked “HOPF” violin, made in Klingenthal, Saxony, Germany, a ‘Stainer’ copy, made of a two-piece table of spruce, back of maple with irregular fine figure, ribs of medium-fine figure, neck, pegbox and scroll of medium-fine figured maple, and a deep reddish-purple varnish.
Eruption on Mount Etna, Sicily, gives the illusion of a Phoenix in the sky.
He’s being cleaned, not just pet, but judging by that big contented rumble you can hear, he’s quite enjoying it!
When you’re a prehistoric dinosaur and it’s scritches time
brushie brushie brushie
Not a job I'd recommend.
On this day, June 19, in 1778, Washington’s army marched out of Valley Forge.
The men were better disciplined and stronger in spirit than when they had entered. Nine days later, they won a victory against the British under Lord Cornwallis at the Battle of Monmouth in New Jersey.
Death of General Sir Isaac Brock at the Battle of Queenston Heights. War of 1812
Across the Niagara River from Lewiston, NY
I want to age like sea glass...
This just struck me as a beautiful wish.
The ghost sculptures of WWI soldiers silently standing over their graves in the St John’s Churchyard, Slimbridge, England. Sculptor Jackie Lantelli created them out of chicken wire to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the war.
Haunting sculptures commemorating the end of the Great War.
The Battlefield Cross
The rifle is thrusted in the ground signifying the Soldier died in battle, fighting til the end.
The boots carry the Soldier through the fight for freedom and are placed at the base of the rifle, they're worn and dirty to remind us of that final March.
The dog tags are hung from the rifle so that the name of the fallen will never be forgotten.
The helmet is placed on top of the rifle representing what that person stood for and that the battle was over.
The battlefield cross is a sacred symbol amongst military members since a funeral is typically not possible during war time, these symbols serve as a rally point where surviving members of a unit can morn and remember their fallen comrades.
This Memorial Day, reach out to the veterans you know and give them a simple message:
We remember our country's fallen, our brothers and sisters and we appreciate their sacrifice.
