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Good Article On page 3A of todays USA Today, is a good article about forest fire management. "Forest Fire Strategy: Just Let It Go", affirming how beneficial fires can be--the "reasoning is that fire is a natural part of the landscape that clears out underbrush and small trees and creates...

Sorry... I live in Florida, so attending would not be possible. Since you started the thread, and I assume you have an interest in the topic, I was hoping to get more information about "the wisdom of nature".

Thank-you! I appreciate your attention to these details, Jerseyman. I was a kid when I pried out one plug, and then poured out the "sand"--it was white, not black as I would envision gunpowder. Is it possible they would have filled the shell, then plugged it, with the intent to bombard...

Curious I'm curious, Ebsi, what exactly is "the wisdom of nature"?

Any luck, Jerseyman? That is, did your friend know tha fieldpiece required for the 9lb'er?

Fire The fires in California were started by arsonist(s), and its intensity was more than likely fueled by the "fuel" or dead and dry brush/shrub/tree litter covering the ground, plus a strong Santa Anna wind coming off the Pacific. When a forest floor has had a controlled burn, a lot of...

A thought I wonder if the ground around the swale would yield archeological finds of interest to the State? Just a thought.

Thanks! Thanks, Jerseyman. I've tried to do a little search on the internet to no avail, to determine the size of the fieldpiece used to shoot a 9lb cannonball--do you know of a good resource? Thanks, again, for your insight and obvious and genuine love of this topic!

a urethral syringe used to treat syphilis with mercury. Yowwwwwcccchhh!!!!!!!!!

Google Earth-view Heres a shot of the area I spoke of in an earlier post. My grandparent's home is to the left, and the swale leading to the old bridge is to the right, just left of the placemark---this yard/home has undergone almost NO change in the last 40-50 years. This site should...

Bright! Looks like daylight in a way, but you can tell it's dark. I remember using slow film with my old Minolta SRT102 (still have & still works!) and I would set it up on a tripod overlooking a stream with the shutter open for minutes (did this in the Sierras) and the water is the only thing...

Amen! Amen, Grendel!

Bones Wouldn't it be cool if one of those "Bones"/"History Detectives" shows could profile the crime, the time, the criminal, and try to answer the question: "is this really him in the grave?"

Ummm Wellll...did it help???

Pics? Any pics of cedar bridge hotel/tavern?

La Fayette & Other European Officers Jerseyman, first, thanks for the additional information you sent me and then included for everyone elses pursuit. If I could make a suggestion to anyone proposing to write about S. Jersey as an important "crossroad" of the Revolution, please-please-please...

Death's no joke. Commenting on someone's passing with such a careless attitude confounds me, and judging by everyone elses postings, just plain pisses them off. Someone's death is not something to joke about. One day you will have to face the same end--I hope and pray your heart softens by then...

Pervert! No, but french kissing, possibly!:dance:

Jerseyman, you're AWESOME! Unbelievable! The swale you mention was a favorite haunt for us kids while playing, with it's steep walls and narrow base...as I got older and fell in love with Revolutionary War history, I often thought how this topical feature looked like an approach to either a...

Air-dragons :mrgreen: I love dragonflies, like y'all, am amazed at their--well, their "life", so to speak---they are just so ALIVE--akin to watching swallows. When my friend Tom and I would go fishing, usually in the pines--Chatsworth Lake, Oswego Lake, wherever, we were almost always treated...