|
| June 14, 2011 |
 |
| LOWER YELLOWSTONE FALLS |
 |
 | |
 | |
| ESCAPEES FROM LIBBY PRISON More than one hundred prisoners took part in the February 1864 Libby Prison Escape. | |
| Libby Prison was a Confederate Prison at Richmond, Virginia, during the American Civil War. It gained an infamous reputation for the harsh conditions under which prisoners from the Union Army were kept.
The prison was located in a three-story brick warehouse on Tobacco Row. Prior to use as a jail, the warehouse had been leased by Capt. Luther Libby and his son George W. Libby. They operated a ship's chandlery and grocery business. Libby Prison, used only for Union officers, opened in 1861. It contained eight rooms, each 103 by 42 feet (31.4 by 12.5 metres). Lack of sanitation and overcrowding caused the death of many prisoners between 1863 and 1864. Because of the high death toll, Libby Prison is generally regarded as second in notoriety only to Andersonville Prison in Georgia. In 1864, the Union prisoners were moved to Macon, Georgia, and Libby Prison was then used for Confederate military criminals. | |
 | After the occupation of Richmond in 1865 the prison was used by Union authorities for detaining former Confederate officers. Conditions were reportedly less harsh than they had been for Union officers or prisoners of both sides generally during the war. |
 |
 |
| EARLY MORNING AT COLD SPRING |
 |
 |
| WELL MILLSTONE CISTERN |
 ONE HUNDRED FAMOUS VIEWS OF EDO (TOKYO) NUMBER SIXTY-TWO |
 |
| KOMAKATA HALL AND AZUMA BRIDGE |
| We have moved another half-mile up the Sumida, now looking west to the Honjo district, with part of Azuma Bridge visible to the far left. Komakata Hall, a section of which may be seen in the lower left corner, was a square temple building near the river, at the site of the original front gate of Sensoji Temple. Komakata Hall survives today, rebuilt in ferroconcrete and moved about 70 yards north from its Edo location.
It is the rainy season of the Fifth Month (June to early July), a time of overcast skies and persistent light rain. Here, against the blue-gray pattern of the wood grain, are cast wisps of clouds, their forms determined individually by the hand of the printer. What most attracts our attention are the two balanced images that stand out against the sky. The red flag symbolizes rouge, for this is the sign of a cosmetics dealer; given the location, the shop must be Hyakusuke, just west of Komakata Hall. The bird is a hototogisu, a small cuckoo that migrates to Japan at this time of year, occasionally passing through the city on its way to its mountain habitat. |
 | |
 | |
 |
| Kool-Aid was developed by Edwin E. Perkins of Hastings, Nebraska from a concentrated liquid drink mix he had been producing. Problems with breakage and expensive shipping led him to develop the powdered mix in 1927. He sold the packages of 'Kool Ade' for 10 cents. The name was later changed to 'Kool-Aid.' |
 |
| This member of the mustard family was developed in Germany sometime around the 16th century--although one source claims that Charlemagne ordered it planted throughout his domain during the 9th century. It matures in about 2 months when started from seeds, and about 40 days from transplants. Available from May to December, there are green and purple/red varieties.
Although not widely grown commercially in the U.S. it is popular in Israel, Germany, Austria, Russia, Italy, and Hungary. It is frequently grown as a kitchen garden vegetable in some U.S. regions, and is also grown for livestock feed in Europe. In Asia it is popular in northern China (where it is called gai laarn tau), India (ganth gobhi or knol-khol) and Nepal. It can be eaten raw in salads, or cooked. Its leaves can be used much like spinach. Although traditional dishes are usually quite elaborate, stuffed, creamed, etc., it stands up excellent on its own. Food writers tend to disparage it, although many people become obsessed with its taste, which has been described as combining that of cucumber, radish and broccoli. You either love it or hate it. WHAT IS IT? KOHLRABI |
 |
| OWL BUTTERFLY |
|
What cookie did Nabisco introduce in 1912 to compete with Hydrox Biscuit Bonbons?
??? PASS YOUR MOUSE OVER THE QUESTION MARKS FOR THE ANSWER! |
 | |
| |
| COAST OF GENOA | |
 |
 |
 | |
| The Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny" is a series of biplane aircraft built by the Curtiss Aeroplane Company of Hammondsport, New York, later the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company. The Curtiss JN series (the common nickname was derived from "JN") was produced as a training aircraft for the U.S. Army although the "Jenny" became the "backbone of American post-war aviation." | |
|
| COBBLER
A cobbler is a deep dish (casserole or soufflé dish) fruit pie (peach is most common) with only a top biscuit dough crust. Fruit cobblers can be made with almost any fruit, singly or in combination. The cobbler takes its name from the biscuit dough crust on top; it is rough looking or 'cobbled.' The cobbler originated in the U.S. in the early to mid 19th century. A Cobbler is also a drink, which probably predates the fruit cobbler pie. In 1809 Washington Irving referred to a "sherry cobbler" in his tongue-in-cheek 'History of New York'. It was described as being one of those new alcoholic drinks also being called a "cocktail." A cobbler usually consisted of whiskey or rum with fruit juice and/or sugar, garnished with mint and/or citrus. |
 |
| HONEYSUCKLE |
 |
| CLOSEUP OF LILACS |
 |
 |
| RAINBOW AS SEEN FROM MY HOUSE (MISSOURI RIVER AND TOWNSEND) |
 |
| DISCLAIMER: Material used in Bitts and Bytes is gathered from various sources--mainly the World Wide Web.
Authorship cannot always be credited nor the source defined. Authenticity of material is assumed to be correct, but is not guaranteed. |  |