Times they are a-changin’

I marked my 60th birthday this week, which caused me to think of some significant changes of the past half dozen decades.
When I was 15, I had lots of woods in which to run around. I regularly rode a bicycle over most of the county in which I was raised. I thought that was pretty [...]

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How many barns remain?

I took a trip last week. I drove the first 180 miles — 150 of them along the Pennsylvania Turnpike — in about six and-a-half hours.
The problem was not traffic. In fact, there was no problem at all. I’ve started a photographic collection of Mail Pouch barns and roadside farms, so it was drive a [...]

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The Army doesn’t even tell non-secrets

I had a rare privilege last weekend. I met a couple of World War 2 vets — who had not met each other in the more than six decades from when they last worked together. The occasion was a reunion and dedication of a monument to the men of P.O. Box 1142.
The men working at [...]

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Drive for Homeland Security

It may seem a little strange to some people, in this age of $3 gasoline that likely hasn’t seen it’s highest price, but driving can be a good thing for the environment — taken in moderation, of course.
Specifically, a drive next month through the back roads of Adams County — the 9th annual Land Conservancy [...]

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