Daddy D and I have arrived home after a quick trip to the east coast. Before our trip began, we had three goals in mind, to visit Thomas Jefferson's home, Monticello, to go to the Mariner's Museum to learn more about the Monitor and the Merrimack, and to see the place where the Wright Brothers successfully invented and flew the first airplane.
After seeing these three historic sites, Daddy D commented that we had experienced three different eras of history. Monticello was built during revolutionary times and in the early days of United States history. The Monitor and Merrimack, were ironclad ships of the Civil War. The Wright Brothers flew made their historic flight at the beginning of the twentieth century.
You might wonder why we chose to visit those specific sites with so many other places to choose. In addition to being of important historical significance, each of those sites are of scientific importance. Thomas Jefferson , in addition to being a prominent statesman, was a scientist. According to the Monticello tour guide, Jefferson was the nation's first meteorologist, with a keen interest in weather. Furthermore, he owned a number of interesting gadgets including a polygraph, a machine that made copies as he wrote letters and other documents. These pictures show a wind vane at 
Jefferson's home. He had a traditional wind vane on the roof with the directional compass attached to the wind vane on the ceiling beneath the vane.
Jefferson's home. He had a traditional wind vane on the roof with the directional compass attached to the wind vane on the ceiling beneath the vane. We loved this history and science oriented vacation, but we like trips to state and national parks as well. One summer we were fortunate to stay at all of the state parks with lodges in the state of Indiana. On these trips, we hiked, and I photographed wildflowers.
What is your favorite kind of vacation? Do you enjoy visiting monuments? Do you prefer an action-packed vacation of whitewater rafting or skiing? Would you rather lay out at the beach and soak in some rays while listening to the gentle swish-swishing of the waves? Or would you rather head to New York, London, or Sydney for days of shopping and nights of theater and fine dining?
The door in the left of the picture opens to a closet where I store bedding for our fold-out couch, and the top shelf has cleaners and poisons hidden from guests and small children.
There is another closet in the living room that holds coats, games, a vacuum cleaner, photos, and old vinyl records.
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The next is a Valentine that Daddy D made for me when we were dating in 1966. Isn't he romantic?
This caricature of my Dad was given to my Dad on his retirement from the International Harvester, where he worked for 41 years. After he retired, my parents moved to Naples. One of Dad's co-workers created the cartoon, and all of the people in his department signed the back. The picture hangs on my wall in a very nice frame with a maroon matting.
This framed quote by John Wesley is from my sister, Margaret. This is one of Daddy D's favorite sayings. The advice from Wesley certainly is sound.
This friendly little gate hangs in our blue kitchen. My husband's step-father made this gate; I believe out of old siding. George was an interesting fellow and an inventor of sorts. He was forever making things out of stuff other people threw away. He made the most beautiful oak kitchen cabinets out wood from the interior of an old building.
So those are some of my treasures that hang on my wall. There is list of other Fun Monday participants in the margin on the left. Go visit those folks, and see what they have chosen to show us. Thank you for your visit and participation. I hope that photographing your hanging wares was not too difficult. 
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