Some pictures I want to share.

I'd forgotten how beautiful Jersey could be. Thanks for the pleasant diversions, Frank.

Never knew you were a cat person.

And of another lovely lady!

And of another lovely lady!

A Protest Against the Statue of Liberty
Digital History ID 31

Author: Saum Song Bo
Date:1885

Annotation: In the pages of a missionary magazine, Saum Song Bo describes the irony of erecting a Statue of Liberty just after the United States had enacted a law excluding Chinese from the United States.


Document: SIR: A paper was presented to me yesterday for inspection, and I found it to be specially drawn up for subscription among my countrymen toward the Pedestal Fund of the Bartholdi Statue of Liberty. Seeing that the heading is an appeal to American citizens, to their love of country and liberty, I feel that my countrymen and myself are honored in being thus appealed to as citizens in the cause of liberty. But the word liberty makes me think of the fact that this country is the land of liberty for men of all nations except the Chinese. I consider it as an insult to us Chinese to call on us to contribute toward building in this land a pedestal for a statue of Liberty. That statue represents Liberty holding a torch which lights the passage of those of all nations who come Into this country. But are the Chinese allowed to come? As for the Chinese who are here, are they allowed to enjoy liberty as men of all other nationalities enjoy it? Are they allowed to go about everywhere free from the insults, abuse, assaults, wrongs and injuries from which men of other nationalities are free?

If there be a Chinaman who came to this country when a lad, who has passed through an American institution of learning of the highest grade, who has so fallen in love with American manners and ideas that he desires to make his home in this land, and who, seeing that his countrymen demand one of their own number to be their legal adviser, representative, advocate and protector, desires to study law, can he be a lawyer? By the law of this nation, he, being a Chinaman, cannot become a citizen, and consequently cannot be a lawyer.

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http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtid=3&psid=31

The pond was no trouble at all. I came home one day 20 years ago and decided to dig it. My yard is easy digging...and I dug it in a couple of hours.

My original lining was not so hot...so I had to replace it a couple of years back...but this new lining is super.

Any suggestions for a good liner?