Celebrating

One Thousand Eight Hundred

Post

April 29, 2015

Today I share a plethora of pictures just to give all the viewers here an idea of what the Editor and Publisher is all about.  This series of pictures is not a complete concept of what Alan is all about, but a mere sampling so that you may draw your own conclusions.

Since I started this Blog on 4 June 2006, which is  some nine years ago, I have enjoyed the task.  

In summary, "Life is Good" so please enjoy the opportunity to view Alan in several states of his life.

Restoration

in 

Macon, Georgia

Recently I performed some Community Service as a Volunteer at the Fired Works Exhibition and Sale in Central City City Park.  I am impressed with the recent restoration of the Round Building at the Park.  This exterior and the windows make this the "Show Piece" of Macon.  

Recycling

in

Middle Georgia

Recently I acquired a new clothes dryer for our Home here in Macon.  I picked it up from the retailer and removed the old dryer which sounded like a freight train.  It was going to quit very soon.  The new dryer was installed and is working well.  In the meantime I relocated the old dryer near the garage.  Yesterday I finally tired of seeing it so I conducted some research to learn about recycling.  There are several firms here in Macon that are in this business but I decided on "Newell Recycling" at 4460 Broadway.  This is just North of Guy Paine Road on the Northeast quadrant with the intersection with Broadway.

I arrived, they processed me and weighed the pickup and made a copy of my Driver's License.  I proceeded to the recycling area and they removed the dryer and I went back to be weighed.  I was told to park and go into the Office.  They took my picture and gave me a check for $7.00 for the scrap metal the old dryer had.  I can support this procedure simply because it hopefully will help reduce the number of metal, especially copper thefts here in Middle Georgia.  I post this today to simply remind everyone that you can acquire some funds by properly disposing/recycling your broken and/or unused stuff.

Thank You!!!

Waddell Barnes

Botanical Gardens

Middle Georgia State College

Macon, Georgia

I recently was told that there was a grove of Cherry Trees at Middle Georgia State College.  I took the opportunity on 14 April 2015 to visit this treasure, established by Chris R. Sheridan & Company.  Admittedly none of the trees were in Bloom, but I enjoyed the opportunity to view this wonderful asset to the Botanical Gardens.  You can be confident that I will visit again during the prime time for these trees to be in Bloom.  

This is a view of the Cherry Tree Garden from
the West End.  

 I started my visit on the East end of the Garden, which is close to I-475.  I did not take the picture of the Sign for this section of trees.

Taiwan Flowering Cherry
Prunus Campanulata

I was not aware that there are so many varieties of blooming cherry trees.  This proves that it is possible to learn something new each day!!!!