Wollaston square circa. 1960. Photo from NQHS Yearbook Postcards From Wollaston I grew up in the Wollaston neighborhood of Quincy, Massachusetts. Quincy adjoins the city of Boston on its southern border and Wollaston is in the northern end of Quincy. The city’s name is pronounced... Read more →
Deck the Chairs at Jacksonville Beach, Florida I took a walk around Latham Plaza and the Seawalk Pavillion in downtown Jacksonville Beach a couple of days ago. I didn’t have any of my cameras with me, so I shot all the photos in this post... Read more →
I shot this photo of a sign on an outfield wall at McCormick Field, home of the Asheville Tourists, South Atlantic League (Class 'A') Minor League Baseball As a lifetime baseball fan, I have watched thousands of hours of Major League Baseball. (Take a look... Read more →
Donnalou Stevens Bio-Pic I ran into this video recently, and immediately (probably as a result of my advancing years) I love it! From "The Texas Lovebirds" website where you can read more about Donnalou and her band: In the mid 90’s, DonnaLou was the main... Read more →
Saturday Nov. 30, 2019 was the 101st birthday of baseball icon Mary Pratt of Quincy. All-American and former women's baseball league start Mary Pratt who is honoured on her 100th birthday at Grove Manor Estates, holds a photo of the team she played with, Friday,... Read more →
Many of us who were around for the early days of television have fond memories of the Bob Hope USO specials that he put on for the troops around the world each Christmas for many years. I was lucky enough to see his tour perform... Read more →
Lizard Lick, North Carolina, ATM Figure I shot this photo of a lizard statue on top of an ATM while visiting North Carolina earlier this year. According to Wikipedia: Lizard Lick is an unincorporated community in Wake County, North Carolina, United States. The community is... Read more →
Ocala, Florida, Dentist's Office I shot this photo of a dentist's sign while visiting Ocala, Florida. I'd love it if you took a look at more of my humorous photos at my photo site at allenforrest.com. I Welcome Your Comments! Please Post Your Thoughts, Comments,... Read more →
The Far Side by Gary Larson Gary Larson According to Wikipedia: Gary Larson (born August 14, 1950) is an American cartoonist. He is the creator of The Far Side, a single-panel cartoon series that was syndicated internationally to more than 1,900 newspapers for fifteen years.... Read more →
Early on the morning of January 3, 2014, I headed from my home in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, to Little Talbot Island on the coast of Florida about 16 miles north of me. I had heard in the local news that a rare sighting this far... Read more →