Joanna's Birthday, Part 4 , July 28, Sunday, 2013

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3:56-4:24-- Depart for Nottingham Park; at the Park

160-- 3:56  Getting ready for to go to Nottingham County Park, PA

Vicki behind wheel. Justin's just loaded Tumnus in hatchback, & is reaching for to pick up his water bottle. Joanna's putting something in or to take something out of her car. 

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161--  3:56

 We leave for Nottingham Park at 3:58 pm [Joanna, Justin, Seth, Vicki & I are all riding in her car: Seth in front; Justin in driver's side rear; Joanna, middle; then me; Tumnus in way back.]

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[Following written on way to Not. Pk.]-- Skies have cleard up as of abt 45 min ago (abt 3:15?). Momy mentions that Ken Blount tweeted her a few daze ago.

Joanna tells about when they take Tumnus to Putapsco State Park: trees, waterfall, fields, ruins--some are wood frame & have drywall, some are stone.

Vicki sez Justin's mom (& now her too) follow the Navy website [that gives info about Justin's Navy group at Ft. Meade, if I'm understanding correctly].

Justin sez that they [his outfit, detachment--don't know proper term] just got a new CO* (*would be called "Skipper" if they were on a boat).

Vicki asked how you would address the CO.  Justin answers: "Sir."  I ask what his rank is. Justin sez "Captain."

Justin tells types of admirals there are: Rear Admiral (commands boats in rear of Navy fleet during battle); Vice Admiral; Fleet Admiral [in my notes, I have Fleet Admiral in parentheses after Vice Admiral, so I don't know if Justin meant the Vice Admiral is the Fleet Admiral, say in war time, or not]. Justin sez we don't have a Fleet Admiral right now, as no Naval forces are engaged in battle.

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At Nottingham Park at 4:10.

[While driving up into parking lot, before parking, Justin spots a deer off to the right of the beginning of the main trail which is the exercise trail. I can't see deer till we actually park, & are facing it facing us.]

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162-- 4:11  The deer (telephoto); exercise trail on left 

You can see info-board of 1st station of excercise trail in center background. 

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163-- 4:11  Tumnus & Justin watch stationary deer (telephoto).

Shortly after this, the deer made a "huffing" noise,      & then ran away.

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164-- 4:12  Joanna, Seth, Vicki, headed from car to exercise trail entrance.

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166-- 4:13  Vicki trying to figure out where the trail is that she wants to take.

Later, after we study map closely, it seems to be a mirror image of real life, or something;  we can't make sense of it.

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167-- 4:13  Anyway, Joanna tries to take pic to help us find trail Vicki wants     

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168--  4:14  One more try; but finally, she decides she can't get clear photo .      I try to get good close-up too; but picture won't focus, so I don't take shot.

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169-- 4:22  Passing pond on our right: the smaller of 2 (?) in the Park.

We gave up on map, & started exercise trail to a point where Vicki led us off onto one of several walking trails which branch off exercise trail.

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170-- 4:24  Justin & Tumnus disturb butterfly flock       in muddy area.

I try to take pix of butterflies; distinctly remember taking several; but above is only one they could possibly be in, and I can only imagine seeing them, even in this one.

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 I think it was right after this that mention is made of the Legend of Moth Man in West Virginia. [Can't remember who talked about the Moth Man--Joanna probly--or what was said about him. Other things were said about moths I believe, but can't remember what.]

 END PART 4

  

  

 

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