Monthly Archives: June 2013

Five inch (plus) rain

Posted on June 8, 2013 by On the North River

Luddam’s Ford spillway after over five inches of rain overnight… Normally… Downstream… This riverside home, high moon tide (normal maximum) Add rain…  

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After the deluge

Posted on June 8, 2013 by On the North River

Send Lawyers, Guns and Money…Send Axes, Saws and Hip Boots! That Tree has to go! (at the Indian Head River launch off Elm Street, to be precise) Seriously, that downed tree has to go… When you push off from the … Continue reading →

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After the heat before the storm

Posted on June 8, 2013 by On the North River
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River and Kayaking pictures are coming but first the Mud

Posted on June 6, 2013 by On the North River

Samantha Power’s Five Worst Statements Our new UN Ambassador, she once was recorded as urging the US to invade Israel to the benefit of the Palestinians, Speaking about her own comments, Power said, “This makes no sense to me.” “Even … Continue reading →

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Is this why the Steven’s Autopsy was never released?

Posted on June 5, 2013 by On the North River

Al Qaeda weapons expert: U.S. ambassador to Libya killed by lethal injection Group sought to kidnap Stevens for exchange of imprisoned terrorists An al Qaeda terrorist stated in a recent online posting that U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens … Continue reading →

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The Larch…No, No, the Black Locust.

Posted on June 4, 2013 by On the North River

And I’m not talking about the low information voter.  I have these trees on my property… They look pretty with the masses of white flower blossoms don’t they?  A day later (after some moderate winds) not so blindingly white. There … Continue reading →

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Timbuktu’s slaves liberated as Islamists flee

Posted on June 3, 2013 by On the North River

Yes, Slaves. Islam never gave up slavery, never. From the Wall Street Journal Ayaan Hirsi Ali: The Problem of Muslim Leadership Another Islamist terror attack, another round of assurances that it had nothing to do with the religion of peace. … Continue reading →

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Yup!

Posted on June 3, 2013 by On the North River

Easily the best caption for a photo, ever………………….from Shelly H/T Shelly

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For crying out loud!

Posted on June 2, 2013 by On the North River

Hot meals the latest casualty in Afghanistan: Marines lose one hot meal a day as part of the U.S Army’s ‘draw-down’ measures Soldiers at Camp Leatherneck have lost the midnight rations, or ‘midrats’, where troops beginning a shift and others … Continue reading →

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Damn over-achiever.

Posted on June 1, 2013 by On the North River

Wyoming teen who built reactor ousted from science fair on technicality Good Grief! What’s he got to build to impress some people? Actually I think his disqualification has more to do with some peoples visceral hate and unreasoned fear of … Continue reading →

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