Random Picture Thread

That doesn't mean for sure Jolly's wheels came from Christians, e.g. to my belief the Vikings were no Christians, but they did travel to North America about the late 10^th century AD.

‘‘ Viking settlements and voyages ’’​

 

I spent a lot of my growing up years living in such places like Okinawa, the Philippines and Guam during the 50s and 60s. My dad was a civilian working for the US military. I was a history buff at a young age fascinated by WWII era battlefields and relics. Although very close to the final resting places for both the Yamato and its sister ship the Musachi, I was unable to actually visit those. However I was able to visit such sites as Shuri Castle on Okinawa, Corregidor, Bataan and Camp O'Donnell in the Philippines, Saipan, Tinian, Palau and Truk. Here is a photo of me looking for war relics on the beach on Okinawa. Well maybe it was only sea shells.

 

Great picture and story Jolly, thanks . .

 

I don't think the Vikings took spoked wheels to Texas New/Mexico region.

 

I think the Vikings thought big, hence they still do so in Texas . .

 

Malahulc was just big. Rollo too.

Malahulc - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malahulc

 

Then he might be of Viking ancestry: Williams / Zielinski Family Tree / Malahulk Haldrick Eysteinsson, Jarl Of Norway

Profile ---> Malahulk Haldrick Eysteinsson, Jarl Of Norway

P.S. - Only later saw Hoyt's link, the ancestry seems correct though.

 

I'm now thinking Grutte Pier (Friesian for ‘Big Pier’ in English) might have had some Viking blood in his veins too...

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Pier translates to Pierre or Peter, does it not?

 

It well could be, Pier lived about 7½ centuries after St. Boniface who was called the "Apostle of the Frisians". St. Boniface had chopped down a holy - Donar's Oak in Germany and built a chapel dedicated to St. Peter from its wood on the spot, the Frisians however killed St. Boniface, but the Christianization of the region went on.

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‘‘ St. Boniface chops down Donar's Oak ’’​

P.S. - So I think it's fair to say St. Boniface was your fellow wood butcher . .

 

Well, it's autumn again around here . . .​

 

St. Joseph is the patron saint of carpenters. Maybe St. Boniface is the patron saint of wood butchers?

 

That's a beautiful bird, but the photo looks photoshopped. I've never seen rain bouncing off leaves and creating a haze of micro-droplets. Also, if rain were landing on the leaves there should be drops of water dripping off the tips of the leaves.