Dragonlager.com will be going under renivations for the next couple weeks.
It maybe offline for a couple says too,
I hope make into a five photo-blog of Lancaster.
see you soon!!!
Author ArchiveDragonlager.com will be going under renivations for the next couple weeks.
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06
2008
good bye Mr. Tim RussertPosted by: Chris dlgr in Uncategorized, politics, tags: thoughtsthere is an old quote: “there are no facts, only interpretations”
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05
2008
Garden of the five cents (senses)Posted by: Chris dlgr in Almanac, Pictures, city, life, nature, park, tags: conestoga, county, observations, trees, vacationPrices at the gas pumps rising… inflation. does anybody have money really to travel for vacation? So its time to adapt. And do a vacation of exploring our local communities. Their is plenty to do around lancaster, we plenty of parks. The Lancaster County Park is partly in the city limits. So today I visited the park and snapped some photos at “Garden of Five Senses”. I grew up a dirt poor kid in Lancaster. So I have been visiting the parks and fished the Contestoga river.I do not worry when the money belt gets a little tight, pertaining to vacation. I been through it many times before. Visiting the Park, and the Garden of five senses is free. Its great for couples are kids, and no need for big plans to visit. Hard to believe these Eastern Pines Grow in the city limits. I wish i could upload the Smells and odors of this garden. too bad i cannot find the right file format. Plenty of signs that explain the natural history and life in The Garden of Five Senses. The one on the left is in braille for the vision impaired. I love to hear the water move in the garden. this is a pond right in the middle. With no money to travel, we mind as well see how nature flowers in flows at home! Start Slide Show with PicLens Lite
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05
2008
searching for a little (red) tailPosted by: Chris dlgr in Almanac, Pictures, city, nature, tags: birds, observationsCall me Ishmael, but I have been obsessed on getting a decent picture of the Red- Tail Hawks that have been flying into the City of Lancaster. Despite being called a “chicken Hawk”, these common birds of prey feed on mostly rodents, and rabbits. They generally like open places to hunt, such as farms or open fields. So i am surprised to see them in the city limits, where it is tough fly and hunt with their wide wing spans. ~ Left: is the huge antenna at U.G.I, near Farnum field. You can see the skeleton of the new Convention Center in the backround.
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04
2008
Barrack Obama at the Train stationPosted by: Chris dlgr in Almanac, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Pictures, celebrations, city, life, politics, transportation, tags: obama, rally, socialSenator Barack Obama held a rally yesterday at the Lancaster Train Station. With The Pennsylvania Primaries coming on Tuesday, Lots of supporters came out. This is not a political website. But this is where I was Yesterday, with several thousand other Lancasterians. Sen. Hillary Clinton was campaigning in York, Pa. Mean while Sen. Obama was here in Lancaster, with friend and respected Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey. The Rally included a local, proud veteran, some fine Lancaster Rock bands. Senator Bob Casey (middle right second pane) talked briefly and stood in support of Obama. the Senator from Illinois did pronounce “Lancaster” correctly and that is the most important thing (hehe). Some overtime for these two fellows. ~ Start Slide Show with PicLens Lite
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2008
photography spring cleaning (vol 1)Posted by: Chris dlgr in Almanac, Lancaster, Pictures, city, hobbieswhile cleaning up my computers folders i found a couple pictures I took last year. This was a damp night in December on Queen st. ~ Lancaster has two squares: Penn Square and Lancaster Square. ~ late fall picture. I had taken this with my first camera… I bought the camera right in time for the fall leaves change. ~ peace! Start Slide Show with PicLens Lite
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04
2008
a letter to obama from the bitterPosted by: Chris dlgr in Almanac, Pennsylvania, heritage, politics, tags: valuesdear mr. Obama, If i am going to vote for you, twice possibly… I would like you to understand me a little better. However, I do not think that I or others in my community build the whole of our values on our frustrations and bitterness. * The debate about gun control is an argument over constitutionality. It not a diversion from bitterness. * the debate over illegal immigrants has a lot to do with citizenship…I for one encourage that everyone who wishes to participate in America, should strive to be a tax paying citizen. my value of citizenship, has nothing to do with frustration or bitterness. * religion? well as far as i can tell the majority of people use faith as means of building values. again it has less to do with frustration or bitterness at the kernel. does frustration drive us? should frustration us? I think so, but I think you have confused on how Pennsylvanians value. Do we all agree on issues such as illegal immigration, gun control, and religion? of course not. I think fine sir, that you can make a great president, but you can at least take another look at Pennsylvanians Values. I think you missed the mark the first time. Regards,
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04
2008
Terminally and publicly transportedPosted by: Chris dlgr in Almanac, Pictures, city, life, transportation, tags: alternative, busses, dowtownWith the skyrocketing cost of gasoline; With my truck being worked on, It seem a good chance to look for some alternative modes of transportation. Today I chose to take the bus to work. I live about twelve miles from where i work. It usually takes me a half hour, through morning traffic to drive to my destination. My beat up truck has a tiny 4 cylinder engine and it uses about 2/3 a gallon of gas to get to work. So today, in rebellion to the the addiction to the great American Heroin, OIL, I woke about an our early to walk downtown. Not the safest journey in the predawn hour… Detouring through Water st has some hazards… I was only proposition by one prostitute, nothing too dangerous.( i wonder if google has taken its now notorious 3D map of water st. hmm) I reached the Red rose transit authority lancaster bus stop early. So I took some pictures to kill the time.
Some people were out in the early morning. Not much traffic yet. ~ Their seems to be art studios everywhere in Downtown Lancaster. This window display added a sentimental detour to my trek to the RRTA terminal on Queen st. “Where The Wild Things Are” was a favorite book of mine as a small child. Its regarded as classic. ~ Ms. Clintons campaign headquarters on the corner of Walnut st and Queen st. With the Pennsylvania primary coming up on April 22nd. Its impossible not to walk ten feet without tripping over a political sign. (I should of asked that prostitute who she is voting for…) ~ And finally to the new bus terminal on the two hundred block of Queen. The Terminal is very clean and attractive. This picture was taken from the bus i was on. ~ Start Slide Show with PicLens Lite
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04
2008
Internet addiction..not looking good.Posted by: Chris dlgr in Almanac, Internet, hobbies, nature, tags: Add new tag, browsers, openoffice, wordpressAs spring calls out to me to enjoy the great outdoors…my computer keeps trying to call me back with goodies: * Openoffice.org the opensource equivalent Microsofts office just released Openoffice 2.4 * Avant Browser, a lite speed cruisin browser just released its new build. * Modzilla is planning to release Firefox version 3.o on wedseday,outside of Beta. So many new toys!… Its a conspiracy to keep me away from my fly fishing rod and hiking boots… oh my computer it is such a horrible enabler to my internet addiction.
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04
2008
Julias weeping willowPosted by: Chris dlgr in Almanac, Pictures, celebrations, family, heritage, life, nature, park, tags: conestoga, Grandma, personal~ Julia was part of America’s “Greatest Generation”. She was a poor child of the depression. She was an aspiring musician who played on a couple radio programs in the 1930s.( today I have her saxophones) She joined the U.S army during WW2 and she was one of the first women stationed abroad in the U.S military. Julia was a single mother who worked full time to raise her child. She became the first Female council woman of Lancaster City government, while raising her family and working full time. Well things look a little disorganized. The old theme just was way to slow to load up. and i think this layout will look sharp. Thanks for stopping by, in the mean time ~
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03
2008
Pa 2008 Primary, candidate listPosted by: Chris dlgr in Almanac, Colleges, Lancaster, celebrations, politics, updates, tags: politics, primaryHillary Clinton will be at Millersville State University tomorrow evening.She is the first of the major candidate to do so. —— …The Download for the unofficial list of candidates in the Pennsylvania 2008 Primary…. This link is for the PDF download (as with Adobe acrobat reader) http://www.dos.state.pa.us/bcel/lib/bcel/elections/petition_filers.pdf ~ (this post has been re edited. It was a bit jumbled after i moved things around. The unofficial list is a neutral non-partisan list…sorry if it was confusing, before)
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03
2008
Diablo RojoPosted by: Chris dlgr in celebrations, music, tags: off-subject, radio, videos“Its about a Roller coaster!” |