tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post3627634865013187604..comments2024-03-07T02:53:47.674-06:00Comments on Bish Denham : Celebrating One Hundred YearsBish Denhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-39429044463246545062016-09-03T17:18:22.127-05:002016-09-03T17:18:22.127-05:00There is a ruin of an old windmill very similar to...There is a ruin of an old windmill very similar to yours in Newport, Rhode Island. They call it the Viking Tower but chances are it was really a windmill. Gorgeous photos!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15964712984479525970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-36856300758564105502016-09-02T17:42:02.772-05:002016-09-02T17:42:02.772-05:00Wow! beautiful photos and lovely history! Thanks f...Wow! beautiful photos and lovely history! Thanks for sharing Bish! Nas https://www.blogger.com/profile/08341843048288374472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-56485840834393397352016-09-01T09:28:49.377-05:002016-09-01T09:28:49.377-05:00Me too... :)Me too... :)Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-36062490315276287062016-09-01T09:26:46.420-05:002016-09-01T09:26:46.420-05:00It is well preserved. But keeping these buildings ...It is well preserved. But keeping these buildings in good condition takes a lot of money.Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-15260236806273350282016-08-31T09:05:53.646-05:002016-08-31T09:05:53.646-05:00Beautfiul pictures, Bish. Thank you for sharing su...Beautfiul pictures, Bish. Thank you for sharing such a lovely place with us. It's lovely to reflect from time to time and appreciate the place we live in or visit. Have a super September.Nicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14674648154579013578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-64878992771211269432016-08-30T13:58:32.450-05:002016-08-30T13:58:32.450-05:00Gorgeous photos, Bish... I'm a sucker for a be...Gorgeous photos, Bish... I'm a sucker for a beautiful beach! <br /><br />Susan at<br /><a href="http://susan-a-eamestravelfictionandphotos.blogspot.ie" rel="nofollow">Travel, Fiction and Photos</a><br />Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-16594556982481186582016-08-30T12:11:39.351-05:002016-08-30T12:11:39.351-05:00Fantastic pictures! I love seeing old industrial w...Fantastic pictures! I love seeing old industrial works and learning how they operated. The fort in the last picture looks to be very well preserved.Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-56751644735009833802016-08-30T09:59:49.276-05:002016-08-30T09:59:49.276-05:00Yup, it is a photographer's paradise. Even tho...Yup, it is a photographer's paradise. Even though I have a ton of pictures every time I go down I take more! I've been to Carlsbad twice, quite a cave.Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-6773043594992479112016-08-30T09:58:47.651-05:002016-08-30T09:58:47.651-05:00Thanks, Morgan! It was truly an adventure growing ...Thanks, Morgan! It was truly an adventure growing up there, surround by all of it.Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-28989884470305415842016-08-30T09:58:11.743-05:002016-08-30T09:58:11.743-05:00Lots of occupation, lots of history. Not so much a...Lots of occupation, lots of history. Not so much as in your neck of the woods, but quite a bit for this side of the pond. :)Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-46152463663860154182016-08-30T09:56:39.171-05:002016-08-30T09:56:39.171-05:00St. Criox has a lot of history too! Even more. in ...St. Criox has a lot of history too! Even more. in 1509 Ponce de Leon, first governor of Puerto Rico, to extend administrative influence to St. Criox made a truce with the fierce Carib Indians. But some idiot made a slave raid and the truce got broken.Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-13067282330928080432016-08-30T09:52:49.978-05:002016-08-30T09:52:49.978-05:00I could have said a lot more, Melissa, but it woul...I could have said a lot more, Melissa, but it would have made the post too long! :DBish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-29938167704956955572016-08-30T09:52:00.786-05:002016-08-30T09:52:00.786-05:00It is distinctive, with more history that people r...It is distinctive, with more history that people realize.Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-52536736838237290432016-08-30T09:51:34.860-05:002016-08-30T09:51:34.860-05:00Thanks Tyrean. I'd love to see both Rainier an...Thanks Tyrean. I'd love to see both Rainier and Olympic National Park. So many places to visit! It's like there's something for everyone.Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-31631029251155899322016-08-30T09:50:21.251-05:002016-08-30T09:50:21.251-05:00The wonder of the internet... across the miles and...The wonder of the internet... across the miles and miles we can share our wee corners of the world. :)Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-56203752772626439682016-08-30T09:49:11.602-05:002016-08-30T09:49:11.602-05:00Let's clink our glasses of champagne to Teddy....Let's clink our glasses of champagne to Teddy. He may have been quite the hunter, killing many animals in his life-time, but he had VISION!Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-65689096261681887892016-08-30T06:38:49.630-05:002016-08-30T06:38:49.630-05:00All of those ruins. It's a photographer's ...All of those ruins. It's a photographer's paradise.<br /><br />We wanted to visit Carlsbad when we lived in NM, but 4 years was not enough to see everything.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-75805473063493129052016-08-30T03:25:07.590-05:002016-08-30T03:25:07.590-05:00Oh my goodness. These pictures are AMAZING. Wow. W...Oh my goodness. These pictures are AMAZING. Wow. What adventures. Seriously. I'm so glad you shared. (And glad to visit again. Back to blogging. Been a while.) :) Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15747144518868320969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-14086585023094010532016-08-30T02:04:17.662-05:002016-08-30T02:04:17.662-05:00Hi Bish - I certainly didn't know there was so...Hi Bish - I certainly didn't know there was so much occupation of the Virgin Islands pre Columbus ... but I guess peoples went where they could sail to. Lovely photos and descriptions - totally whetted my appetite to visit and to learn more ... what a gorgeous place. <br /><br />We're lucky here - a lot of area has been protected and preserved ... we have a number of organisations that issue 'orders' to preserve - National Trust, Bird Reserves, Wetland Reserves, Wildlife in Trust - which I gave a talk about, but haven't written about.<br /><br />Fantastic post - many thanks ... cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-84247379766573002202016-08-29T21:22:44.657-05:002016-08-29T21:22:44.657-05:00Beautiful pictures! I didn't get to visit St. ...Beautiful pictures! I didn't get to visit St. John or St. Thomas on my trip this summer, but I loved St. Croix and hope to return someday!Dianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-9251890479132915722016-08-29T20:33:39.201-05:002016-08-29T20:33:39.201-05:00Wow, what an in depth article and such beautiful a...Wow, what an in depth article and such beautiful and amazing photos. The beaches are lovely. Thanks for the tour and history lesson. I truly enjoyed learning about each National Park.Melissa Sugarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16268333458796847721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-30679336765368019722016-08-29T17:44:26.564-05:002016-08-29T17:44:26.564-05:00That's a very imposing plantation.That's a very imposing plantation.The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-31629316456886341962016-08-29T17:08:15.855-05:002016-08-29T17:08:15.855-05:00What a distinctive National Park! America should b...What a distinctive National Park! America should be praised for establishing our National Parks -- true national treasures. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-85142287934492407582016-08-29T15:33:11.770-05:002016-08-29T15:33:11.770-05:00Wow! Amazing photos. I would love to visit there. ...Wow! Amazing photos. I would love to visit there. I've been to a few national parks on your list, along with Mt. Rainier and Olympic National Park. Beautiful places. I'm so glad that we have them to enjoy. Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-83394423338345213212016-08-29T10:48:41.924-05:002016-08-29T10:48:41.924-05:00Hi Bish, I’m not sure I will ever make it the Virg...Hi Bish, I’m not sure I will ever make it the Virgin Islands National Park, but that is OK because I can ‘see’ it through your photographs. Thank you for sharing them and for this very interesting post. <br />I’m thankful the sun is shining I much prefer it to all the cold, damp days.<br />Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.com