A Thousand Country Roads

Currently…(October 2020) Hubby Edition

October 7, 2020 in Personal

A new month of adventures! Currently, I’ve been…

Reading…

Currently...(October 2020) Hubby Edition

…another great biography by one of my all-time favorite writers, William Manchester. I’m reading for probably the dozenth time, American Caesar, the life story of Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964, undoubtedly one of the greatest military leaders and heroes of our storied history.

Not only was Manchester a great writer, he was truly a historian and a researcher par excellence.

Another of his magnificent works was a three volume biography of Winston Churchill which, unfortunately, he was unable to finish due to health issues. He worked on the final volume and had most of the research done and had written approximately 100,000 words before his death. He had already chosen his friend Paul Reid to complete the book if he didn’t make it and Reid did an excellent job in finishing Manchester’s trilogy.

Watching…

…a fascinating series on Netflix, Outlander.

Based on a series of novels of the same name, it takes place in 18th century Scotland and deals with Jacobite Risings, also known as the War of British Succession, in which the Scots and Irish both rebelled against the throne. I truly do find this so interesting for I’m of Scot-Irish descent.

This is not only a historical show but it definitely catches my attention for it also dwells in a fantasy and time-travel realm, another of my loves.

Enjoying…

…the sights of nature.

In my job as a security officer, I’ve recently been posted at an interesting site.

What that has to do with the sights of nature is the fact that this site is basically almost a boondocks place, though it’s in the middle of a highly populated area. The area I patrol is a forested area, and there are plenty of critters hanging around.

Just the other day, a mama bear and cub visited me at the guard house. Also, on my driving rounds, I’ve several times come across herds of deer. There’s also wild turkeys wandering around, along with the usual squirrels found wherever there are trees.

On coming across these critters, I’ve yet to be able to get to my phone and take some photos. Hopefully, I’ll soon be able to do so and, if so, I’ll certainly share them with you here.

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About Harry

There's really nothing special to share about me. I'm a simple man who leads a simple life, still in search of knowledge and the enlightenment it gives to my still-growing mind. And I do believe in magic, for it is out there, waiting to be discovered by those whose hearts and minds are open to the possibility, and whose eyes are willing to look past the obvious and seek the realm of the mystical. As I once read in a description of my traits based on my birthdate, I'm a dreamer of dreams, a teller of tales whose mystic mind knows that truth prevails. And as the great poet Robert Frost said:
"...I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep."

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  2. Marina says

    My husband would enjoy this. He’s our history buff! But ooh bears!! Did you get any photographs?

  3. Ben says

    I think it’s so awesome that you’ve been able to get up close views of bears. That must be super cool.

  4. Pam Wattenbarger says

    I’ve heard about Outlander from a lot of my friends, but I haven’t watched it. I love exploring nature and taking pictures.

  7. Catalina says

    These days I am enjoying the sights of nature around me too! I think this year helped me to watch the nature with different eyes and to enjoy it!

  10. Maysz says

    I’ve never heard this movie but since it is available to netflix I’m looking forward to watch this movie and will add on my list 🙂