Another lazy day. I did wash all the rather smelly black clothes that I wore on the way to Kona.
How about a couple of nice bug photos. Taken with the 34mm lens.
These are very impressive spiders. The female is huge. Maybe 3 inches. They are not poisonous to humans and eat lots of bugs. They do bite if disturbed. So, they don’t make good pets. And they are not native to Hawai’i. But, they seem to be very happy here. And, they make splendid webs.
As the election gets closer, I get more and more concerned. How did this happen? There doesn’t seem to be much concern here in exciting downtown Kailua-Kona.
If the nation survives – next time I take the Empire Builder, I intend to get off in Glasgow, Montana. Both times, I have looked out the train window and wanted to get off for a looksee.
Looking around on Google Street view, you found the best Glasgow has to offer. The Montana Bar, (Pool, Bar, Games) Johnnie Cafe, and “The Crossing” also a bar is about all there is to do in Glasgow.
And then there is Wikipedia’s interesting history of Glasgow:
“During World War II, the Glasgow Army Airfield housed the 96th Bombardment Squadron and 614th Bombardment Squadron, flying B-17 Flying Fortresses, at different times during the war. Starting in December 1944, a German POW camp was established at the facility, lasting until the end of the war. After the war ended the base was closed, and part of the facility eventually became the present day Glasgow Airport. Glasgow was the death place of Lieutenant Colonel Ronald Speirs, famed member of Easy Company, 101st Airborne.[7]
In the 1960s, the population rose to about 6,400 due to the nearby presence of the Glasgow Air Force Base, (SAC air command and housing B-52 bombers) used during the Vietnam War and the earlier part of the Cold War. A significant amount of mid-century modern and Googie-style architecture was built in Glasgow at this time, much of which survives. After the de-activation and closure of the base in 1969, Glasgow’s population declined to about half its one-time size by 1990, when the loss rate stabilized.[8][3] Glasgow currently functions as the major regional administrative, shopping and services hub for Valley County and some of the areas beyond.”
Maybe you could get nice shots of their Googie-style architecture.(a term I just learned)
Did I hear “bars” ?????
Worth a stop