#West Mt Airy

[absolutelandscapeturfmd]

How Patio installation in Dayton, Glenelg, Eldersburg, Mt. Airy, West Friendship, and Howard County and Retaining Walls Improves the Property

​Some boundaries are necessary. Retaining walls are part of that required arrangement for properties. Though one would not want any obstruction on the property or view, retaining walls are essential distinctions. This is not only important for one’s safety, but it is also a drawing line between two property owners to maintain peace. Things, however, don’t stop there. Retaining walls in Dayton, Glenelg, Eldersburg, Mt. Airy, West Friendship, and Howard County bring along with them many other benefits, making it a must-have for all residential and commercial properties. Following are some of the benefits of installing retaining walls: Helps determine what belongs to one- In today’s times, neighbors are often not on good terms. Love thy neighbor is not a phrase that everyone abides by. Hence, one another needs to know where the property starts and ends. A retaining wall is like a signature of the owner demarcating the property physically. This helps neighbors to be on amiable terms and rules out the chance of dispute. Adds more space to the property- Based on the location of the property, a retaining wall will help to maximize the space one owns. The retaining wall will help to flatten the steep area and give one the scope to utilize the property better and improve the appearance. Prevents soil erosion- The retaining walls come in handy in preventing soil erosion and flooding. If there is no retaining wall, the top fertile soil will be easily washed away by the flooding, and the extensive erosion will harm the plants. Also, one's house might get soiled in with all the soil being washed down. The retaining wall holds the topsoil together and prevents all this from happening. Add to the curb appeal- Every home is an investment. Homeowners consider remodeling or additions like extra rooms, basement remodeling, or deck and patio installation in Dayton, Glenelg, Eldersburg, Mt. Airy, West Friendship, and Howard County for improving the property and make it appear lucrative in the real estate market. The retaining walls also play their part in improving the curb appeal of the property so that the house fetches a good price when the owner decides to sell the same. Make the property look beautiful: Another advantage of retaining walls is to make the property appear beautiful. One can customize the retaining wall as per the landscape and architecture of the house. Retaining walls can be tiered to so that there is available space on the property for the garden or other structures. It is an excellent hardscape feature that serves as a retainer for the plants and other landscaping elements. Retaining walls thus come up with its share of benefits and are a necessary addition to the property. The retaining walls can be designed per one’s preference to stand out uniquely. It strengthens the property’s safety and stops trespassers from violating privacy. Overall, the benefits account for a good return on investment.

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[garden-ghoul]

Tonight, an untitled poem by our favorite dude, Li Shangyin.

finding time to meet is hard; parting is hard too. the east wind brings in the new season gentle, but it withers the flowers all the same.

spring silkworms until they die spin out worries without rest; a candle burns down to ash and only then its tears begin to dry.

in the morning mirror you comb over and over your lovely hair. you recite verse instead of sleeping, in the cold light of the moon---

but there's not much road between here and the queen mother's mountain. she's close; her green bird always comes to check on you.

Original text and translation notes under the cut.

无题

相见时难别亦难，东风无力百花残。

春蚕到死丝方尽，蜡炬成灰泪始干。

晓镜但愁云鬓改，夜吟应觉月光寒。

蓬山此去无多路，青鸟殷勤为探看 。

So in this one, inspired by Wong May’s marvellously airy and confusing English translation, I decided to try being a little less literal than normal.

the east wind ... all the same --- the original is a lot less wordy; I tried to fit in a lot of implications. The notes on Gushiwen imply a seasonality to the east wind, and I got it in my head that we’re watching the passage of time wither flowers as it must. the young lady seems very preoccupied with this idea.

spin out worries --- it actually says “spin silk,” but 丝 silk and 思 thought are pronounced the same. I’ll confess that per Laurence “longing” might be more appropriate than “worry” but I’ve gone for the angle of “you can only stop worrying once you’re dead; it is hard being a young lady.”

you comb over and over --- you could read this more literally as “worry that your lovely hair [symbolic of youthful beauty] will change.” I was happy to have the actress show instead of tell, an obsessive attention to her hair (though I recognize that any well-off young lady from the Tang Dynasty who isn’t paying obsessive attention to her hair is neglecting a gift---I think the acting works in English).

there’s not much road --- this is the interpretation of all the notes and translations we’ve checked, but I’m tickled that “not much road” and “not many roads” would read as exact opposites here, close vs far away.

the queen mother’s mountain --- I added in the epithet to refer to Mt Penglai, the home of the Queen Mother of the West, keeper of the immortal peaches. Laurence says she’s this young woman’s patron, though I’m not entirely sure what that means. still, someone’s got to look out for pining young ladies.

her green bird --- I’m keeping 青 as “green” here purely because Laurence translated it as “black” and Wong May translated it as “blue.” completes the trifecta. these are messenger birds---Laurence says three-legged birds, which I love---who carry correspondence for the Queen Mother of the West.

always comes to check on you --- courteously or attentively visiting to see what’s going on, might be a literal translation. the bird is really sweet. I like the bird.

#gushiwensday #li shangyin

[lucaspasleymusic]

Well if we get to come out west again we may just save some gas money and canoe the New.

We had a magical run through Arizona - so many kind folks and hosts. We got to play the legendary Handlebar J's in Scottsdale and then made our way down our way down to the magical land of Bisbee. Our old dear friend Matt Kinman joined us and we got to play the Bisbee Grand Hotel and the Shady Dell Campground. When they were playing Lefty Frizzell and Bob Wills over the loud speaker we knew we were where we belonged.

I'd never thought much about the beauty of a cactus flower but seeing the saguaro in bloom really struck me - such a big, rugged and weathered desert plant with such a fragile growth on it - it was a little like seeing a gruff old man tenderly hold a baby.

We are heading home now to our own sweet mountains and the Mt. Airy fiddlers convention. Hope to you see there!

#lucaspasleymusic #producedbyagirl #americana #singersongwriter #originalmusic #fyp #roots #folkmusic #gapcivil #marthaspencer #jakedwyer #jamiecollins #wonderlandcountryband

[whitepolaris]

Spirits of Antietam

by Troy Taylor

Of all of the Civil War sites where the dead are said to walk, none are as haunted as battlefields. It was on these fields where men fought, lived, died, suffered, screamed, and bled-and where, most likely, they a little piece of themselves behind. On the battlefield are the spirits of the past. 

On the far western edge of Maryland is the Antietam Battlefield, found just outside of the small town of Sharpsburg. Perhaps the best preserved of all the sites the National Park Service administers as National Battlefields, it looks much as it did at the time of the battle in 1862. On a clear day, when a crisp wind is blowing across the grass, you can almost imagine yourself in another time. You feel that if you looked up, you might actually catch a glimpse of a weary soldier, trudging on toward either death or victory.

The Battle of Antietam took place on September 17, 1862. It would become known as the bloodiest single day of the entire war, with combined casualties of 23,100 wounded, missing, and dead. The battle itself was considered a draw, but the effect on both sides was staggering. The wounded were left behind at places like the Lutheran Church in Sharpsburg, a house west of the town of Mt. Airy, and at Grove Farm, which President Lincoln visited after the battle. It has been said that the floorboards in this house are still stained with the blood of those who fell, and that more than 140 years later these stains can’t be sanded or scrubbed away.

Many other tales still linger about the battle, and some people believe that the soldiers-and the aftermath of the deeds committed here-may linger too. 

“Faugh-a-ballaugh!”

The battle of Antietam was centered in the middle of General Lee’s line, at a sunken road dividing the fields of two farmers. Lee ordered the center of the line to be held at all costs. On the day of the battle, the road served as a rifle pit for two Confederate brigades. Union troops approached within yards of the road before being fired on. The Union commander fell at once and his men wavered and then retreated, only to charge the Confederate line five more times. 

The Federals repeatedly tried to overrun the sunken road, with unit after unit falling back under the rain of fire from the Confederate opposition. Finally, they reached a vantage point where they could fire down on the road’s defenders. The once seemingly impregnable position had become a death trap. In the last stages of battle, which Union soldiers would later describe as “like shooting animals in a pen,” the road rapidly filled with bodies two and three deep. The road soon came to be known as Bloody Lane.

Perhaps the most heroic participants at Bloody Lane were the 69th New York Infantry, part of the famous Irish Brigade. The Union troops attacking the road had been in serious trouble until they caught sight of the emerald banner of the Irish Brigade on the horizon. The Irish announced their arrival with the sounds of drums and volleys of fire as they attacked the Confederate position. As they charged, the brigade screamed loudly and shouted the battle cry faugh-a-ballaugh (fah-ah-bah-LAH), Gaelic for “clear the way!” 

The thunderous sound of weaponry filled the air as men fell on both sides. The brigade fought fiercely, but battle cries eventually became fainter. The Irish Brigade lost more than sixty percent of their men that day and wrote their names in the bloody pages of American history. 

Replaying the Past?

In the decades since the end of the Civil War, enough strange things have taken place on or around the Antietam battlefield to make many believe that events of the past are still being replayed today. Some who visited have reported hearing phantom gunfire echoing along the sunken road and smelling smoke and gunpowder. Others claim to have seen the apparitions of men in both Confederate and Federal uniforms, often assumed to be reenactors of some event on the battlefield until they abruptly vanish. 

Following are four of the places where strange incidents have been reported-three on the battlefield and one in Sharpsburg. 

Bloody Lane. Several years ago, a group of boys from the McDonna School in Balitmore took a school trip to Antietam. After touring the battlefield and Bloody Lane, the boys were allowed to wander about and think about what they had learned. They were then asked to record their impressions for a history assignment. The most attention-getting comments were written by several boys who walked down the road to the Observation Tower, located where the Irish Brigade charged the Confederate line. 

The boys wrote of hearing strange noises coming from the field near the tower. Some describe the noises as a chant, others as a song similar to the Christmas carol “Deck the Halls”-specifically, to the lyrics fa-la-la-la-la. Had they heard the sounds of the Irish Brigade “clearing the way?” 

Another eerie occurrence was reported by battle reenactor Paul Boccadoro  of Company G, 96th Pennsylvania Volunteers. One night, after an annual living-history event, Boccadoro and three other men broke off from the dozen or so members who had stopped to rest on the banks of sunken Bloody Lane and walked to the Observation Tower at the end. After a while, the captain sent two men to fetch them, and Boccadoro wrote of what happened next. 

“No sooner had those two begun to walk toward us than one of the men who’d stayed on the banks started to hear the sounds of shoes with heelplates-horseshoelike plates we wear on our leather shoes-on the gravel and earth. They first heard two pair of heelplates, then four pair, then six, and so on. They could also hear equipment rustling around on bodies: knapsacks, canteens, and cartridge boxes. 

“If anyone knows what it sounds like when men march on a dusty road with full gear on, it’s reenactors. Just as the other men began to sit up and peer into the darkness down the road, the sounds faded away as quickly as they came. One man jumped up, went down the road, and looked over the fence and road banks, only to find weeds and small shrubs. 

“After talking later that night, we figured that if this was some sort of ‘ghost regiment,’ it might have followed the two men who had begun to walk down the road to the tower to fetch us.”

Philip Pry House. This brick farmhouse, which overlooks the battlefield, was commandeered by the Union Army’s General George McClellan to use as his headquarters during the battle. Shortly after the battle began, General Joseph Hooker was brought to the house for treatment of the wounds he suffered. He was followed by General Israel B. Richardson, who died of painful abdominal wounds at the house more than six months after the battle had ended. 

Today the house is owned by the National Park Service and isn’t open to visitors-but that hasn’t stopped it from spawning strange stories. In 1976, the house caught fire and about a third of it was gutted. It was during the restoration that many unexplained events were recorded. 

One day, during a meeting of park personnel, the wife of one of the park rangers met a woman in old-fashioned clothes coming down the staircase. She asked her husband who the lady in the long dress was, but he had no idea what she was talking about. 

A short time later, workers arrived at the house to see a woman standing in an upper window-in the room where General Richardson had died. They searched the room where the woman had been standing had no floor! Could this apparition have been that of Richardson’s wife, Frances, who cared for him on his deathbed? 

It wouldn’t be the last time the ghost was seen. On one occasion, a new contracting crew had to be hired when the original crew working in the house caught a glimpse of the spectral figure and abandoned the project. 

It is also reported that phantom footsteps have been heard going up and down the staircase. Might they have belonged to the worried generals, pacing up and down in anticipation of battle? 

Burnside Bridge. People who have spent time at the battlefield area known as Burnside Bridge-especially park rangers and Civil War reenactors who have been there after dark-say that strange things happen in the vicinity of the bridge as well. Historians report that the fighting took place here in 1862 left a number of fallen soldiers behind, any many of them were hastily buried in unknown locations near the bridge. Nighttime visitors to the bridge report seeing blue balls of light moving about in the darkness and the sound of a phantom drum beating out a cadence that gradually fades away. 

St. Paul Episcopal Church. Near the center of Sharpsburg is another site connected to the battle: St. Paul Episcopal Church. It was used as a Confederate field hospital following the battle, though it was heavily damaged. Those who lived close to it claim they’ve heard the screams of the dying and injured coming from inside and the long-since restored church. They have also seen unexplained lights flickering form the church’s tower. 

The battlefield of Antietam is a place where thousands of soldiers fought, suffered, and perished, their lives ending long before they should have. If ghosts linger because they haven’t finished the business of a life cut short, it is hardly surprising that Antietam has more than its share of spirits. 

#weird ghosts #type read #long as read

[saundi]

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[mjopera]

Designer 3 BHK apartments in Wakad designed for comfort 

MJ Group, a well-known brand in the real estate fraternity of Pune, launched a premium project in Wakad named MJ Opera. This new launch residential project offers 2 and 3 BHK designer homes perfectly blending world-class design and best-in-class workmanship. The project is located at the junction of 12 and 18 M roads and offers good connectivity to the rest of the city. Spread across 1.5 acres of land, MJ Opera has wide green open spaces and naturally-lit surroundings for good ventilation. Each flat has an east-west opening making it airy and well-ventilated. 

3 BHK apartments  in MJ Opera 

The carpet area of 3 BHK starts from 1077 sq ft offering ample space for comfortable living. Big balconies and optimised spaces offer its residents to adopt a luxurious living in the heart of Wakad. Open area, workspaces, one could have everything in these luxurious 3 BHK homes in MJ Opera. 

Amenities in the open area 

MJ Opera features green open spaces loaded with a trove of amenities. Open-air gyms motivate their residents to make the workout a part of their daily life. Children’s play area kids with an in-built park allow kids to explore fun avenues under the watchful eyes of the security. Party lawns with sitting areas give the privilege of hosting parties in a peaceful and natural ambiance. 

Luxury terrace amenities

Luxury terrace amenities like a swimming pool, art room, music room, and yoga deck on the roof make MJ Opera the most desirable residential complex. Well-designed swimming pool on the roof offers a venue for cosy gatherings. Built-in- seating areas allow its residents to watch the Pune skyline while relaxing and enjoying the company of their loved ones. Residents can embrace the fun of furnishings and make their moments enjoyable, relaxing and luxurious in lounge spaces and seating courts with pergolas.

Amenities harmonising with nature and creativity

The art studio and music studio allow its residents to enhance their pottery-making skills without a mess. Music lovers can do a jamming session in the music room. The yoga deck allows its residents to practice their yoga poses in the serendipity of nature. Unobstructed view of the city skyline and clean air gives the ambiance of peaceful evenings where residents can enjoy their moments close to nature. 

Benefits of Location

As  MJ Opera is strategically located at the junction of 12 and 18 M roads, it enjoys good connectivity to other parts of the city. Nearby civic amenities like schools and hospitals are a few mt away from the project. Helambu hospital and Surya hospital are 450 mts away from the project. PICT Model school is 3 km away from MJ Opera. The project has good access to public transport, and arterial roads connect the project with the important spots of the city.

If you are looking for 2 & 3 BHK flats in Wakad, explore MJ Opera, which offers designer flats at a reasonable price.

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[sirsamurai]

Day 2: Man, what an amazing three days today was. It is 3 am and I have a race in a few hours but I’ll try to get everything in…

Bobby and I drove to Greensboro, North Carolina to visit the site of a revolutionary war battle and that was pretty amazing. We then hit a comic store (acme) and a toy store (nerd bombers). Both were small but fine. Employees at both were nice.

We then hit winston-Salem and two more stores. The first one was called re something or another (I’m so tired) and had a lot of wrestling figures but the prices were out of my range. Then we hit Chester’s collectibles (I think). This place was amazing, stuff stacked floor to ceiling but the prices were a bit high. They had a Jedi cruiser that I wanted, but it was fifty as well as a bunch of over priced figures. I left empty handed. Q

We got back to the Mt Airy house around 3:30, and the valentines got home a few minutes later (they were exploring Tennessee). By four we were on the way to West Virginia (again, we had to ride with them because my rental car was forbidden from going to Virginia).

In Princeton, West Virginia we hit 80’s Toys one of the show sponsors. While looking around the owner asked if we were in town for the show. We told him we had come in from California for it. He was impressed. Oh and the Jedi star fighter? Only twenty bucks so I bought it. Score.

The show was in a skating rink and the skating was supposed to end at 9 and the wrestling start immediately after. The wrestling didn’t start until 9:45 and there 10 matches. I was match 9, which became a street fight. I had a blast though I didn’t win. Bobby was in the main event and really connected with the crowd. I was so proud.

On the way back to mt airy we hit a Waffle House and got to watch all the employees almost fight each other. My meal was 11.50. Awesome

Good night.

#wrestling #northcarolina #westvirginia #wwe #toys

[creativemorningsphiladelphia]

I was raised in a large family that instilled the values of hard work and service to the community. For more than 25 years, I had a successful career as a real estate appraiser, primarily owning my own company and briefly serving as the Vice President of a major bank in their Real Estate Appraisal division. During much of that time, I was a member of the “Chevra Kadisha,” the Jewish burial society, a volunteer group which prepares the dead through a cleansing ritual. That work was a fulfilling and holy experience for me, and it fueled a growing interest in becoming a funeral director. I also studied chaplaincy and subsequently volunteered as a para-chaplin, visiting people who were homebound or near death. I experienced first-hand the importance of traditions surrounding death and dying, and learned how to be supportive to both the dying and the living during this significant and inevitable life event.

By 2009, I knew it was time to close my business and to pursue the calling to become a licensed funeral director. As a result, I then enrolled in the Funeral Services program at Mercer County Community College. I was fortunate to gain my mandatory experience credits by working part-time at Bringhurst Funeral Home. I will always remember the day I came for the interview. I was given the royal tour of West Laurel Hill Cemetery and the funeral home, and I immediately knew I wanted to work here. I was impressed by the beauty of the grounds and buildings, the well-equipped prep room, the state-of-the-art-crematory, and especially the diversity of staff and clientele. In particular, I have been so moved and inspired by serving people from so many faith traditions at Bringhurst.

Patricia lives in the Mt. Airy section of Philadelphia with her life partner of 25 years and their two teenage children. She is currently the Funeral Home Manager and Supervisor at West Laurel Hill Funeral Home, Inc. at West Laurel Hill Cemetery & Funeral Home. She is a former treasurer of Congregation Mishkan Shalom, is a member of the Reconstructionist Chevra Kadisha, and is the Judge of Elections in the 13th District of the 9th Ward of Northwest Philadelphia.

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[absolutelandscapeturfmd]

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[niknyk]

Snow Day: Wendy Williams chair, Mt. Airy hat, Vintage dead fox fur, Broken hand, Ex-Bf Army boots, Boob tube TV. Welcome to the NikNyK ShOw! . . . . #photographer #filmmaker #director #photography #philadelphia #roxborough #photooftheday #instagood #fashion #picoftheday #like4follow #instadaily #wendywilliams #snowday #mtairy (at Blue Bell Park, West Walnut Lane, Philadelphia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKw7kWyj8MO/?igshid=1p55p4yk60e4e

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[yawpyawp]

sometimes i think maybe i should set bucky and fubar in mt airy, instead of west philly, bc it’ll make them less conspicuous since west philly is super densely populated and a one-armed beefcake w a fluffy 200 lb service dog is super memorable but like

mt airy is the suburbs and im not interested in that

#void journal #bucky and fubar

[wiccadelphia]

Learning to Read Tarot (through Mt Airy Learning Tree)

Karen Bruhin

Just as the decks we use are diverse, so are the ways in which we look at the cards. Examine the cards and ways to interpret them, be it through color, symbolism or sheer instinct. Learn the differences between the major and minor arcana as well as how to interpret simple tarot spreads. Please bring a tarot deck to class (preferably Coleman/Waite a.k.a Rider-Waite) or a deck that you have been using for a while.

Four Tuesdays starting May 7 7-9 pm Fee: $49.00 Hours: 8.00 MALT Office, 6601 Greene St.

Located at the corner of Greene & Hortter Streets. Please enter through the Hortter Street door. SEPTA bus route H stops one block away at Lincoln Drive at Greene Street and Lincoln Drive at Hortter Street. Chestnut Hill West rail station at Upsal is also about one block away.

Register: Learning to Read Tarot – 19SMB34

https://tetsw.co/RE

#Classes through Mt. Airy Learning Tree

[saundi]

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[princessphilly]

🖊 and 🥇

I already answered 🏅 so I’m going to do 🖊

There was something about being back in Philly.

Jamila sighed as she drove the rental over the twists and turns of Lincoln Drive. Chicago was home for now but some of the best memories of her life were made in Philly, mainly the brief times she got to spend with her grandma and grandpa. Carefully turning onto McCallum Street, Jamila made the drive to her grandma’s house in West Mt. Airy.

Pulling in front of the house on Wells Glen Road, Jamila sighed with happiness to see her grandma’s house. The rose trellis was bare, proof that it was now winter, but the house was lit with cheery light. Expertly parallel parking, Jamila got out of the car with a bounce in her step, taking out her bags.

Even though she had a key, Jamila still knocked on the door. It creaked open and an old lady said, “I saw you on my camera, Mila bug, come on in.”

“You have a camera, grandma,” Jamila asked. She hadn’t noticed one.

Myrtle Beth Brown smiled kindly at her only granddaughter. “Your aunts insisted even though Tariq lives two blocks away.”

Jamila laughed at the mention of her only cousin. Tariq was a huge guy and a talented judo instructor. But she could understand why her aunts wanted her grandma to have a camera.

“What’s with all these bags, Mila bug? Staying for a visit,” Myrtle’s eyes sharpened as she took in Jamila’s appearance. Her granddaughter looked /healthy/ for once, like she wasn’t running from something.

Jamila replied, “Just for a couple of days while I recalibrate. I missed out on another post-doc position, Grandma.”

“Aw, poor girl. I’m so sorry.”

Myrtle busied herself with getting cups together for tea. She had already been brewing herself a pot of tea so it was easy to add a cup for Jamila. “Maybe I’ll read your leaves for you again, Mila bug.”

“Last time you read my leaves, it was two years ago and you predicted a tall guy with brown eyes was going to sweep me off my feet. But I was going to sabotage it,” Jamila complained. “Still haven’t met that guy.”

Myrtle smirked. Kathy was right; her granddaughter was fighting her destiny again.