On this Thanksgiving day, here are some pictures of two community gardens I saw on my journey around the country.  Without these community gardens, hunger among those who cannot afford or have limited access to fresh vegetables would remain silent.  Today, we should be thankful for the healthy alternatives mother nature provides and look for more ways to eliminate hunger for good.

The sixth state capitol I visited during my All You Can Jet journey in September was in Montpelier, Vermont. Vermont’s State House has the oldest legislative chambers in the country.

Cannons were a common weapon during the Civil War and the many other wars the United States has seen in her history.  Here are a few cannons I saw around the country.

Rock of Ages in Graniteville, Vermont processes Barre Gray granite into slabs for use in buildings, industrial granite and monuments. Many of the employees are multi-generational and take great pride in the pieces they craft.

Signs come in all different shapes and sizes, colors and styles.  They all share one thing in common, giving an identification to a person, place, or object of interest.  Here are a few I captured along the way.

Along with the black garbage bags I wrote about previously, I packed Ziploc bags that were useful for a number of things. I have found two sizes worked well, the sandwich and gallon sized bags.

The sandwich bags are good to keep coins, littlesouvenirs, snacks, food leftovers, and cords packed nicely. While packing, I wrapped cords up and put them in separate bags with their power adapters. When you’re in a hurry while travelling, just pull out the desired bag and leave everything else undisturbed. No tangled mess of cords to untangle.

I keep a bag of quarters and pennies with me for the times when I come across a penny smashing machine. No loose change bouncing around the bottom of my backpack. A small bag keeps them together.

The fifth state capitol I visited was the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. Construction was started in 1886 and completed 15 years later. It measures 383 feet long and 315 feet wide.

The exterior walls are constructed of granite quarried near Gunnison, Colorado. The gold dome rises 272 feet and is covered with 47 ounces of gold. It was originally covered in copper until citizens objected that copper was not a primary metal of Colorado.

This photo was taken at Niagara Falls.  What do you see?

Clocks guide us through the day, assisting us to gauge of how long we’ve spent doing one thing, or until the next event will start.  They come in all different shapes, all sharing a common characteristic: a circular ring of numbers and two hands.  For some, the hands on the clock seem to go around too fast, others too slow.  As long as they remain accurate, human beings will continue to look for them in the world.