Front Yard at Sunset

They're probably cardboard cutouts, built just to be photographed.

The Sunset beat me to this tree but I liked what was left anyway.

Here is where the U.S. 1st and 29th army divisions had to run in on the morning of D Day. Eventually the Nazi gun placements fell. Through this draw went much of the war machine that liberated France and defeated Hitler.

First Post: Granted, the title is a little up there. I could have done a quaint little comfortable site. Why didn't I ? Well it has to do with the quote by Teddy up there which I learned in High School and haven't even checked that I learned it right or that Teddy even really said it. I like it because that has been a constant rallying cry to stay out of my comfort zone. Many of the good things I have it seems have come from that maxim. This site is about that. Going out on the ledge.

The picture is also an inspiration to me. I snapped that on Omaha Beach in Normandy, France. This is one of the two main amphibious landing sites on D Day. As you can see from the terrain, the Americans were at a severe disadvantage, running across this open beach with German machine guns trained down on them. I think it was the First Division and the 29th who landed here. One boat had no survivors that came ashore. Another had only one. It's a reminder that life in 2008 is VERY good thanks to the sacrifices of a few great people who, in there minds, were just doing their duty. The sheer force of numbers on the beach finally overcame the few soldiers posted to defend it. Through that draw, eventually came massive amounts of equipment, supplies and soldiers to defeat Hitler.