Monday, August 4, 2014

Revolutionary War New Jersey

SPOILER ALERT:  The following deals with situations in Written in My Own Heart's Blood. 

I went for a bike ride in July in a nearby town (Wall, NJ - in Monmouth County)...and was enjoying the serenity of lush greenery along with puffy white clouds in a perfect blue sky, and birds quietly chirping overhead.  Since I was in an area with no roads (save the path I was on) or noise or hint of modern times, I immediately thought of the Revolutionary War and imagined the military and militia passing through the area. (The history dork in me would have thought about that even if I wasn't currently reading MOBY. :)

I had to stop and take a quick little video for those of you who have never been to New Jersey or Pennsylvania, and might like a bird's eye view of what it would have looked and sounded like while soldiers were traveling the countryside.  Better yet, when Ian was traveling the countryside with Rollo...enjoying the simplicity of the peace and quiet.  :)  Enjoy.

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  1. Oh, so nice and peaceful. I thought I might just put this video on a constant loop playback and use it for relaxation while at work.

    It didn't work, after just a little while I felt like I was slowly turning in a circle and began to get dizzy.

    It was peaceful for a little while.

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    1. OMG THANKS Brymen! This comment made my day!! I wondered if anyone watched it! :)

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