“The swan, like the soul of the poet, by the dull world is ill understood.”

"The swan, like the soul of the poet, by the dull world is ill understood." -- Heinrich Heine *** “There’s a double beauty whenever a swan swims on a lake with her double thereon." -- Thomas Hood “The stately-sailing swan, Gives out his snowy plumage to the gale; And arching proud his neck, with oary feet …

The Battleship North Carolina

As we are visiting family in North Carolina and had friends visiting from up north, we decided to take a day to tour the battleship that carries our host state's name. It took us more than three hours to cover the 729 ft. long, 108 ft. beam, six deck vessel that was built at the …