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PEARL HARBOR ATTACK

Posted on December 7, 2023 by bilyreid

Today is the 82 anniversary of the Japanese attack on the US Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. MEMORIAL TO THE BATTLE SHIP ARIZONA, PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII      

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TUNNEL WARFARE

Posted on October 30, 2023 by bilyreid

With all the talk in the news of potential tunnel warfare in Gaza, I thought it timely to post a picture of myself in the Cu Chi tunnels during a tour of Vietnam a couple of decades back.   These … Continue reading →

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KIBBUTZ MISGAV AM EVACUATED

Posted on October 16, 2023 by bilyreid

Misgav Am, population 385, is the most northern kibbutz in Israel just metres from the Lebanese border. I visited back in 2018. Under threat of rocket and artillery fire, Misgav Am along with 38 other northern kibbutzim has today been … Continue reading →

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HELL BREAKS LOOSE IN ISRAEL

Posted on October 7, 2023 by bilyreid

On the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur war, Hamas has struck a massive and highly coordinated attack on its Israeli neighbour.  1,400 Israeli civilians have been killed and over a hundred hostages taken back to Gaza. This horrific event … Continue reading →

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RED MORPH SCREECH OWL

Posted on September 17, 2023 by bilyreid

   

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BRETHERN IN CHRIST

Posted on September 10, 2023 by bilyreid

The BIC was founded by my 6th great uncle, the Reverend Martin Beam back in Pennsylvania in the 1770s. The Reverend Otterbein heard him speak and rushed forward to clasp him in greeting, saying “We are Brethern,……. Brethern in Christ!”. … Continue reading →

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SQUILAX GENERAL STORE AND HOSTEL

Posted on September 5, 2023 by bilyreid

Alas, the old Squilax General Store and Hostel is no more. It succumbed to the recent wildfires in the Shuswap area of  British Columbia. Glad I shot it when I did just a few years ago.

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19 August 1942

Posted on September 5, 2023 by bilyreid

19 August 2023 was the 81 st anniversary of the disasterous Canadian raid on the French harbour town of Dieppe. The following legacy photos were shot with a 35mm film camera in a tour I did of the town back … Continue reading →

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LIONHEART

Posted on July 19, 2023 by bilyreid

Just got back from an Adriatic cruise. While in Venice, I snapped this shot of the super yacht “Lionheart” which was moored across from my hotel on Guidecca. LIONHEART LIONHEART has a crew of 30 and is owned by British … Continue reading →

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CAPE MAY WARBLER

Posted on May 11, 2023 by bilyreid

The warbler season is off to a good start this Spring with the arrival of male Cape May warblers.    

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