Participating artists have created an art gallery on wheels, with imaginative designs that include imagery of riders on the bus, historic views of Raleigh, whimsical dinosaurs, robots and monsters, and a typographic portrayal of Sir Walter Raleigh.
On the way out of the fairgrounds we saw these little guys playing outside the pond. Stopped long enough to grab a few shots. I don’t think the mother geese (father geese?) were too thrilled about it but it made for some reasonably good pictures.
The Got to be NC Festival celebrates all things North Carolina and what is more North Carolina than antique tractors. Well – I can think of a few things but the tractors were pretty awesome. With rides, concessions and a overwhelming sampling of North Carolina made products this event is becoming a mini-fair in the spring. Check it out today and tomorrow if you can and don’t miss your chance to win the antique Ford tractor to the right. I’m [...]
Losing daylight fast we went over to Carter-Finley for a few quick shots around the stadium and the massive statue outside. We’ll be back this fall for some game action but till this is as close as you can get to the Pack.
The entrance to the Neuse River Trail at Anderson Point Park officially opened last month and just a short drive from the house it is a great place to go for a bike ride. Friday night we rode to the trail about 9 miles round-trip.
What did you do Saturday morning? Probably didn’t hike over six miles in your local state park following orange squares on trees like ET followed Reese’s Pieces with much less peanut butter. Yes – hiking will make you hungry.
Downtown Raleigh is the heart of arts and culture in the region. With downtown’s expansive roster of galleries and studios, it’s the perfect venue for [...]
Downtown Raleigh is the heart of arts and culture in the region. With downtown’s expansive roster of galleries and studios, it’s the perfect venue for [...]
Downtown Raleigh is the heart of arts and culture in the region. With downtown’s expansive roster of galleries and studios, it’s the perfect venue for [...]
Lego (trademarked in capitals as LEGO) is a popular line of construction toys manufactured by The Lego Group, a privately held company based in Billund, [...]
Downtown Raleigh is the heart of arts and culture in the region. With downtown’s expansive roster of galleries and studios, it’s the perfect venue for [...]
Today’s gift is a very cool Rebel Trooper – much like the ones seen at the beginning of A New Hope when we meet Darth Vader for the first time. Yes – forgot the silly prequel nonsense. This is the first time Darth Vader ever walked on to the screen and he was scary. No silly he was a kid who missed his mom nonsense then – he was coming to take what he wanted. These Rebel Troopers? They didn’t [...]
Today’s gift is a Naboo Landspeeder or a Seraph-class Urban Landspeeder – my guess is it was the classic car version of what Luke drove in A New Hope. Today’s secret code is 9526. If you haven’t been keeping up with the digital calendar just click on today’s date and enter the code. The site will run you through all the animations up to today.
Today’s gift? One I had to look up. According to the Lego Wiki this is a Naboo Royal Cruiser or J-type 327 Nubian Royal Starship but it doesn’t look like the image on Wookieepedia. The J-type 327 Nubian royal starship (also known as the Naboo royal cruiser) was a starship used by Queen Amidala, Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi during the Invasion of Naboo. It was copyrighted by the Theed Palace Space Vessel Engineering Corps. [SOURCE] Today’s [...]
Today’s gift is definitely a favorite Star Wars character of mine. The Imperial Snowtrooper is nothing short of awesome. I have several in my collection and can always use another to help guard my snow village against the Rebels that wish to destroy it. (Actually the Rebels are pretty comfortable in the snow village and the only real threat is Princess mistaking a Lego for a dog treat.) The secret code for today is 9495.
Today’s gift is a weapon rack with a red double-bladed lightsaber. That can only mean great things to come. Yes – this evil device can only belong to one Sith. You’ll have to wait and see who if you don’t already know. Today’s secret code is 9676.
Today’s gift is a GNK Power Droid or Gonk Droid. GNK power droids were effectively power generators with legs and a very simple artificial intelligence so they could understand rudimentary commands. They were commonly found on under-developed worlds that did not have an expansive power grid, or in mobile military operations. They often made a low honking noise that sounded like the word “gonk,” resulting in the nickname gonk droid or simply gonk. [SOURCE] Today’s code is 9491.