Travel | Mr. G's Mind

This is the first of many posts where I will share some of my photographs. There is not any particular relationship between the photos. They are just photos that I like and you might too.

This photo “Night Sabers,” was taken on a trip to the Sierra Nevada Mountain range in California, just a couple of years ago. It was taken with an iPhone.

While visiting a historical home and gardens in California, The Filoli House, I snapped this photo of the resident peacock. It was taken with an iPhone. I then cropped the image and converted it to Black and White.

This is a water reflection image taken about a decade ago in Amsterdam. It was taken with an Olympus Cyber Shot, while strolling along the canals.

A suspension bridge in Costa Rica. Taken with an Olympus Cyber Shot, just before crossing to the other side of the gorge.

Does anyone remember traveling trunks? They were very popular in the early 20th century for those who traveled via steamship and train.

A special friend of mine and her sister were given a couple of trunks from their mother. The trunks came over from Ireland, to New York, spent years in New Hampshire, years in California, and settled in a garage in Arizona for almost two decades.

After that many years, the leather handles dry out and basically disintegrate. My friend’s sister replaced the handles on her trunk and sent my friend a pair as well. Hey, guess who gets to install the new handles… yep, Mr. Project Man!

Here you can see the existing handles on her trunk. They are long gone!

Now, how to get the handle brackets off without destroying them. I very carefully pried them up using a screwdriver. I thought rivets were used, but they tuned out to be these crazy curved brass nails. Very difficult to get out. Yes, let me repeat, very difficult to get out!