Atlanta : The First Days

My first few days in Atlanta have been spectacular. The Southerners are holding their entrenchmants around the city, but todays skirmishes thine their numbers significantly. We recaptured our signal house, and held Legett Hill valiantly. We are within five miles of the city that Jefferson Davis has called the "heart of confederacy," and it is only a matter of time before it and it's vital factories and trainyards are flying Old Glory once again.

Hail Lincoln!

{Getting to Georgia was remarkably easy. The hardest part was finding my way out of the Big Blue Lot at Metro Airport. I wandered around the subterranean bowls of the Hartsfield-Jackson Airport until aunt Barbara appeared out of the crowd and whisked me off! }

{It's dang hot here, but not unbearable in the least. As long as you remain laid-back and walk easy, life's a dream. Everything is vibrantly alive down here, trees and flowers shooting out new growth and blooms left and right. Strange varieties of familiar plants are everywhere. No Black Widows yet, but I remain ever vigilant in my never-ending search!}

{Today was pretty awesome. Gary started us off right with wonderful meat-filled pastries from a local Brazilian Bakery. Little fried things that taste like hush-puppies but are filled with delicious bbq'ed chicken! Huzzah!}

{After a stroll with wonder dog RUDY through Piedmont Park, we set off to the Cyclorama. Yes. THE CYCLORAMA. No, it is nothing like a Roller Derby. It is at least 7,000 times more amazing then that. Im it's essence, a Cyclorama is a gigantic circular oil painting, usually depicting a landscape. Back in the old days, before talking picture shows and horseless radios, folks would go down to the Cycloramas and walk around within a circular chamber marveling at the tremendous panoramic landscapes. Atlanta's Cyclorama is based around the events of July 22, 1864 at the Battle of Atlanta. Is totally awesome, and I think everyone should see it. There are only three Cycloramas left in the United States and only 19 worldwide.}

{Tomorrow we see Whale Sharks!}