Merry Christmas

As our readers know, Jade and I love to go monument hunting when the weather is warmer. Occasionally it can be fun to see what is done to monuments at different times of the year. We were in the town of Coldwater, Michigan recently and saw the monuments in downtown.

Formed in Coldwater was an artillery battery known as Loomis Battery after it's commander. One of their original guns is permanently emplaced as a monument, a 10 pound Parrott rifle to be exact.  As the pictures show, it has been incorporated into the local Christmas display with Christmas decorations surrounding it. With Santa flying overhead, it would appear that Rudolph isn't enough to guide the sleigh this year.






 That's ok, Jade and I will get our troops together to give him artillery support.  In reenacting, horse drawn artillery is often called flying artillery.  This would give a new meaning to the term...

On the other side of the street is the local nativity scene.  Apparently there were no angels available to provide sentry duty for the manger. The only one available is in the manger with the baby Jesus.

 I would hazard to say that he has a good guardian however, as the monument to local Union Soldiers is standing watch over him.  Appropriate for this time of year, he is wearing a greatcoat for cold weather.

All quiet along the Jordan tonight...

To all our readers, Jade and I would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Corporal