10 LINKS @ HARRISON INK
Gord H. updated Harrison INK on April 13, 2024.
Please visit any of the links below:
"Welcome Back," I Say: More Turtle Tours, 2024 (8) at It Strikes Me Funny by GH
Inside the red circle an arrow points toward Fontane Bianche, Beach 44, Sicily.
Dozens of members of the 80th, incl. my father, served in that area for 4 weeks
during July 1943, and made two adjoining caves near the beach their home.
"Yes! They're Back!": More Turtle Tours, 2024 (7) at It Strikes Me Funny by GH
An award winning young snapping turtle from 2023.
YouTube Video link @ It Strikes Me Funny
A very rare turtle from 2024! It didn't hear me coming!
Sicily: An Italian Blog re Italian Invasion at 1,000 Men, 1,000 Stories by GH
Photo of Blog by Berto as found at Invasion of Sicily
"There's a Variety in Store": More Turtle Tours, 2024 (5) at It Strikes Me Funny by GH
Another stealthy snapping turtle at The Coves, aka 'North Murk'
Photo GH, May - June, 2023
"Mysteries in The Murk": More Turtle Tours, 2024 (4) at It Strikes Me Funny by GH
A stealthy Snapping Turtle gives me the hairy eyeball! (May 26, 2023. GH)
Presentation: HMCS Prevost, London ONT, 2024 (2) at 1,000 Men, 1,000 Stories by GH
"At Nelson Barracks, Halifax... an enjoyable hour of rope climbing?" Sarcasm??Aka Wellington Barracks. From Sailor Remember by William Pugsley, RCNVR
Presentation: HMCS Prevost, London ONT, 2024 (1) at 1,000 Men, 1,000 Stories by GH
The museum rests beside the Ottawa River, shows off a healthy grass roof
Photo as found at worldconstructionnetwork.com
War Correspondents: News Article from The Hamilton Spectator, July 14, 1943 at 1,000 Men, 1,000 Stories by GH
The Winnipeg Tribune, a fine research resource.
Write to gordh7700@gmail.com for details
War Correspondents: News Article from The Ottawa Citizen, Dec. 1998 at 1,000 Men, 1,000 Stories by GH
1st Canadian Division hauling transport up from the beach,
from an LCM, Landing Craft, Mechanised. Album 61,
Photo 21089 by Can. Army Photographer Frank Royal
The Gateway to Seven Blogs:
My father, Doug Harrison (V8809), holds an anti-broaching line to steady an
English landing craft as US soldiers disembark in North Africa, Nov. 1942
Or, he is the sailor taking a break on ALC 426 (2nd from left)!
1. 1,000 MEN, 1,000 STORIES - My chief interest. My father (either far left, above, or straddling a barrel on LCA 426, left of centre) was a World War II veteran, 1941 - 1945, served in the RCNVR and Combined Operations, for better and for worse.
2. FAINT FOOTSTEPS, WW2 - A growing story about my ongoing search for more information related to my father's World War II adventures.
3. IT STRIKES ME FUNNY - My longest serving blog with more topics to consider than one can shake a stick at.
Gord Harrison on a dusty day outside The Workshop
4. THE WORKSHOP - Everybody needs a workshop, in my humble opinion.
5. THE GREAT CANADIAN COMEBACK - Short reports re my fun and fitness routine, in search of svelteness. I walk, run, lift weights and put things down... on paper.
One of London's well-used walking, running, and cycling routes
6. Stories, Prose and Songs - This blog is largely ignored by me and the world. However, one day you'll hear one of my songs or stories on the radio and you'll say, "I know that guy."
7. Four Mugs and Coffee - This blog was once home to a lively group effort, but now is home to just a few very good ideas. For example, it's home to a brilliant screenplay, Death by Misadventure.
Look in on one blog, then another. Collect the whole set!
Photos GH
