Then and Now

We have to turn in here.

Over this creek.

Over this narrow bridge.  I, Sweet William The Scot, prayed it would hold up!

Maybe we should have parked on the winding road and walked in.

Five Mile Chapel then and now.

I am here at the door, see me?

The foundation is limestone and the walls are constructed of imported sandstone according to the National Register.

Lee get a closer shot!

The property for the church and cemetery was donated by the son of an early settler John Markley in 1844.

Markley's grave which sits along side of the Chapel.

These stones are really really old.  Lee told me no potty here.

Different groups meet here like quilting groups, woodcarvers and local artist.

But what I, Sweet William The Scot, love is ice cream social.

  Yep we love going to the old fashion ice cream social.  This year it will be September 11 from 1 to 4.  I saw Lee put it on our calendar this week.

You can book the chapel for a wedding.  Lee has attended several beautiful weddings here.

But I love the Ice Cream Social!

The Five Mile Chapel is on the National Register of Historic Places.

It is also a United Methodist Historic Site.

Five Mile Chapel United Brethren in Christ AD 1844.

Back over the creek and we made it home.  This little chapel sits four miles from my home.

Thanks for being a friend
Traveling down the road and back again
Your heart is true and your a friend of mine
Signing Off
Sweet William The Scot

Another pretty street corner in Nati City.

Lee took the picture out the car window as we were waiting for the street light to change.

I am sure many of you from around the world have seen and read the story of the terrible killing of Harambe at the Cincinnati Zoo.  On May 28, 2016, Harambe, a 17-year-old, 440 lb. male critally endangered silverback gorilla, was fatally shot by zoo officials after a three-year-old boy climbed over a barrier through five feet of bushes and dropped down into a moat in Harambe's enclosure. The incident was recorded by a bystander and uploaded to You Tube, where the video went viral.

Lee saw this beautiful Silverback Gorilla right after he came to Nati City two years ago.  This exhibit opened in 1978 and not one incident has happened till last week.   Over 43 million people have safely enjoyed the exhibit the 38 years that it’s been open. 

It took one parent who was not alert to her child and Harambe paid the price.
Signs in the city say
"Yes they bought a ticket"
"Harambe paid the Price"

Harambe is Swahili  meaning working together, pulling together, helping each other, caring, and sharing.
The Zoo had reach the halfway mark of its $12 million Gorilla World expansion fundraising in January.
Rest In Peace Harambe