Harvey Travel Arts

Five years ago this month, Brian and I were moving back to Texas from an eight month stay in New Jersey. Five years ago at Christmas, we were told that everything had burned up on the back of the moving truck. What a devastating loss! We were thankful that we were okay, and that we had a roof over our heads (an apartment at the time). However, we were so upset over losing such unique items...military awards, paintings, antiques, things that can not be replaced. The photos shown here are the first year anniversary of that loss. We were blessed with a beautiful garden home in New Braunfels, and we purchased a new tree, decorations, and ornaments that year. From loss to abundance...God will provide. Please remember our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ as you celebrate this Christmas season!

On a recent off season trip to the Outer Banks, Brian and I visited Kitty Hawk and the Wright Brothers' Museum. Flying is something most of us take for granted these days. Brian and I fly everywhere. We see an opportunity for travel, and it's only an airport and plane trip away. Years ago, before the Concorde was put to rest, a trip from New York to London took 3 and a half hours. Looking back, it is amazing to think that it took humans thousands of years to fly...or did it? Leornardo Da Vinci's drawings and designs inlcuded gliders. Some speculate that he could have flown a bit, maybe a few feet, with one. Either way, we know it took man a long time to fly. But only sixty years passed from the time the Wright brothers took flight, to the first space trip to the moon. By this time, the world had seen the Golden Age of flying. A beautiful luxury. Today's flights are filled with hours of security, checks, fees, and very little luxury. The routine at the airport is just th...

The D Day memorial in Bedford, Virginia is one of the most creative tributes I've ever seen. Like the Korean War memorial in DC, lifelike statues and surroundings put viewers right in the middle of the action. I was truely able to "flash" in my mind to what those beaches must have been like. The soldier lying on the ground tugged at my heart and made me ever so thankful for those that serve. Out from the water sprays "bullets." The sound it makes fills in the overall picture even more. I can just imagine these two men trudging through the wet sand. The photo on the bottom makes me feel victorious just looking at it. However, some of the men saw no victory. They were much like the man represented at the top, laying down his life for his country.