Capturing the View

It has been a beautiful sunny day, quite warm +13C.  I did a grocery shop this morning, and on the way home stopped for a blip photo.  This guy walked into my photo, so was pleased to capture him.  We had a chat, he is from Charlotte, NC in the States.  Funnily enough I did some volunteer work in Charlotte, NC, way back in 1991.  He said that things have changed in Charlotte since then.  This afternoon I had a walk through the park to clock up 8,000 steps.  There was a game of rugby being played, so I stopped to have a look.  Captured the ball heading over the goal posts, after the opposition team scored a try.  (Extra 1).

Blip No. 1999

Year 1999.  (extra 3 and 4)

Wanaka experienced severe floods (extra 2, is Helwick Street, with all these shops getting about 1 metre of water in them!)

World news 1999

Impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton begins in the US Senate.
'The Sopranos' debuts on HBO.
OJ Simpson's 1968 Heisman Trophy is sold for $230,000 to help settle a $33.5 million civil judgement against Simpson for the deaths of his ex-wife and her friend.
In Milan, Italy, after 22 years of restoration work, Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece 'The Last Supper' is put back on display.
John F Kennedy Jr., his wife Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, and sister-in-law Lauren Bessette are killed in a place crash off the coast of Martha's Vineyard.
86th Tour de France:  no winner (Lance Armstrong disqualified.)
Tenor Andrea Bocelli releases his 'Sacred Arias' album.
Toy Story 2, premieres in the US.
Boris Yeltsin resigns as President of Russia, leaving Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as acting President.

Famous people born in 1999

Brooklyn Beckham, (18), Instagram Star  :

This is the final entry in the 1900's news.  I hope you enjoyed reading these events as much as I have enjoyed doing all the research.

Tomorrow will be my 2,000th blip.  I have my helpers on stand-by.  We want a lovely sunny and calm day.  Forecast is for rain and wind!!  We'll see.  See you tomorrow.