Beetles , Cuba and UFO's

A little trip through the time machine...

I went to the flea market this past Satuday.

I didn't get much because I didn't stay long.

I didn't stay long because

it was 

miserably hot!

I bought this cute matchbox.

And some old maps.

A map of Florida that included Cuba.

Where apparently 

we could visit anytime,

But -

It doesn't include Disney World!

Clearly, before the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Imagine.

A world pre-Disney.

See!

I bought this tiny one inch plane to make into a necklace.

I sold the last one to a lovely person who bought it for her friend

who teaches flying.

I love when things sell for those kinds of reasons.

(Did you know that original beetles would float in water?)

And this tiny one inch VW Bug

that will also be jewelry. 

I'm jazzing it up

Jerry Garcia style.

I just started.  It's not finished.

I need to redo the peace sign.

And this one. 

Looks like my first car.

Really.  It does.

I don't think I'll sell this one.

It's a keeper.

...and this tiny one inch jeep.

Which I placed on the map.

Close to - 

ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO  !!!!!!!

(cue loud creepy alien music)

Do you believe in UFOs and aliens?

True story

In 1972

I went on a trip with my sister and brother-in-law.

We drove across the country 

from Kansas City, MO

to

Tucson, AZ

with a stop in Roswell

on the way.

We drove through White Sands, New Mexico.

My brother-in-law

drove off the road around the

DO NOT ENTER

RESTRICTED AREA

signs.

He drove

OFF THE MAIN ROAD

in

1972.

At the height of the cold war!

Near the White Sands Missile Range.

Out of nowhere came two big black cars.

One pulled in front of us.

One pulled up behind us.

Two men got out.

(They were not these men in black)

Also dressed in black.

They were definitely

"The Men In Black"

I mean, we never saw

WHERE

those cars came from

With all that white sand

you'd think you would have seen them!

A glance in the rear view mirror

and 

POOF!

There they were.

They were not happy that we were there.

They definitely didn't want a bunch

of young fools driving willy-nilly
 around a restricted MISSILE BASE!!

They escorted us back to the road

from whence we came.

It was scary.

Yipes.

Several weeks ago

 my daughter called me on her way home.

She knows I love a good UFO story.

She told me to go outside and look up.
I grabbed my camera and hopped into the car.
I drove further out into the country to get a better view.

There were bright lights.

Very bright lights.

Brighter than the planes flying around.

 I took these pictures.

hmmm...

What do you think these were???

The lights were very bright,

and moved erratically.

Could've been anything.

But I went home

before the

Men and Black

came looking for me.

BWAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!