We Visit The Grassy Knoll

The CRV went to the doctor this morning to replace the rear brake rotors and shoes. We arrived early despite the fog in Denton and were back on the road by 11:30AM. The bill was less than we had expected but was more than our annual maintenance budget allowed; we are thinking of adding a budget line called “stupid mistakes”.

Because we were out early enough we decided to drive into downtown Dallas and visit Dealey Plaza and the Sixth Floor Museum at the former Texas School Book Depository. The drive into downtown was uneventful and we were able to park at the museum for five dollars, another twenty-three dollars got both of us into the museum (peanuts compared to what it cost us to get out of the Honda Dealer).

No photography is allowed inside the museum.

The museum offers a lot of information; JFK prior to the presidential election, the Camelot years including major issues he dealt with, and the Dallas visit and assassination. The assassination aftermath and investigation is covered in depth including the continuing claims that the Warren Commission’s investigation was flawed and that Oswald was part of a conspiracy; the Oswald arrest, murder, and trial of Jack Ruby are also documented. The information in the museum was certainly not new to us but there is something interesting about being in a spot where such a monumental event took place.

After our walk through the museum we walked outside to see Dealey Plaza and the infamous grassy knoll. It seems odd that despite the event that took place here it is just another busy street that is part of everyday life in Dallas we even used Elm Street when we left the museum.

The grassy knoll with the School Book Depository in background.

The sixth floor window that the shots were fired from.

Find John on the knoll.

Upon our return to the mothership Sandy went for a run and John took KoKo out for her run chasing her ball. We received some rain last night and today so the ball field was a little damp, by the time KoKo finished her game we had a new name for her, Boots, it took us an hour to clean her up enough to take her inside.

Boots Byrnes