Thursday, November 29, 2012

The Election

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  The big news for November 2012 was the reelection of Barack Obama. There were long lines at polls, a narrow margin, and a very divided ...

Pennypack Garden and Fields

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  Planting a Hop Hornbeam, Ostrya virginiana, in the Courtyard Garden at Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust, above.  The garden was la...

Futurist Paintings from MOMA

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"Working in the years just before World War I, the Futurists depicted speeding trains, cafes illuminated by gaslight, charging military...

90th Birthday Party

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Sign for the birthday girl, below. Some of the gentlemen above who hosted the birthday party. Daughter June and granddaughter Maddi...
Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Hurricane Sandy Here in Chestnut Hill, PA

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  Ominous clouds preceded the storm by days. Above are "baby bottom clouds" ordinarily associated with tornadoes. Actually, th...

October Walk in Montgomery County Maryland

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Lake Bernard Frank in Upper Rock Creek Watershed Site Dam Number 1. Click here for more info.
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New York City Public Art: Columbus in the Living Room

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"Discovering Columbus" by Japanese artist Tatzu Nishi was sponsored by the Public Art Fund.  This art project encased the statue...
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Fall Meadows, Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust

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  The Native Plant Volunteer Group gathers meadow grass stems and spreads milkweed seeds below. Pennypack Ecological Restoration ...
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Back to Philadelphia

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A very startling hickory hornworm caterpillar found in our apartment complex lawn. A classic old field, below, on the southern marg...

A Visit to Downtown Philadelphia

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  A Louise Nevelson sculpture and fountain above on Constitution Mall. Native grass plantings in front of the Benjamin Franklin bridge t...