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...

Alan Hikes in the Pyrenees

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  Hiking up to La Breche de Roland, the border between Spain and France. This is near Monte Perdido National Park in the Spanish Pyrenees...
Friday, August 31, 2012

July and August: Italy, France, Switzerland

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In the following blog "chapters" from August to the last week of June, there will be postings going back in time showing selected ...

A Guided Tour of Versailles

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  A big thank you to our friend Elise, who works at Versailles and gave a personal tour. It was easy to learn a lot about this pinnacle o...

Giverny

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The house and gardens of Claude Monet in Giverny have been restored and are now one of the most visited sites in France.  Although the ga...