Ruth E. Hendricks Photography

Polish Poppy Seed Rolls – Makowiec

Southwestern Pennsylvania is famous for baking poppyseed and nut rolls for the holidays

Refrigerator case at the Polish Deli in Pittsburgh’s Strip District Friday afternoon

Makowiec Polish Poppy Seed Roll

Here’s another recipe for Polish Poppyseed Roll

In the video/ slideshow Marlene “bakes” Hungarian Nut Rolls with her sisters eight years ago. She bakes it for real every year. It’s delicious. I found the words “beigli – a traditional Hungarian pastry roll filled with walnuts” and Kolache

Here’s a post I did on Povitica -a Croatian Bread that looks similar

December 6, 2019 by Ruth Categories: Baking, PhotographyTags: baking, holidays, Hungarian Nut Roll, makowiec, nut roll, Pittsburgh, Polish deli, Poppyseed roll, povitica, Southwestern Pennsylvania 3 Comments

North Side Views from a Parking Garage Roof

Thursday December 5th. NorthSide Pittsburgh.

December 5, 2019 by Ruth Categories: Photography, Pittsburgh PhotographyTags: city, city scene, December, North Side, North Side Pittsburgh, parking garage, Pittsburgh Photography, postaday, rooftops, weather 1 Comment

Vintage Santa at Grant Bar in Millvale

Grant Bar and Restaurant Wednesday night-

This molded plastic Santa, lit from within, had an expression that caught my eye.

Perhaps he feels overwhelmed by the frenzy of the Season?

December 5, 2019 by Ruth Categories: ArtTags: Christmas decoration, Grant Bar Millvale PA, holiday decoration, Molded plastic, photography, postaday, Santa Claus, vintage 3 Comments

Wordless Wednesday

December 3, 2019 by Ruth Categories: Wordless WednesdayTags: #wordlesswednesday, barn, candlesticks, dinner table, family, farm, farmhouse, grateful, november, photography, postaday, silo, table setting, thanksgiving, wordless wednesday 8 Comments

‘Tis the Season for Model Trains

Franklin Park Conservatory and the Columbus Main Library have creative model train displays created by Applied Imagination (click for article) a company founded by Paul Busse.

Here’s the Enchanted Express Garden Railway at Franklin Park in Columbus Ohio. You can see the Three Little Pigs Houses, Rapunzels Tower and the Old Woman in the Shoe House and Cinderella’s Castle to name a few.. I think Charlie could watch the display revolve all day long, waiting for the trains to reappear, around and around.

December 2, 2019 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: Applied Imagination, Columbus OH, Fairy Tales, Franklin Park Conservatory, grandson, imagination, model trains, Paul Busse, photography, postaday 2 Comments

Another Leaf or Two

December first- I got in my daughter’s car and found another Leaf on the windshield today.

I took a photo of it and said “ another leaf but with blue sky today.”

When we got where we were going (Worthington OH) Charlie (4) said

“I’ve got a Leaf on my window. I want to take a picture.”

I handed back the phone and he took the second photo.

Photo by grandson Charlie.

December 2, 2019 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: Columbus OH, December, grandson, leaf, leaves, photography, postaday, weather, Worthington OH 3 Comments

Crestline Barn at Dusk

Crestline Barn at Dusk. Crestline Ohio, Thanksgiving evening.

November 30, 2019 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: 24-70 L series Lens Canon, architecture, available light, barn, Canon 6D camera, Crestline OH, dusk, family, farm, ohio, photography, postaday, thanksgiving, travel 3 Comments

Goodbye November

Goodbye November.

November 29, 2019 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: autumn, november, photography, postaday, rain, seasons, travel, weather 7 Comments

Whizzing By a Yard Full of Lights Near Galion Ohio

Just south of Galion Ohio. We were on our way back from Thanksgiving at the Farm.

I was the passenger with my camera at the ready. James was able to tell me when we were getting close.

Although Laura slowed down, she couldn’t stop.

Not really possible to get a good night photo while driving by this front yard filled with colorful

Christmas lights.

Want to see a better photo of the display? here is a good one in this article in the Galion Inquirer

Nowhere to stop or drive around a block. It was a two lane highway/road. I pressed the shutter as fast as I could.

You get the idea and can appreciate all the effort this family went to decorating. WOW. Turns out they have been doing this for twenty years. After reading the article I see they welcome people to drive in through the lighted arches and turn around in front of their garage. We didn’t realize it at the time we whizzed by. Maybe there will be another opportunity.

It was something to see, even if the lights went by in a flash. Like an unresolved three D image.