Ohio Buckeye Tree in the Front Yard
Grandchildren update………
Anna and Henry
Michael adjusts his handkerchief
Jack received the game ball
Maura adjusts her baby
The Pumpkin that grew from one of last year’s pumpkins.
Why it’s fun to visit the family and rejuvenate for a new week!
Anna holds the giant sock monkey up at the door, sporting the boa I knit with some yarn (Twist and Twirl) my friend Donna gave me last year.
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Saturday morning we went out to the Columbus airport to meet Mark’s college friend Bob. ( Marquette U) Bob is a Lt Commander and trains jet pilots. He’d invited us out to see him and check out the training jet. The kids loved that!
When we were leaving, and the family walked by another parked jet, I photographed their reflection.
We were having a special afternoon at the Easton Mall, Laura, Anna and I. A beautiful autumn day.
And the artists were out in force, “chalking the block“ as we headed to eat lunch. Chalk drawing dates back to prehistoric times.
I spoke with Mr. Jose Bastidas from Ecuador about his artwork and unfortunately didn’t get to see the finished pieces.
Some farther along than others. There was a lot of excitement as the forty artists started to work.
You could vote for your favorite, cast a ballot. Awards are on Sunday the 29th.
Mark and Erika went out for an anniversary dinner in the same location Saturday night and saw the finished works.
Fascinating to watch the artists line out the drawings on the asphalt, the many boxes of chalk waiting to be used.
Love how his spheres “floated” above the pavement….
See below to see the finished work of the Wright Brothers
Above and below
– Wright Brothers taken by Mark with his iPhone this evening when he and Erika went to dinner to celebrate their wedding anniversary.
Chalk drawing reminds me of Mary Poppins and here is the scene where Bert Mary and the children enter the sidewalk drawings
This image is saturated all right. Not sure if it looks rich or garish.
Here are the groundskeepers hosing the infield before the Pirates game at PNC Park last week.
Pre-game hosing is just one of the times the groundskeepers water it down. (see article like below)
As far as the saturated goes with th color, I beefed up the green a tad. I don’t mess with saturation much.
I liked the multiple meaning of saturation for the challenge
You can click here to read an article about how the Groundskeepers maintain the field in a Behind the Scenes look at all it takes. The article has a graphic showing how the field works.
Coney Island Signage found on a doorjamb (I love that word)- NYC Summer 2013
BTW, How’s your handwriting?
Just returned home after an unexpected evening at the Pittsburgh Public Theater. Friends called and asked if we would like to go with them. My dad loved this play and I thought of him a lot as I watched it.
Thornton Wilder wrote it in 1938. I’d say it is still going strong!
Directed by Ted Pappas. A really fine performance by all, headed up by Tom Atkins. Act 3 made me cry.
You’ve probably read the play or seen it, the movie or a TV version. Iconic, they say. A classic.
My parents were married in 1939. I have to ask my sister more about their affinity for it but tonight was a dress rehearsal at the O’Reilly Theater.
Opening night is tomorrow September 26th. It will run until October27th.
Everyone stood at the end of the play and gave the cast an enthusiastic, solid standing ovation. Powerful.
Had my cell to shoot this scene outside the theatre. The LION KING was happening at the Benedum and a school bus parked, waiting. A busy night for downtown Pittsburgh, our town.
Anyway, if you live in Pittsburgh, find a time to get downtown sometime in the next 30 days and experience OUR TOWN.
Penn Avenue Shot at Intermission between Acts
Baseball in October’s called BUCTOBER around here. Go Bucs!
For the first time in a couple of decades, the whole city of Pittsburgh is excited about baseball.
(Now Sue, you were there all the twenty one years of losing seasons too so this must be especially sweet)
Pittsburgh Pirates – a winning season and clinched a spot in the playoffs.
A fun series to receive on the phone from my son Mark.
Looks like a depth of field exercise, too.
This is a “leaf bug” or katydid. A relative of the grasshopper and also called a bush-cricket in some parts of the world. Looks like such an interesting creature and is the perfection of camouflage.
Thanks Mark for sharing your Katydid and Kids study. love you. Mom
Can you see him/her?
Can you see him/her? Probably snacking on the foliage.
Although I took photos at our beautiful baseball park this afternoon (unexpected tickets with some friends) and photographed football fans gathering for the Steelers game, I thought I’d show something else. The results were dismal in both games and a huge disappointment.
I think the leaves are turning early this year. Fall started at 4:44.
A fall leaf on Mark and Erika’s deck. Looks like From Lines to Patterns, the Weekly Photo Challenge, too.
Invitational Meet in Schenley Park on Sept 7th. Not sure what team. just liked the pony tails a-flying as they warmed up. (Only one reference found to “a-flying” usage like asleep) Anyone say it?
