October 2014 – Ruth E. Hendricks Photography

Weekly Photo Challenge: Descent

Lots of images came to mind.

The trick was digging around in the files and finding what I was envisioning for the Weekly Photo Challenge: Descent created by Cheri Lucas Rowlands at WordPress. Her example was excellent.

Here is my gallery of descent.

bride on staircase — Classic Bride Jessica descends spiral staircase at Mexican War Streets on the North Side, Pittsburgh

descent incline — The Duquesne Incline in descent

descent log ferris wheel — Idlewild Ferris Wheel ready to make descent

Jet Blue making descent to Baltimore July 2014

How I love being the passenger with a camera in hand. My DIL was driving.

Low clouds and a truck making descent in WV enroute to Hardy VA

Down the slide at Idlewild Park -Michael, Erika and Maura

Grandson Jack coming down the Giant Slide at Idlewild Park

Mark climbing the deer stand in Centerline OHio

Some random Skycoaster riders at Kennywood. Lots of screams

Screen Shot 2014-10-31 at 10.50.12 PM — Anna coming down off the obstacle course at the Ohio State Fair

Anna diving into the pool at a swim meet. Descending into the water.

from a previous post – City Sidewalk -paper street steps- 2010 Garfield when I taught at Fort Pitt School

descent log flume — Grandson Michael in the log flume at Idlewild Park making their rapid descent

October 31, 2014 by Ruth Categories: Photography, Weekly Photo ChallengeTags: amusement park, bride, descent, fashion, ferris wheel, Idlewild Park, Kennywood, neighborhood, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, swimming, wedding, weekly photo challenge 23 Comments

Simple Halloween Decor

There are wild and elaborate decorations around town and outside of town,but here are a few simple ones.

There are ersatz graveyards in people’s front yards, witches flying in trees,skeletons and cobwebs on mailboxes and Halloween light strung on front porches.

People are going all out. A real Halloween Decoration Extravaganza.

These are a few simple decorations in Pittsburgh and from my sister Mary in Brooklyn NY.

Here’s a giant spider on the South Side of Pittsburgh

Schenley Park Pumpkin

Regurgitated pumpkin within pumpkin across from Schenley Golf Course.

Mary sent these from Brooklyn on her phone earlier today

Mummy in Brooklyn by Mary Hendricks

Mumette in Brooklyn by Mary

October 30, 2014 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: Halloween Decorations, holiday decoration, holiday decorations, home decor, mummy, photography, postaday, pumpkin, spider, style 15 Comments

Vincent, Euthemia, Dorothy, Liane and Montclair Came to Mind Today

October 29th, Wednesday Afternoon

Funny how the unexpected sight of something triggers a stream of consciousness.

The word Iris, the sight of these Iris blooming made me think of many things.

In Highland Park after school today, while waiting for a poet to arrive to shoot the author photo for her new book cover,

I saw these Iris.

I always think of Iris as the“end of the school year” flower but now I see they bloom in late October, too.

Vincent Van Gogh painted them.

Euthemia is always planting, growing, showing and readying Iris for her Capital Hudson Iris Society show and sale

Liane Ellison Norman wrote a poem, ” I Dug Up the Iris” about our friend Dorothy’s Iris.

When I was young, we lived in Montclair New Jersey and walked in the Presby Memorial Iris Gardens named after the founder of the American Iris Society.

Iris.

So many memories triggered by the sight of their blooming today.

October 29, 2014 by Ruth Categories: Garden, PhotographyTags: Dorothy Holley, flowers, garden, iris, Iris Society, Liane Ellison Norman, Montclair NJ, photography, Pittsburgh PA, Poem, poetry, postaday, travel, Vincent Van Gogh 15 Comments

Hypothetical Self-Help Books Cover Art

Cover Art- Part two- A fun weekly challenge created by Pete Rosos- you can check out his blog

I neglected to add a title/text right onto the images.

Today I went to www.picmonkey.com as suggested on WordPress, found some images that lent themselves to the addition of text and went with the Self-Help Genre.

Not that self-help books really help

Here’s the bookshelf of Cover Art of my imaginary titles.