Little House Shadow

Spotted by my sister Mary at Laura’s house today

Charlie’s toy house cast a shadow on the floor

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Queen of the Mississippi on the Ohio River

A guest blog today.

Look what passed my friend’s house yesterday!

The Queen of the Mississippi.  

Read the June 28 Article  by Megan Guza about The Queen of the Mississippi Returns to Pittsburgh. Click to read

Deb sent me these photos she took as the riverboat traveled down the Ohio River.

Her home is on Neville Island.

Something you don’t see everyday, that’s for sure.  Thanks for sending the photos, Debbie.

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I’m always looking for signs

As I got into my car at The Lakes parking lot, I saw this card by my foot.

The late afternoon light made the pavement and painted line come alive.  The business card appeared to float.

Do I put the knitting down and begin to quilt?

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Thought I should identify whose card I found…

 

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Happy face found in the sky

My sister found this happy face in the sky

while we watched the swim meet

a bit grainy but here it is

Transient  for sure

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Oh say can you see

Maura watched the rockets red glare-

A fireworks show at The Lakes.

Fireworks fit the theme Transient perfectly.

My brother and sister and I drove 484 miles from Rockford Illinois to Columbus Ohio. Plenty of time until it got dark enough.

Look Who’s Two Today!

Charlie is two today!  Happy Birthday.

Sporting his Buckeye hat as he was born in Columbus OH.Charlieistwo

Photographed early this morning at the Alpine Motel in Rockford Illinois

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TRANSIENT: Weekly Photo Challenge

Sky reflection in glass tabletop on my cousin Chris’ deck in Rockford Illinois   The weekly challenge is

transient   

“Lasting only a short time”  

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I can’t pronounce it, can you?

Colangelo’s Bakery and Cafe  in the Strip District of Pittsburgh.

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The City Responds

IMG_7714The mayor has a Response Center set up and you can call 311 and complain or report a situation that needs attention.

I’ve called about excessive litter at the base of the Duquesne Incline, a hornet nest on a city tree , a streetlight was out and needed to be replaced and last week I called about stop sign on Larimer Avenue that was blocked by tree branches snd it couldn’t be seen.

This morning  I was driving to Zeke’s get coffee grounds for my house guests and look who was working hard to rectify the very problem I reported!

Meet John (everyone calls him Johnny)

Thank you for responding, John!

Views from Fineview

Fineview is certainly named appropriately. It is a fine view from this vantage point.

A neighborhood I’d not visited before…went there with a fellow artist J. on Saturday night.  Pittsburgh from the North Side of the city.

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