November 2017 – Ruth E. Hendricks

SERENE

WEEKLY Photo Challenge:Serene

”a moment of blissful quiet”

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November 30, 2017November 30, 2017 by Ruth Categories: Photography, Weekly Photo ChallengeTags: Berlin, candle, chapel, church, Germany, madonna, photography, postaday, prayer, serene, ST.Matthias, travel, weekly photo challenge 12 Comments

MILK or DARK??

MILK OR DARK?

November 28, 2017November 28, 2017 by Ruth Categories: Chocolate, food, PhotographyTags: Betsy Ann Chocolates, candy, chocolate, chocolate dipped strawberries, dark chocolate, Godiva, GRAND CENTRAL, milk chocolate, people at work, photography, postaday, truffles 9 Comments

DOGS in NYC

at Bleecker & Christopher Street and a SUBWAY mosaic

SUNDAY AFTERNOON- I photographed the dogs as a we waited on the corner for the family to return from visiting the Statue of Liberty.

ALTHOUGH back in the Burgh tonight, I’m posting a few more NYC photos.

Hemingway is the three year old Airedale. C47704FD-028B-473C-AA13-86FE358F4A16

I’d taken a subway mosaic at 42nd Street Station of am Airedale.

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November 27, 2017November 27, 2017 by Ruth Categories: Airedale Terrier, dogs, PhotographyTags: Airedale, airedale terrier, dog, dogs, dogs in NYC, NYC, photography, postaday 13 Comments

Charlie’s Statue of Liberty Adventure

Sunday morning- New York City.

We’ve had a wonderful week visiting my sister for Thanksgiving. Today we split up and Charlie and his family took the 9:30 boat to Liberty Island to see the Statue of Liberty. Charlie (2+) said she has her sleeves up! The weather was perfect. Mary and I were at the Holiday Fair in Grand Central Station when these photos arrived on my phone, Looked like a guest blog to me! Thanks James.

All of the photos are taken by my SIL James, Charlie’s dad, except for the one with the Park Ranger taken by my daughter Laura, Charlie’s mom.

“The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World” was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the United States and is recognized as a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886. It was designated as a National Monument in 1924. Employees of the National Park Service have been caring for the colossal copper statue since 1933.” from the National Park Service Webpage

Laura standing with the original torch. They could only go to the pedestal level as you have to be 4ft tall to go up to the crown level.

November 26, 2017November 26, 2017 by Ruth Categories: Photography, TravelTags: #statueofliberty, democracy, France, freedom, guest blogger, Liberty Island, monument, National Park Service, New York City, NYC, Park Ranger, photography, postaday, statue, Statue of Liberty, Thanksgiving vacation, travel, US 10 Comments

MOTHERPIGEON AT UNION SQUARE

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Meet Tina Piña Trachtenburg, street performance artist and animal advocate.

Laura and I walked down to Union Square to the Holiday Market. It would have been hard to maneuver the popular market on a Saturday afternoon even without the stroller. What a crowd! The weather felt like a warm Spring day.

At the entrance point, we saw this flock of pigeons on the steps and I placed a bill in the open suitcase and asked to photograph the creator of the felt birds. Then I asked if I might blog her photo and she agreed. She directed me to the bright green fact sheet under the donations.

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November 25, 2017November 25, 2017 by Ruth Categories: Animals in the City, People at Work, PhotographyTags: #feedthebirds, #respecturbannature, #streetart, animal advocate, animals in the city, art, handcraft, Motherpigeon, NYC, pigeon, postaday, street art, street performance art, Union Square 16 Comments

Friday in CENTRAL PARK

November 24, 2017 by Ruth Categories: Photography 13 Comments

THANKSGIVING Feast Aftermath GUEST blog

Granddaughter Anna-14- captured and texted me the Thanksgiving Feast Aftermath StillLife

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November 23, 2017 by Ruth Categories: Guest Blog, PhotographyTags: dinner, dirty dishes, granddaughter, kitchen, ohio, photography, sink, thanksgiving, transformation 12 Comments

Crocheted Tree Blankets on Christopher Street

When we arrived in the city Tuesday evening after the long train ride from Pittsburgh we walked down to the Hudson River after supper. It was dark so I didn’t see the colorful crocheted blankets on the trees.
Then yesterday we were on Hudson Street and WHOA- there they were brightening up the landscape.
Here’s an article about the creator of the project – Holly Boardman owner of Musée Lingerie on Christopher says ” It takes about one hour to crochet a single square, and we have over 1,880 squares on our Christopher Street block. That took about 80 days!”

A total transformation of ordinary tree trunks into colorful street art

Here’s the first one I spotted on Hudson Street and then we rounded the corner on Christopher…