What I Found on the Way Home from School – Page 3

i before e except after c and “ay” as neighbor or weigh?

Signage in Bloomfield — Caught my eye as I waited in a line of traffic. Exceptions listed below.

Mr. Bob Cummingham makes a case that the rule is of little use “Examples of exceptions to the rule: Sticking for the moment to the basic rule, “i before e except after c”… here are some exceptions…..beige, cleidoic, codeine, conscience, deify, deity, deign,
dreidel, eider, eight, either, feign, feint, feisty,
foreign, forfeit, freight, gleization, gneiss, greige,
greisen, heifer, heigh-ho, height, heinous, heir, heist,
leitmotiv, neigh, neighbor, neither, peignoir, prescient,
rein, science, seiche, seidel, seine, seismic, seize, sheik,
society, sovereign, surfeit, veil, vein, weight, weird”

October 6, 2010October 5, 2010 by Ruth Categories: Pittsburgh Photos, What I Found on the Way Home from SchoolTags: Bloomfield, city scene, Columbus Day Parade, grammar rules, Little Italy, neighborhood, photo of the day, photoblog, photography, Pittsburgh, signage, spelling, urban scene 5 Comments

Flip-Flops Still Life

In the school parking lot. Just sitting there lined up as if someone placed them there to slip into.

In the school parking lot. Just sitting there, a pair of flip-flops. — Whose shoes?

October 3, 2010October 2, 2010 by Ruth Categories: Pittsburgh Photos, What I Found, What I Found on the Way Home from SchoolTags: asphalt, city scene, flip-flops, parking lot, photography, Pittsburgh, school, shoes, still life, urban scene 7 Comments

Urban Communication

Gangwish Street in Bloomfield. — Wish I could have entered this shot in the Communication show.

I have 3 photos in Communication show/1650 Gallery, 1650 Echo Park Avenue in Los Angeles until August 29th. You can see the Croatian sign outside a church in Porec(the 8th photo down) and the rest can be seen here.)Hiriing Now- Ritter’s sign and No Cardboard Dumpster. Today’s post would have been a great addition to the show. Took it yesterday on way home from school.

August 20, 2010March 8, 2014 by Ruth Categories: What I Found on the Way Home from SchoolTags: alley, city scene, communication, graffiti, memories, neighborhood, photo of the day, photoblog, photography, Pittsburgh, signage, stop peeing here, street, summer, urban communication, urban scene 4 Comments

2 Dr Chevrolet Coupe, c.1947? (2 views)

Went online to try to match the car model, noticing the details like how the headlights are placed. I took this at the red light at Howley St and Friendship Ave. Drove around the block and got the side view, too. A real beauty. Historic, vintage, restored cars like this one evoke childhood memories of the gray Dodge Wayfarer we had in Montclair NJ. This one the color of whipped butter. Polished. Parked on the street, just waiting as me I drove home from Greenway School where we had training today. What a car! Scroll down for second view.

The owner must love driving this beautiful car. — What a surprise to find this historic vehicle on the way home from school. The car looks like it is smiling.

August 19, 2010August 18, 2010 by Ruth Categories: Childhood, photo of the day, vintage, What I Found on the Way Home from SchoolTags: automobile, Bloomfield, car, chevrolet, chevy, childhood, city scene, coupe, Friendship Ave, historic car, Howley St, neighborhood, photo of the day, photoblog, Pittsburgh, urban scene, vintage car 7 Comments

“Ice Sculptures Make Great Gifts”

Who knew? I admit I’ve never considered purchasing an ice sculpture as a gift. But seeing this truck made me think of ice sculptures I have seen up close. Plus, it’s hot and humid again so the idea of ice appeals to me.

Do-it-yourselfers? You’ll need to read “Ice Sculpting the Modern Way, Joseph Amendola’s Ice Carving Made Easy and Mac Winker’s Ice Sculpture: The Art of Ice Carving in 12 Systematic Steps.” (from Wikipedia)

Last summer I watched an ice carver/sculptor whir a chainsaw, spew ice and find a dolphin inside the giant block. Ellen’s daughter had an R2D2 at her wedding, and Donna’s son’s wedding had a giant heart with their engagement photo inside the ice.

You sit at a red light and there it is- the thought of the day. The company lists themselves as the coolest guys around- more info click Mastroice on Herron Avenue

Ice Sculptures Make Great Gifts — Brake lights and a message on a truck- long red light on Bigelow Boulevard

June 13, 2010June 13, 2010 by Ruth Categories: Light in the City, Pittsburgh Photos, Things, What I Found on the Way Home from SchoolTags: city scene, ice, ice sculpture, Mastroice, photography, Pittsburgh, traffic, urban scene 4 Comments

Scratch-Off Across the Street from School

The curb used to be yellow, the losing ticket catches your eye. You lean over the curb,focus, see equal thirds in the composition. Shoot. Texture, line, shape, color, space, form. Art elements are everywhere in the world.

Losing lottery ticket discarded curbside. Peeling yellow paint on concrete. — It looks like someone placed it there for me to find, the curb paint scratched off, too.

March 25, 2010March 25, 2010 by Ruth Categories: photo of the day, Places, Things, What I Found on the Way Home from SchoolTags: arlington, city scene, lottery ticket, neighborhood, photography, Pittsburgh, scratch off, sidewalk, south side, urban scene 6 Comments

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