Bedford PA – Ruth E. Hendricks Photography

Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside

Inside seems simple enough. Until you start to read all the definitions and think about the multi-meanings

Cut and pasted from Your Dictionary – the dictionary you can understand

noun

the part lying within; inner side, surface, or part; interior
the part closest to something specified or implied, as the part of a sidewalk closest to the buildings
INFORMAL the internal organs of the body, as the stomach and intestines

adjective

on or in the inside; internal
of or suited for the inside
working or used indoors; indoor
☆ known only to insiders; secret or private: the inside story
BASEBALL passing between home plate and the batter

adverb

on or to the inside; within
indoors

in or to the inside or inner part of

within the limits of: inside an hour

Murphy inside the van looking outside.

Cool enough on Friday to take Murphy to the Post Office so I could mail something. He WAS in the back seat. Moved himself up to the passenger seat while Maura and I were inside and wouldn’t budge for the short trip home. Yes, I worried about air bag deployment and the seat belt dinging alarm sound the whole way. We made it. He does have a harness that attaches to a seat belt for car trips.

We were safe inside the house as Mark held the iPad showing the violent storm while I shot the rain and blowing trees outside. This is the storm where Laura and James lost power for 5 days and Marlene and Donald( Roanoke VA) lost it for 8.

Maura waits inside looking outside for the guests.

Here is the inside of the ceramic fruit bowl Mary gave me when I visited her at Easter time.

The Jesus statue contained inside the clear box was photographed on this trip.

Old fashioned hats in Bedford Springs Resort display with the stairway banisters reflected

Challenge- How to show what one is feeling inside?

July 21, 2012May 28, 2019 by Ruth Categories: Airedale Terrier, Photography, Weekly Photo ChallengeTags: airedale terrier, arts, Bedford PA, bedford springs resort, blogging community, ceramic bowl, Columbus OH, dog, fashion, hats, New York City, photography, pnotography, postaday, rain, statue, straw hat, travel, vintage hats, weather, weekly photo challenge: inside 46 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Blue

One photo, spot on, would be just right. I usually have no problem choosing one image.

Until almost midnight on Monday night. Blue.

Yes, that is a leather bodice. NYC shop window. I was focusing on the shoes but the blue dress caught my eye when I was looking for a blue photo.

May 15, 2012May 28, 2019 by Ruth Categories: Light in the City, Photography, Weekly Photo ChallengeTags: architecture, Bedford PA, Beverly's Touch of Class, Blue Velvet, Dinette, Empire State, fashion, Furniture, leather, Leather bodice, Millvale PA, New York City, photography, retro, storefront, travel, vintage, weekly photo challenge 25 Comments

17 Years in the Making – There are Rules to Follow

1. No styrofoam in the center is allowed. Has to be a rubber band core.

2. You have to find the rubber band or be given a rubber band.

Rubber is heavy. Like a medicine ball. I was surprised by the weight of it.

This ball is so large that the newspaper rubber bands can’t fit around it. A chef donates his escarole rubber bands. Mr. Laszlo Zongor has taught a couple of young people how to start a rubber band ball the correct way.

I believe there are other rules but I can’t remember and he said to not misquote him!!

In Pittsburgh, rubber bands are called gum bands by many!

And yes, I looked it up and there is a guy who claims he has the real deal biggest authentic rubber band ball that he has stretched each band onto, individually. My friend E at work has a ball she started 11 years ago! She said she had started to buy the lettuce, pre washed in a bag and wasn’t getting those nice big fat Romaine bands lately.

I wish I had asked what motivated them to start making the rubber band ball……………….and then the commitment to “growing it”.

And a P.S. from Melinda (his wife) after viewing the post

“I think the last rule you forgot was that the rubber bands cannot be lengthened by tying one to another – each band has to fit entirely around the ball on its own. That’s the challenge at this point: finding bands that are long enough, since most will no longer work. ….Makes it somewhat self-limiting in size!”

Not sure who checks if one is following the rules but wanted to include it, since I forgot!

April 27, 2012April 28, 2012 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: Bedford PA, collections, entertainment, gum bands, hobby, Laszlo Zongor, photography, postaday, rubber, rubber band ball, rubber bands, sports, travel 13 Comments

Novelty Architecture-Bedford PA- The Coffee Pot

I imagine this scene has been captured thousands and thousands of times by passersby like myself.

And if you enjoy looking at the Coffee Pot there are plenty more structures to read about here

April 25, 2012April 24, 2012 by Ruth Categories: Photography, vintageTags: architecture, Bedford PA, Bert Koontz, Fairgrounds, gas station, historic route, history, humor, Lincoln Highway, Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor, novelty architecture, Pennsylvania, photography, postaday, Route 30, The Coffee Pot, travel, vintage 10 Comments

Dunkle’s Gulf Station-Bedford, PA

This Gulf Station has been photographed thousands of times, but I was a tourist in Bedford, PA this past weekend and I joined the throngs and snapped a picture even though there was no blue sky or inhabitants. What I would have liked to photograph is Mr. Dunkle if he is available, have a conversation. Next trip. If you want to see other photos of the same spot check out this site

April 24, 2012 by Ruth Categories: Photography, TravelTags: architecture, Art Deco, Bedford PA, design, Dunkle's Gulf, filling station, gas station, gasoline, Gulf Station, Heritage, Lincoln Highway, photography, polychrome tile, postaday, terra cotta, travel, vacation 5 Comments

Bedford, PA- Home of the National Museum of the American Coverlet

Laszlo Zongor explains the system of Jacquard Loom(see below) and the punched holed cards, each card a single line of weaving.

A two hour drive from Pittsburgh. My book club had a fun and memorable getaway weekend trip. We stayed at the Historic Bedford Resort.

Sunday, Joan and I went to see the National Museum of the American Coverlet– housed in a beautiful Historic Common School. A coverlet is a woven bed cover, although there were some floor coverings, too. The coverlets display changes every four months. We learned a lot about the history of the coverlets with our knowledgeable guide explaining the differences. The last photos are of the gift shop where you can purchase reproductions of the antique designs and fabric for quilters.

from the National Museum of the American Coverlet

The Museum and Museum Shop are open daily, year round.
Hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.
Admission is $6 ($5 for age 60 and over). Kids under 12 are free. Group rates available.