granddaughter – Page 3 – Ruth E. Hendricks

Porch Knitting Inspiration

My granddaughter took a photo of me and two good knitting friends as we sat on my front porch, knitting.

One friend Terry was knitting socks with the Woolens and Nosh Yarn colorway actually named Porch Knitting.

Our friend Randi was knitting a Hawthorne Tank by Caitlin Hunter.

I was knitting Christmas Socks with Must Stash Yarn that Terry had given me.

I shared the photo of the three of us with our Knitting Buddies Zoom group.

And the photo inspired one of our members to paint us -Porch Knitting.

It was Joanne’s first time using acrylics and she was visiting her sister Mary who was tutoring her on using the new paints. Joanne usually paints with watercolors.

Here’s her first acrylic painting-

Porch Knitting

August 22, 2024 by Ruth Categories: knitting, PhotographyTags: acrylics, art, friends, friendship, front porch, granddaughter, knitting, knitting buddies, painting, photography, Pittsburgh PA, porch knitting, postaday, sock knitting, yarn 19 Comments

Apple in the Street by Maura

August 10, 2024 by Ruth Categories: Guest Blog, PhotographyTags: apple, family, food, granddaughter, photography, postaday, still life, street 4 Comments

Someone is 9 today Aug 2nd

Keeping a low profile online.
Happy 9th Birthday to my granddaughter who is spending the summer with me.
We’ve been busy!

Checking out Dippy celebrating 150 years

August 1, 2024 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: anonymous, birthday, childhood, family, granddaughter, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday 12 Comments

PNC Carousel at Schenley Plaza Closed Due to Rain

But we have plans to return to ride the Carousel.

“This merry-go-round located in Schenley Plaza was built in 2006 & has a colorful, ornate design.”

We were in the Oakland neighborhood by University of Pittsburgh to attend Visitor’s Day at Western PA Writing Project .

July 30, 2024 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: amusement park, carousel, granddaughter, Oakland, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, Schenley plaza, Western PA Writing Project 2 Comments

Original Duquesne Incline Car 146 + year Old Ceiling

Original car in use since 1877

Duquesne Incline

Going up

July 26, 2024 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: 1877, Duquesne Incline, family, granddaughter, Incline, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, vintage 6 Comments

Spoonbridge and Cherry Sculpture Thanks to Maura

Granddaughter Maura called from Minneapolis today to share what she was looking at while she was on vacation- Spoonbridge and Cherry

by artists Claes Oldenburg and his wife Coosje van Bruggen.

Earlier this year Maura did a school report on Oldenburg for Art Class and we had looked at some of Oldenburg’s public art sculpture online and discussed locations where they could be viewed.

And here she was today, getting the chance to experience this huge sculpture in person. Minneapolis Sculpture Garden is adjacent to the Walker Art Center

“The spoon itself weighs 5,800 pounds and the cherry, another 1,200 pounds. The cherry’s stem also acts as a fountain which sprays into the bowl of the spoon and off into the pond beneath”

It was very exciting to get Maura’s Face Time call and to see it at the same time as she was looking right at it.

And then she sent two pictures. I took the third one as a screen shot as we were on the call.

Here’s an article about this iconic and “quirky Landmark”

Thanks for calling from Walker Art center to share the Spoonbridge and Cherry Sculpture

In 2016 I took a fun photo on Mt.Washington in Pittsburgh inspired by Spoonbridge and Cherry

On Top of the World post

July 21, 2024 by Ruth Categories: Art, Photography, sculptureTags: art, Claes Oldenburg, family, fountain, granddaughter, guest blog, Minneapolis, photography, postaday, public art. sculpture, sculptor, Spoonbridge and Cherry, Walker Art Center 9 Comments

Can you find us?

On a distant tree

July 19, 2024 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: family, granddaughter, HIghland Park, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, reservoir, shadow 8 Comments

Magnolias for Pittsburgh

Two sculptures of Magnolias Trees in bloom at the corner of Seventh Street and Penn Avenue- Public Art in The Cultural District – downtown Pittsburgh. The lead artist –Tony Tasset

My granddaughter and I were on our way to opening night of The Music Man.

Right across the street from the theatre where we were headed… “Two sculptures of magnolia trees called Magnolias for Pittsburgh are surrounded by five real magnolia trees.”

Over 800 enamel Painted blossoms on the bronze sculpture of Magnolia Tree

“The intention of Magnolias for Pittsburgh was first and foremost to create a public work with an egalitarian aesthetic that appeals to a wide range of the population,” Mr. Tasset writes in his artist’s statement. “I wanted to simply create a little magic, fairy tale moment in the daily hustle and bustle of downtown Pittsburgh. Magnolias is meant to have a dynamic relationship with the environment,”

July 10, 2024 by Ruth Categories: Photography, sculptureTags: art, city scene, cultural district, granddaughter, magnolia trees, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, public art, sculpture, The Music Man, Tony Tasset 8 Comments

Fireworks from Pittsburgh Bridges

An American Experience. I was driving. Steve helping watch for pedestrians. So the Video filmed by granddaughter Prema (click to watch)who is 8 for one more month.

https://youtu.be/GHDOALLQvkw?feature=shared

When we got home I got a surprise. A **Leona’s Ice Cream Sandwich** with a crown of whipped cream

July 4, 2024 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: birthday, bridges, city scene, fireworks, granddaughter, July Fourth, photography, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA, postaday 6 Comments

Greatest Show on Earth by Maura

Granddaughter Maura texted her photos from the Ringling Bros. Circus.

To see Human Rocket Cannonball click video link below “ shot 110 feet through the air at an astounding 65 mph”Click to see her capture of 15 second video of Canon Shot of the Human Rocket

May 14, 2024 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: Circus, Columbus OH, granddaughter, guest blog, photography, postaday, Ringling 4 Comments

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