Philadelphia architecture. A mixture of old and new. I.M. Pei – the architect of the Society Hill Towers. There are three towers of condos on five acres.
Spruce Street at 2nd Street.
Tag: Philadelphia
State of Mind – Weekly Photo Challenge
Ben Huberman of WordPress challenged bloggers to post an image that illustrated their State of mind.
We arrived in Philadelphia this afternoon.
Delancey Street cobblestones at dusk.
Walking where my parents walked when they lived in the city of brotherly love. 1971-1983
Below the Theater of the Living Arts on South Street. The scene where my dad pushed his grandson Mark in a stroller and a Philadelphia magazine photographer captured them-
Thirty nine years ago.
PA turnpike memorabilia display while at the Service Area.
This could come in handy during election year.
Seeing light on the other side of cascading water in our hotel lobby. Cloudy, blurred, fluid, relaxing to watch.
They Say It’s Your Birthday
Dear Mark,
Seems like just yesterday (May 26, 1976) you arrived at Ireland Army Hospital – Fort Knox, Kentucky.
You were born exactly two years to the day from my graduation from college.
And suddenly, in a blink, it’s 38 years later!
I am proud of you and the wonderful man you have become. WOW. You have a beautiful family.
With love and gratitude on your birthday,
Your Mom
Aunt Mary in Philly 1976
TENNESSEE
Granma in Kentucky
Learning to walk in Philly with Granma
Mark on his Dad
Mark reading in Ft Benning GA
Philadelphia Bear
Mark and Mom in Clarion
With Grampie in Philly
Davy Crockett Halloween
In Florida
You always loved LEGO
Philadelphia
with brother Matthew
Philadelphia
Mark in Germany
Grafenwoehr Germany
Your First Communion
Grafenwoehr Germany
Skiiing in Austria
Aunt Bobbie’s Wedding in Kansas
Matty Laura and Mark in Kentucky
Mark hugging his mom
Illinois
With cousin and Goddaughter Maria
Hudson River New York
New York City
New York City with Matthew
With Father DeJulio
Marquette Graduation
Erika and Mark’s Wedding dance
Mark Erika and Murphy waiting for Anna
New Father with First Born Anna
Michael and his Dad
Masters in Economics
Smith Mountain Lake
Tenth Anniversary
Columbus Car Show
Holy First Communion May 10, 2014
Selfie with Birthday Shirt from Me
and of course I should have included the best present ever
Been on a bit of a Beatles kick lately….
Philadelphia Saturday
The paper towel holder was smiling at me (to cheer fellow blogger Stef of Three Daily Delights ) three daily delights link. (
Stef comments faithfully)
Rodin Museum The Thinker
Iron work shadows on stoop
Hitching post and cobblestones
Greenhouse at night
iPhone pics from today’s walks
Regular camera photos to be uploaded at home when I’m back to computer
Guitar in window and a quote from John Lennon’s aunt
It’s a Meat Week- blogging from Jim’s Steaks Philly
Steve and I drove out 290 miles after school. He’s going to a conference and Mary and I are making it a mini vacation. She’s back at the hotel but we hoofed it .6 miles to South Street to Jim’s Steaks
Here is a cheesesteak with
Yea, we ate organic cheddar from Mercer County on the drive out bit tonight it is Cheez Whiz , baby. No provolone.
Plenty of grilled onions
And here it is. We shared one.
More for Philadelphia tomorrow
Weekly Photo Challenge: Family
Don’t worry.
I’m not going to post 6 galleries of family this week. I couldn’t stop myself with the windows.
You know I have thousands of images of my family. Some of my favorite subjects to photograph. I will restrain myself.
Henry Otto Hendricks is in the middle at the bottom. I believe the man in the top left is my father’s grandfather. Had better check my notes.
Matthew Laura and Mark, grown up
and twenty years ago at the Macy’s Day Parade New York City
Me carrying Mark on my back in Philadelphia 1977
Mark and Erika and the kids -Yes their hair is green for the pep rally before the big swim meet.
Erika with Maura
Matthew in from Zagreb
I love when they come to visit Grandma
Laura when she was little
Laura and James at Christmas
and with Penny
Getting Ready for a family photo Saturday night. Henry is front and center and everyone else is blurred.
Windows With Signage and/or Things in Them – Gallery 5
They said it was a Weekly Photo Challenge so I turned it into a Week-long Photo Challenge
Today I’m posting Windows with signage or things in them.
When I went to the external hard drives looking for the Infant of Prague in a window (thanks Jack) I saw quite a few windows photos that could fit in several categories. Categories with windows pictures reminded me of that old 25,000 Pyramid Game show hosted by Dick Clark.
-Windows with Things to Eat in Them
-Windows with Fashion
-Windows with a View Through Them
-or this time of year could be Looking Through a Dirty Car Window
Tomorrow will be a new challenge so squeezing in one more gallery of windows.
South Side Pittsburgh
North Side Window Taxidermy
South Side of Pittsburgh
New York City
Brownsville Road, Carrick Pittsburgh PA
South Side
Ft. Pitt Art Room Window (school now closed)
Betty Boop Window on Carson Street South Side Pittsburgh PA
Roanoke Virginia Hat Cleaning Sign
Millvale PA
Shadyside Shoe Store on Walnut Street Pittsburgh PA
Ohio
Philadelphia South Ninth Street Window
Hardware Store Arlington Avenue Pittsburgh PA
Peace Sign Bloomfield Pittsburgh PA
Maura wants Aunt Linda’s Dolls
Count 18 Million Human Viewers Plus One
Two years in a row on Thanksgiving, Penny the Golden Doodle watches the National Dog Show. Seriously.
I saw it today with my own eyes.
The link said there was an audience of eighteen million viewers. Plus Penny!
2013 National Dog Show
2013 National Dog Show
2012 National Dog Show as taken by my daughter Laura (the television on the other side of the living room)
She got so excited she stood up on her hind legs
Korean BBQ at Kim’s Restaurant in North Philly- Guest Post
You know how happy I am to hear from my grown up kids.
They’re busy with their lives (and families of their own) but when the little ding sounds on the phone, I am like Pavlov’s dog and I salivate with expectation to see what tasty morsel they have sent over the net. I love the updates, the communication, the pics.
When Mark was on business in Philadelphia last week, he met up with his high school friend, Prem, and the two of them enjoyed an authentic Korean BBQ at Kim’s. Mark said it was delicious.
Here is what he sent over the phone.
I enjoyed seeing what they are eating and I like the one he took of himself and his friend at the table.
