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ALL OF THE GREAT AMERICAN WEST BLOG POSTS
All 26 Southwest USA Twofisted Touristing Posts Collected in One Spot OK, I can’t actually promise the full Great American West, that would basically be all of this: The area Ed and I toured August 2019, and from which the … Continue reading Continue reading
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Tagged American West, Antelope Canyon, Arizona, Bryce Canyon, Canyon, Canyon de Chelly, Colorado River, Death Valley, Grand Canyon, Grand Staicase-Escalante, Hoover Dam, Horseshoe Bend, Lake Powell, Las Vegas, Meteor Crater, Monument Valley, Navajo, Nevada, North Rim, Petrified Forest, Rainbow Bridge, Red Rock, Sedona, South Rim, Utah, Valley of Fire, Walnut Canyon, Zion
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MONUMENT VALLEY
Our final magnificent stop of the Great American West Tour Ed and I took the summer of 2019 was Monument Valley on Navajo land right at the border of southeastern Utah and northeastern Arizona. Certainly saved one of the best … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Cinema Scope, Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged Arizona, Artist's Point, Butte, Ear of the Wind, East Mitten, Great American West, Hogan, Hollywood, John Ford, John Wayne, Merrick, Monument Valley, Navajo, petroglyph, photography, selfie, Stagecoach, Sun's Eye, Totem Pole, Utah, West Mitten, Western, Yei Bi Chei
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The SOFIE Trophy
A big Fed Ex box got delivered today, and inside, carefully packaged, was our SOFIE Trophy, the award “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” won from The Short Film Awards last November. It’s rather big and has weight. And shines … Continue reading
ARIZONA VISTAS
Continuing our August 2019 tour of the American West, after we left the grounds near the Petrified Forest Visitor Center, we drove on into the Petrified Forest National Park, a large national park in Eastern Arizona, with more petrified trees, … Continue reading
Shifting Light
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin'
Tagged christmas cactus, ivory, lamp shade, light, lord of the dance, Nataraja, photography, saint george, shadow, statue, sunlight
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PETRIFIED FOREST
If a tree falls in a forest 200 million years ago, can you hear it? Well, no, you probably will not hear it. But if the tree is carried away by flood waters, and quickly submerged in silt… … it … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged Arizona, desert, Edward Elder, forest, fossils, National Park, Petrified Forest, petrified log, photography, stone, trees
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A TOWN OF TWO LUCYS
In the village of Celoron, part of the town of Ellicott, on the western boundary of the city of Jamestown, in Chautauqua County, in the state of New York, United States, a statue was erected in honor of Lucille Ball, … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged Celoron, Chautauqua, Dave Poulin, Ellicott, Jamestown, Lake, lighthouse, Lucille Ball, Lucy, Mark & Jetta Wilson, memorial, New Lucy, New York, park, Scary Lucy, sculpture, statue, Vitameatavegamin
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AUTUMNAL SPLENDOR in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Ed and I took some pretty pictures last Sunday in the the Brooklyn Botanic Garden…
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged Autumn, botanic garden, brooklyn, Brooklyn Museum, Cherry Esplanade, colors, Fall, Japanese Garden, leaves, nature, New York City, November, photography
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MADISON BLACK LIVES MATTER MURALS
Black Lives Matter Art in State Street and Environs, Madison, WI
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Notes in the News
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GRAND ARMY FOUNTAIN
Statues Splashed in Water and Light I have already posted pictures of what I called The Lovers of Grand Army Plaza. But those spring pics are few and overcast compared to these sun drenched shots I took over several days … Continue reading
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Tagged arch, cherub, civil war, Fountain, Grand Army Plaza, JFK, lovers, memorial, photography, Prospect Park, statues, sun, Union Street, water
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48 FINAL DAYS OF OUTDOOR MEMORY ESCAPES
All Things Come to an End, if not this Pandemic (yet) I’ve continued posting the awkwardly named Daily Outdoor Memory Escapes far longer than I thought I would. Arguably the pandemic is worse in the whole of the USA than … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11 memorial, Antelope Canyon, brooklyn, cactus garden, Cherry blossoms, Death Valley, dragon, Escape, Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, Iguacu, Lake Powell, Las Vegas, Little Colorado River Gorge, Memory, National Park, New York City, Outdoor, Paris, Pride, Sedona, Spreewald, Statue of Liberty, Vermont, Versailles, winter, Zion
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BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN REOPENED
After 5 months locked out, a return to the gardens Last March, on the weekend where Broadway was already shut down and schools were cancelling performances and assemblies, but the rest of the city was still open for a few … Continue reading
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Tagged botanic garden, brooklyn, Brooklyn Museum, Covid 19, devotional, Edward Elder, Fragrance Garden, Garden, hill, Japanese, koi, Lockdown, Mask, Native Flora, nature, New York City, photography, pond, Rainbow, shade plants, Shakespeare, Snowflake, Sweet Pepper Bush, turtle, walled garden, Woodland Garden
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108 WYCKOFF
I’ve been taking long walks in Brooklyn lately. And the other day in Cobble Hill I came upon this amazing facade festooning the brownstone at 108 Wyckoff Street. It’s a fantastic riot of mosaics and messages, colored stones and mirror … Continue reading
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Tagged 108, agitprop, angel, brooklyn, Cobble Hill, Elijah McClain, figurines, Global Warning, Globe, kittens, lace, mosaic, Mother Earth, No Justice No Peace, Police Brutality, Protest, silhouette, toy, Wyckoff
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BLACK LIVES MATTER MURALS ON 4TH AND UNION
A construction fence wraps around a shut down gas station on 4th Avenue and Union Street where Park Slope borders Gowanus in Brooklyn. Many Black Lives Matter demonstrations took place in this area this past month, and it is around … Continue reading
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Tagged 4th Avenue, Black Lives Matter, Breonna Taylor, brooklyn, change, gas station, gowanus, mural, Park Slope, Peanuts, racism, status quo, Trump, Union Street
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A DAY IN SEDONA
The Landscape of Red Rock State Park – The Art in the Galleries
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Tagged Amelia Earheart, Arizona, Clouds, desert, nature, photography, Red Rock, sky, State Park, sunset, Tlaquepaque Arts
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