Category Archives: Arts-a-Poppin’

Special focus on the Visual Arts (or when I am being extra artsy with the camera)

CENTRAL PARK SILHOUETTES

Posted on May 3, 2021 by dannyashkenasi
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Overcast Cherry Blossoms

Posted on April 26, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

Ed and I returned to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. It’s cherry blossom time. Last year the pandemic closed the gardens, and nobody except for BBG staff got to see the blossoms of the cherry esplanade bloom. This year the Sakura … Continue reading →

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EIFFEL TOWER VIEWS

Posted on April 17, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

Making my way through the Great American Southwest posts took the focus off our 2018 trip to Paris. Much has been shared from that visit already, but there’s still more. And how could I have not yet included our trip … Continue reading →

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EASTER KNICK-KNACK HUNT

Posted on April 4, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

A Game of Hide and Seek in Photos What I enjoy most about Easter is the hiding and seeking of treats. I best like hiding and having my loved ones do the seeking. It’s just Ed and me together today, … Continue reading →

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Crocuses on the First Day of Spring

Posted on March 21, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

Ed and I visited the Brooklyn Botanic Garden yesterday, on the cool, sunny first day of Spring. The crocuses were in full bloom. Deeper into the gardens, the crocuses spectacularly blanket a particular hill.

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PAPA BIDEN

Posted on March 12, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

After watching President Biden’s speech on the one year anniversary of the Covid pandemic, this classic Peanuts cartoon panel, one of my personal favorites, came to my mind, yet with a slight modification… So in light of my love of … Continue reading →

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ALL OF THE GREAT AMERICAN WEST BLOG POSTS

Posted on February 28, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

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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MONUMENT VALLEY

Posted on February 25, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

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 →

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The SOFIE Trophy

Posted on January 18, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

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 →

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ARIZONA VISTAS

Posted on January 17, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

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 →

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Shifting Light

Posted on January 2, 2021 by dannyashkenasi
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PETRIFIED FOREST

Posted on December 18, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

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 →

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A TOWN OF TWO LUCYS

Posted on December 5, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

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 →

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AUTUMNAL SPLENDOR in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Posted on November 10, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

Ed and I took some pretty pictures last Sunday in the the Brooklyn Botanic Garden…

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Mini Zen Garden

Posted on October 16, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

A year of miniature landscapes in sand and stone. Last Christmas’ favorite stocking stuffer gift was a Mini Zen Garden kit Ed got me. It came with a black sandbox, sand, five black mini stones, and a miniature wooden rake. … Continue reading →

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BLACK LIVES MATTER MURALS in MADISON, WISCONSIN

Posted on August 22, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

Black Lives Matter Art in State Street and Environs, Madison, WI

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