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Category Archives: Two-fisted Touristing
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
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
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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
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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…
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Tagged Autumn, botanic garden, brooklyn, Brooklyn Museum, Cherry Esplanade, colors, Fall, Japanese Garden, leaves, nature, New York City, November, photography
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TELL-TALE NYLIFF AWARDS
NYLIFF – NEW YORK LONG ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL gives “THE TELL-TALE HEART – a musicabre” the BEST THRILLER – SHORT award as well as a SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD to Danny Ashkenasi
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Tagged Award, Covid 19, festival, film, Lindenhurst, Long Island, Mask, Moose Lodge, musicabre, New York, NYLIFF, short, short film, Special Achievement, The Tell-Tale Heart, Thriller
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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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TELL-TALE over TIMES SQUARE
The Tell-Tale Poster Shines on a Big Billboard over Broadway Last night Ed and I travelled to Times Square to watch the poster for my gothic musical short film “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” be broadcast over Times Square. … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Musicabilia, Notes in the News, Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged billboard, Black Lives Matter, Broadway, Competition, coronavirus, Covid 19, Ed Elder, Facebook, Film Festival, Godzilla, horror, long hair, Marriot Marquis, Mask, musicabre, New York City, pandemic, poster, Rainbow, Shockfest, Silvercast Media, The Tell-Tale Heart, Times Square
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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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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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40 More Days of Outdoor Memories
Covid 19 Taketh Away, but these Photos Remindeth When Covid 19 started us sheltering at home, and I started posting daily photo reminders of lovely outdoor memories, I didn’t think I would be doing this for three months and counting. … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Austria, beach, Brazil, Cherry blossoms, Covid 19, Germany, Lencois, nature, New York, Outdoor, Painted Hills, Pantanal, photography, rainforest, Rio, Spreewald, Stahnsdorf, sunset
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WALNUT CANYON – Journey Through a 900 Year Old Native American Settlement
The Hopi name is Wupatupqa. Also known as Walnut Canyon National Monument, it is the place, about 10 miles southwest of Flagstaff, Arizona, where 900 years ago the Sinagua people lived in at least 25 dwelling rooms along the … Continue reading
40 Days of Outdoor Memories
Thanks A Lot, COVID 19! Back in early April, when it became clear we would be hunkering indoors for at least the next month, barely getting out, and certainly not doing any traveling, I started posting on my social … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11 memorial, Antelope Canyon, Arizona, botanic garden, Bryce Canyon, Central Park, Cherry Blossom, Covid 19, Death Valley, Devil's Golf Course, Dunedin, Escalante, Florida, Grand Canyon, Horseshoe Bend, Japanese maple, Lake Powell, Madison, North Rim, Notre Dame, Outdoor, Paris, Pride, Rainbow Bridge, Red Rock Canyon, Rodin, Staten Island, sunset, Valley of Fire, Versailles, Zion
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GRAND CANYON – BRIGHT ANGEL TRAIL
Taking a Morning Hike Down into the Grand Canyon The morning of our final day at the Grand Canyon, we took the Bright Angel Trail down to the first rest house and back up again. These first pictures … Continue reading