I never in my wildest childhood dreams thought I would live close to New York City, but that happened between 1996 -2000. During that time we had several of our Midwest clan visit and each expected a personal tour of the Big Apple. For the most part we obliged them. Continue reading NYC Surrealism
I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised by this Doomdayer with his stern look amongst all those smiling and laughing people that Saturday night in Times Square. I think he is the first one I have even seen in person. Continue reading Mosaic of Life #134 – Those Poor Doomsayers…
One of the things I always did when I visited State Capitals, was to get a picture of the capital domes. I need to make a collage of all those images to make them a mosaic of mosaics for this site. Continue reading Mosaic of Life #131 – Capital Domes
The post shares reflections from Ottawa, Canada and memories of the dramatic reflections mosaic at the World Trade Center. Continue reading Mosaic of Life #114 – 911 Memorial Reflections
Little did I know that when I took my wife to the “Windows on the World” restaurant for her birthday in 1999 that the building would not exist a couple of years later. Continue reading Mosaic of Life #117 – WTC 1999
The mosaic titled “Manhattan Skyline” paradoxically lacks a skyline. Despite initial discomfort with city living, the creator now adjusts to an urban view from their three-story RetCom. Continue reading Mosaic of Life #112 – Skyline?
I have several times in my life, had an “Inspiring/Life Changing” moment, where a solution to a problem that has plagued me seemingly forever suddenly becomes obvious. When that happens, I often look back at that time from the mosaic above. The picture was taken on January 29, 1999. Some of you who know the area probably recognize that it was taken from NYC Battery Park, looking over to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island in the distance. Being a U.S. history nut, I have always been inspired by these two places and the number of immigrants who saw … Continue reading Mosaic of Life #96 – A Nation of Immigrants
Today is our wedding anniversary. It would have been our 38th. I still miss you so much, even now, three years after you passed. This picture was taken at one of the NYC Central Park ponds. It was an unusually warm day for that time of year. We celebrated your birthday with dinner at the top of the World Trade Center.
Continue reading Mosaic of Life #72 – Happy Anniversary, My Dear…
This is another of my abstract realism photos that I’m kinda proud of. It looks like an abstract, but it is totally real. It was taken in 2000 during our last visit to Central Park before our relocation back to … Continue reading Central Park – NYC
I don’t think I have to tell you where the source for this abstract came from. It was taken in 1999 during our last visit there while residing in New Jersey. I made my last visit to the World Trade … Continue reading NYC 1999
There just seems to be a lot of doubt about the future of major metropolitan cities. That is understandable given that most of the pandemic deaths occur there. Will this result in more of a leveling of the population across America? That is what this post is all about.
Continue reading “Losing Their Allure”
I don’t think I have to tell you where the source for this augmented Reality came from. It was taken in 1999 during our last visit there while residing in New Jersey. Continue reading Augmented Realities #9
In Will Rogers’ day during the Great Depression soup kitchens were where millions got their daily meal if they got one at all. I know a thing or two about soup kitchens as I volunteered in one for over eleven years. It was a very rewarding and eye-opening time for me I am not a “meat & potatoes” guy, but $1,000 for dinner seems pretty excessive. I guess if you are a billionaire or a CEO it probably only means an hour or so of work. The new remodeled Eleven Madison Park restaurant is now charging that and reservation are made months ahead! Eleven … Continue reading $1,000 Dinner!
I am an old country boy at heart so when I visit NYC it seems like a different world to me. I have put together a few photos that make that city seem like a beehive. There is the hive which contains thousands of cells, the worker bees and of course the Queen bee. What do you think? Can you see the connection? Continue reading Surreal NYC
For all you “off the wall” guys out there I am starting a new album at Flickr called “Surreal”. It will be composed of dream-like pictures about various topics. The first one is that to me NYC seems like a beehive. Click here to see the first offerings. NYC Worker Bees…. Continue reading Surreal @ Flickr
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