The Mary Schenley Memorial Fountain, also known as A Song to Nature stands with the Cathedral of Learning in the background. Tunnel at Point State Park with Christmas tree in the background. North Shore Trail with the city of Pittsburgh in the background. Statue of Mister Rogers overlooking the city of Pittsburgh in the background. See […]
Archive for the ‘Statues’ Category
WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: IN THE BACKGROUND
May 24, 2013NATIONAL POLICE WEEK
May 15, 2013The nation will be celebrating National Police Week May 12 through May 18. Below are pictures I took of Pittsburgh’s Police Officer’s Memorial. The Law Enforcement Officers Memorial is located at North Shore and Art Rooney Avenue near Heinz Field. THE MEMORIAL READS A PART OF AMERICA DIED “Somebody killed a policeman today, And a […]
MOTHER’S HARD TASK
May 12, 2013Kahlil Gibran, in The Prophet, expresses well the hard task of a mother to love completely and deeply and yet always with the task of letting go. “You may give them your love but not your thoughts, for they have their own thoughts.” “You may house their bodies but not their souls, for their souls dwell […]
TRAVEL THEME: CONTRAST
April 20, 2013POINT OF VIEW I’ve posted one of these photos before and I thought I would add two additional photos I’ve taken of the same sculpture to show the contrast, and more importantly the contrast between the point of view of the two people represented. See below the information about this amazing work of art. Jim […]
WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: CHANGE
April 13, 2013MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. NATIONAL MEMORIAL I was in Washington D.C. last weekend to tour the monuments and memorials located on the National mall. This is the final installation in the series. I find it interesting that it comes at a time when The Daily Post at WordPress.com introduced its challenge for the week with […]
LINCOLN AND JEFFERSON MEMORIALS
April 12, 2013Fifth in my series of memorials and monuments of Washington D.C., is my visit to The Lincoln Memorial and the Jefferson Memorial located on the National Mall. THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL The Great Emancipator “In this temple, as in the hearts of the people for whom he saved the Union, the memory of Abraham Lincoln is […]
THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL
April 10, 2013THE WALL The third in my series of D.C. Memorials is The Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial pays tribute to those who served in the Vietnam War. The memorial is a black granite wall inscribed with the names of 58,209 American’s killed or missing in the Vietnam conflict. A life-size bronze statue depicting […]
MARINE CORPS WAR MEMORIAL
April 9, 2013UNCOMMON VALOR WAS A COMMON VIRTUE The second series on my tour of the National War Memorials and Monuments in Washington D.C. on April 6, 2013 with Lenzner Tours and Travel. Rising from hallowed ground, the Marine Corps War Memorial overlooks the Potomac River at the entrance to Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C. It […]
KOREAN WAR VETERANS MEMORIAL
April 8, 2013This is my first travel adventure of 2013 with my favorite tour company, Lenzner Tour and Travel. It is also Series One of the War Memorials in Washington, D.C. Tomorrow I will post a visit to The Marine Corps War Memorial. There is continued talk on television news stations and written reports in newspapers and on […]
SEVEN CRIES FROM CALVARY
March 29, 2013THE CRY OF FORGIVENESS Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”And they divided up his clothes by casting lots. Luke 23:34 THE CRY OF SALVATION We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.” Then he said, “Jesus, remember me […]
