Yesterday I did a post called “WALK IN THE LIGHT.” A fellow blogger, Lucid Gypsy, was intrigued by the walkway and wanted to know more about it. Inspired by her comment and this also being Earth Week, a focus on a green environment, I present to you the environmentally smart “green” David L. Lawrence Convention […]
Posts Tagged ‘pittsburgh’
BUILT GREEN, WORKING GREEN, EVERYDAY!
April 24, 2013TAGGED “P” FOR PITTSBURGH
April 17, 2013PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA Those of you who follow this blog, know that I am from Pittsburgh and have posted many pictures of it. I have even made a number of YouTube videos of the city and the many events they have sponsored. Flickr Comments has for this week “tagged P” for his challenge. Of course I […]
WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: FORWARD
February 22, 2013FORWARD ON THE MONONGAHELA INCLINE Opened in 1870, the Monongahela Incline — called the Mon Incline by locals — is the oldest and steepest incline in the United States, as well as the nation’s oldest cable car operation. It offers beautiful views of downtown Pittsburgh as well as a convenient way for residents of Mt. […]
UNFORGETTABLE
February 20, 2013Jakesprinter has a challenge called Sunday Post. This week his theme was “unforgettable” Here is my take on the theme. UNFORGETTABLE PLANE RIDE When I think of unforgettable, my mind immediately turns back to my very first airplane ride. I was fifth teen years old and was selected by our cities’ Director of the American […]
SUNDAY POST: CHRISTMAS
December 23, 2012Jakesprinter’s challenge this week offers an additional opportunity to post something in keeping with my month-long theme “Visions of the Holidays”. See other entries on Jake’s site here. It’s December the 23rd and I still had to shop for a Christmas gift to give to my neighbor and friend, Gerda. She has been celebrating Christmas […]
WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: CHANGING SEASONS
December 8, 2012ICE SKATING AT THE PPG RINK Fall fades into winter. The hours of daylight grow short, and darkness appears to reign. For millennia, people have been “raging against the dying of the light” by observing various festivals and religious holidays that center on light overcoming darkness. Light Up Night kicks off the annual holiday season […]
TRAVEL THEME: MYSTICAL
November 16, 2012MYSTICAL PITTSBURGH A gray overcast day, surrounded by fog in the city of Pittsburgh, adds an air of mystery to the city skyline. BLUE MOON OVER PHOENIX This blue moon taken on a roof top deck, reminds me of spooky stories told under a full moon in the middle of the woods around a blazing […]
SUNDAY POST: WONDERFUL
November 4, 2012LIFE IS WONDERFUL! The sky is over casted, the air is crisp with the treat of rain and here I sit on a Saturday afternoon in the bleachers of Cupples Stadium watching a high school football playoff game. ”WONDERFUL”! As I look out onto the field I see the beautiful skyline of the city […]
WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: FOREIGN
October 26, 2012SANTAS FROM AROUND THE WORLD The Santas of the world gather in the PPG Wintergarden to kindle your holiday spirit. This enchanting display of life-size Santas, each robed in their own traditional apparel, represents 16 countries from around the globe and captures a world of Christmas folklore and fantasy. The photos were taken a couple […]
PHOTO FRIDAY: MOOD
October 5, 2012FOGGY MOOD IN PITTSBURGH This is a photo I took of a photo on the wall of a bicycle shop I visited on a photo shoot with my class last year. The owner of the shop gave me permission to photograph it. He didn’t know the name of the original photographer. I think this photo […]
