Morning...we will have you speaking like an Aussie in no time.
We are way more sophisticated than you mob... Just watch Bluey the cartoon series... already parents over there are complaining their kids sound and speak Aussie...
I've been through Philadelphia on the train a few times going between NY and DC. One of these times we will visit the city. The scene in your photo is beautiful.
IMDb has a list of 25 movies in which Philadelphia is involved in one way or another. Four of those movies have the word "Philadelphia" in the title: Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Story, The Young Philadelphians, and The Philadelphia Experiment. I have seen 9 of those movies.
I have been to Philadelphia a couple of times. I attended the Philadelphia Folk Festival twice, during which times I did get to see and experience some of the historical sites in the city.
The image you posted in quite serene, and not what one would think of when they think of Philadelphia.
Sometimes for fun I have been making several versions from an original photo. Here are some of the other versions I have of the third photo, above. I believe the lowest one is the one we discussed before.
The sculpture marks the Choctaw's generosity to the Irish famine victims.
On March 23, 1847, the people of the Choctaw nation took up a collection. They raised $170 for Irish Famine relief , an incredible sum at the time worth around $20,000 in today's money which was sent first to the Memphis Irish Relief Committee and then to the General Irish Relief Committee of the City of New York.
It was only a few short years after the Choctaw were the first to be forced out of their homeland on the ''Trail of Tears''. They were living in poverty and struggling to survive yet they managed to make this contribution to the Irish and it was never forgotten the sculpture ''Kindred Spirits'' is a reminder of that gift. Today the Irish and Choctaw have an nation to nation and people to people relationship with both visiting each other and many of the Irish have come and walked the ''Trail of Tears'' with the Choctaw people.
The sculptor is Alex Pentak and the feathers are each 20 feet tall and there are 9 of them in the shape of an empty bowl which was the symbol of the famine in Ireland. The sculptor used feathers to honor the Choctaw.
Decades ago when I was still a poor white boy trying to make ends meet in college, I worked summers for a rich couple doing landscaping and property maintenance. One day they asked me to take a big load of stuff to Goodwill. This big pewter owl did not make it there, and I’ve been dragging it around from home to home for the last 30+ years. It would be fun to some day find out that it’s a priceless piece of art from some famous artist that I’ve been leaving outside in the elements forever.
That is quite a piece. I just did a quick Google Image search, which I'm sure you've already done, but did not turn up anything yet that looks like it might be by the same sculptor. Are there any markings on it at all?
Here is another sculpture that I find stunning. It is entitled, ''Dignity Earth and Sky'' it is 50 feet high and is in Chamberlin SD and was donated by a single individual for SD 125th birthday as a state. It is of a Lakota woman and the photos are during the day and at night. It can be seen 24 hours a day.
There is a statue in Tupelo of Chickasaw Chief Piomingo
This six-foot-tall bronze sculpture of Chickasaw Chief Piomingo by William Beckwith sits in front of the Tupelo City Hall.
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Piomingo (sometimes Piominko ; [a] born c.1750 – c.1799) was a Chickasaw chief and diplomat. [b] President George Washington and Piomingo considered themselves to be friends. He was a signatory to the Chickasaw Treaty of Hopewell . Piomingo received a presidential peace medal from Washington for his loyalty to the US.
If this weekend we are dedicating the article to "this is my city", then here is my present city, where I live and most likely where I will remain: LINK ->
It should be more careful where it grazes or it could end up being venison. In your country kids get shot if they play hide and seek in someone's backyard, ring a doorbell or turn around in someone's driveway.
Earlier this month Steam Locomotive N&W 611 was moved from Strasburg Railroad in Pennsylvania back to it's home in Roanoke VA. I saw it in Norfolk Southern's Shenandoah VA yard. An NS diesel locomotive had to be in front of it to properly activate the new signal system
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Philly -
Morning Devangie...cheesesteaks??
Pray tell?? 🙂
culinary art and a philly original.
heart attack on a bun
many variations, but I prefer mine with onions, peppers, mushrooms and provolone...
Morning...well you are going to cark it from something anyway so may as well go out with a bang..
Yep I could go for one of those cheesesteaks no probs..😁
I could go for one of your meat pies, lamb and rosemary or beef and mushroom or some roast chook.
Morning Drinker..yep all of the above are my favourites.. especially the chook...
I forgot what chook was in oz speak.
Morning...we will have you speaking like an Aussie in no time.
We are way more sophisticated than you mob... Just watch Bluey the cartoon series... already parents over there are complaining their kids sound and speak Aussie...
I rarely watch TV. so remind me again, what's chook?
chicken
Grilled chicken, usually on a rotisserie. The meat stays moist with crispy skin, served with a creamy, garlic dip.
I've been through Philadelphia on the train a few times going between NY and DC. One of these times we will visit the city. The scene in your photo is beautiful.
They make a great cream cheese.
Thanks for the link.
IMDb has a list of 25 movies in which Philadelphia is involved in one way or another. Four of those movies have the word "Philadelphia" in the title: Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Story, The Young Philadelphians, and The Philadelphia Experiment. I have seen 9 of those movies.
I have been to Philadelphia a couple of times. I attended the Philadelphia Folk Festival twice, during which times I did get to see and experience some of the historical sites in the city.
The image you posted in quite serene, and not what one would think of when they think of Philadelphia.
I know The Sixth Sense was filmed in Philly.
It's on the list.
A Swallowtail hanging out in the hood. Stone Creek, Ocala, FL.
Fantastic photo.
Excellent image of a very beautiful butterfly.,
Three Scenes from Japan
Tokyo
Buddhist Temple, Kamakura
House on a Lake, Kyoto
Everyday scenes presented as fantastical images. You did well with the third image that we had discussed previously.
Sometimes for fun I have been making several versions from an original photo. Here are some of the other versions I have of the third photo, above. I believe the lowest one is the one we discussed before.
Yes, I thought that third image required more clarity - that the building image should be clearer and I see that you clarified the whole image now.
Evening...sunrise over my town this morning...maybe Winter here but we do get some spectacular sunrises..
Mother Nature at her best...
Not my photo but for once I was up at dawn and watched it...
Stunning, shona.
Oh deer! I still have gardening to do...
Photos from my trip last year in Ireland.
I bet you loved that trip. Ireland is one of my favorite places I've ever visited.
Kindred Spirits, Cork Ireland.
The sculpture marks the Choctaw's generosity to the Irish famine victims.
On March 23, 1847, the people of the Choctaw nation took up a collection. They raised $170 for Irish Famine relief , an incredible sum at the time worth around $20,000 in today's money which was sent first to the Memphis Irish Relief Committee and then to the General Irish Relief Committee of the City of New York.
It was only a few short years after the Choctaw were the first to be forced out of their homeland on the ''Trail of Tears''. They were living in poverty and struggling to survive yet they managed to make this contribution to the Irish and it was never forgotten the sculpture ''Kindred Spirits'' is a reminder of that gift. Today the Irish and Choctaw have an nation to nation and people to people relationship with both visiting each other and many of the Irish have come and walked the ''Trail of Tears'' with the Choctaw people.
That is one of the most amazingly beautiful sculptures and monuments I have ever seen. I don't think it was there yet when I was in Cork.
It is stunning, G and on certain nights they light it up and it's quite beautiful.
It was built in 2015.
It is stunning. The feathers look so real.
The sculptor is Alex Pentak and the feathers are each 20 feet tall and there are 9 of them in the shape of an empty bowl which was the symbol of the famine in Ireland. The sculptor used feathers to honor the Choctaw.
It is an amazing piece of art.
We were in Ireland in the spring of 2013. If I went there again, I would definitely want to see it in person.
Fabulous and significant.
What? No fawns?
Historic Philadelphia, Restored Magic Lantern Slide Image
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Decades ago when I was still a poor white boy trying to make ends meet in college, I worked summers for a rich couple doing landscaping and property maintenance. One day they asked me to take a big load of stuff to Goodwill. This big pewter owl did not make it there, and I’ve been dragging it around from home to home for the last 30+ years. It would be fun to some day find out that it’s a priceless piece of art from some famous artist that I’ve been leaving outside in the elements forever.
I would have kept it too.
A poor white boy!!! LMAO
That is quite a piece. I just did a quick Google Image search, which I'm sure you've already done, but did not turn up anything yet that looks like it might be by the same sculptor. Are there any markings on it at all?
None that I’ve been able to see. The carpenter bees like to hang out inside its eyes on hot days. Maybe they can check in there for me, lol.
Who created that artwork? Even the owl itself asked "Whoooooo? Whoooooo?"
My Peace Rose finally bloomed again. Still alive.
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Of course it survived, because a rose is a rose is a rose and a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
Here is another sculpture that I find stunning. It is entitled, ''Dignity Earth and Sky'' it is 50 feet high and is in Chamberlin SD and was donated by a single individual for SD 125th birthday as a state. It is of a Lakota woman and the photos are during the day and at night. It can be seen 24 hours a day.
These are not my photos.
There is a statue in Tupelo of Chickasaw Chief Piomingo
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If this weekend we are dedicating the article to "this is my city", then here is my present city, where I live and most likely where I will remain: LINK ->
This deer was grazing in the middle of the afternoon in a yard on next street up from my house.
It should be more careful where it grazes or it could end up being venison. In your country kids get shot if they play hide and seek in someone's backyard, ring a doorbell or turn around in someone's driveway.
I live in a peaceful and friendly part of Virginia, the deer and kids are safe in town. We do have a lot of gun owners( but that is another topic)
Earlier this month Steam Locomotive N&W 611 was moved from Strasburg Railroad in Pennsylvania back to it's home in Roanoke VA. I saw it in Norfolk Southern's Shenandoah VA yard. An NS diesel locomotive had to be in front of it to properly activate the new signal system
Thanks to all, see you Thursday night.