The famous bigleaf magnolia at the Friends Cemetery in Westbury, NY. When I stumbled upon this rarity from the Deep South over the winter, I swore to myself that I would have another look in the summer. I missed the flowers but the fruits are bizarrely beautiful. Note that the undersides of the huge leaves are a different color.
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Sunday, August 26, 2018
Friday, August 17, 2018
Monday, August 6, 2018
the fire engine painting
This print hung on the wall of our childhood bedroom. It was a strange thing to see every morning upon waking up, but as a family we never discussed it. Fifty years later I have learned that it was created by Ernest Opper in 1889 and is called "Fire-Engine on Broad Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey". It hangs in the museum of the Rhode Island School of Design. Below is a drawing I did of the painting from memory.
Sunday, August 5, 2018
Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine
In the brutal Louisiana summer heat we visited the Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine (or chapel, it seems to go by both) in Lacombe, LA. It was built tin 1923 in what is still a rural area and is well-known among the locals. There wasn't a soul there, but that did not make the place any less soulful.
Thursday, August 2, 2018
Lake Pontchartrain alligator
Believe it or not, that dot in the water is an alligator. Seen one evening in Mandeville, LA while strolling along Lake Pontchartrain.
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