I love taking it slow and looking a little closer. If you don't, you miss some incredible things.
St. Paul's Chapel Pulpit
St. Paul's Chapel Chandelier
Angel on headstone in St. Paul's Churchyard
Concrete alcoves on side of building near ground zero
Winged god on front of building near ground zero
Carved arch with pheasants and cherubs
Amazing brass entryway on art deco building next to Freedom Tower
Bird carving on the facade of the same building
There is so much to take note of, and when you do, it forces you to slow down....and this is a good thing.
I went to the 9/11 services in my hometown of Hampton last night. Each year our Legion carves the names of fallen soldiers from our state who have died in the War On Terror on a memorial it established. Last year there were no new names. What a blessing. Unfortunately, last night, five new names were unveiled. The families of the fallen are present, the Governor speaks, the anthem is sung, a wreath is laid at the memorial, the Governor talks with the families.......it's an emotional event. I hope and pray next year, that there are no fallen from our state (or any other) and that no new names are added.
We watched a program on The History Channel last night. I've seen it before, but it's worth watching every 9/11. It is a compilation of video footage shot from mostly amateurs, people who just happened to be in the midst of the tragedy. Very powerful and heartbreaking, but better to remember than forget.
Happy Monday gang. Hope you enjoyed your weekend. We did. Had a great 'neighborhoodlum Friday night' in Tom's garage. We tend to gather there for appies and a cocktail.
We did in fact top that off with a little youtube dancing as predicted. Ya just can't stop us. This is one of our new favorites to do a little 'livin'-room-kitchen-jive' to, the Smoking Time Jazz Club. Don't be misled. We are not this smooth, but it's really all about having fun. Good thing my husband plays along because I'm a dancing fool. If you're reading via mobile or email, click here.
Beyond that we enjoyed a John Wayne Saturday night (you can't begin to imagine how darn happy that made me, and for once I'm not being sarcastic). We also both had lists and checked things off. Wahooli! Not that there isn't more, but it's always good to take care of at least some things on the list.
Onto today's photo challenge. Isn't it funny how you can simply not even notice things if you don't take the time to look around? I'm constantly saying this to Gar when we're on vacation and I'm trying to take pictures and he's rushing by. He misses stuff. It's as simple as that. Here's what our photo challenge participants caught by taking it a little slower and looking closer and finding the details.
Bonnie and her family took a quick trip to San Fran to escape the triple digit heat at home.
You guessed it. Ghiradelli Chocolate! This part of the beautiful facade from their old building. Oh how they used to know how to adorn everything to make it special, even buildings.
Speaking of buildings, the detail of the buildings in San Francisco are one of the reasons Bonnie loves it. Very charming.
How great is the detail on this Oreo Cookie Cow. Whenever I see them, they make me chuckle. I've always had a thing for cows. I'm so glad Karen captured this one. Honestly, how great is this cow?
Karen is also capturing a bit of .....shall we say.....anatomical correctness in this Goddess doll she's making. Apparently, it has provoked a few comments. What a hoot.
I'm with Karen on this one.....Why the mops? For some reason, even though they appear to be mops, this makes me think that perhaps Father Virgil Homer McDaniel (quite a name Father), was one of the early quidditch players.
Here's one of the things Garrett missed. We were walking away from Grand Central and we passed this non-descript building. Except it wasn't so non-descript afterall. All the way up one side of both corners of the building were these insets with all types of people....a soldier, a pioneer, a young girl with her doll. The next time we're there, I'd like to get more info on this building. I'm sure there is a reason for these details and I bet it's interesting.
I'll give my husband this, he always takes time to take in the details of Grand Central Terminal with me. It's one amazing building. One of my favorite features are the beautiful windows that lead to the blue ceiling adorned with constellations, complete with twinkling star lights.
I love the utter gnarliness of barnacles. If you've never stepped on a stone with barnacles, I'm here to tell you.... it hurts. They're rough, they're tough and they cling on for life once they've attached themselves to something.
Who would ever think to put this kind of detail on a hinge? See what I mean about how they used to adorn everything beautifully? Kathy really had to be looking close to catch this detail.
Now if you look really, really close at this picture you'll find my favorite part. Kathy not only captured the hinge, but also a Texas cowboy just inside the door. So awesome.
If you'd like to join in the photo challenge, we'd love to have ya. This is a no pressure challenge and just for fun. You'll find more details here.
