Hand held. Taken outside Red Hat on the River in Irvington, NY
Patriots Park Tarrytown, NY
This is one of the first pictures I took with my Panasonic LX3 back in 2010 – in Patriots Park in Tarrytown, NY. I was fascinated by the stone structures built to channel the water (apparently called Andre brook) through the park. I liked the textures of the stone and the curving lines of the structures.
The park is of some historical significance as the site of the capture of Major John Andre during the Revolutionary War. A monument in the park commemorates this. As Wikipedia says:
During the Revolutionary War Major John André of the British Army was captured, disguised in civilian clothing, at the site by three Patriot militiamen. They found papers on him that implicated him in espionage with Benedict Arnold, a high-ranking officer of the Continental Army. After a military trial André was executed; Arnold defected to the British and lived his remaining years after the war in England.
Motorcyclepedia Part 2
I recently posted about Motorcyclepedia, a motorcycle museum in Newburgh, NY. On looking at the post again I realized that there weren’t actually many pictures of motorcycles. So here are a few more:
Cloudscapes over the Hudson
These were taken back in 2010 with a Panasonic Lumix ZS3, at the time my “carry everywhere” camera. I later upgraded to a second hand ZS7. Eventually I gave this to one of my grandchildren. I missed having such a camera and only last week I acquired a Sony RX-100 – similarly sized, but much much better (and also much much more expensive). As I recall I was coming home from work and as I got off the train at Scarborough station I saw these impressive cloud formations.
Motorcyclepedia
Its website describes Motorcyclepedia as follows:
MOTORCYCLEPEDIA MUSEUM:
a motorcycle enthusiast’s paradise, where you’ll find:* 85,000 square feet of museum space
* Over 450 Motorcycles
* Motorcycles from 1897-Present
* Military, Police and Harley Davidson galleries
* Rare vintage bikes such as a circa 1897 DeDion
* THREE Incredible Motordromes!
* Fun for the whole family!
* Much, much, more! Come and see for yourself!
A sign beside this sculpture reads:
The Ribbon From Her Hair
The ribbon tied to this motorcycle cap surely was given to him by the fair lady watching anxiously urging him to victory.
The Ribbon From Her Hair is a bronze sculpture by Jeffrey Huber. In this piece Glenn Curtiss, an internationally famous motorcyle racer and pilot in the early 1900s rides his Curtiss motorcycle at high speed on a wooden velodrome built for bicycles. Curtiss started riding in 1901. In 1903 her started the G.H. Curtiss manufacturing Company for which he rode with brilliant results.
Easy Rider?
The museum has a large collection of ‘Indian’ motorcycles. This, I imagine, is the ‘Indian’
Motorcycle innards
Emblem motorcycle from the Pope Manufacturing Company
1928 Bohmerland 600cc Touring Model with sidecar