Taken with a Panasonic Lumix LX-3 in March, 2011 at Mariandale Retreat and Conference Center, Ossining, NY.
I came across a very small shrine in the grounds and in it was this lovely little statue.
Madonna and Child Statue
Abandoned Car
Taken late in November, 2010 with a Panasonic Lumix LX-3 at Graham Hills Park, Westchester County, NY.
I remember a couple of things about this walk. The first is that I completely underestimated how long the trail was and didn’t take into account how early it went dark at that time of year. I had no idea how far I had to go and it was getting darker by the minute. Finally we (our former dog Jackson and myself) got back to the parking lot just as it went completely dark. Phew! I’ve been much more careful about timing since then as the prospect of blundering around in the woods after dark doesn’t appeal to me.
The second thing I remember is that I was absolutely astonished to come across this car. I’ve come across discarded vehicles before, but never one that was so far into the woods. I’d walked along a narrow trail surrounded by trees. To this day I’ve no idea how whoever abandoned this car got it there, or for that matter why anyone would go to such trouble.
Nets
I was walking across one of the playing fields in Briarcliff Manor when I came across a small goal. I don’t know to what sport it relates (it’s too small for soccer; maybe lacrosse?). I was drawn to the patterns made by the nets; the contrast between the white netting and the darker grass; and the straight and curved lines. I got out the camera (the Sony RX-100 that I almost always have with me) and took a few shots, only to notice an orange light flashing in the top left corner of the LCD: “NO CARD”. “Oh #*?!!” I thought “I must have left the card in the card reader (it wouldn’t be the first time I’ve done this). Disappointed and annoyed I wandered off. Some time later I reached the far side of Law Park when it occurred to me that I had an old 4Gb card in the pocket of my camera bag. As I was changing it I noticed that in fact the original card had not been left in the card reader – instead it had just come loose (maybe because I had dropped the camera earlier – thankfully the camera was in its padded case and fell on something soft so there was no damage). After securing the card off I went back to nets.
The Poughkeepsie Peeper: 1900
New York circa 1900. “Waiting for the train, Depot near Poughkeepsie. 5×7 inch glass negative rescued from an Upstate attic. Source: The Poughkeepsie Peeper: 1900 | Shorpy Historic Picture Archive
Nice to see an old picture from a nearby town, which I’ve visited in just the last couple of weeks:
Bardavon Opera House
Times Gone By
Street Art
Madonna and Child Statue
Urban Decay
A Couple of Buildings on Main Mall Row, Poughkeepsie, NY
Redeemed Christian Fellowship – Church of God of Prophecy
Colorful Mural
Fire In Law Park, Briarcliff Manor
Some excitement in the Village of Briarcliff Manor. Apparently there was a fierce fire last Saturday at the pavilion overlooking the village pool in Law Park. The fire started around 9:00 pm, quickly engulfing the structure in flames. The Briarcliff Manor fire department is very close to the park so one would assume that they got there quickly. Nevertheless firefighters were said to be still on the scene around 10:30pm.
The flames and smoke were visible from some distance away. Thankfully our house is not in the village proper and so was in no danger of being affected by the fire.
Hopefully the Village has good insurance and rebuilding the pavilion will not have an adverse effect on our already ridiculously high taxes.
The pictures in this post were taken about a week later. Although the pavilion is still standing you can see the effects of the fire.
Charred Timbers
Damaged Roof