Lunch in New York City – Brass Plaques

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I’ve often walked along Park Avenue, and from time to time I’ve noticed these brass plaques. But I’d never taken the time to really look at them, so I didn’t know anything about them. Now I do (see plaque above for a description)

These are by no means all of them. I was rushing to my lunch appointment and didn’t have time to take pictures of all of them.

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Taken with a Sony Nex 5n and Sony E 16mm f2.8

A Spoon

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A friend invited me to spend New Year’s Eve with himself and his family (including a brother and his wife visiting from Boston, MA.). We had agreed that I would stay over so no-one would have to go out on the roads after midnight.

I woke up early, before everyone else and went down to the living room to read until the others awoke. As I was sitting there the sun suddenly started to stream through their front window, falling on this spoon. I thought it might make an interesting black and white photograph.

Taken with an Apple iPhone SE II.

Three Kings

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Today is Epiphany (or if you prefer it Three Kings Day), which commemorates the visit of the Magi (also known as the three wise men and the three kings).
These guys started off in another part of the village and over time moved to different locations. Here they stand next to the Congregational Church. Since I took this picture, they’ve moved again and they now stand next to a nativity scene on the other side of the church.
Since we’re supposed to have 4-6 inches of snow tonight, I wonder if they’ll make a final move into the church.
According to Bibleinfo:

“We really don’t know the names of the magi because the Bible doesn’t tell us. In fact, the Bible is silent on how many wise men visited Jesus. However, tradition has it that the three wise men who came to seek and honor the infant Jesus were named Gaspar, Balthasar, and Melchior.”

Unfortunately, I don’t know which one of these is which.

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Taken with a Panasonic Lumx GX85 Panasonic Lumix 20mm f1.7