Seen in the Eileen O’Connor Weber Historical Center (EOCW), the home of the Briarcliff Manor-Scarborough Historical Society. I thought it looked interesting.
Taken with a Panasonic Lumix GX85 and Lumix G Vario 14-140 f3.5-5.6
Still life
Daffodils
Well, it is Spring, and they looked so cheerful.
Taken with a Panasonic Lumix GX85 and Lumix G Vario 14-140 f3.5-5.6
Lodge Gates
Once up a time the gates below stood at the entrance to a magnificent luxury hotel in Briarcliff Manor, NY. Built in 1902 It was called the Briarcliff Lodge (see above) and was destroyed in a fire in September 2003. Although the lodge had gone the stone pillars that held the gates remained, apparently not damaged in the fire. However, the gates themselves had disappeared. They were a long way from the Lodge and were, in all probability, not destroyed in the fire. So, what had happened to them?
According to a local newspaper (See: Historic Briarcliff Lodge Gates Find New Home):
The two ornately designed gates, which stand over 8 feet high and 16 feet wide, were salvaged by the village after a major fire destroyed the main buildings on the site in 2003. At the time, the property was abandoned and had been the campus of the King’s College. For the past seven [the article was written in 2011] years the iron gates have been stored at the Village of Briarcliff Manor DPW [Department of Public Works] facility on Pleasantville Road.
It’s good to see them back where they belong.
Taken with a Panasonic Lumix GX85 and Lumix G Vario 14-140 f3.5-5.6
Hot Dog Man
This rather strange figure in a shop window in Ossining, NY caught my eye. I found myself wondering if it was a one off or something that was more generally available. After a while spent browsing the internet I discovered that it’s quite common and always contained the same elements: a hot dog bun, a hot dog, a ketchup bottle, a mustard bottle, a human-like face, and an association with the US flag. It was often referred to as “Hot Dog Man”, so that what I decided to use for the title of this post.
I felt, however, that this one was different from the others I’d seen. They were usually very happy, smiling creations. This one seemed to me to be more “creepy”, malevolent and rather surrealistic. Maybe it’s just the angle from which I took the picture. Or maybe I’m reading too much into it. Some people have remarked that quite a few of my pictures are rather surrealistic. So maybe I’m pre-disposed to see that kind of thing.
Taken with a Panasonic Lumix GX85 and Leica DG Summilux 15mm f1.7
Hudson River at Ossining, NY
It was a lovely day and I felt inspired to take a picture.
Taken with a Panasonic Lumix GX85 and Leica DG Summilux 15mm f1.7