My World Tuesday

This is my world:
under Hell Gate bridge watching this lovely sailboat slide along the East River with New York City in the background.

Thanks to the My World Team:

Klaus | Sandy | Ivar | Wren | Fishing Guy | Louise

Shadow Shot Sunday and SOOC Sunday

Jan of Murrieta 365 and Hey Harriet
sponsor "Straight Out of the Camera" Sunday and "Shadow Shot Sunday."

Pretty things make pretty shadows.

It'll be worth the visit to Murrieta 365 and Hey Harriet for other participants.

Postcard Friendship Friday

We are glad the host of this meme, Marie, is back with us and posting for Postcard Friendship Friday!

E. Docker art nouveau postcard
The flowers framing the woman are Lily of the Valley

Vintage postcard

Sold on EBay for $60.00

Art Nouveau is an international movement and style of art, architecture and applied art—especially the decorative arts—that peaked in popularity at the turn of the 20th century (1890–1905). The name 'Art nouveau' is French for 'new art'.

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My World Tuesday

Fernando Botero
Man on Horseback, 1984
Bronze
98 3/8" x 76"x 52"
Extended loan from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1988

Nassau Museum of Art, Roslyn, N.Y.
outdoor sculpture

Fernando Botero is a Colombian-born painter and sculptor, best known for his satirical paintings of oversized, fleshy figures with large limbs and small bodies. Botero began making sculptures in 1971 as a natural evolution from his voluminous, three dimensional paintings, and now spends most of his summers working on sculpture at his home in Tuscany, near a reliable foundry. His rounded, smooth sculptures of people and animals exhibit a comic disregard for correct proportions. This self-assured gentleman in a suit and a bowler hat, his legs as large as those of the horse, emerges from the surrounding woods to greet visitors to the Museum.

Thanks to the My World Team:

Klaus | Sandy | Ivar | Wren | Fishing Guy | Louise

Shadow Shot Sunday and SOOC Sunday

The propeller of the S. S. United States (world's fastest passenger ship) located on Ft. Schuyler, the Bronx

I think this works for both Shadow Shot Sunday and "Straight Out of the Camera" (SOOC) Sunday.

I think Harriet and Jan will think so?

Postcard Friendship Friday

The two postcards below were sent to me by participants in my Ruby Tuesday postcard giveaway. Both are homemade as was mine that I sent out the RT participants.

from Becky

from EG

Thanks so much Becky and EG and the other friendly bloggers who sent their postcards. You can see theirs on my other blog, Work of the Poet.

My World Tuesday

Fort Schuyler is a preserved 19th century fortification in the New York City borough of The Bronx, that houses a museum, the Stephen B. Luce Library, and the Marine Transportation Department and Administrative offices of the State University of New York Maritime College. It is considered one of the finest examples of French-style fortifications. The fort was named in honor of Major General Philip Schuyler of the Continental Army. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1976.

Fort Schuyler was one of many forts built along the east coast of the United States in the aftermath of the War of 1812 (with the British Empire) when it became brutally apparent that the US coast was poorly defended against foreign invasion. Fort Schuyler was dedicated in 1856 after only 75% completion. The fort was strategically positioned to protect New York City from naval attack through Long Island Sound; guarding the eastern entrance to New York Harbor. It is located on Throgs Neck in the southeastern tip of the Bronx at a point where the East River meets the Long Island Sound. Fort Totten faces it on the other side of the river.

Their interlocking batteries created a bottle-neck of defenses against ships attempting to approach New York City. Fort Schuyler, at its peak, boasted 440 guns. Later, it would be fitted with various other pieces throughout the ever-modernization of coastal defense artillery, once including 10" and 12" guns on disappearing carriages installed on the roof and on the peninsula around the fort. Coastal artillery emplacements at the fort lasted until 1935.

During the American Civil War, Fort Schuyler held as many as 500 prisoners of war from the Confederate States Army and military convicts from the Union Army.

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Along the southern border of the fort there are lawns that are open to the public with a few tables and benches.
Looking out to the south you can the Throgs Neck Bridge and Little Bay Park across the way. It is at this point where the East River and the Long Island Sound meet.

Thanks to the My World Team:

Klaus | Sandy | Ivar | Wren | Fishing Guy | Louise

Shadow Shot Sunday and SOOC Sunday

Jan is the host of "Straight Out of the Camera" Sunday


Soldier's Memorial, Long Valley, New Jersey




Hey Harriet is the host of Shadow Shot Sunday


The sun was making sharp shadows that day...

Postcard Friendship Friday

Marie, this week I was able to find some vintage postcards (reproductions) at the South Street Seaport (New York City) Museum.

Here is one I like very much:


Washington Square Park, New York

If you look closely you might see that silver sparkles have been glued around the edges of the Arch.

Washington Square Park is one of the best-known of New York City's 1,700 public parks. At 9.75 acres (39,500 m²), it is a landmark in the Manhattan neighborhood of Greenwich Village, as well as a meeting place and center for cultural activity.^[1] It is operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.

An open space with a tradition of nonconformity, the park's fountain area has long been one of the city's popular spots for residents and tourists. Most of the buildings surrounding the park now belong to New York University. Some of the buildings have been built by NYU, others have been converted from their former uses into academic and residential buildings. The university rents the park for its graduation ceremonies, and uses the Arch as a symbol. Although NYU considers the park to be the core of the school's campus, Washington Square remains a public park, which local residents have protected as an essential part of the neighborhood.

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My World Tuesday

Do you recognize this place? this is Ground Zero in New York City. I took this shot over the weekend. I shot out from where I was standing because you really can't get a shot down into the empty hole.

There were cranes moving lazily and a few people milling around. No matter that there was really nothing to see I felt the place was a hallowed place. I felt silenced.

My husband, Vinny, waited in the car while I made this visit. He had been at the World Trade Center that day. He was a few blocks from Ground zero when the buildings fell. He was enveloped by the dust and debris and took hours to finally get home in Queens. I didn't hear from him til 1 in the afternoon.

Thanks to the My World Team:

Klaus | Sandy | Ivar | Wren | Fishing Guy | Louise

Shadow Shot Sunday and SOOC Sunday

I've combined two memes this week and I hope Hey Harriet and Jan won't mind. The heavy storm clouds were responsible for the darkening (shadows) under the big blue dome of the Greek Orthodox church in our neighborhood.

I loved the look so I grabbed a couple of shots. I left them just the way they came out even though I wanted to lighten them up.

Summer Stock Sunday

This little RED lighthouse sits under the George Washington Bridge on the new York side. People come to visit in summer and picnick at tables set up right next to the Hudson River.

The park is called George Washington Park and is a narrow swath that runs about a mile along the Hudson.