Showing posts with label bridge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bridge. Show all posts

Friday, April 2, 2010

Final Thoughts on the Flood




The sun is out, it was a gorgeous day. I knew that the waters had receded alot, even though the levels are still above flood stage. I went back down to the Village to take a look/see. I saw that many of the docks had been washed away from the Cove. I saw less of a crowd. In fact, there was no crowd at all, except for this one woman. I couldn't help but notice her, as she stood alone looking over the Bridge at the water, which had just done so much damage. I couldn't help but think, that she was thinking about her parents, grandparents, and great great-grandparents. She just witnessed something which possibly none of them was party to. You could feel her thinking about them. So, I stood back, not wanting to disturb her, and snapped this photo.

I was glad to see some swans on-land, but I have been wondering about their nests and the signets which are soon to follow. How were thy effected, if at all. Did they sense the danger which was coming, and move the eggs to safety. Time will tell.
No, this was not Haiti, this was not New Orleans, but my local supermarket is still underwater, and FEMA has heard from over 5,000 families so far. The clean-up is just getting started, but we will be talking about the flood of 2010 for many years to come.

A Happy Easter and final nights of Passover!

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Wordless Wednesday











Bridge over Troubled Waters
Overflowing Pawtuxet River reached record highs not seen since 1982!
Pawtuxet Village, RI

Tuesday, February 12, 2008



This photograph caused quite a stir last night in Etsyland. It was on the front page of the Esty web site, which, apparently s a very big deal. A woman whose shop is called Femputer (http://www.femputer.etsy.com/) created a lovely treasury of 12 artists. There are hundreds of treasuries on Etsy, people pay to have their work showcased in their category and hope and pray that their work will be noticed...and without paying, without scheduling, this photo of a small architectural detail on the bridge at 72nd street in Central Park, made it to the front! What a wonderful gift!!!