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Monthly Archives: January 2013
Washington Park upon a Frozen Delaware River
Last week I assumed I had a picture of men plowing snow. As it turned out, my assumption was false, and it turned out to be a team of ice cutters. With this week’s photo, I was reasonably sure that … Continue reading
Posted in The Capewell Glass Negative Collection
Tagged amusement park, antique photograph, Billy Thompson, Delaware River frozen over, glass negative, Gloucester County, John B Capewell, New Jersey, photography, Photoshop, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, The Duke of Gloucester, vintage, Washington Park, Washington Park-on-the Delaware, Westville
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Claire’s Sewing Machine
Claire was an elderly neighbor of my friend Bill’s who passed away. Her family was looking to clear out her home, among her belongings was this wonderful sewing machine – they offered it to Bill. Since Bill doesn’t sew – I’ve got … Continue reading
Cranberry Coffee Cake
When the bag of cranberries I put away at Thanksgiving fell out of my overstuffed freezer, I took that as a sign to bake something with it. I was in the mood for coffee cake, so I did some rooting … Continue reading
Son of Sketchbook From Hell
I was up tending to my long neglected third floor studio trying to cut a path through the clutter so I could get some work done when I uncovered another forgotten, hardbound sketchbook on a shelf in a closet. At … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged Cartoon, cartoons, drawing, Illustration, Joe Williams, monster, Sketch, sketchbook, Tom Jones, Willceau
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Last Night on Pembroke Avenue
This is the scene last night on Pembroke Avenue as I waited for the bus headed to 69th Street. Usually potential snow events are treated as if the apocalypse loomed by the local media. I didn’t notice any Chicken Littles … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures in Commuting
Tagged cold, commute, Lansdowne, night, Pennsylvania, snow, weather
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The Aviatrix
Twenty third in a series creating a collage using five elements.
Posted in Collage, Friday Five, News, photo manipulation
Tagged aviation, cabinet cards, collage, vintage
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Snow Plough
Here’s a photograph John B. Capewell made of a cold and snowy Winter’s day about 100 or years ago or so. Back then a plough served two purposes. It mainly ploughed farm fields which were plentiful in New Jersey at … Continue reading