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The End of Summer

Posted on August 31, 2025 by Joe_Williams

The Sacks Pool bereft of water thus bereft of life. It’s weird passing by a place that was teeming with noisy activity just a week or so ago and is now as quiet as a tomb. The lifeguards are gone … Continue reading →

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Easy Blueberry Galette

Posted on June 23, 2025 by Tina Garceau

The city pools just opened up this past weekend just in time for a heatwave, and we had pool plans. I decided to make a simple galette before heading out – the beauty of galettes is that you simple roll … Continue reading →

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Bird on a Step

Posted on June 25, 2024 by Tina Garceau

I didn’t use a zoom lens. I came home to find this little fella sitting on my steps and he didn’t care to move! Eventually, he did fly away – maybe he was admiring my flowers!

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The Dog Days of Summer

Posted on June 23, 2024 by Tina Garceau

We’ve had about a week of temperatures in the nineties, hope things cool down soon!

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Sun Sinks in the West

Posted on September 17, 2023 by Joe

Enjoying a perfect day at Jefferson Square in South Philadelphia. Summer is slowly turning to Fall and this is the perfect place to enjoy it.

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Last Weekend for The Pool

Posted on September 3, 2023 by Joe

Our neighborhood pool is still open and will remain open until Labor Day. This is an unusual but welcome move for the parks and recreation department. They are usually closed by now, but I’m not going to think too hard … Continue reading →

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What’s the Best Tuna?

Posted on July 30, 2023 by Joe

We happened to see this creature at the Ridgway pool in South Philadelphia so we approached and asked her the age old question: What’s the best tuna? She did not have an answer and looked vaguely confused and slightly off-put … Continue reading →

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