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Tag Archives: summer
The End of Summer
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
Posted in Looking South, Philadelphia, Photography, South Philly Safari
Tagged abandoned, Philadelphia, pool, quiet, summer
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Easy Blueberry Galette
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
Bird on a Step
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!
The Dog Days of Summer
We’ve had about a week of temperatures in the nineties, hope things cool down soon!
Sun Sinks in the West
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.
Posted in Looking South, Philadelphia
Tagged Fall, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, summer, trees, USA
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Last Weekend for The Pool
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
Posted in Holiday, Philadelphia
Tagged Labor Day 2023, Philadelphia, pool, South Philly, summer
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What’s the Best Tuna?
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
Posted in Looking South, News, Philadelphia, South Philly Safari
Tagged Chicken of the Sea, city pool, mermaid, myth, pool, South Philly, summer, The Average-sized Mermaid, tuna
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