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“To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower
Hold infinity in the palms of your hand and eternity in an hour.”
– William Blake
Eternity
Tag: #SignSunday
Signs of the time, ironic, funny, scary or just strange
The Sacred and the Profane
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Good morning, I’ve reached back in the archives for a couple of analog photos that I took during my Navy Years (1968). During Vietnam I was deployed on a carrier that traveled to Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore. In one of those places I encountered this Buddha Sculpture in a park. It is rendered in Sepia tones because the dyes in the transparency had faded away over the years.
Before I was deployed on the ship, I was stationed at Imperial Beach NAS in California. On weekends I would catch a bus and head to San Diego or the beaches up the coast. One one urban exploration I took the photo of the street sign. of the Strip Club, however I cannot verify the veracity of the advertising.
Signs for Sunday
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I’m always on the lookout for interesting signs for the photo theme #SignSunday. Here are a few.
Heaven or Hell
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Good morning,
I chose a few photos from the 2012 Boston Marathon for a Sunday Photo Theme. These street evangelists were standing in the family gathering area near Trinity Church.
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I dug into the archives for this pick for the photo theme #SignSunday. When I was in the Navy in the 1970s I was stationed in Imperial Beach, CA. We took a road trip to Las Vegas to win big money. On the way we took a pit stop and as soon as I saw this sign, I knew I had a photo for the ages.
I decided not to test the sign’s veracity and opted for beer.
When we took this trip the Jerry Reed song When You’re Hot You’re Hot was in the top of the charts. We sang it all the way to Vegas, but not on the way back. To save money for gambling we didn’t bother with a motel. We slept in the desert out of sight. My buddies slept in the car but I curled up in a sleeping bags on the ground. I learned a few things that night. I learned that the desert is really cold and I learned how stupid I would have felt if a snake or scorpion had joined me (they didn’t). I remember that we stopped into Caesar’s Palace the next morning to rid ourselves of any money that remained and meeting Liberace (I am not making this up). We looked great, just as you would expect from a couple of sailors who had slept in the desert.
At least I didn’t drink this water.
Repent (Sign Sunday)
One of the photo themes I follow is Sign Sunday. My hometown offers quite a selection of interesting signs. There are many that promote a religious or political viewpoint such as these. When I see these I’m reminded of the phrase “wearing your religion on your sleeve”.
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And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men.Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Matthew 6:5
But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Matthew 6:6
You have been warned!
I try to remember to have a camera with me at all times because you never know what you might see. I always keep my eye out for signs that might be appropriate for the photo theme #SignSunday.
I chose not to enter the water and be dashed on the rocks at Halibut Point State Park in Rockport, MA
Sign at Highbridge in New Ipswich. It is a little scary to stand on a rock bridge that was built in the 1800s
Chatham Cape Cod, a place to be afraid of everything
They aren’t kidding, walking into propeller could ruin your day. A jet exhaust blast could send you flying off the deck.
More bad news from Chatham
Sharks, Jellyfish and Seals….. Seals?
We took a chance and jumped in anyway
I hate ticks, creepy disease vectors. Enjoy your hike.
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Spring is 61 days away
Spring is 61 days away
Good morning, another drastic change in the weather from yesterday. Instead of zero temperatures we are supposed to have heavy rains today, but I suspect it will start as freezing rain, the bane of trees and power lines. We’ll wait and see what surprises nature will provide.
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| Maybe the third time might be the charm for Mitt This sign appeared in 2012 in the middle of conservation land in Mason, NH |
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| From deep in the archives comes a photo from the early 1960s |
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| One for #DoorSunday Jaffrey, NH |
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| A face in the tree Port Angeles, WA |
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Several of these photos were taken at the andres institute of art in Brookline, NH
There were many interesting sights to see and I’ll be posting more about this sculpture garden in subsequent days.
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| #RustySunday A rusty Hudson spotted at a neighbor’s party to celebrated the “Last Hurrah” of Summer |
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| #70 Conscious – Isadore Batu Siharulidze, Republic of Georgia #SculptureSunday |
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| #34 Transitions – Georgiy Kudravchenko, Ukraine One of the most interesting features of this is the bowling trophy on the head piece This was my choice for #SquareSunday I didn’t get this feature in the photo but this sculpture had wheels and a dragon’s tail |
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| A2 Entrance Sign (Commitment) -John M. Weidman, New Hampshire, USA #SignSunday |
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| Fire Island again for #BeachSunday |
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We attended an awesome wedding on Fire Island this weekend. Along with taking lots of photos of relatives and the wedding, I had the opportunity to find a few “theme” photos.
These were taken at Fire Island.
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| It was 37 degrees in New Ipswich, NH But on Fire Island, I was jumping into a warm Atlantic Ocean What a beach! |
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| An Aztec door spotted on Fire Island Unique isn’t it My cousin remarked that he would not enter such a place |
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| This is my idea of a dress code Living on the island |
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| At the ferry pier I noticed this abstract formed by rusty staples |
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