Tina's Pic Story - 'M' is for...

Route US-1 south, just past the Pennsylvania state line, humid day

Another hazy, warm and humid day, Interstate 195 east of Providence, Rhode Island

1960 Mack B-61 truck - probably seen on any of these three roads 50 years ago...

Route US-22 west, about 25 miles/40 Km west of Pittsburgh

Tina hosts her fun meme Pic Story - we provide the pictures to the weekly theme she supplies, which this week is the letter 'M'. For this post, I have a motoring theme. Three of these were taken by a passenger as I drove (the safer way :). 'M' is all over with statism towns and trucks supplying the thirteenth letter for today...

Ruby Tuesday - Colorful Church Glass

Ruby Tuesday 2 and stained glass - are a perfect pairing. We attend a Congregational church in nearby Derby. Built in 1821, the sanctuary structure is the usual Puritan stark* - white, wood, angular and no frills nor style. Just like its 17-19th century dour practitioners. However, the offices and meeting room were built after 1900 have many a stained glass window that were donated by worshipers. These portals look magnificent with sunlight light filtering through the artistic and colorful effects. Lots of ruby for RT2...


* - Unlike the US Episcopalian church which derived from the Anglican/Church of England - those churches tend to be more ornate than the white buildings that dot the New England town squares. Not Westminster ornate perhaps, but not undecorated white wood either...

Whimsical Windows - Stained Glass Puritan

Inside the modern day puritan house of worship. Taken by Patti

Inside the stark white church, a hint of color. Also taken by Patti

Toby hosts the most excellent architectural meme Whimsical Windows/Delirious Doors. Today, I am at our Congregational church in the neighboring town of Derby. The church sanctuary was built in 1821, and the Congregation tradition actually goes back to the Puritans from England - that means that those dour practitioners had a severe austerity in their viewpoints...and in their architecture, the stark white buildings with nary a frill in design which precluded stained glass in those days. Yet, the office addition was built later, perhaps around 1900. And this side has lovely stained glass windows, donated by parishioners at the time. Not austere, but beautiful additions to the colonial style. See more building style at WWDD

SOOC - Skimming the tops

Photo artist is also captured on an EMB-145 jet heading east...these are clouds, NOT snow...

SOOC - Straight out of the camera is back. A few years ago, daughter Allegra was taking a trip to Michigan, and prior to this, my well-known interest in aviation and flying prompted my request for a couple of in-flight photos, which she did - this view is from a 50-seat jet between she Cleveland and Hartford in a 50 seat jet. No need for an edit here with the bold blue sky and fluffy white cumulus clouds (not Snow - looks like our front yard two weeks ago)...A bonus here is the 3-D UFO like camera lens staring back at the photographer. An unedited look at a friendly sky...

Shadow Shot Sunday - Steeple Shadows

Shadow Shot Sunday 2 is back, and I am looking at shadows that fall around the steeple and building of our church, the 1st Congregational Church in our neighboring town of Derby. Built in 1821, it fits the mold of the white Congregational church in the center of a New England town. The shadow here were probably taken in Winter and Spring 2005 after a restoration of the building and cupola base of the steeple. Plenty of intricate shadows up there - the view to the front door leaves us with shade covering the sanctuary. A New England tradition still...see shadowy art, spiritual and otherwise at SSS2