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Thanks, Rick. Wow, I have a bit of a confession to make here. Darrel asked me if I had planned to let you know we were going to Philly, and I said, "No, he lives in Pittsburg. Yikes! My bad as the younger generation would say. Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad > On Jul 6, 2014, at 7:58 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > Christine, > > Catching up on things... This is a really nice set of photos. I especially > like 5, 8, and 13-18. > > Let me know the next time you're in Philly--there is great shooting to be > done, and it would be good to meet you in person at long last! > > Cheers, > > Rick > >> On Jun 26, 2014, at 2:30 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: >> >> Hi Everyone: >> >> Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author homes, >> but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I spared you the >> exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s Study—an octagon >> shaped building specifically built for him at his in-laws’ farm near Elmira, >> NY—built so he could write undisturbed during his summer visits to the farm. >> This building is now owned by Elmira College and located on campus. There >> was no student ambassador around to let us in, but I took some photos >> through the windows and converted to BW. They are included here. >> >> Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, the >> bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny women in >> Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of course, seeing the >> Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables was fun as well (Salem, >> MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very well >> preserved, but interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s home: >> the tour guide informed us, “We all work for the Emerson family.” Something >> really cool about that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South Berwick, ME is >> also a great house, but the town is not much to speak of. >> >> I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, then >> left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in Boston—Freedom >> Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fine Arts—the Copley collection there is >> fantastic—then headed for Salem, MA. >> >> We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos as >> well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing—many pilgrims travel to these markers >> and leave stones, pencils, pens, other trinkets—lots of small stones at >> Dickinson’s marker. Chronic dappled lighting made the markers somewhat of >> challenge to photograph. Famous people seem to love pretty spots near trees. >> >> We traveled for 16 days by car, moved on nearly every 1-3 days. As I look >> back now it was a dizzying pace, and the driving challenging: I nearly got >> us killed at a small round-about in Concord, MA. >> >> And we drove 12 hours straight from Elmira, NY to Chicago. The drive home >> started early, and we had the road nearly to ourselves, enjoying the quiet, >> morning fog, and the lovely tree studded hills and valleys of NY. But then >> a large doe jumped out in front of us. Fortunately, Darrel swerved right, >> the doe kept left, leaving no damage to car, person, or animal. I gushed >> over Darrel for his quick response, and the trip continued uneventful, that >> is, until we were literally 5 minutes from home. At a speed about 15 miles >> per hour, I turned a corner for the final 5 minute stretch home, only to >> have to slow down to let one of our neighborhood deer, traveling about .5 >> miles per hour, cross the road. Uncanny! >> >> Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine >> http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > http://photo.net/photos/RickW > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Christine, Catching up on things... This is a really nice set of photos. I especially like 5, 8, and 13-18. Let me know the next time you're in Philly--there is great shooting to be done, and it would be good to meet you in person at long last! Cheers, Rick On Jun 26, 2014, at 2:30 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: > Hi Everyone: > > Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author homes, > but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I spared you the > exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s Study—an octagon > shaped building specifically built for him at his in-laws’ farm near Elmira, > NY—built so he could write undisturbed during his summer visits to the farm. > This building is now owned by Elmira College and located on campus. There > was no student ambassador around to let us in, but I took some photos through > the windows and converted to BW. They are included here. > > Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, the > bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny women in > Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of course, seeing the > Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables was fun as well (Salem, > MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very well > preserved, but interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s home: > the tour guide informed us, “We all work for the Emerson family.” Something > really cool about that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South Berwick, ME is > also a great house, but the town is not much to speak of. > > I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, then > left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in Boston—Freedom > Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fine Arts—the Copley collection there is > fantastic—then headed for Salem, MA. > > We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos as > well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing—many pilgrims travel to these markers > and leave stones, pencils, pens, other trinkets—lots of small stones at > Dickinson’s marker. Chronic dappled lighting made the markers somewhat of > challenge to photograph. Famous people seem to love pretty spots near trees. > > We traveled for 16 days by car, moved on nearly every 1-3 days. As I look > back now it was a dizzying pace, and the driving challenging: I nearly got us > killed at a small round-about in Concord, MA. > > And we drove 12 hours straight from Elmira, NY to Chicago. The drive home > started early, and we had the road nearly to ourselves, enjoying the quiet, > morning fog, and the lovely tree studded hills and valleys of NY. But then a > large doe jumped out in front of us. Fortunately, Darrel swerved right, the > doe kept left, leaving no damage to car, person, or animal. I gushed over > Darrel for his quick response, and the trip continued uneventful, that is, > until we were literally 5 minutes from home. At a speed about 15 miles per > hour, I turned a corner for the final 5 minute stretch home, only to have to > slow down to let one of our neighborhood deer, traveling about .5 miles per > hour, cross the road. Uncanny! > > Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine > http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. http://photo.net/photos/RickW -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Thanks, Ann. Great to hear from you! Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad > On Jul 3, 2014, at 10:08 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > > Just got to looking at these.. > > LIke 'em all (I'm so boring) do agree with Mark on Pots and pans, though. and > the LOVE thing with Ben Franklin... the first shot in Philly, the ship and > plane in MA... etc.. as I said.. nice travelog > > ann > >> On 7/3/2014 17:57, Christine Aguila wrote: >> Thanks, Mark! It was a great trip! It’s always good to be home, but I do >> think Darrel & I are a little sad it’s over. Cheers, Christine >> >> >>> On Jun 29, 2014, at 11:36 AM, Mark C wrote: >>> >>> Excellent album, Christine! Lots of great shots - the pots and pans and the >>> selfie stand out, great capture on the reenactor's face in Boston as well. >>> >>> Mark >>> >>>> On 6/26/2014 2:30 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: >>>> Hi Everyone: >>>> >>>> Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author >>>> homes, but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I spared >>>> you the exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s Study—an >>>> octagon shaped building specifically built for him at his in-laws’ farm >>>> near Elmira, NY—built so he could write undisturbed during his summer >>>> visits to the farm. This building is now owned by Elmira College and >>>> located on campus. There was no student ambassador around to let us in, >>>> but I took some photos through the windows and converted to BW. They are >>>> included here. >>>> >>>> Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, the >>>> bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny women >>>> in Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of course, seeing >>>> the Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables was fun as well >>>> (Salem, MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very >>>> well preserved, but interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s >>>> home: the tour guide informed us, “We all work for the Emerson family.” >>>> Something really cool about that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South >>>> Berwick, ME is also a great house, but the town is not much to speak of. >>>> >>>> I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, then >>>> left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in >>>> Boston—Freedom Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fine Arts—the Copley >>>> collection there is fantastic—then headed for Salem, MA. >>>> >>>> We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos as >>>> well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing—many pilgrims travel to these >>>> markers and leave stones, pencils, pens, other trinkets—lots of small >>>> stones at Dickinson’s marker. Chronic dappled lighting made the markers >>>> somewhat of challenge to photograph. Famous people seem to love pretty >>>> spots near trees. >>>> >>>> We traveled for 16 days by car, moved on nearly every 1-3 days. As I look >>>> back now it was a dizzying pace, and the driving challenging: I nearly got >>>> us killed at a small round-about in Concord, MA. >>>> >>>> And we drove 12 hours straight from Elmira, NY to Chicago. The drive home >>>> started early, and we had the road nearly to ourselves, enjoying the >>>> quiet, morning fog, and the lovely tree studded hills and valleys of NY. >>>> But then a large doe jumped out in front of us. Fortunately, Darrel >>>> swerved right, the doe kept left, leaving no damage to car, person, or >>>> animal. I gushed over Darrel for his quick response, and the trip >>>> continued uneventful, that is, until we were literally 5 minutes from >>>> home. At a speed about 15 miles per hour, I turned a corner for the final >>>> 5 minute stretch home, only to have to slow down to let one of our >>>> neighborhood deer, traveling about .5 miles per hour, cross the road. >>>> Uncanny! >>>> >>>> Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine >>>> http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >> >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Just got to looking at these.. LIke 'em all (I'm so boring) do agree with Mark on Pots and pans, though. and the LOVE thing with Ben Franklin... the first shot in Philly, the ship and plane in MA... etc.. as I said.. nice travelog ann On 7/3/2014 17:57, Christine Aguila wrote: Thanks, Mark! It was a great trip! It’s always good to be home, but I do think Darrel & I are a little sad it’s over. Cheers, Christine On Jun 29, 2014, at 11:36 AM, Mark C wrote: Excellent album, Christine! Lots of great shots - the pots and pans and the selfie stand out, great capture on the reenactor's face in Boston as well. Mark On 6/26/2014 2:30 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author homes, but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I spared you the exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s Study—an octagon shaped building specifically built for him at his in-laws’ farm near Elmira, NY—built so he could write undisturbed during his summer visits to the farm. This building is now owned by Elmira College and located on campus. There was no student ambassador around to let us in, but I took some photos through the windows and converted to BW. They are included here. Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, the bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny women in Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of course, seeing the Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables was fun as well (Salem, MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very well preserved, but interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s home: the tour guide informed us, “We all work for the Emerson family.” Something really cool about that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South Berwick, ME is also a great house, but the town is not much to speak of. I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, then left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in Boston—Freedom Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fine Arts—the Copley collection there is fantastic—then headed for Salem, MA. We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos as well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing—many pilgrims travel to these markers and leave stones, pencils, pens, other trinkets—lots of small stones at Dickinson’s marker. Chronic dappled lighting made the markers somewhat of challenge to photograph. Famous people seem to love pretty spots near trees. We traveled for 16 days by car, moved on nearly every 1-3 days. As I look back now it was a dizzying pace, and the driving challenging: I nearly got us killed at a small round-about in Concord, MA. And we drove 12 hours straight from Elmira, NY to Chicago. The drive home started early, and we had the road nearly to ourselves, enjoying the quiet, morning fog, and the lovely tree studded hills and valleys of NY. But then a large doe jumped out in front of us. Fortunately, Darrel swerved right, the doe kept left, leaving no damage to car, person, or animal. I gushed over Darrel for his quick response, and the trip continued uneventful, that is, until we were literally 5 minutes from home. At a speed about 15 miles per hour, I turned a corner for the final 5 minute stretch home, only to have to slow down to let one of our neighborhood deer, traveling about .5 miles per hour, cross the road. Uncanny! Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Thanks, Mark! It was a great trip! It’s always good to be home, but I do think Darrel & I are a little sad it’s over. Cheers, Christine On Jun 29, 2014, at 11:36 AM, Mark C wrote: > Excellent album, Christine! Lots of great shots - the pots and pans and the > selfie stand out, great capture on the reenactor's face in Boston as well. > > Mark > > On 6/26/2014 2:30 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: >> Hi Everyone: >> >> Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author homes, >> but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I spared you the >> exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s Study—an octagon >> shaped building specifically built for him at his in-laws’ farm near Elmira, >> NY—built so he could write undisturbed during his summer visits to the farm. >> This building is now owned by Elmira College and located on campus. There >> was no student ambassador around to let us in, but I took some photos >> through the windows and converted to BW. They are included here. >> >> Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, the >> bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny women in >> Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of course, seeing the >> Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables was fun as well (Salem, >> MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very well >> preserved, but interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s home: >> the tour guide informed us, “We all work for the Emerson family.” Something >> really cool about that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South Berwick, ME is >> also a great house, but the town is not much to speak of. >> >> I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, then >> left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in Boston—Freedom >> Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fine Arts—the Copley collection there is >> fantastic—then headed for Salem, MA. >> >> We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos as >> well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing—many pilgrims travel to these markers >> and leave stones, pencils, pens, other trinkets—lots of small stones at >> Dickinson’s marker. Chronic dappled lighting made the markers somewhat of >> challenge to photograph. Famous people seem to love pretty spots near trees. >> >> We traveled for 16 days by car, moved on nearly every 1-3 days. As I look >> back now it was a dizzying pace, and the driving challenging: I nearly got >> us killed at a small round-about in Concord, MA. >> >> And we drove 12 hours straight from Elmira, NY to Chicago. The drive home >> started early, and we had the road nearly to ourselves, enjoying the quiet, >> morning fog, and the lovely tree studded hills and valleys of NY. But then >> a large doe jumped out in front of us. Fortunately, Darrel swerved right, >> the doe kept left, leaving no damage to car, person, or animal. I gushed >> over Darrel for his quick response, and the trip continued uneventful, that >> is, until we were literally 5 minutes from home. At a speed about 15 miles >> per hour, I turned a corner for the final 5 minute stretch home, only to >> have to slow down to let one of our neighborhood deer, traveling about .5 >> miles per hour, cross the road. Uncanny! >> >> Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine >> http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 6/30/2014 7:45 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: On Jun 30, 2014, at 7:36 PM, Jack Davis wrote: So interesting, John. Thanks. I've parked much of the information to be read later. As an aside; claimed basis for the expression,"whole nine yards." Explained to me some years ago: Second WW fighter plane machine guns were supplied with bullet bandoliers of nine yards in length. If a gunner emptied the bandoliers of bullets, it was said: "he gave them the whole nine yards." I wonder where the expression "really" comes from. Jack Wikipedia says: Its origin is unknown and has been described as "the most prominent etymological riddle of our time.” The WWII explanation is dismissed as not consistent with a first published usage in 1907. First published usage was with reference to a baseball game. My theory: A yard has three feet. An inning has three outs. A full nine yards = a full nine innings of play. stan Yeah, I like it as substitution slang, except ... doesn't an inning actually have six outs - three to a side? -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 6/30/2014 9:01 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: From the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/27/books/the-whole-nine-yards-seeking-a-phrases-origin.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola I have two problems with that. It doesn't give any explanation for the meaning or derivation of "the whole six yards" any more than it explains "the whole nine yards". Secondly, the phrase appeared in print as "the whole nine yards" in 1907, predating their finding of "the whole six yards" in 1912. We're still left with the question "the whole six/nine yards" of what? -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 6/30/2014 7:36 PM, Jack Davis wrote: So interesting, John. Thanks. I've parked much of the information to be read later. As an aside; claimed basis for the expression,"whole nine yards." Explained to me some years ago: Second WW fighter plane machine guns were supplied with bullet bandoliers of nine yards in length. If a gunner emptied the bandoliers of bullets, it was said: "he gave them the whole nine yards." I wonder where the expression "really" comes from. Jack http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/the-whole-nine-yards.html : Earliest citations in print : : The earliest known example of the phrase in print that I know of is from : an Indiana newspaper The Mitchell Commercial, 2nd May 1907: : : "This afternoon at 2:30 will be called one of the baseball games that : will be worth going a long way to see. The regular nine is going to play : the business men as many innings as they can stand, but we can not : promise the full nine yards." : : It appeared again in the same paper the following year, on 4th June 1908: : : "...Roscoe went fishing and has a big story to tell, but we refuse to : stand while he unloads, He will catch some unsuspecting individual some : of these days and give him the whole nine yards." The phrase's origin is, at best, indeterminate. It was apparently common enough in 1907 that a newspaperman could use it without feeling a need to explain its meaning or etymology. I'd also heard an explanation that a concrete mixer truck held 9 [cubic] yards of concrete back when I was doing construction work. ... and tat nine yards of cloth were needed to make a Scotsman's kilt, even though the phrase appears to be an Americanism. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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>From the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/27/books/the-whole-nine-yards-seeking-a-phrases-origin.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I thought it referred to football - 4th down and 9 yards to go so you had to go the whole nine yards (;+> Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Stanley Halpin" Subject: Re: road trip pics On Jun 30, 2014, at 7:36 PM, Jack Davis wrote: So interesting, John. Thanks. I've parked much of the information to be read later. As an aside; claimed basis for the expression,"whole nine yards." Explained to me some years ago: Second WW fighter plane machine guns were supplied with bullet bandoliers of nine yards in length. If a gunner emptied the bandoliers of bullets, it was said: "he gave them the whole nine yards." I wonder where the expression "really" comes from. Jack Wikipedia says: Its origin is unknown and has been described as "the most prominent etymological riddle of our time.” The WWII explanation is dismissed as not consistent with a first published usage in 1907. First published usage was with reference to a baseball game. My theory: A yard has three feet. An inning has three outs. A full nine yards = a full nine innings of play. stan - Original Message - From: "John" To: "PDML" Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 2:00:55 PM Subject: Re: road trip pics Either "take with a grain of salt" or try to find a low sodium substitute 8-D They're not "telescoping" sections per se, but they can be raised, lowered, removed & replaced. Looking again at Christine's image of the "Friendship" in Salem, MA it does look like the Mizzen Topmast has been lowered. There's a stub of the lower mast that protrudes above the crosstrees (that little platform in the middle of the masts). The lower part of the mast is that vertical black stripe. The three masts are the Foremast (in the front), Mainmast (in the middle) & the Mizzen (Mizzenmast). Usually on a full rigged ship the Mainmast is the tallest, the Foremast is the second tallest, and the Mizzen is the third tallest. The sections of a mast (from the deck up) are the Lower (or "Mast"), Topmast, Topgallant mast, Royal mast. In Paul's photo the Topgallant masts are fitted on all three masts. In Christine's photo, only the Topmasts appear to be fitted & the Mizzen Topmast appears to be in a stowed position. Typically, sailing ships would carry spare sections of masts & spars in case part of a mast was carried away in a storm. In an emergency, one of the spars could be substituted for a portion of a mast. Technically, all masts, booms, yards or gaffs are spars; their names tell as much about how they are rigged as about their size & shape. The tapering spars that hold the tops of the square sails are called "yards". One good source for nautical terms & how they're used are the works of C.S. Forrester, particularly the Horatio Hornblower series. Another good source (although not quite so much fun) is Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_rigged_ship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigging https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yard_%28sailing%29 Everything I know about the subject came from one of those two sources. PS: http://www.ageofsail.net/aostermi.asp PPS: A full rigged ship with three full masts (Mast, Topmast & Topgallant Mast) would nominally have had 9 yards (3 x 3) to hold up it's sails, and has been suggested as the source of the expression "the whole nine yards". -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Jun 30, 2014, at 7:36 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > So interesting, John. Thanks. > I've parked much of the information to be read later. > As an aside; claimed basis for the expression,"whole nine yards." Explained > to me some years ago: Second WW fighter plane machine guns were supplied with > bullet bandoliers of nine yards in length. If a gunner emptied the bandoliers > of bullets, it was said: "he gave them the whole nine yards." > I wonder where the expression "really" comes from. > > Jack Wikipedia says: > Its origin is unknown and has been described as "the most prominent > etymological riddle of our time.” The WWII explanation is dismissed as not consistent with a first published usage in 1907. First published usage was with reference to a baseball game. My theory: A yard has three feet. An inning has three outs. A full nine yards = a full nine innings of play. stan > > - Original Message - > From: "John" > To: "PDML" > Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 2:00:55 PM > Subject: Re: road trip pics > > Either "take with a grain of salt" or try to find a low sodium > substitute 8-D > > They're not "telescoping" sections per se, but they can be raised, > lowered, removed & replaced. > > Looking again at Christine's image of the "Friendship" in Salem, MA it > does look like the Mizzen Topmast has been lowered. There's a stub of > the lower mast that protrudes above the crosstrees (that little platform > in the middle of the masts). The lower part of the mast is that vertical > black stripe. > > The three masts are the Foremast (in the front), Mainmast (in the > middle) & the Mizzen (Mizzenmast). Usually on a full rigged ship the > Mainmast is the tallest, the Foremast is the second tallest, and the > Mizzen is the third tallest. The sections of a mast (from the deck up) > are the Lower (or "Mast"), Topmast, Topgallant mast, Royal mast. > > In Paul's photo the Topgallant masts are fitted on all three masts. In > Christine's photo, only the Topmasts appear to be fitted & the Mizzen > Topmast appears to be in a stowed position. > > Typically, sailing ships would carry spare sections of masts & spars in > case part of a mast was carried away in a storm. In an emergency, one of > the spars could be substituted for a portion of a mast. Technically, all > masts, booms, yards or gaffs are spars; their names tell as much about > how they are rigged as about their size & shape. The tapering spars that > hold the tops of the square sails are called "yards". > > One good source for nautical terms & how they're used are the works of > C.S. Forrester, particularly the Horatio Hornblower series. Another good > source (although not quite so much fun) is Wikipedia: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_rigged_ship > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigging > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yard_%28sailing%29 > > Everything I know about the subject came from one of those two sources. > > PS: http://www.ageofsail.net/aostermi.asp > > PPS: A full rigged ship with three full masts (Mast, Topmast & > Topgallant Mast) would nominally have had 9 yards (3 x 3) to hold up > it's sails, and has been suggested as the source of the expression "the > whole nine yards". > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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So interesting, John. Thanks. I've parked much of the information to be read later. As an aside; claimed basis for the expression,"whole nine yards." Explained to me some years ago: Second WW fighter plane machine guns were supplied with bullet bandoliers of nine yards in length. If a gunner emptied the bandoliers of bullets, it was said: "he gave them the whole nine yards." I wonder where the expression "really" comes from. Jack - Original Message - From: "John" To: "PDML" Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 2:00:55 PM Subject: Re: road trip pics Either "take with a grain of salt" or try to find a low sodium substitute 8-D They're not "telescoping" sections per se, but they can be raised, lowered, removed & replaced. Looking again at Christine's image of the "Friendship" in Salem, MA it does look like the Mizzen Topmast has been lowered. There's a stub of the lower mast that protrudes above the crosstrees (that little platform in the middle of the masts). The lower part of the mast is that vertical black stripe. The three masts are the Foremast (in the front), Mainmast (in the middle) & the Mizzen (Mizzenmast). Usually on a full rigged ship the Mainmast is the tallest, the Foremast is the second tallest, and the Mizzen is the third tallest. The sections of a mast (from the deck up) are the Lower (or "Mast"), Topmast, Topgallant mast, Royal mast. In Paul's photo the Topgallant masts are fitted on all three masts. In Christine's photo, only the Topmasts appear to be fitted & the Mizzen Topmast appears to be in a stowed position. Typically, sailing ships would carry spare sections of masts & spars in case part of a mast was carried away in a storm. In an emergency, one of the spars could be substituted for a portion of a mast. Technically, all masts, booms, yards or gaffs are spars; their names tell as much about how they are rigged as about their size & shape. The tapering spars that hold the tops of the square sails are called "yards". One good source for nautical terms & how they're used are the works of C.S. Forrester, particularly the Horatio Hornblower series. Another good source (although not quite so much fun) is Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_rigged_ship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigging https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yard_%28sailing%29 Everything I know about the subject came from one of those two sources. PS: http://www.ageofsail.net/aostermi.asp PPS: A full rigged ship with three full masts (Mast, Topmast & Topgallant Mast) would nominally have had 9 yards (3 x 3) to hold up it's sails, and has been suggested as the source of the expression "the whole nine yards". On 6/29/2014 1:11 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > Thanks, John. I'm unable to decipher your salty nautical jargon, but > I may have asked a question a couple days ago that you may have just > answered. I mused about the possibility that one or more of these > masks might typically have a telescoping upper section that could be > lowered or raised. I wondered if Christine's schooner's aft mast > might have been lowered to accommodate a desired sail configuration. > To your knowledge, is it possible? Thanks! > > Jack - Original Message - From: "John" > To: "PDML" Sent: Sunday, > June 29, 2014 9:13:40 AM Subject: Re: road trip pics > > Looks like the same ship to me. > > In Paul's photo the Topmasts & Topgallant masts are fitted. > > In Christine's photo the Topgallant masts are not fitted & Mizzen > Topmast is not stepped. > > In both photos it's the same square-rigged, three-masted hull. > > http://www.salemweb.com/frndship/ > > PS: It's not a schooner. Christine's IMG1006 is a schooner. > > > > On 6/28/2014 9:04 AM, Paul wrote: >> Yeah, I saw that, but thought it was a optical illusion because one >> is facing in and the other facing out. I guess they're similar but >> not the same. >> >> -p >> >> On 6/27/2014 5:27 PM, Jack Davis wrote: >>> Well, OK. They both have three masts, but yours are all tall >>> while Christine's has two tall masts and one much shorter mast. >>> IOW, they are not the same schooner. Now tell me you hadn't >>> noticed the difference. >>> >>> J >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message - > >>> From: "Paul" To: "PDML" >>> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 12:08:39 PM Subject: Re: road trip >>> pics >>> >>> Three each? Or am I missing something? >>> >>> -p >>> >>> On 6/27/2014 12:17 PM, Jack Davis wrote: >>&g
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Either "take with a grain of salt" or try to find a low sodium substitute 8-D They're not "telescoping" sections per se, but they can be raised, lowered, removed & replaced. Looking again at Christine's image of the "Friendship" in Salem, MA it does look like the Mizzen Topmast has been lowered. There's a stub of the lower mast that protrudes above the crosstrees (that little platform in the middle of the masts). The lower part of the mast is that vertical black stripe. The three masts are the Foremast (in the front), Mainmast (in the middle) & the Mizzen (Mizzenmast). Usually on a full rigged ship the Mainmast is the tallest, the Foremast is the second tallest, and the Mizzen is the third tallest. The sections of a mast (from the deck up) are the Lower (or "Mast"), Topmast, Topgallant mast, Royal mast. In Paul's photo the Topgallant masts are fitted on all three masts. In Christine's photo, only the Topmasts appear to be fitted & the Mizzen Topmast appears to be in a stowed position. Typically, sailing ships would carry spare sections of masts & spars in case part of a mast was carried away in a storm. In an emergency, one of the spars could be substituted for a portion of a mast. Technically, all masts, booms, yards or gaffs are spars; their names tell as much about how they are rigged as about their size & shape. The tapering spars that hold the tops of the square sails are called "yards". One good source for nautical terms & how they're used are the works of C.S. Forrester, particularly the Horatio Hornblower series. Another good source (although not quite so much fun) is Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_rigged_ship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigging https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yard_%28sailing%29 Everything I know about the subject came from one of those two sources. PS: http://www.ageofsail.net/aostermi.asp PPS: A full rigged ship with three full masts (Mast, Topmast & Topgallant Mast) would nominally have had 9 yards (3 x 3) to hold up it's sails, and has been suggested as the source of the expression "the whole nine yards". On 6/29/2014 1:11 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Thanks, John. I'm unable to decipher your salty nautical jargon, but I may have asked a question a couple days ago that you may have just answered. I mused about the possibility that one or more of these masks might typically have a telescoping upper section that could be lowered or raised. I wondered if Christine's schooner's aft mast might have been lowered to accommodate a desired sail configuration. To your knowledge, is it possible? Thanks! Jack - Original Message - From: "John" To: "PDML" Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2014 9:13:40 AM Subject: Re: road trip pics Looks like the same ship to me. In Paul's photo the Topmasts & Topgallant masts are fitted. In Christine's photo the Topgallant masts are not fitted & Mizzen Topmast is not stepped. In both photos it's the same square-rigged, three-masted hull. http://www.salemweb.com/frndship/ PS: It's not a schooner. Christine's IMG1006 is a schooner. On 6/28/2014 9:04 AM, Paul wrote: Yeah, I saw that, but thought it was a optical illusion because one is facing in and the other facing out. I guess they're similar but not the same. -p On 6/27/2014 5:27 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Well, OK. They both have three masts, but yours are all tall while Christine's has two tall masts and one much shorter mast. IOW, they are not the same schooner. Now tell me you hadn't noticed the difference. J - Original Message - From: "Paul" To: "PDML" Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 12:08:39 PM Subject: Re: road trip pics Three each? Or am I missing something? -p On 6/27/2014 12:17 PM, Jack Davis wrote: The mast counts do not match up, Paul. That's how busy I am today. :-\ Jack - Original Message - From: "Paul" To: "PDML" Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 9:44:49 AM Subject: Re: road trip pics A fun chronicle of your trip. Glad to hear it was a good stress reliever. Haven't seen the Liberty Bell since 1967. It's nice to see it's not buried in security. ...and I *do* like the selfie. I think I have a pix of that same ship in Salem...but taken late on a chilly, November day. http://tinyurl.com/oe6p742 -p On 6/26/2014 12:28 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Thanks for the trip Christine. Nice to see the Liberty Bell again and the kids, plus Boston Harbor with the jet landing at Logan. My cousin lives in Salem and it's a quaint town. It goes crazy for Haloween with the witches and all. The Mark Twain study and your selfie does capture you 2. Glad you missed the deer on the way home. They could ruin a good vacation. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 1:30 AM, Christine Aguila wrote:
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Thanks, Paul! Kind of you to say so! Cheers, Christine On Jun 29, 2014, at 3:28 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Excellent record of a great road trip. I commented earlier but it never > showed up. Faultless compositions, well done. > > Paul > On Jun 29, 2014, at 3:21 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > >> Thanks, Frank! Cheers, Christine >> >> >> On Jun 29, 2014, at 12:48 PM, knarf wrote: >> >>> Wonderful photos, great travelogue. >>> >>> I saw that big bell with the crack in it. Someone should really fix it. >>> >>> ;-) >>> >>> Cheers, >>> frank >>> >>> On 26 June, 2014 2:30:08 AM EDT, Christine Aguila >>> wrote: >>>> Hi Everyone: >>>> >>>> Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author >>>> homes, but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I >>>> spared you the exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s >>>> Study—an octagon shaped building specifically built for him at his >>>> in-laws’ farm near Elmira, NY—built so he could write undisturbed >>>> during his summer visits to the farm. This building is now owned by >>>> Elmira College and located on campus. There was no student ambassador >>>> around to let us in, but I took some photos through the windows and >>>> converted to BW. They are included here. >>>> >>>> Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, >>>> the bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny >>>> women in Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of >>>> course, seeing the Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables >>>> was fun as well (Salem, MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is >>>> absolutely amazing and very well preserved, but interestingly, the >>>> Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s home: the tour guide informed us, >>>> “We all work for the Emerson family.” Something really cool about >>>> that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South Berwick, ME is also a great >>>> house, but the town is not much to speak of. >>>> >>>> I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, >>>> then left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in >>>> Boston—Freedom Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fine Arts—the Copley >>>> collection there is fantastic—then headed for Salem, MA. >>>> >>>> We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos >>>> as well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing—many pilgrims travel to these >>>> markers and leave stones, pencils, pens, other trinkets—lots of small >>>> stones at Dickinson’s marker. Chronic dappled lighting made the >>>> markers somewhat of challenge to photograph. Famous people seem to >>>> love pretty spots near trees. >>>> >>>> We traveled for 16 days by car, moved on nearly every 1-3 days. As I >>>> look back now it was a dizzying pace, and the driving challenging: I >>>> nearly got us killed at a small round-about in Concord, MA. >>>> >>>> And we drove 12 hours straight from Elmira, NY to Chicago. The drive >>>> home started early, and we had the road nearly to ourselves, enjoying >>>> the quiet, morning fog, and the lovely tree studded hills and valleys >>>> of NY. But then a large doe jumped out in front of us. Fortunately, >>>> Darrel swerved right, the doe kept left, leaving no damage to car, >>>> person, or animal. I gushed over Darrel for his quick response, and >>>> the trip continued uneventful, that is, until we were literally 5 >>>> minutes from home. At a speed about 15 miles per hour, I turned a >>>> corner for the final 5 minute stretch home, only to have to slow down >>>> to let one of our neighborhood deer, traveling about .5 miles per hour, >>>> cross the road. Uncanny! >>>> >>>> Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine >>>> http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html >>> >>> “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Thanks, Bulent! cheers, Christine On Jun 29, 2014, at 3:08 PM, Bulent Celasun wrote: > An enviable trip for sure (including the "near misses"!). > > I loved "Love" and "One Way" and a couple of others. > > Overall, I liked to see the set very much. > > Thanks, Christine for sharing these > > Bulent > > - > http://patoloji.gen.tr > http://celasun.wordpress.com/ > http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ > http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun > > > 2014-06-26 9:30 GMT+03:00 Christine Aguila : >> Hi Everyone: >> >> Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author homes, >> but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I spared you the >> exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s Study—an octagon >> shaped building specifically built for him at his in-laws’ farm near Elmira, >> NY—built so he could write undisturbed during his summer visits to the farm. >> This building is now owned by Elmira College and located on campus. There >> was no student ambassador around to let us in, but I took some photos >> through the windows and converted to BW. They are included here. >> >> Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, the >> bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny women in >> Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of course, seeing the >> Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables was fun as well (Salem, >> MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very well >> preserved, but interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s home: >> the tour guide informed us, “We all work for the Emerson family.” Something >> really cool about that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South Berwick, ME is >> also a great house, but the town is not much to speak of. >> >> I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, then >> left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in Boston—Freedom >> Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fine Arts—the Copley collection there is >> fantastic—then headed for Salem, MA. >> >> We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos as >> well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing—many pilgrims travel to these markers >> and leave stones, pencils, pens, other trinkets—lots of small stones at >> Dickinson’s marker. Chronic dappled lighting made the markers somewhat of >> challenge to photograph. Famous people seem to love pretty spots near trees. >> >> We traveled for 16 days by car, moved on nearly every 1-3 days. As I look >> back now it was a dizzying pace, and the driving challenging: I nearly got >> us killed at a small round-about in Concord, MA. >> >> And we drove 12 hours straight from Elmira, NY to Chicago. The drive home >> started early, and we had the road nearly to ourselves, enjoying the quiet, >> morning fog, and the lovely tree studded hills and valleys of NY. But then >> a large doe jumped out in front of us. Fortunately, Darrel swerved right, >> the doe kept left, leaving no damage to car, person, or animal. I gushed >> over Darrel for his quick response, and the trip continued uneventful, that >> is, until we were literally 5 minutes from home. At a speed about 15 miles >> per hour, I turned a corner for the final 5 minute stretch home, only to >> have to slow down to let one of our neighborhood deer, traveling about .5 >> miles per hour, cross the road. Uncanny! >> >> Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine >> http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Excellent record of a great road trip. I commented earlier but it never showed up. Faultless compositions, well done. Paul On Jun 29, 2014, at 3:21 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > Thanks, Frank! Cheers, Christine > > > On Jun 29, 2014, at 12:48 PM, knarf wrote: > >> Wonderful photos, great travelogue. >> >> I saw that big bell with the crack in it. Someone should really fix it. >> >> ;-) >> >> Cheers, >> frank >> >> On 26 June, 2014 2:30:08 AM EDT, Christine Aguila >> wrote: >>> Hi Everyone: >>> >>> Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author >>> homes, but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I >>> spared you the exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s >>> Study—an octagon shaped building specifically built for him at his >>> in-laws’ farm near Elmira, NY—built so he could write undisturbed >>> during his summer visits to the farm. This building is now owned by >>> Elmira College and located on campus. There was no student ambassador >>> around to let us in, but I took some photos through the windows and >>> converted to BW. They are included here. >>> >>> Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, >>> the bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny >>> women in Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of >>> course, seeing the Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables >>> was fun as well (Salem, MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is >>> absolutely amazing and very well preserved, but interestingly, the >>> Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s home: the tour guide informed us, >>> “We all work for the Emerson family.” Something really cool about >>> that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South Berwick, ME is also a great >>> house, but the town is not much to speak of. >>> >>> I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, >>> then left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in >>> Boston—Freedom Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fine Arts—the Copley >>> collection there is fantastic—then headed for Salem, MA. >>> >>> We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos >>> as well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing—many pilgrims travel to these >>> markers and leave stones, pencils, pens, other trinkets—lots of small >>> stones at Dickinson’s marker. Chronic dappled lighting made the >>> markers somewhat of challenge to photograph. Famous people seem to >>> love pretty spots near trees. >>> >>> We traveled for 16 days by car, moved on nearly every 1-3 days. As I >>> look back now it was a dizzying pace, and the driving challenging: I >>> nearly got us killed at a small round-about in Concord, MA. >>> >>> And we drove 12 hours straight from Elmira, NY to Chicago. The drive >>> home started early, and we had the road nearly to ourselves, enjoying >>> the quiet, morning fog, and the lovely tree studded hills and valleys >>> of NY. But then a large doe jumped out in front of us. Fortunately, >>> Darrel swerved right, the doe kept left, leaving no damage to car, >>> person, or animal. I gushed over Darrel for his quick response, and >>> the trip continued uneventful, that is, until we were literally 5 >>> minutes from home. At a speed about 15 miles per hour, I turned a >>> corner for the final 5 minute stretch home, only to have to slow down >>> to let one of our neighborhood deer, traveling about .5 miles per hour, >>> cross the road. Uncanny! >>> >>> Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine >>> http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html >> >> “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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An enviable trip for sure (including the "near misses"!). I loved "Love" and "One Way" and a couple of others. Overall, I liked to see the set very much. Thanks, Christine for sharing these Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun 2014-06-26 9:30 GMT+03:00 Christine Aguila : > Hi Everyone: > > Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author homes, > but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I spared you the > exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s Study—an octagon > shaped building specifically built for him at his in-laws’ farm near Elmira, > NY—built so he could write undisturbed during his summer visits to the farm. > This building is now owned by Elmira College and located on campus. There > was no student ambassador around to let us in, but I took some photos through > the windows and converted to BW. They are included here. > > Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, the > bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny women in > Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of course, seeing the > Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables was fun as well (Salem, > MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very well > preserved, but interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s home: > the tour guide informed us, “We all work for the Emerson family.” Something > really cool about that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South Berwick, ME is > also a great house, but the town is not much to speak of. > > I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, then > left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in Boston—Freedom > Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fine Arts—the Copley collection there is > fantastic—then headed for Salem, MA. > > We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos as > well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing—many pilgrims travel to these markers > and leave stones, pencils, pens, other trinkets—lots of small stones at > Dickinson’s marker. Chronic dappled lighting made the markers somewhat of > challenge to photograph. Famous people seem to love pretty spots near trees. > > We traveled for 16 days by car, moved on nearly every 1-3 days. As I look > back now it was a dizzying pace, and the driving challenging: I nearly got us > killed at a small round-about in Concord, MA. > > And we drove 12 hours straight from Elmira, NY to Chicago. The drive home > started early, and we had the road nearly to ourselves, enjoying the quiet, > morning fog, and the lovely tree studded hills and valleys of NY. But then a > large doe jumped out in front of us. Fortunately, Darrel swerved right, the > doe kept left, leaving no damage to car, person, or animal. I gushed over > Darrel for his quick response, and the trip continued uneventful, that is, > until we were literally 5 minutes from home. At a speed about 15 miles per > hour, I turned a corner for the final 5 minute stretch home, only to have to > slow down to let one of our neighborhood deer, traveling about .5 miles per > hour, cross the road. Uncanny! > > Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine > http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Thanks, Frank! Cheers, Christine On Jun 29, 2014, at 12:48 PM, knarf wrote: > Wonderful photos, great travelogue. > > I saw that big bell with the crack in it. Someone should really fix it. > > ;-) > > Cheers, > frank > > On 26 June, 2014 2:30:08 AM EDT, Christine Aguila > wrote: >> Hi Everyone: >> >> Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author >> homes, but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I >> spared you the exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s >> Study—an octagon shaped building specifically built for him at his >> in-laws’ farm near Elmira, NY—built so he could write undisturbed >> during his summer visits to the farm. This building is now owned by >> Elmira College and located on campus. There was no student ambassador >> around to let us in, but I took some photos through the windows and >> converted to BW. They are included here. >> >> Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, >> the bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny >> women in Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of >> course, seeing the Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables >> was fun as well (Salem, MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is >> absolutely amazing and very well preserved, but interestingly, the >> Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s home: the tour guide informed us, >> “We all work for the Emerson family.” Something really cool about >> that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South Berwick, ME is also a great >> house, but the town is not much to speak of. >> >> I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, >> then left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in >> Boston—Freedom Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fine Arts—the Copley >> collection there is fantastic—then headed for Salem, MA. >> >> We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos >> as well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing—many pilgrims travel to these >> markers and leave stones, pencils, pens, other trinkets—lots of small >> stones at Dickinson’s marker. Chronic dappled lighting made the >> markers somewhat of challenge to photograph. Famous people seem to >> love pretty spots near trees. >> >> We traveled for 16 days by car, moved on nearly every 1-3 days. As I >> look back now it was a dizzying pace, and the driving challenging: I >> nearly got us killed at a small round-about in Concord, MA. >> >> And we drove 12 hours straight from Elmira, NY to Chicago. The drive >> home started early, and we had the road nearly to ourselves, enjoying >> the quiet, morning fog, and the lovely tree studded hills and valleys >> of NY. But then a large doe jumped out in front of us. Fortunately, >> Darrel swerved right, the doe kept left, leaving no damage to car, >> person, or animal. I gushed over Darrel for his quick response, and >> the trip continued uneventful, that is, until we were literally 5 >> minutes from home. At a speed about 15 miles per hour, I turned a >> corner for the final 5 minute stretch home, only to have to slow down >> to let one of our neighborhood deer, traveling about .5 miles per hour, >> cross the road. Uncanny! >> >> Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine >> http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html > > “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Thanks, Mark! Much appreciated. Cheers, Christine On Jun 29, 2014, at 11:36 AM, Mark C wrote: > Excellent album, Christine! Lots of great shots - the pots and pans and the > selfie stand out, great capture on the reenactor's face in Boston as well. > > Mark > > On 6/26/2014 2:30 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: >> Hi Everyone: >> >> Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author homes, >> but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I spared you the >> exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s Study—an octagon >> shaped building specifically built for him at his in-laws’ farm near Elmira, >> NY—built so he could write undisturbed during his summer visits to the farm. >> This building is now owned by Elmira College and located on campus. There >> was no student ambassador around to let us in, but I took some photos >> through the windows and converted to BW. They are included here. >> >> Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, the >> bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny women in >> Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of course, seeing the >> Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables was fun as well (Salem, >> MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very well >> preserved, but interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s home: >> the tour guide informed us, “We all work for the Emerson family.” Something >> really cool about that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South Berwick, ME is >> also a great house, but the town is not much to speak of. >> >> I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, then >> left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in Boston—Freedom >> Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fine Arts—the Copley collection there is >> fantastic—then headed for Salem, MA. >> >> We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos as >> well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing—many pilgrims travel to these markers >> and leave stones, pencils, pens, other trinkets—lots of small stones at >> Dickinson’s marker. Chronic dappled lighting made the markers somewhat of >> challenge to photograph. Famous people seem to love pretty spots near trees. >> >> We traveled for 16 days by car, moved on nearly every 1-3 days. As I look >> back now it was a dizzying pace, and the driving challenging: I nearly got >> us killed at a small round-about in Concord, MA. >> >> And we drove 12 hours straight from Elmira, NY to Chicago. The drive home >> started early, and we had the road nearly to ourselves, enjoying the quiet, >> morning fog, and the lovely tree studded hills and valleys of NY. But then >> a large doe jumped out in front of us. Fortunately, Darrel swerved right, >> the doe kept left, leaving no damage to car, person, or animal. I gushed >> over Darrel for his quick response, and the trip continued uneventful, that >> is, until we were literally 5 minutes from home. At a speed about 15 miles >> per hour, I turned a corner for the final 5 minute stretch home, only to >> have to slow down to let one of our neighborhood deer, traveling about .5 >> miles per hour, cross the road. Uncanny! >> >> Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine >> http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Wonderful photos, great travelogue. I saw that big bell with the crack in it. Someone should really fix it. ;-) Cheers, frank On 26 June, 2014 2:30:08 AM EDT, Christine Aguila wrote: >Hi Everyone: > >Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author >homes, but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I >spared you the exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s >Study—an octagon shaped building specifically built for him at his >in-laws’ farm near Elmira, NY—built so he could write undisturbed >during his summer visits to the farm. This building is now owned by >Elmira College and located on campus. There was no student ambassador >around to let us in, but I took some photos through the windows and >converted to BW. They are included here. > >Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, >the bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny >women in Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of >course, seeing the Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables >was fun as well (Salem, MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is >absolutely amazing and very well preserved, but interestingly, the >Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s home: the tour guide informed us, >“We all work for the Emerson family.” Something really cool about >that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South Berwick, ME is also a great >house, but the town is not much to speak of. > >I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, >then left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in >Boston—Freedom Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fine Arts—the Copley >collection there is fantastic—then headed for Salem, MA. > >We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos >as well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing—many pilgrims travel to these >markers and leave stones, pencils, pens, other trinkets—lots of small >stones at Dickinson’s marker. Chronic dappled lighting made the >markers somewhat of challenge to photograph. Famous people seem to >love pretty spots near trees. > >We traveled for 16 days by car, moved on nearly every 1-3 days. As I >look back now it was a dizzying pace, and the driving challenging: I >nearly got us killed at a small round-about in Concord, MA. > >And we drove 12 hours straight from Elmira, NY to Chicago. The drive >home started early, and we had the road nearly to ourselves, enjoying >the quiet, morning fog, and the lovely tree studded hills and valleys >of NY. But then a large doe jumped out in front of us. Fortunately, >Darrel swerved right, the doe kept left, leaving no damage to car, >person, or animal. I gushed over Darrel for his quick response, and >the trip continued uneventful, that is, until we were literally 5 >minutes from home. At a speed about 15 miles per hour, I turned a >corner for the final 5 minute stretch home, only to have to slow down >to let one of our neighborhood deer, traveling about .5 miles per hour, >cross the road. Uncanny! > >Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine >http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Thanks, John. I'm unable to decipher your salty nautical jargon, but I may have asked a question a couple days ago that you may have just answered. I mused about the possibility that one or more of these masks might typically have a telescoping upper section that could be lowered or raised. I wondered if Christine's schooner's aft mast might have been lowered to accommodate a desired sail configuration. To your knowledge, is it possible? Thanks! Jack - Original Message - From: "John" To: "PDML" Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2014 9:13:40 AM Subject: Re: road trip pics Looks like the same ship to me. In Paul's photo the Topmasts & Topgallant masts are fitted. In Christine's photo the Topgallant masts are not fitted & Mizzen Topmast is not stepped. In both photos it's the same square-rigged, three-masted hull. http://www.salemweb.com/frndship/ PS: It's not a schooner. Christine's IMG1006 is a schooner. On 6/28/2014 9:04 AM, Paul wrote: > Yeah, I saw that, but thought it was a optical illusion because one is > facing in and the other facing out. I guess they're similar but not the > same. > > -p > > On 6/27/2014 5:27 PM, Jack Davis wrote: >> Well, OK. They both have three masts, but yours are all tall while >> Christine's has two tall masts and one much shorter mast. >> IOW, they are not the same schooner. Now tell me you hadn't noticed >> the difference. >> >> J >> >> >> - Original Message - >> From: "Paul" >> To: "PDML" >> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 12:08:39 PM >> Subject: Re: road trip pics >> >> Three each? Or am I missing something? >> >> -p >> >> On 6/27/2014 12:17 PM, Jack Davis wrote: >>> The mast counts do not match up, Paul. >>> That's how busy I am today. :-\ >>> >>> Jack >>> >>> - Original Message - >>> From: "Paul" >>> To: "PDML" >>> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 9:44:49 AM >>> Subject: Re: road trip pics >>> >>> A fun chronicle of your trip. Glad to hear it was a good stress >>> reliever. >>> >>> Haven't seen the Liberty Bell since 1967. It's nice to see it's not >>> buried in security. ...and I *do* like the selfie. >>> >>> I think I have a pix of that same ship in Salem...but taken late on a >>> chilly, November day. >>> >>> http://tinyurl.com/oe6p742 >>> >>> -p >>> >>> On 6/26/2014 12:28 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: >>>> Thanks for the trip Christine. >>>> Nice to see the Liberty Bell again and the kids, >>>> plus Boston Harbor with the jet landing at Logan. >>>> My cousin lives in Salem and it's a quaint town. >>>> It goes crazy for Haloween with the witches and all. >>>> The Mark Twain study and your selfie does capture you 2. >>>> Glad you missed the deer on the way home. >>>> They could ruin a good vacation. >>>> Regards, Bob S. >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 1:30 AM, Christine Aguila >>>> wrote: >>>>> Hi Everyone: >>>>> >>>>> Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of >>>>> author homes, but unfortunately no interior photography was >>>>> allowed, so I spared you the exterior shots of the houses. I do >>>>> include Mark Twain’s Study—an octagon shaped building specifically >>>>> built for him at his in-laws’ farm near Elmira, NY—built so he >>>>> could write undisturbed during his summer visits to the farm. This >>>>> building is now owned by Elmira College and located on campus. >>>>> There was no student ambassador around to let us in, but I took >>>>> some photos through the windows and converted to BW. They are >>>>> included here. >>>>> >>>>> Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s >>>>> study, the bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) >>>>> and that tiny women in Amherst, MA penned all those delightful >>>>> poems, and, of course, seeing the Seven Gables that inspired the >>>>> House of Seven Gables was fun as well (Salem, MA). Twain’s home in >>>>> Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very well preserved, but >>>>> interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns
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Excellent album, Christine! Lots of great shots - the pots and pans and the selfie stand out, great capture on the reenactor's face in Boston as well. Mark On 6/26/2014 2:30 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author homes, but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I spared you the exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s Study—an octagon shaped building specifically built for him at his in-laws’ farm near Elmira, NY—built so he could write undisturbed during his summer visits to the farm. This building is now owned by Elmira College and located on campus. There was no student ambassador around to let us in, but I took some photos through the windows and converted to BW. They are included here. Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, the bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny women in Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of course, seeing the Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables was fun as well (Salem, MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very well preserved, but interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s home: the tour guide informed us, “We all work for the Emerson family.” Something really cool about that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South Berwick, ME is also a great house, but the town is not much to speak of. I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, then left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in Boston—Freedom Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fine Arts—the Copley collection there is fantastic—then headed for Salem, MA. We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos as well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing—many pilgrims travel to these markers and leave stones, pencils, pens, other trinkets—lots of small stones at Dickinson’s marker. Chronic dappled lighting made the markers somewhat of challenge to photograph. Famous people seem to love pretty spots near trees. We traveled for 16 days by car, moved on nearly every 1-3 days. As I look back now it was a dizzying pace, and the driving challenging: I nearly got us killed at a small round-about in Concord, MA. And we drove 12 hours straight from Elmira, NY to Chicago. The drive home started early, and we had the road nearly to ourselves, enjoying the quiet, morning fog, and the lovely tree studded hills and valleys of NY. But then a large doe jumped out in front of us. Fortunately, Darrel swerved right, the doe kept left, leaving no damage to car, person, or animal. I gushed over Darrel for his quick response, and the trip continued uneventful, that is, until we were literally 5 minutes from home. At a speed about 15 miles per hour, I turned a corner for the final 5 minute stretch home, only to have to slow down to let one of our neighborhood deer, traveling about .5 miles per hour, cross the road. Uncanny! Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Looks like the same ship to me. In Paul's photo the Topmasts & Topgallant masts are fitted. In Christine's photo the Topgallant masts are not fitted & Mizzen Topmast is not stepped. In both photos it's the same square-rigged, three-masted hull. http://www.salemweb.com/frndship/ PS: It's not a schooner. Christine's IMG1006 is a schooner. On 6/28/2014 9:04 AM, Paul wrote: Yeah, I saw that, but thought it was a optical illusion because one is facing in and the other facing out. I guess they're similar but not the same. -p On 6/27/2014 5:27 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Well, OK. They both have three masts, but yours are all tall while Christine's has two tall masts and one much shorter mast. IOW, they are not the same schooner. Now tell me you hadn't noticed the difference. J - Original Message - From: "Paul" To: "PDML" Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 12:08:39 PM Subject: Re: road trip pics Three each? Or am I missing something? -p On 6/27/2014 12:17 PM, Jack Davis wrote: The mast counts do not match up, Paul. That's how busy I am today. :-\ Jack - Original Message - From: "Paul" To: "PDML" Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 9:44:49 AM Subject: Re: road trip pics A fun chronicle of your trip. Glad to hear it was a good stress reliever. Haven't seen the Liberty Bell since 1967. It's nice to see it's not buried in security. ...and I *do* like the selfie. I think I have a pix of that same ship in Salem...but taken late on a chilly, November day. http://tinyurl.com/oe6p742 -p On 6/26/2014 12:28 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Thanks for the trip Christine. Nice to see the Liberty Bell again and the kids, plus Boston Harbor with the jet landing at Logan. My cousin lives in Salem and it's a quaint town. It goes crazy for Haloween with the witches and all. The Mark Twain study and your selfie does capture you 2. Glad you missed the deer on the way home. They could ruin a good vacation. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 1:30 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author homes, but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I spared you the exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s Study—an octagon shaped building specifically built for him at his in-laws’ farm near Elmira, NY—built so he could write undisturbed during his summer visits to the farm. This building is now owned by Elmira College and located on campus. There was no student ambassador around to let us in, but I took some photos through the windows and converted to BW. They are included here. Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, the bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny women in Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of course, seeing the Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables was fun as well (Salem, MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very well preserved, but interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s home: the tour guide informed us, “We all work for the Emerson family.” Something really cool about that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South Berwick, ME is also a great house, but the town is not much to speak of. I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, then left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in Boston—Freedom Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fine Arts—the Copley collection there is fantastic—then headed for Salem, MA. We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos as well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing—many pilgrims travel to these markers and leave stones, pencils, pens, other trinkets—lots of small stones at Dickinson’s marker. Chronic dappled lighting made the markers somewhat of challenge to photograph. Famous people seem to love pretty spots near trees. We traveled for 16 days by car, moved on nearly every 1-3 days. As I look back now it was a dizzying pace, and the driving challenging: I nearly got us killed at a small round-about in Concord, MA. And we drove 12 hours straight from Elmira, NY to Chicago. The drive home started early, and we had the road nearly to ourselves, enjoying the quiet, morning fog, and the lovely tree studded hills and valleys of NY. But then a large doe jumped out in front of us. Fortunately, Darrel swerved right, the doe kept left, leaving no damage to car, person, or animal. I gushed over Darrel for his quick response, and the trip continued uneventful, that is, until we were literally 5 minutes from home. At a speed about 15 miles per hour, I turned a corner for the final 5 minute stretch home, only to have to slow down to let one of our neighborhood deer, traveling about .5 miles per hour, cross the road. Uncanny! Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine
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OK, it may be that the upper section of the aft mast can be telescoped up (as in Paul's shot) or lowered (as in yours).(?) ...or those witches are up to their craft. 8-[ Jack - Original Message - From: "Christine Aguila" To: "PDML" Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2014 9:15:26 AM Subject: Re: road trip pics Well, I’m 99% positive it is the same boat. In Paul’s photo, which is quite lovely, you can see a sign to the left of ship. If you look really closely, I read it as the Friendship ship, which is the same name of the ship I photographed. This ship is a facsimile of the original ship. Interestingly, Salem at one point was the wealthiest and busiest port and area along the New England coast for a good long time—busier than Boston Harbor area, but then the witches took over :-). Cheers, Christine On Jun 28, 2014, at 8:04 AM, Paul wrote: > Yeah, I saw that, but thought it was a optical illusion because one is facing > in and the other facing out. I guess they're similar but not the same. > > -p > > On 6/27/2014 5:27 PM, Jack Davis wrote: >> Well, OK. They both have three masts, but yours are all tall while >> Christine's has two tall masts and one much shorter mast. >> IOW, they are not the same schooner. Now tell me you hadn't noticed the >> difference. >> >> J >> >> >> - Original Message - >> From: "Paul" >> To: "PDML" >> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 12:08:39 PM >> Subject: Re: road trip pics >> >> Three each? Or am I missing something? >> >> -p >> >> On 6/27/2014 12:17 PM, Jack Davis wrote: >>> The mast counts do not match up, Paul. >>> That's how busy I am today. :-\ >>> >>> Jack >>> >>> - Original Message - >>> From: "Paul" >>> To: "PDML" >>> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 9:44:49 AM >>> Subject: Re: road trip pics >>> >>> A fun chronicle of your trip. Glad to hear it was a good stress reliever. >>> >>> Haven't seen the Liberty Bell since 1967. It's nice to see it's not >>> buried in security. ...and I *do* like the selfie. >>> >>> I think I have a pix of that same ship in Salem...but taken late on a >>> chilly, November day. >>> >>> http://tinyurl.com/oe6p742 >>> >>> -p >>> >>> On 6/26/2014 12:28 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: >>>> Thanks for the trip Christine. >>>> Nice to see the Liberty Bell again and the kids, >>>> plus Boston Harbor with the jet landing at Logan. >>>> My cousin lives in Salem and it's a quaint town. >>>> It goes crazy for Haloween with the witches and all. >>>> The Mark Twain study and your selfie does capture you 2. >>>> Glad you missed the deer on the way home. >>>> They could ruin a good vacation. >>>> Regards, Bob S. >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 1:30 AM, Christine Aguila >>>> wrote: >>>>> Hi Everyone: >>>>> >>>>> Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author >>>>> homes, but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I spared >>>>> you the exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s Study—an >>>>> octagon shaped building specifically built for him at his in-laws’ farm >>>>> near Elmira, NY—built so he could write undisturbed during his summer >>>>> visits to the farm. This building is now owned by Elmira College and >>>>> located on campus. There was no student ambassador around to let us in, >>>>> but I took some photos through the windows and converted to BW. They are >>>>> included here. >>>>> >>>>> Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, the >>>>> bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny women >>>>> in Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of course, seeing >>>>> the Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables was fun as well >>>>> (Salem, MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very >>>>> well preserved, but interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns >>>>> Emerson’s home: the tour guide informed us, “We all work for the Emerson >>>>> family.” Something really cool about that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in >>>>> South Berwick, ME is also a g
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Thanks, Godfrey. Much appreciated! Cheers, Christine On Jun 26, 2014, at 12:50 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > Looks like it was a fun trip! I especially #s 2, 7, 10, and 13 in this set, > although most are very nice. > > Godfrey > -- > Godfrey DiGiorgi - godfreydigio...@me.com > >>> Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine >>> http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Hi John: Well, we did go through a security check to see the Bell and Independence Hall and the USS Constitution and the U.S. Mint in Philly (which was really interesting to see how our coinage is made—an upper gallery allows you to see the “factory” floor in action, and they do a fantastic job of educational signage to explain the process from absolute start to absolute finish—of course, no photos were allowed)—BUT everyone was really pleasant and worked quickly. Cheers, Christine On Jun 26, 2014, at 3:55 PM, John wrote: > Looks like an enjoyable trip. I am a bit surprised they allow photos of > the Liberty Bell. Aren't they afraid some "TERRISTS" will dress > themselves up as school kids & do "TERRIST" things to it? > > On 6/26/2014 2:30 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: >> Hi Everyone: >> >> Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author >> homes, but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I >> spared you the exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark >> Twain’s Study—an octagon shaped building specifically built for him >> at his in-laws’ farm near Elmira, NY—built so he could write >> undisturbed during his summer visits to the farm. This building is >> now owned by Elmira College and located on campus. There was no >> student ambassador around to let us in, but I took some photos >> through the windows and converted to BW. They are included here. > > >> Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine >> http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html >> > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Thanks, Rob! Kind of you to say so! Cheers, Christine On Jun 27, 2014, at 1:07 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: > Love the self timer selfie Christine, and the shop window one too :) > > Reading Market, Philadelphia, PA is a stunner! > > Cheers, > > > On 26 June 2014 16:30, Christine Aguila wrote: >> Hi Everyone: >> >> Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author homes, >> but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I spared you the >> exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s Study—an octagon >> shaped building specifically built for him at his in-laws’ farm near Elmira, >> NY—built so he could write undisturbed during his summer visits to the farm. >> This building is now owned by Elmira College and located on campus. There >> was no student ambassador around to let us in, but I took some photos >> through the windows and converted to BW. They are included here. >> >> Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, the >> bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny women in >> Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of course, seeing the >> Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables was fun as well (Salem, >> MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very well >> preserved, but interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s home: >> the tour guide informed us, “We all work for the Emerson family.” Something >> really cool about that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South Berwick, ME is >> also a great house, but the town is not much to speak of. >> >> I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, then >> left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in Boston—Freedom >> Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fine Arts—the Copley collection there is >> fantastic—then headed for Salem, MA. >> >> We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos as >> well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing—many pilgrims travel to these markers >> and leave stones, pencils, pens, other trinkets—lots of small stones at >> Dickinson’s marker. Chronic dappled lighting made the markers somewhat of >> challenge to photograph. Famous people seem to love pretty spots near trees. >> >> We traveled for 16 days by car, moved on nearly every 1-3 days. As I look >> back now it was a dizzying pace, and the driving challenging: I nearly got >> us killed at a small round-about in Concord, MA. >> >> And we drove 12 hours straight from Elmira, NY to Chicago. The drive home >> started early, and we had the road nearly to ourselves, enjoying the quiet, >> morning fog, and the lovely tree studded hills and valleys of NY. But then >> a large doe jumped out in front of us. Fortunately, Darrel swerved right, >> the doe kept left, leaving no damage to car, person, or animal. I gushed >> over Darrel for his quick response, and the trip continued uneventful, that >> is, until we were literally 5 minutes from home. At a speed about 15 miles >> per hour, I turned a corner for the final 5 minute stretch home, only to >> have to slow down to let one of our neighborhood deer, traveling about .5 >> miles per hour, cross the road. Uncanny! >> >> Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine >> http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) > Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours > Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Well, I’m 99% positive it is the same boat. In Paul’s photo, which is quite lovely, you can see a sign to the left of ship. If you look really closely, I read it as the Friendship ship, which is the same name of the ship I photographed. This ship is a facsimile of the original ship. Interestingly, Salem at one point was the wealthiest and busiest port and area along the New England coast for a good long time—busier than Boston Harbor area, but then the witches took over :-). Cheers, Christine On Jun 28, 2014, at 8:04 AM, Paul wrote: > Yeah, I saw that, but thought it was a optical illusion because one is facing > in and the other facing out. I guess they're similar but not the same. > > -p > > On 6/27/2014 5:27 PM, Jack Davis wrote: >> Well, OK. They both have three masts, but yours are all tall while >> Christine's has two tall masts and one much shorter mast. >> IOW, they are not the same schooner. Now tell me you hadn't noticed the >> difference. >> >> J >> >> >> - Original Message - >> From: "Paul" >> To: "PDML" >> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 12:08:39 PM >> Subject: Re: road trip pics >> >> Three each? Or am I missing something? >> >> -p >> >> On 6/27/2014 12:17 PM, Jack Davis wrote: >>> The mast counts do not match up, Paul. >>> That's how busy I am today. :-\ >>> >>> Jack >>> >>> - Original Message - >>> From: "Paul" >>> To: "PDML" >>> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 9:44:49 AM >>> Subject: Re: road trip pics >>> >>> A fun chronicle of your trip. Glad to hear it was a good stress reliever. >>> >>> Haven't seen the Liberty Bell since 1967. It's nice to see it's not >>> buried in security. ...and I *do* like the selfie. >>> >>> I think I have a pix of that same ship in Salem...but taken late on a >>> chilly, November day. >>> >>> http://tinyurl.com/oe6p742 >>> >>> -p >>> >>> On 6/26/2014 12:28 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: >>>> Thanks for the trip Christine. >>>> Nice to see the Liberty Bell again and the kids, >>>> plus Boston Harbor with the jet landing at Logan. >>>> My cousin lives in Salem and it's a quaint town. >>>> It goes crazy for Haloween with the witches and all. >>>> The Mark Twain study and your selfie does capture you 2. >>>> Glad you missed the deer on the way home. >>>> They could ruin a good vacation. >>>> Regards, Bob S. >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 1:30 AM, Christine Aguila >>>> wrote: >>>>> Hi Everyone: >>>>> >>>>> Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author >>>>> homes, but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I spared >>>>> you the exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s Study—an >>>>> octagon shaped building specifically built for him at his in-laws’ farm >>>>> near Elmira, NY—built so he could write undisturbed during his summer >>>>> visits to the farm. This building is now owned by Elmira College and >>>>> located on campus. There was no student ambassador around to let us in, >>>>> but I took some photos through the windows and converted to BW. They are >>>>> included here. >>>>> >>>>> Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, the >>>>> bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny women >>>>> in Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of course, seeing >>>>> the Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables was fun as well >>>>> (Salem, MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very >>>>> well preserved, but interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns >>>>> Emerson’s home: the tour guide informed us, “We all work for the Emerson >>>>> family.” Something really cool about that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in >>>>> South Berwick, ME is also a great house, but the town is not much to >>>>> speak of. >>>>> >>>>> I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, >>>>> then left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in >>>>> Boston—Freedom Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fi
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Yeah, I saw that, but thought it was a optical illusion because one is facing in and the other facing out. I guess they're similar but not the same. -p On 6/27/2014 5:27 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Well, OK. They both have three masts, but yours are all tall while Christine's has two tall masts and one much shorter mast. IOW, they are not the same schooner. Now tell me you hadn't noticed the difference. J - Original Message - From: "Paul" To: "PDML" Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 12:08:39 PM Subject: Re: road trip pics Three each? Or am I missing something? -p On 6/27/2014 12:17 PM, Jack Davis wrote: The mast counts do not match up, Paul. That's how busy I am today. :-\ Jack - Original Message - From: "Paul" To: "PDML" Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 9:44:49 AM Subject: Re: road trip pics A fun chronicle of your trip. Glad to hear it was a good stress reliever. Haven't seen the Liberty Bell since 1967. It's nice to see it's not buried in security. ...and I *do* like the selfie. I think I have a pix of that same ship in Salem...but taken late on a chilly, November day. http://tinyurl.com/oe6p742 -p On 6/26/2014 12:28 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Thanks for the trip Christine. Nice to see the Liberty Bell again and the kids, plus Boston Harbor with the jet landing at Logan. My cousin lives in Salem and it's a quaint town. It goes crazy for Haloween with the witches and all. The Mark Twain study and your selfie does capture you 2. Glad you missed the deer on the way home. They could ruin a good vacation. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 1:30 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author homes, but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I spared you the exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s Study—an octagon shaped building specifically built for him at his in-laws’ farm near Elmira, NY—built so he could write undisturbed during his summer visits to the farm. This building is now owned by Elmira College and located on campus. There was no student ambassador around to let us in, but I took some photos through the windows and converted to BW. They are included here. Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, the bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny women in Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of course, seeing the Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables was fun as well (Salem, MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very well preserved, but interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s home: the tour guide informed us, “We all work for the Emerson family.” Something really cool about that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South Berwick, ME is also a great house, but the town is not much to speak of. I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, then left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in Boston—Freedom Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fine Arts—the Copley collection there is fantastic—then headed for Salem, MA. We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos as well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing—many pilgrims travel to these markers and leave stones, pencils, pens, other trinkets—lots of small stones at Dickinson’s marker. Chronic dappled lighting made the markers somewhat of challenge to photograph. Famous people seem to love pretty spots near trees. We traveled for 16 days by car, moved on nearly every 1-3 days. As I look back now it was a dizzying pace, and the driving challenging: I nearly got us killed at a small round-about in Concord, MA. And we drove 12 hours straight from Elmira, NY to Chicago. The drive home started early, and we had the road nearly to ourselves, enjoying the quiet, morning fog, and the lovely tree studded hills and valleys of NY. But then a large doe jumped out in front of us. Fortunately, Darrel swerved right, the doe kept left, leaving no damage to car, person, or animal. I gushed over Darrel for his quick response, and the trip continued uneventful, that is, until we were literally 5 minutes from home. At a speed about 15 miles per hour, I turned a corner for the final 5 minute stretch home, only to have to slow down to let one of our neighborhood deer, traveling about .5 miles per hour, cross the road. Uncanny! Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/lis
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Well, OK. They both have three masts, but yours are all tall while Christine's has two tall masts and one much shorter mast. IOW, they are not the same schooner. Now tell me you hadn't noticed the difference. J - Original Message - From: "Paul" To: "PDML" Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 12:08:39 PM Subject: Re: road trip pics Three each? Or am I missing something? -p On 6/27/2014 12:17 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > The mast counts do not match up, Paul. > That's how busy I am today. :-\ > > Jack > > - Original Message - > From: "Paul" > To: "PDML" > Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 9:44:49 AM > Subject: Re: road trip pics > > A fun chronicle of your trip. Glad to hear it was a good stress reliever. > > Haven't seen the Liberty Bell since 1967. It's nice to see it's not > buried in security. ...and I *do* like the selfie. > > I think I have a pix of that same ship in Salem...but taken late on a > chilly, November day. > > http://tinyurl.com/oe6p742 > > -p > > On 6/26/2014 12:28 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: >> Thanks for the trip Christine. >> Nice to see the Liberty Bell again and the kids, >> plus Boston Harbor with the jet landing at Logan. >> My cousin lives in Salem and it's a quaint town. >> It goes crazy for Haloween with the witches and all. >> The Mark Twain study and your selfie does capture you 2. >> Glad you missed the deer on the way home. >> They could ruin a good vacation. >> Regards, Bob S. >> >> On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 1:30 AM, Christine Aguila >> wrote: >>> Hi Everyone: >>> >>> Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author homes, >>> but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I spared you the >>> exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s Study—an octagon >>> shaped building specifically built for him at his in-laws’ farm near >>> Elmira, NY—built so he could write undisturbed during his summer visits to >>> the farm. This building is now owned by Elmira College and located on >>> campus. There was no student ambassador around to let us in, but I took >>> some photos through the windows and converted to BW. They are included >>> here. >>> >>> Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, the >>> bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny women >>> in Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of course, seeing >>> the Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables was fun as well >>> (Salem, MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very >>> well preserved, but interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s >>> home: the tour guide informed us, “We all work for the Emerson family.” >>> Something really cool about that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South >>> Berwick, ME is also a great house, but the town is not much to speak of. >>> >>> I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, then >>> left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in Boston—Freedom >>> Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fine Arts—the Copley collection there is >>> fantastic—then headed for Salem, MA. >>> >>> We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos as >>> well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing—many pilgrims travel to these >>> markers and leave stones, pencils, pens, other trinkets—lots of small >>> stones at Dickinson’s marker. Chronic dappled lighting made the markers >>> somewhat of challenge to photograph. Famous people seem to love pretty >>> spots near trees. >>> >>> We traveled for 16 days by car, moved on nearly every 1-3 days. As I look >>> back now it was a dizzying pace, and the driving challenging: I nearly got >>> us killed at a small round-about in Concord, MA. >>> >>> And we drove 12 hours straight from Elmira, NY to Chicago. The drive home >>> started early, and we had the road nearly to ourselves, enjoying the quiet, >>> morning fog, and the lovely tree studded hills and valleys of NY. But then >>> a large doe jumped out in front of us. Fortunately, Darrel swerved right, >>> the doe kept left, leaving no damage to car, person, or animal. I gushed >>> over Darrel for his quick response, and the trip continued uneventful, that >>> is, until we were literally 5 minutes from home. At a speed about 15 miles >>> per hour,
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Three each? Or am I missing something? -p On 6/27/2014 12:17 PM, Jack Davis wrote: The mast counts do not match up, Paul. That's how busy I am today. :-\ Jack - Original Message - From: "Paul" To: "PDML" Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 9:44:49 AM Subject: Re: road trip pics A fun chronicle of your trip. Glad to hear it was a good stress reliever. Haven't seen the Liberty Bell since 1967. It's nice to see it's not buried in security. ...and I *do* like the selfie. I think I have a pix of that same ship in Salem...but taken late on a chilly, November day. http://tinyurl.com/oe6p742 -p On 6/26/2014 12:28 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Thanks for the trip Christine. Nice to see the Liberty Bell again and the kids, plus Boston Harbor with the jet landing at Logan. My cousin lives in Salem and it's a quaint town. It goes crazy for Haloween with the witches and all. The Mark Twain study and your selfie does capture you 2. Glad you missed the deer on the way home. They could ruin a good vacation. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 1:30 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author homes, but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I spared you the exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s Study—an octagon shaped building specifically built for him at his in-laws’ farm near Elmira, NY—built so he could write undisturbed during his summer visits to the farm. This building is now owned by Elmira College and located on campus. There was no student ambassador around to let us in, but I took some photos through the windows and converted to BW. They are included here. Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, the bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny women in Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of course, seeing the Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables was fun as well (Salem, MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very well preserved, but interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s home: the tour guide informed us, “We all work for the Emerson family.” Something really cool about that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South Berwick, ME is also a great house, but the town is not much to speak of. I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, then left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in Boston—Freedom Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fine Arts—the Copley collection there is fantastic—then headed for Salem, MA. We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos as well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing—many pilgrims travel to these markers and leave stones, pencils, pens, other trinkets—lots of small stones at Dickinson’s marker. Chronic dappled lighting made the markers somewhat of challenge to photograph. Famous people seem to love pretty spots near trees. We traveled for 16 days by car, moved on nearly every 1-3 days. As I look back now it was a dizzying pace, and the driving challenging: I nearly got us killed at a small round-about in Concord, MA. And we drove 12 hours straight from Elmira, NY to Chicago. The drive home started early, and we had the road nearly to ourselves, enjoying the quiet, morning fog, and the lovely tree studded hills and valleys of NY. But then a large doe jumped out in front of us. Fortunately, Darrel swerved right, the doe kept left, leaving no damage to car, person, or animal. I gushed over Darrel for his quick response, and the trip continued uneventful, that is, until we were literally 5 minutes from home. At a speed about 15 miles per hour, I turned a corner for the final 5 minute stretch home, only to have to slow down to let one of our neighborhood deer, traveling about .5 miles per hour, cross the road. Uncanny! Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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The mast counts do not match up, Paul. That's how busy I am today. :-\ Jack - Original Message - From: "Paul" To: "PDML" Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 9:44:49 AM Subject: Re: road trip pics A fun chronicle of your trip. Glad to hear it was a good stress reliever. Haven't seen the Liberty Bell since 1967. It's nice to see it's not buried in security. ...and I *do* like the selfie. I think I have a pix of that same ship in Salem...but taken late on a chilly, November day. http://tinyurl.com/oe6p742 -p On 6/26/2014 12:28 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Thanks for the trip Christine. > Nice to see the Liberty Bell again and the kids, > plus Boston Harbor with the jet landing at Logan. > My cousin lives in Salem and it's a quaint town. > It goes crazy for Haloween with the witches and all. > The Mark Twain study and your selfie does capture you 2. > Glad you missed the deer on the way home. > They could ruin a good vacation. > Regards, Bob S. > > On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 1:30 AM, Christine Aguila > wrote: >> Hi Everyone: >> >> Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author homes, >> but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I spared you the >> exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s Study—an octagon >> shaped building specifically built for him at his in-laws’ farm near Elmira, >> NY—built so he could write undisturbed during his summer visits to the farm. >> This building is now owned by Elmira College and located on campus. There >> was no student ambassador around to let us in, but I took some photos >> through the windows and converted to BW. They are included here. >> >> Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, the >> bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny women in >> Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of course, seeing the >> Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables was fun as well (Salem, >> MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very well >> preserved, but interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s home: >> the tour guide informed us, “We all work for the Emerson family.” Something >> really cool about that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South Berwick, ME is >> also a great house, but the town is not much to speak of. >> >> I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, then >> left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in Boston—Freedom >> Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fine Arts—the Copley collection there is >> fantastic—then headed for Salem, MA. >> >> We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos as >> well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing—many pilgrims travel to these markers >> and leave stones, pencils, pens, other trinkets—lots of small stones at >> Dickinson’s marker. Chronic dappled lighting made the markers somewhat of >> challenge to photograph. Famous people seem to love pretty spots near trees. >> >> We traveled for 16 days by car, moved on nearly every 1-3 days. As I look >> back now it was a dizzying pace, and the driving challenging: I nearly got >> us killed at a small round-about in Concord, MA. >> >> And we drove 12 hours straight from Elmira, NY to Chicago. The drive home >> started early, and we had the road nearly to ourselves, enjoying the quiet, >> morning fog, and the lovely tree studded hills and valleys of NY. But then >> a large doe jumped out in front of us. Fortunately, Darrel swerved right, >> the doe kept left, leaving no damage to car, person, or animal. I gushed >> over Darrel for his quick response, and the trip continued uneventful, that >> is, until we were literally 5 minutes from home. At a speed about 15 miles >> per hour, I turned a corner for the final 5 minute stretch home, only to >> have to slow down to let one of our neighborhood deer, traveling about .5 >> miles per hour, cross the road. Uncanny! >> >> Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine >> http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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A fun chronicle of your trip. Glad to hear it was a good stress reliever. Haven't seen the Liberty Bell since 1967. It's nice to see it's not buried in security. ...and I *do* like the selfie. I think I have a pix of that same ship in Salem...but taken late on a chilly, November day. http://tinyurl.com/oe6p742 -p On 6/26/2014 12:28 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Thanks for the trip Christine. Nice to see the Liberty Bell again and the kids, plus Boston Harbor with the jet landing at Logan. My cousin lives in Salem and it's a quaint town. It goes crazy for Haloween with the witches and all. The Mark Twain study and your selfie does capture you 2. Glad you missed the deer on the way home. They could ruin a good vacation. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 1:30 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author homes, but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I spared you the exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s Study—an octagon shaped building specifically built for him at his in-laws’ farm near Elmira, NY—built so he could write undisturbed during his summer visits to the farm. This building is now owned by Elmira College and located on campus. There was no student ambassador around to let us in, but I took some photos through the windows and converted to BW. They are included here. Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, the bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny women in Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of course, seeing the Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables was fun as well (Salem, MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very well preserved, but interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s home: the tour guide informed us, “We all work for the Emerson family.” Something really cool about that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South Berwick, ME is also a great house, but the town is not much to speak of. I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, then left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in Boston—Freedom Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fine Arts—the Copley collection there is fantastic—then headed for Salem, MA. We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos as well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing—many pilgrims travel to these markers and leave stones, pencils, pens, other trinkets—lots of small stones at Dickinson’s marker. Chronic dappled lighting made the markers somewhat of challenge to photograph. Famous people seem to love pretty spots near trees. We traveled for 16 days by car, moved on nearly every 1-3 days. As I look back now it was a dizzying pace, and the driving challenging: I nearly got us killed at a small round-about in Concord, MA. And we drove 12 hours straight from Elmira, NY to Chicago. The drive home started early, and we had the road nearly to ourselves, enjoying the quiet, morning fog, and the lovely tree studded hills and valleys of NY. But then a large doe jumped out in front of us. Fortunately, Darrel swerved right, the doe kept left, leaving no damage to car, person, or animal. I gushed over Darrel for his quick response, and the trip continued uneventful, that is, until we were literally 5 minutes from home. At a speed about 15 miles per hour, I turned a corner for the final 5 minute stretch home, only to have to slow down to let one of our neighborhood deer, traveling about .5 miles per hour, cross the road. Uncanny! Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Love the self timer selfie Christine, and the shop window one too :) Reading Market, Philadelphia, PA is a stunner! Cheers, On 26 June 2014 16:30, Christine Aguila wrote: > Hi Everyone: > > Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author homes, > but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I spared you the > exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s Study—an octagon > shaped building specifically built for him at his in-laws’ farm near Elmira, > NY—built so he could write undisturbed during his summer visits to the farm. > This building is now owned by Elmira College and located on campus. There > was no student ambassador around to let us in, but I took some photos through > the windows and converted to BW. They are included here. > > Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, the > bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny women in > Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of course, seeing the > Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables was fun as well (Salem, > MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very well > preserved, but interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s home: > the tour guide informed us, “We all work for the Emerson family.” Something > really cool about that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South Berwick, ME is > also a great house, but the town is not much to speak of. > > I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, then > left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in Boston—Freedom > Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fine Arts—the Copley collection there is > fantastic—then headed for Salem, MA. > > We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos as > well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing—many pilgrims travel to these markers > and leave stones, pencils, pens, other trinkets—lots of small stones at > Dickinson’s marker. Chronic dappled lighting made the markers somewhat of > challenge to photograph. Famous people seem to love pretty spots near trees. > > We traveled for 16 days by car, moved on nearly every 1-3 days. As I look > back now it was a dizzying pace, and the driving challenging: I nearly got us > killed at a small round-about in Concord, MA. > > And we drove 12 hours straight from Elmira, NY to Chicago. The drive home > started early, and we had the road nearly to ourselves, enjoying the quiet, > morning fog, and the lovely tree studded hills and valleys of NY. But then a > large doe jumped out in front of us. Fortunately, Darrel swerved right, the > doe kept left, leaving no damage to car, person, or animal. I gushed over > Darrel for his quick response, and the trip continued uneventful, that is, > until we were literally 5 minutes from home. At a speed about 15 miles per > hour, I turned a corner for the final 5 minute stretch home, only to have to > slow down to let one of our neighborhood deer, traveling about .5 miles per > hour, cross the road. Uncanny! > > Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine > http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Thanks, Bob! Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad > On Jun 26, 2014, at 12:28 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > > Thanks for the trip Christine. > Nice to see the Liberty Bell again and the kids, > plus Boston Harbor with the jet landing at Logan. > My cousin lives in Salem and it's a quaint town. > It goes crazy for Haloween with the witches and all. > The Mark Twain study and your selfie does capture you 2. > Glad you missed the deer on the way home. > They could ruin a good vacation. > Regards, Bob S. > >> On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 1:30 AM, Christine Aguila >> wrote: >> Hi Everyone: >> >> Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author homes, >> but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I spared you the >> exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s Study—an octagon >> shaped building specifically built for him at his in-laws’ farm near Elmira, >> NY—built so he could write undisturbed during his summer visits to the farm. >> This building is now owned by Elmira College and located on campus. There >> was no student ambassador around to let us in, but I took some photos >> through the windows and converted to BW. They are included here. >> >> Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, the >> bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny women in >> Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of course, seeing the >> Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables was fun as well (Salem, >> MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very well >> preserved, but interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s home: >> the tour guide informed us, “We all work for the Emerson family.” Something >> really cool about that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South Berwick, ME is >> also a great house, but the town is not much to speak of. >> >> I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, then >> left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in Boston—Freedom >> Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fine Arts—the Copley collection there is >> fantastic—then headed for Salem, MA. >> >> We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos as >> well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing—many pilgrims travel to these markers >> and leave stones, pencils, pens, other trinkets—lots of small stones at >> Dickinson’s marker. Chronic dappled lighting made the markers somewhat of >> challenge to photograph. Famous people seem to love pretty spots near trees. >> >> We traveled for 16 days by car, moved on nearly every 1-3 days. As I look >> back now it was a dizzying pace, and the driving challenging: I nearly got >> us killed at a small round-about in Concord, MA. >> >> And we drove 12 hours straight from Elmira, NY to Chicago. The drive home >> started early, and we had the road nearly to ourselves, enjoying the quiet, >> morning fog, and the lovely tree studded hills and valleys of NY. But then >> a large doe jumped out in front of us. Fortunately, Darrel swerved right, >> the doe kept left, leaving no damage to car, person, or animal. I gushed >> over Darrel for his quick response, and the trip continued uneventful, that >> is, until we were literally 5 minutes from home. At a speed about 15 miles >> per hour, I turned a corner for the final 5 minute stretch home, only to >> have to slow down to let one of our neighborhood deer, traveling about .5 >> miles per hour, cross the road. Uncanny! >> >> Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine >> http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Thanks, Godfrey! Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad > On Jun 26, 2014, at 12:50 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > Looks like it was a fun trip! I especially #s 2, 7, 10, and 13 in this set, > although most are very nice. > > Godfrey > -- > Godfrey DiGiorgi - godfreydigio...@me.com > >>> Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine >>> http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Elmira College received the study from a Langdon family member in 1952. The Langdons are Twain's wife's people. New York State is really very pretty. I enjoyed our ride from Maine through New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York. You grew up in a very pretty area, Stan. And Elmira College has some wonderfully Gothic interiors. Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad > On Jun 26, 2014, at 9:50 AM, Stanley Halpin > wrote: > > Thanks for the virtual road trip. > I particularly enjoyed the shot of the two of you in Elmira - a very nice > selfie! > I also liked the several of kids around the Liberty Bell. > Elmira is home country for me; that is the big city we drove to when we went > shopping. I bought my first car from a used car lot in Elmira! And then even > though I went to Cornell, in Ithaca a short drive away, my favorite cousin > went to Elmira College and through her I met and dated a few students there. > I must say I never payed much attention to the Twain connection to the area. > Nice to have some glimpses through someone else’s eyes. > > stan > >> On Jun 26, 2014, at 2:30 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: >> >> Hi Everyone: >> >> Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author homes, >> but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I spared you the >> exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s Study—an octagon >> shaped building specifically built for him at his in-laws’ farm near Elmira, >> NY—built so he could write undisturbed during his summer visits to the farm. >> This building is now owned by Elmira College and located on campus. There >> was no student ambassador around to let us in, but I took some photos >> through the windows and converted to BW. They are included here. >> >> Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, the >> bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny women in >> Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of course, seeing the >> Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables was fun as well (Salem, >> MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very well >> preserved, but interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s home: >> the tour guide informed us, “We all work for the Emerson family.” Something >> really cool about that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South Berwick, ME is >> also a great house, but the town is not much to speak of. >> >> I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, then >> left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in Boston—Freedom >> Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fine Arts—the Copley collection there is >> fantastic—then headed for Salem, MA. >> >> We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos as >> well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing—many pilgrims travel to these markers >> and leave stones, pencils, pens, other trinkets—lots of small stones at >> Dickinson’s marker. Chronic dappled lighting made the markers somewhat of >> challenge to photograph. Famous people seem to love pretty spots near trees. >> >> We traveled for 16 days by car, moved on nearly every 1-3 days. As I look >> back now it was a dizzying pace, and the driving challenging: I nearly got >> us killed at a small round-about in Concord, MA. >> >> And we drove 12 hours straight from Elmira, NY to Chicago. The drive home >> started early, and we had the road nearly to ourselves, enjoying the quiet, >> morning fog, and the lovely tree studded hills and valleys of NY. But then >> a large doe jumped out in front of us. Fortunately, Darrel swerved right, >> the doe kept left, leaving no damage to car, person, or animal. I gushed >> over Darrel for his quick response, and the trip continued uneventful, that >> is, until we were literally 5 minutes from home. At a speed about 15 miles >> per hour, I turned a corner for the final 5 minute stretch home, only to >> have to slow down to let one of our neighborhood deer, traveling about .5 >> miles per hour, cross the road. Uncanny! >> >> Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine >> http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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The cowering figure is a large rag doll in the shape of a witch tied to the sign post. Salem, MA is know for the 18th century witch trials in early American history, and, of course, another black spot on our history. The town has embraced this history for both it's historical and economic tourist draw. Halloween is the high season there and there is clearly a Wiccian movement there--which is contemporary white magic, if you believe in that sort of thing. I bought a few fun potions myself :-). Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad > On Jun 26, 2014, at 9:00 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > > Excellent shots, Christine, with lots of humour. I really like the One > way/One way with the cowering figure. Looks like she just doesn't know > what to do. > > >> On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 2:30 AM, Christine Aguila >> wrote: >> Hi Everyone: >> >> Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author homes, >> but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I spared you the >> exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s Study—an octagon >> shaped building specifically built for him at his in-laws’ farm near Elmira, >> NY—built so he could write undisturbed during his summer visits to the farm. >> This building is now owned by Elmira College and located on campus. There >> was no student ambassador around to let us in, but I took some photos >> through the windows and converted to BW. They are included here. >> >> Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, the >> bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny women in >> Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of course, seeing the >> Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables was fun as well (Salem, >> MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very well >> preserved, but interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s home: >> the tour guide informed us, “We all work for the Emerson family.” Something >> really cool about that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South Berwick, ME is >> also a great house, but the town is not much to speak of. >> >> I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, then >> left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in Boston—Freedom >> Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fine Arts—the Copley collection there is >> fantastic—then headed for Salem, MA. >> >> We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos as >> well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing—many pilgrims travel to these markers >> and leave stones, pencils, pens, other trinkets—lots of small stones at >> Dickinson’s marker. Chronic dappled lighting made the markers somewhat of >> challenge to photograph. Famous people seem to love pretty spots near trees. >> >> We traveled for 16 days by car, moved on nearly every 1-3 days. As I look >> back now it was a dizzying pace, and the driving challenging: I nearly got >> us killed at a small round-about in Concord, MA. >> >> And we drove 12 hours straight from Elmira, NY to Chicago. The drive home >> started early, and we had the road nearly to ourselves, enjoying the quiet, >> morning fog, and the lovely tree studded hills and valleys of NY. But then >> a large doe jumped out in front of us. Fortunately, Darrel swerved right, >> the doe kept left, leaving no damage to car, person, or animal. I gushed >> over Darrel for his quick response, and the trip continued uneventful, that >> is, until we were literally 5 minutes from home. At a speed about 15 miles >> per hour, I turned a corner for the final 5 minute stretch home, only to >> have to slow down to let one of our neighborhood deer, traveling about .5 >> miles per hour, cross the road. Uncanny! >> >> Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine >> http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > -bmw > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Thanks, Jack. The trip was a bit tiring, but it was so important I got out of town at blazing speed and with the intention of just keep moving. It's been a rough two years, but I came home greatly cheered and energized--so important for more ways than I can explain! Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad > On Jun 26, 2014, at 5:36 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > > Love the photos and prose, Christine. Many well composed, seriously artful > shots. > Reads as though wearing, but with a satisfying record. > > Jack > > - Original Message - > From: "Christine Aguila" > To: "PDML" > Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 11:30:08 PM > Subject: road trip pics > > Hi Everyone: > > Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author homes, > but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I spared you the > exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s Study—an octagon > shaped building specifically built for him at his in-laws’ farm near Elmira, > NY—built so he could write undisturbed during his summer visits to the farm. > This building is now owned by Elmira College and located on campus. There > was no student ambassador around to let us in, but I took some photos through > the windows and converted to BW. They are included here. > > Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, the > bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny women in > Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of course, seeing the > Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables was fun as well (Salem, > MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very well > preserved, but interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s home: > the tour guide informed us, “We all work for the Emerson family.” Something > really cool about that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South Berwick, ME is > also a great house, but the town is not much to speak of. > > I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, then > left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in Boston—Freedom > Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fine Arts—the Copley collection there is > fantastic—then headed for Salem, MA. > > We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos as > well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing—many pilgrims travel to these markers > and leave stones, pencils, pens, other trinkets—lots of small stones at > Dickinson’s marker. Chronic dappled lighting made the markers somewhat of > challenge to photograph. Famous people seem to love pretty spots near trees. > > We traveled for 16 days by car, moved on nearly every 1-3 days. As I look > back now it was a dizzying pace, and the driving challenging: I nearly got us > killed at a small round-about in Concord, MA. > > And we drove 12 hours straight from Elmira, NY to Chicago. The drive home > started early, and we had the road nearly to ourselves, enjoying the quiet, > morning fog, and the lovely tree studded hills and valleys of NY. But then a > large doe jumped out in front of us. Fortunately, Darrel swerved right, the > doe kept left, leaving no damage to car, person, or animal. I gushed over > Darrel for his quick response, and the trip continued uneventful, that is, > until we were literally 5 minutes from home. At a speed about 15 miles per > hour, I turned a corner for the final 5 minute stretch home, only to have to > slow down to let one of our neighborhood deer, traveling about .5 miles per > hour, cross the road. Uncanny! > > Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine > http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Sent from my iPad > On Jun 26, 2014, at 5:20 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > >> On Jun 25, 2014, at 11:30 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: >> >> Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, the >> bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny women in >> Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of course, seeing the >> Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables was fun as well (Salem, >> MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very well >> preserved, but interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s home: >> the tour guide informed us, “We all work for the Emerson family.” Something >> really cool about that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South Berwick, ME is >> also a great house, but the town is not much to speak of. > > If you ever make it to Steinbeck country, let me know. That's a date! > >> >> We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos as >> well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing > > What was amazing about Sleepy Hollow? That’s where Zab’s mom lives. Hawthorne, Thoreau, Alcott, and Emerson are all buried at Author's Ridge in Sleepy Hollow Cemetary in Concord, MA. It's actually a beautiful spot--scenic, tranquil, inspiring reflection and contemplation. Moreover, it's an amazing piece of literary history with all these important writers buried in the same place. Concord was such an intellectual hot spot. Thanks, Larry for your kind remarks! Cheers, Christine > >> >> Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine >> http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html > > I like the way you caught your reflections in > LO > VE > > Lots of other good ones, Reading Market, Boston Harbor was fun, and the mark > twain study self portrait is wonderful. > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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XXOO back at'cha! Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad > On Jun 26, 2014, at 1:47 AM, "Steve Cottrell" wrote: > > On 26/6/14, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> >> Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine >> http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html > > Excellent gallery Christine - love the pans hanging, the street shots, > the self portraits. Brightened my morning! X > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, > || (O) |Web Video Production > -- > _ > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Thanks everyone for the kind remarks! Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad > On Jun 26, 2014, at 3:55 PM, John wrote: > > Looks like an enjoyable trip. I am a bit surprised they allow photos of > the Liberty Bell. Aren't they afraid some "TERRISTS" will dress > themselves up as school kids & do "TERRIST" things to it? > >> On 6/26/2014 2:30 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: >> Hi Everyone: >> >> Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author >> homes, but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I >> spared you the exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark >> Twain’s Study—an octagon shaped building specifically built for him >> at his in-laws’ farm near Elmira, NY—built so he could write >> undisturbed during his summer visits to the farm. This building is >> now owned by Elmira College and located on campus. There was no >> student ambassador around to let us in, but I took some photos >> through the windows and converted to BW. They are included here. > > >> Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine >> http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Looks like an enjoyable trip. I am a bit surprised they allow photos of the Liberty Bell. Aren't they afraid some "TERRISTS" will dress themselves up as school kids & do "TERRIST" things to it? On 6/26/2014 2:30 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author homes, but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I spared you the exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s Study—an octagon shaped building specifically built for him at his in-laws’ farm near Elmira, NY—built so he could write undisturbed during his summer visits to the farm. This building is now owned by Elmira College and located on campus. There was no student ambassador around to let us in, but I took some photos through the windows and converted to BW. They are included here. Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Looks like it was a fun trip! I especially #s 2, 7, 10, and 13 in this set, although most are very nice. Godfrey -- Godfrey DiGiorgi - godfreydigio...@me.com >> Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine >> http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Thanks for the trip Christine. Nice to see the Liberty Bell again and the kids, plus Boston Harbor with the jet landing at Logan. My cousin lives in Salem and it's a quaint town. It goes crazy for Haloween with the witches and all. The Mark Twain study and your selfie does capture you 2. Glad you missed the deer on the way home. They could ruin a good vacation. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 1:30 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: > Hi Everyone: > > Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author homes, > but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I spared you the > exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s Study—an octagon > shaped building specifically built for him at his in-laws’ farm near Elmira, > NY—built so he could write undisturbed during his summer visits to the farm. > This building is now owned by Elmira College and located on campus. There > was no student ambassador around to let us in, but I took some photos through > the windows and converted to BW. They are included here. > > Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, the > bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny women in > Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of course, seeing the > Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables was fun as well (Salem, > MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very well > preserved, but interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s home: > the tour guide informed us, “We all work for the Emerson family.” Something > really cool about that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South Berwick, ME is > also a great house, but the town is not much to speak of. > > I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, then > left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in Boston—Freedom > Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fine Arts—the Copley collection there is > fantastic—then headed for Salem, MA. > > We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos as > well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing—many pilgrims travel to these markers > and leave stones, pencils, pens, other trinkets—lots of small stones at > Dickinson’s marker. Chronic dappled lighting made the markers somewhat of > challenge to photograph. Famous people seem to love pretty spots near trees. > > We traveled for 16 days by car, moved on nearly every 1-3 days. As I look > back now it was a dizzying pace, and the driving challenging: I nearly got us > killed at a small round-about in Concord, MA. > > And we drove 12 hours straight from Elmira, NY to Chicago. The drive home > started early, and we had the road nearly to ourselves, enjoying the quiet, > morning fog, and the lovely tree studded hills and valleys of NY. But then a > large doe jumped out in front of us. Fortunately, Darrel swerved right, the > doe kept left, leaving no damage to car, person, or animal. I gushed over > Darrel for his quick response, and the trip continued uneventful, that is, > until we were literally 5 minutes from home. At a speed about 15 miles per > hour, I turned a corner for the final 5 minute stretch home, only to have to > slow down to let one of our neighborhood deer, traveling about .5 miles per > hour, cross the road. Uncanny! > > Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine > http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Thanks for the virtual road trip. I particularly enjoyed the shot of the two of you in Elmira - a very nice selfie! I also liked the several of kids around the Liberty Bell. Elmira is home country for me; that is the big city we drove to when we went shopping. I bought my first car from a used car lot in Elmira! And then even though I went to Cornell, in Ithaca a short drive away, my favorite cousin went to Elmira College and through her I met and dated a few students there. I must say I never payed much attention to the Twain connection to the area. Nice to have some glimpses through someone else’s eyes. stan On Jun 26, 2014, at 2:30 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: > Hi Everyone: > > Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author homes, > but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I spared you the > exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s Study—an octagon > shaped building specifically built for him at his in-laws’ farm near Elmira, > NY—built so he could write undisturbed during his summer visits to the farm. > This building is now owned by Elmira College and located on campus. There > was no student ambassador around to let us in, but I took some photos through > the windows and converted to BW. They are included here. > > Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, the > bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny women in > Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of course, seeing the > Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables was fun as well (Salem, > MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very well > preserved, but interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s home: > the tour guide informed us, “We all work for the Emerson family.” Something > really cool about that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South Berwick, ME is > also a great house, but the town is not much to speak of. > > I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, then > left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in Boston—Freedom > Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fine Arts—the Copley collection there is > fantastic—then headed for Salem, MA. > > We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos as > well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing—many pilgrims travel to these markers > and leave stones, pencils, pens, other trinkets—lots of small stones at > Dickinson’s marker. Chronic dappled lighting made the markers somewhat of > challenge to photograph. Famous people seem to love pretty spots near trees. > > We traveled for 16 days by car, moved on nearly every 1-3 days. As I look > back now it was a dizzying pace, and the driving challenging: I nearly got us > killed at a small round-about in Concord, MA. > > And we drove 12 hours straight from Elmira, NY to Chicago. The drive home > started early, and we had the road nearly to ourselves, enjoying the quiet, > morning fog, and the lovely tree studded hills and valleys of NY. But then a > large doe jumped out in front of us. Fortunately, Darrel swerved right, the > doe kept left, leaving no damage to car, person, or animal. I gushed over > Darrel for his quick response, and the trip continued uneventful, that is, > until we were literally 5 minutes from home. At a speed about 15 miles per > hour, I turned a corner for the final 5 minute stretch home, only to have to > slow down to let one of our neighborhood deer, traveling about .5 miles per > hour, cross the road. Uncanny! > > Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine > http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Nice gallery. I like Reading Market and the selfie:) On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 9:30 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: > Hi Everyone: > > Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author homes, > but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I spared you the > exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s Study—an octagon > shaped building specifically built for him at his in-laws’ farm near Elmira, > NY—built so he could write undisturbed during his summer visits to the farm. > This building is now owned by Elmira College and located on campus. There > was no student ambassador around to let us in, but I took some photos through > the windows and converted to BW. They are included here. > > Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, the > bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny women in > Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of course, seeing the > Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables was fun as well (Salem, > MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very well > preserved, but interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s home: > the tour guide informed us, “We all work for the Emerson family.” Something > really cool about that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South Berwick, ME is > also a great house, but the town is not much to speak of. > > I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, then > left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in Boston—Freedom > Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fine Arts—the Copley collection there is > fantastic—then headed for Salem, MA. > > We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos as > well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing—many pilgrims travel to these markers > and leave stones, pencils, pens, other trinkets—lots of small stones at > Dickinson’s marker. Chronic dappled lighting made the markers somewhat of > challenge to photograph. Famous people seem to love pretty spots near trees. > > We traveled for 16 days by car, moved on nearly every 1-3 days. As I look > back now it was a dizzying pace, and the driving challenging: I nearly got us > killed at a small round-about in Concord, MA. > > And we drove 12 hours straight from Elmira, NY to Chicago. The drive home > started early, and we had the road nearly to ourselves, enjoying the quiet, > morning fog, and the lovely tree studded hills and valleys of NY. But then a > large doe jumped out in front of us. Fortunately, Darrel swerved right, the > doe kept left, leaving no damage to car, person, or animal. I gushed over > Darrel for his quick response, and the trip continued uneventful, that is, > until we were literally 5 minutes from home. At a speed about 15 miles per > hour, I turned a corner for the final 5 minute stretch home, only to have to > slow down to let one of our neighborhood deer, traveling about .5 miles per > hour, cross the road. Uncanny! > > Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine > http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Excellent shots, Christine, with lots of humour. I really like the One way/One way with the cowering figure. Looks like she just doesn't know what to do. On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 2:30 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: > Hi Everyone: > > Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author homes, > but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I spared you the > exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s Study—an octagon > shaped building specifically built for him at his in-laws’ farm near Elmira, > NY—built so he could write undisturbed during his summer visits to the farm. > This building is now owned by Elmira College and located on campus. There > was no student ambassador around to let us in, but I took some photos through > the windows and converted to BW. They are included here. > > Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, the > bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny women in > Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of course, seeing the > Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables was fun as well (Salem, > MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very well > preserved, but interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s home: > the tour guide informed us, “We all work for the Emerson family.” Something > really cool about that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South Berwick, ME is > also a great house, but the town is not much to speak of. > > I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, then > left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in Boston—Freedom > Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fine Arts—the Copley collection there is > fantastic—then headed for Salem, MA. > > We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos as > well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing—many pilgrims travel to these markers > and leave stones, pencils, pens, other trinkets—lots of small stones at > Dickinson’s marker. Chronic dappled lighting made the markers somewhat of > challenge to photograph. Famous people seem to love pretty spots near trees. > > We traveled for 16 days by car, moved on nearly every 1-3 days. As I look > back now it was a dizzying pace, and the driving challenging: I nearly got us > killed at a small round-about in Concord, MA. > > And we drove 12 hours straight from Elmira, NY to Chicago. The drive home > started early, and we had the road nearly to ourselves, enjoying the quiet, > morning fog, and the lovely tree studded hills and valleys of NY. But then a > large doe jumped out in front of us. Fortunately, Darrel swerved right, the > doe kept left, leaving no damage to car, person, or animal. I gushed over > Darrel for his quick response, and the trip continued uneventful, that is, > until we were literally 5 minutes from home. At a speed about 15 miles per > hour, I turned a corner for the final 5 minute stretch home, only to have to > slow down to let one of our neighborhood deer, traveling about .5 miles per > hour, cross the road. Uncanny! > > Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine > http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Great album! Thanks for sharing with us. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 2:30 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: > Hi Everyone: > > Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author homes, > but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I spared you the > exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s Study—an octagon > shaped building specifically built for him at his in-laws’ farm near Elmira, > NY—built so he could write undisturbed during his summer visits to the farm. > This building is now owned by Elmira College and located on campus. There > was no student ambassador around to let us in, but I took some photos through > the windows and converted to BW. They are included here. > > Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, the > bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny women in > Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of course, seeing the > Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables was fun as well (Salem, > MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very well > preserved, but interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s home: > the tour guide informed us, “We all work for the Emerson family.” Something > really cool about that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South Berwick, ME is > also a great house, but the town is not much to speak of. > > I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, then > left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in Boston—Freedom > Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fine Arts—the Copley collection there is > fantastic—then headed for Salem, MA. > > We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos as > well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing—many pilgrims travel to these markers > and leave stones, pencils, pens, other trinkets—lots of small stones at > Dickinson’s marker. Chronic dappled lighting made the markers somewhat of > challenge to photograph. Famous people seem to love pretty spots near trees. > > We traveled for 16 days by car, moved on nearly every 1-3 days. As I look > back now it was a dizzying pace, and the driving challenging: I nearly got us > killed at a small round-about in Concord, MA. > > And we drove 12 hours straight from Elmira, NY to Chicago. The drive home > started early, and we had the road nearly to ourselves, enjoying the quiet, > morning fog, and the lovely tree studded hills and valleys of NY. But then a > large doe jumped out in front of us. Fortunately, Darrel swerved right, the > doe kept left, leaving no damage to car, person, or animal. I gushed over > Darrel for his quick response, and the trip continued uneventful, that is, > until we were literally 5 minutes from home. At a speed about 15 miles per > hour, I turned a corner for the final 5 minute stretch home, only to have to > slow down to let one of our neighborhood deer, traveling about .5 miles per > hour, cross the road. Uncanny! > > Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine > http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Love the photos and prose, Christine. Many well composed, seriously artful shots. Reads as though wearing, but with a satisfying record. Jack - Original Message - From: "Christine Aguila" To: "PDML" Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 11:30:08 PM Subject: road trip pics Hi Everyone: Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author homes, but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I spared you the exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s Study—an octagon shaped building specifically built for him at his in-laws’ farm near Elmira, NY—built so he could write undisturbed during his summer visits to the farm. This building is now owned by Elmira College and located on campus. There was no student ambassador around to let us in, but I took some photos through the windows and converted to BW. They are included here. Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, the bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny women in Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of course, seeing the Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables was fun as well (Salem, MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very well preserved, but interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s home: the tour guide informed us, “We all work for the Emerson family.” Something really cool about that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South Berwick, ME is also a great house, but the town is not much to speak of. I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, then left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in Boston—Freedom Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fine Arts—the Copley collection there is fantastic—then headed for Salem, MA. We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos as well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing—many pilgrims travel to these markers and leave stones, pencils, pens, other trinkets—lots of small stones at Dickinson’s marker. Chronic dappled lighting made the markers somewhat of challenge to photograph. Famous people seem to love pretty spots near trees. We traveled for 16 days by car, moved on nearly every 1-3 days. As I look back now it was a dizzying pace, and the driving challenging: I nearly got us killed at a small round-about in Concord, MA. And we drove 12 hours straight from Elmira, NY to Chicago. The drive home started early, and we had the road nearly to ourselves, enjoying the quiet, morning fog, and the lovely tree studded hills and valleys of NY. But then a large doe jumped out in front of us. Fortunately, Darrel swerved right, the doe kept left, leaving no damage to car, person, or animal. I gushed over Darrel for his quick response, and the trip continued uneventful, that is, until we were literally 5 minutes from home. At a speed about 15 miles per hour, I turned a corner for the final 5 minute stretch home, only to have to slow down to let one of our neighborhood deer, traveling about .5 miles per hour, cross the road. Uncanny! Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Jun 25, 2014, at 11:30 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > > Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, the > bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny women in > Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of course, seeing the > Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables was fun as well (Salem, > MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very well > preserved, but interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s home: > the tour guide informed us, “We all work for the Emerson family.” Something > really cool about that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South Berwick, ME is > also a great house, but the town is not much to speak of. If you ever make it to Steinbeck country, let me know. > > We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos as > well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing What was amazing about Sleepy Hollow? That’s where Zab’s mom lives. > > Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine > http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html I like the way you caught your reflections in LO VE Lots of other good ones, Reading Market, Boston Harbor was fun, and the mark twain study self portrait is wonderful. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 26/6/14, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: > >Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine >http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html Excellent gallery Christine - love the pans hanging, the street shots, the self portraits. Brightened my morning! X -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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The kids with the bell is good. That’s a hell of a willow tree. The selfie’s the best. On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 11:30 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > Hi Everyone: > > Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author homes, > but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I spared you the > exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s Study—an octagon > shaped building specifically built for him at his in-laws’ farm near Elmira, > NY—built so he could write undisturbed during his summer visits to the farm. > This building is now owned by Elmira College and located on campus. There > was no student ambassador around to let us in, but I took some photos through > the windows and converted to BW. They are included here. > > Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, the > bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny women in > Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of course, seeing the > Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables was fun as well (Salem, > MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very well > preserved, but interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s home: > the tour guide informed us, “We all work for the Emerson family.” Something > really cool about that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South Berwick, ME is > also a great house, but the town is not much to speak of. > > I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, then > left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in Boston—Freedom > Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fine Arts—the Copley collection there is > fantastic—then headed for Salem, MA. > > We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos as > well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing—many pilgrims travel to these markers > and leave stones, pencils, pens, other trinkets—lots of small stones at > Dickinson’s marker. Chronic dappled lighting made the markers somewhat of > challenge to photograph. Famous people seem to love pretty spots near trees. > > We traveled for 16 days by car, moved on nearly every 1-3 days. As I look > back now it was a dizzying pace, and the driving challenging: I nearly got us > killed at a small round-about in Concord, MA. > > And we drove 12 hours straight from Elmira, NY to Chicago. The drive home > started early, and we had the road nearly to ourselves, enjoying the quiet, > morning fog, and the lovely tree studded hills and valleys of NY. But then a > large doe jumped out in front of us. Fortunately, Darrel swerved right, the > doe kept left, leaving no damage to car, person, or animal. I gushed over > Darrel for his quick response, and the trip continued uneventful, that is, > until we were literally 5 minutes from home. At a speed about 15 miles per > hour, I turned a corner for the final 5 minute stretch home, only to have to > slow down to let one of our neighborhood deer, traveling about .5 miles per > hour, cross the road. Uncanny! > > Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine > http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- - Tim Bray (If you’d like to send me a private message, see https://keybase.io/timbray) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Hi Everyone: Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author homes, but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I spared you the exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s Study—an octagon shaped building specifically built for him at his in-laws’ farm near Elmira, NY—built so he could write undisturbed during his summer visits to the farm. This building is now owned by Elmira College and located on campus. There was no student ambassador around to let us in, but I took some photos through the windows and converted to BW. They are included here. Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, the bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny women in Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of course, seeing the Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables was fun as well (Salem, MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very well preserved, but interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s home: the tour guide informed us, “We all work for the Emerson family.” Something really cool about that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South Berwick, ME is also a great house, but the town is not much to speak of. I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, then left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in Boston—Freedom Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fine Arts—the Copley collection there is fantastic—then headed for Salem, MA. We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos as well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing—many pilgrims travel to these markers and leave stones, pencils, pens, other trinkets—lots of small stones at Dickinson’s marker. Chronic dappled lighting made the markers somewhat of challenge to photograph. Famous people seem to love pretty spots near trees. We traveled for 16 days by car, moved on nearly every 1-3 days. As I look back now it was a dizzying pace, and the driving challenging: I nearly got us killed at a small round-about in Concord, MA. And we drove 12 hours straight from Elmira, NY to Chicago. The drive home started early, and we had the road nearly to ourselves, enjoying the quiet, morning fog, and the lovely tree studded hills and valleys of NY. But then a large doe jumped out in front of us. Fortunately, Darrel swerved right, the doe kept left, leaving no damage to car, person, or animal. I gushed over Darrel for his quick response, and the trip continued uneventful, that is, until we were literally 5 minutes from home. At a speed about 15 miles per hour, I turned a corner for the final 5 minute stretch home, only to have to slow down to let one of our neighborhood deer, traveling about .5 miles per hour, cross the road. Uncanny! Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
