Friday, September 22, 2023

The Happy Rooster (Weekend Street/Reflections # 139)

 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I just realized that I did the first Weekend Reflections post on September 25, 2009 (14 years ago). Coincidentally, the first Weekend Reflections picture was also taken in Philadelphia. It's been fun seeing your reflections and street photos over the years. Thanks!

 Can you remember where you were and what you were doing at the end of September 2009?

I was living in Newtown, Pennsylvania, and planning a trip to Munich and Salzburg. 

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Friday, September 15, 2023

Food cart noir (Weekend Street/Reflections # 138)

 

New York City

Two guys getting a late-night snack in NYC.  The guy on the right reminded me of Robert Mitchum, circa 1940s. If only he were a little taller and wearing a suit and a fedora. 😊

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Friday, September 8, 2023

Taking a break (Weekend Street/Reflections # 137)


 Newport Beach, California

One night while walking around the fun zone I "spied" a cook taking a break at the Harborside restaurant in the Balboa Pavillion. I took the shot through a circular feature on a metal fence. It kind of looks like the view from a spyglass, which fits the nautical theme of the area.

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Friday, September 1, 2023

Just a man and his unicorns (Weekend Street/Reflections # 136)


 Costa Mesa, California

This reminds me of a saying I saw on a T-shirt "Being a person is getting too complicated. Time to be a unicorn."😄

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Friday, August 25, 2023

Another night in Venice (Weekend Street/Reflections # 135)


 Venice, Italy

The mysteries of Venice continue. 😎

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Friday, August 18, 2023

Venice at night (Weekend Street/Reflections # 134)


 Venice, Italy

There are so many interesting and mysterious places to explore in Venice, especially at night.

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Friday, August 11, 2023

A late day conversation (Weekend Street/Reflections # 133)

 

Venice, Italy

The last rays of the winter sun illuminated these men as they talked at the end of a corridor at Ca' Rezzonico (the palazzo/art museum in Sestiere Dorsoduro).

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Friday, August 4, 2023

Secret Agent Man (Weekend Street/Reflections #132)

 

Florence, Italy

I'm not sure why but this guy reminded me of the old song by Johnny Rivers called Secret Agent Man.😄

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Friday, July 28, 2023

Neorealismo (Weekend Street/Reflections # 131)


 Florence, Italy

The pouring rain didn't stop this guy.

For a moment it felt like I was transported into an old Italian neorealism film.

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Friday, July 21, 2023

Le pettegole (Weekend Street/Reflections # 130)


 Venice, Italy

I couldn't understand what they were saying but it seemed like gossip. Maybe it was their body language or maybe because they looked around and then lowered their voices as they talked. In any case, it reminded me of the title of a painting from the 19th-century Venetian artist Luigi Pastega "Le Pettegole" (in English The Gossips, ou Les Potins en francais).

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Friday, July 14, 2023

Trois enfants se cachent derrière le drapeau Français. (Weekend Street/Reflections # 129)

 

Valley Forge, Pennsylvania   (16 July 2016, two days after the terrorist attack in Nice.)

Some information on an interesting French fellow who came to the U. S. to fight with George Washington in The Revolutionary War:

"The Marquis de Lafayette, who joined the Continental Army at age nineteen in the summer of 1777 as a volunteer Major General, spent most of December 1777 and January 1778 with George Washington and his Continental Army troops at their winter quarters at Valley Forge. During that long, harsh winter, the ill-equipped Americans suffered in many ways. Some went barefoot. Many did not have blankets to sleep under. Food was sometimes scarce and sufficient supplies rarely made it to the camp. Hundreds died after suffering from diseases such as influenza, typhus, typhoid fever, and dysentery.

Lafayette experienced his first action at the Battle of Brandywine on September 11, 1777, where he showed extreme courage under fire in leading an orderly retreat. The Frenchman was shot through the calf during the battle. After he recovered, Lafayette was given command of a division of troops.

At Valley Forge, Lafayette basked in his elevation to the post of commander of a division of troops. Lafayette freely spent his own money to buy uniforms and muskets for his men—and lived among them during the coldest part of the winter. And despite pleas from his young wife and her family to return to France, Lafayette remained committed to the American cause as well as to the man he would come to consider his all-but-adopted father, George Washington. Lafayette demonstrated his unwavering loyalty to Washington during the Valley Forge encampment by helping Washington face down the so-called Conway Cabal, a never-hatched military-political plot aimed at forcing Washington to give up command of the Continental Army." - The George Washington Presidential Library


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Friday, July 7, 2023

Tourists at night (Weekend Street/Reflections # 128)

 

Florence, Italy

There are so many amazing things to see in Florence. This couple is sitting beneath the Column of Justice in the Piazza di Santa Trinita. I'm pretty sure the man was looking at the Basilica di Santa Trinita. 

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Friday, June 30, 2023

Au milieu des pigeons (Weekend Street/Reflections # 127)

 

Paris, France

It was a cold day in March 2013 near L'Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel. 


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Friday, June 23, 2023

Strange Encounters (Weekend Street/Reflections # 126)

 

Florence, Italy

The woman seemed like the least interesting of the three but she managed to capture their attention.

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Friday, June 16, 2023

Playing for a small audience (Weekend Street/Reflections # 125)

 

Florence, Italy

At least the mannequin and statues make the crowd seem larger.😀

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Friday, June 9, 2023

Walking in a storm. (Weekend Street/Reflections # 124)

Rome, Italy                      Piazza Navona, The Fountain of Neptune

Standing in front of the fountain of Neptune during a rain storm. The narrow street between the tall buildings offers some shelter from the wind and rain.

 If you enlarge the picture you will be able to see an imposing statue of Neptune lunging his trident.

Neptune was the Roman god of waters and seas, who controlled winds and storms.

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Friday, June 2, 2023

A Pigeon in Venice (Weekend Street/Reflections # 123)


 Venice, Italy

Anticipation and timing are important while trying to capture “the decisive moment". I used to like to practice and experiment. One day I saw an interesting-looking man walking toward me and a pigeon flying from the right. There wasn't much time to think but I was able to capture the pigeon at the right moment.

-Last week's picture was of a wedding photographer who wasn't expecting to be photographed.

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Friday, May 26, 2023

Surreal Street (Weekend Street/Reflections # 122)

 

Lambertville, New Jersey

"There's something happening here but what it is ain't exactly clear"

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Friday, May 19, 2023

La vie, c'est comme une bicyclette ? (Weekend Street/Reflections # 121)

 

Paris, France                  (Pont Louis-Philippe 2013)

La vie, c'est comme une bicyclette, il faut avancer pour ne pas perdre l'équilibre. (Life is like riding a bicycle, to keep your balance you must keep moving.) – Albert Einstein

                                          

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Friday, May 12, 2023

Un homme sirote un petit café en regardant le monde grouiller (Weekend/Street Reflections # 120)

 

    Paris, France                           (Le Café Dalayrac, 2010)

Le matin, c'est pour le café et la contemplation. (Mornings are for coffee and contemplation.)

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Friday, May 5, 2023

Balade le long de la seine (Weekend Street/Reflections # 119)


 Paris, France 

Alone with his thoughts and the sound of rain. That looks like a good place to walk and think.


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Friday, April 28, 2023

The Conversation (Weekend Street/Reflections # 118)

 

Bologna, Italy

I couldn't understand what they were saying but their greeting and passionate conversation led me to believe they were old friends or sisters reunited after a long time. 

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Friday, April 21, 2023

Diable en boîte? (Weekend Reflections # 117)


 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I think we were both a little startled when she suddenly popped out of the sidewalk like a Jack in the Box. 

Never a dull moment in Chinatown.😄

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Friday, April 14, 2023

One at a time please (Weekend Street/Reflections # 116)

 

Florence, Italy

They both tried going through the narrow entrance at the same. I thought it looked funny so I took this picture as I walked by.

Oops! I decided to take a blogging break last weekend and of course I also forgot the Linky. Thankfully I checked and was able to add it later. 

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Friday, April 7, 2023

Table for one (Weekend Street/Reflections # 115)

 

Venice, Italy

This cat looked well-fed but didn't seem very satisfied with the service on this particular day. I imagine the service has improved since this location now boasts a Michelin star.

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Friday, March 31, 2023

Umbrella (Weekend Street/Reflections # 114)

 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

About ten years ago it started to rain while I was walking in Philadelphia and I realized I didn't have an umbrella. I remember seeing a woman with an umbrella walking briskly across the street. Somehow I knew she would turn around and look at me, so I had my camera ready. Unfortunately, I got more than just a picture. I also got the song Umbrella by Rihanna stuck in my head for the rest of the day. 😳

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Friday, March 24, 2023

Uber in Vence? (Weekend Street/Reflections # 113)

 

Venice, Italy

An Uber driver waiting for his passenger? No, but that's what I thought of when I looked at this picture.

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Friday, March 17, 2023

Rainy Days (Weekend Street/Reflections # 112)


 Rome, Italy

I've always preferred rain and snow to hot weather. 

It usually doesn't rain much in Southern California, but this year is an exception. I heard it snowed a little in other parts of my county, but they're probably confusing hail for snow.

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