A View from the Road

Picture Perfect     Driving along the coast, in Massachusetts, I happened to spot this man, standing on the rocks; positioning himself to take the perfect picture – of course, to me he was picture perfect!
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The Sign     It is “the” Las Vegas sign. The image was designed in 1959, by Betty Willis, who declined to hold the copyright, as she felt it was a gift to the city; thus it has been photographed by amateur and professional alike, and graced everything from magnets, yes, I have one,...
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Apollo 3 Vanity plates do not always grab my attention, but how often have you seen Apollo 3 sitting in front of you in traffic, in the Maryland / DC area? Because of where I saw the plates, I assumed they were somehow tied to the space mission, but it turns out there is...
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The Seated Ballerina     Hitting the streets of New York City, I felt a bit like Forrest Gump, at the moment, where after years of running, he suddenly decided he was done, stopped, and headed home. Of late, I have been feeling like “been there, done that” when on the road, and thinking...
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Are you a Tortoise or Hare? “Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.” ~ 1 Corinthians 9:24 ~   Walking the streets of Boston, I happened upon this enchanting public sculpture, in Copley...
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The Big Duck     It is literally a building shaped like a big duck – and of course, given my fondness for ducks, I had to make the pilgrimage – even in the middle of the night, and yes, it was worth the drive. He lives on Long Island, New York, in Suffolk County,...
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The Crosses at Strasburg     We saw these crosses from the road, in Strasburg, Virginia. The two poles, on either side of the center cross, fly the American Flag.     We pulled off of the road, to take a closer look, and I saw this box for prayer requests. I did not...
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To Market   As the northeast gets ready for winter storm Stella, with the expectations of blizzardy conditions – here is a picture which Kate snapped, going south on the 95 – that will hopefully remind those of you preparing to deal with feet of snow that warmer days will come.     When we...
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A Topiary Truck     I love road side advertising; the more creative the better! I was driving down Jefferies Boulevard in Waterboro, South Carolina, when I spotted this very clever View From the Road; I had to turn around.   Bishops Auto Body Shop had cut their shrubbery to look like a truck,...
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An Unfinished View Driving through Louisville Kentucky, I was forced to stop as this unique View From the Road, caught my attention.  At first, I found it a bit comical, but then began thinking about the notion of a façade; and how so often the only thing which seems to matter, to us, is...
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