The flanks of Mt. Washington at the head of the Great Gulf. Scree is the rock shed from a mountain as it erodes. Click on the image for a larger view
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The Presidentials
Mt. Washington is the most prominent member of what is known as the Presidential Range in New Hampshire. These are other Presidential peaks: Mt. Adams on the left Mt. Madison in the center. Click on the image for a larger view.
Canopy
The wind in the canopy of our Maine forest. Click on the image for a larger view.
Population Density
Tokyo is one of the most densely populated cities on the planet. Click on the image for a larger view.
City Life
Naomi and I have not lived in a city for a very long time. It is a treat to be able to walk out of your home and enjoy restaurants and the arts. A block away from our apartment is the Milwaukee Delicatessen: a wonderful place to relax. Perhaps it is the mid-western attitude or the character of a neighborhood landmark, but the atmosphere is unhurried and friendly. The pizza is great too. Click on the image for a larger view.
Alley Closed
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National World War I Memorial
This Egyptian Revival monument was originally named the Liberty Memorial and dedicated to those that died during the Great War. Two Assyrian sphinxes flank the Liberty Tower. Each sphinx hiding its face with its wings. The sphinx shown here is known as Memory, facing East toward the battlefields of Europe. The other is Future. Click on the image for a larger view.
Island in the Sky
909 Walnut, also known as the Fidelity Building, is an iconic Kansas City landmark. This 1931 Art Deco/Greek Revival building has been a bank, Federal offices, including a Federal weather station, and, currently, a residential tower block. It is also a landmark on my commute. Click on the image for a larger view.
Reflections
The front window of the Kansas City Design Center. Click on the image for a larger view.
The Speeding Earth
The author Chet Raymo in his book The Soul of the Night describes the motion of a child as she is knocked into the air by a collision with a skateboarder:
During the time the child was in the air, the spinning Earth carried her half a mile to the east. The motion of the Earth around the sun carried her back again forty miles westward. The drift of the solar system among the stars of the Milky Way bore her silently twenty miles toward the star Vega. The turning pinwheel of the Milky Way Galaxy carried her 300 miles in a great circle about the galactic center. After that huge flight through space she hit the ground and bounced like a rubber ball.
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