LUCY'S SKYE

Christmas Turkey

Central Park

Shelter -Williamsburg

Williamsburg

Brooklyn Flea

Street Art—SOHO

Marilyn

SOHO

Google Hardware Store

The Holiday Train

Holiday Subway Train —125th Street

Holiday Subway 1940’s

Holiday Subway 1930’s

Full Fashioned from 1950’s

1950’s —2nd Ave subway

NY Times 1955

The Glance —1940’s Holiday Subway

Subway vixens 1940’s

Engaged 1950’s

My “peter” is the last place I would put Ben Gay

Central Park

Xmas NYC apartment style

and then there was this character

Central Park

!!!!!!

Sidewalk Celebration

Hard Days Night

A nun with a baby on Xmas Morning —

Dyker Heights

Steam Bath on Wall street

Botanical Gardens NYC

Botanical Gardens NYC

Christmas Tree Bryant Park

Christmas Train show Botanical Gardens

Christmas Train Show BG

Botanical Gardens

Train Show Botanical Gardens

Boston Common

Motif #1 Rockport Ma

John Tarrs Main st Rockport

Bearskin Neck

Main Street Rockport

NYC

Front Beach Winter

Church Xmas Fair

Small Town church Xmas Fair

Town Xmas tree

Santa and Mrs Claus arrival by boat at Rockport harbor

Brooklyn NY

Christmas Wedding —Central Park

Christmas trolley

Brooklyn Flea

Brooklyn Flea

Brooklyn Flea Stars

Little Italy NYC

Bryant Park -NYC

Brooklyn

Paper Art -Central Park

Central Park

The Calvary -Central Park

Central Park Elf

Street Musician -Upper West side

Opposites attract ?

JC -Mason - Asheville NC

Prom Night - St. John’s Newfoundland

The Walking stick artist — Newfoundland

The Nature Boy - Bald Head NC

Writer, Editor,Publisher —Childrens book store Newfoundland

Native Newfie

NYC -Vet

New Age Lifeguards

Mending the Nets — Newfoundland

Throwback —Xmas train NYC

Lighthouse Keeper —Newfoundland

Wall Artist - NYC -Lower east side

Bike shop Flea Market —Begium

Solitude -Oak Island NC

Ever faithful —Fatima Portugal

Cuban Baseball Hero - Havana

Reality relived —NYC

Progress—Charleston SC

Farmers Market —Lagos Portugal

Riding to Havana with Cuban National Bike Team

Donations

New Friends - Charleston SC

Day at the Pub—Ireland

Dance Troupe- Algreve Portugal

The Pink Bunny -Charlotte NC

Rolling Stones Concert —Circus -Circus-Rome

Fall Biking - NC

Fearless -NC

Portugal Beach Market

Nap Time at Cappateria Beach -Portugal

Posting Up

Mick s look alike ? —NYC

LM -Living the dream

ST John’s -Gower St -(AKA) Jelly Bean Row

St John’s Water St.

St. John’s

St. John’s

Back of Gower St -St John’s

Looking down into St John’s Harbor

St John’s Harbor -West Side

A tribute to the NFLD and Labrador Retriever. At the Harbor Park -St.John’s

Cabot Tower -Signal Hill -First Transatlantic wireless cable transmitted here 1901

View of St Johns from Signal hill

Fort Amherst at Entrance to St John’s Harbor. Lighthouse is oldest Lighthouse in NFLD —built before Cape Spear

Cape Spear Lighthouse -National historic Site and most easterly located lighthouse in North America

The 1835 Lighthouse at Cape Spear

Both Cape Spear Lighthouses

Lighthouse and keepers quarters

Quidi Vidi Harbor

Quidi Vidi Harbor

Artillery and Bunker from WW 2 -Used to protect St Johns Harbor at Cape Spear

Cape Spear -Entrance to underground Bunker which housed Ammo and personnel for the large artillery gun

Quidi Vidi Brewery Company located Harbor side

QVH is perfect backdrop to show off Prom dress

On the road to Petty harbor

Petty Harbor Grave Yard -in a state of abandonment

View Of the harbor

View back from end of the wharf

Colorful Fishing Shed -Petty Harbor

Dories -Petty Harbor

Houses on Wharf Road

Crab Baskets

Doug reworking his Crab Traps —Petty Harbor

Refurbished Crab pots

Famous Running the Goat Print & Press-Tors Cove

Running the Goat

Books and Broadsides

One of the vintage presses and still being used today

The owner of RTG demonstrating how she sets the press

Irish Loop -Tors Cove

Cemetery -Irish Loop

Irish Loop -Witless Bay

Irish Loop

Irish Loop -Witless Bay - Large variety of Seabirds inhabit the outer islands just off Witless Bay, including Puffins

Great Island- Irish Loop

Islands just off Witless Bay and Tors Cove . The home to large number of Seabirds

Irish Loop Between Bay Bulls and Witless Bay

Bay Bulls Big Pond

Old Fishing Shack at Avalon excavation Site -Note size of Moose antlers

On the Road To Fortune-

Sign Says it all—

Rockefeller Center

Radio City Music Hall and 6th Ave

Central Park

Botanical Gardens

Santa’s Helper Central Park

The Santa Bar hop squad

Beatles —Central Park Art

Elf Rides

Wedding Christmas Eve —Central Park

couldn’t resist

Christmas Eve refuge

Origami Vendor

Big Bird takes a break

Christmas window Bergdoff 5th Ave

Motorcycle Santa’s -Upper west side

Ornaments outside the Plaza

Magnet Display CP

Store Window -5th Ave

SAK’s Fifth Ave

Salvation Army Bell Ringer

Holiday Subway Train -Every Dec NYTA runs old subway

Cars from the 30’s 40’s and 50’s on the F line . Along with that many people dress up to emulate the time period

50’s conductor

Dapper Gent from late 40’s

High Society couple -Late 30’s

Remember the huge Cameras and oversize flash units from the 40’s and 50’s

30’s Gangster —Harlem

ADs back when

Proposal

Avant Garde couple

Late 30’s Harlem couple

30’s Dancer

Cosmo Model early 50’s

Diamond District owner late 40’s

Opposites attract

Waiting for retribution

Lincoln Center

Motorcycle Santa’s

an abundance of bicycle taxi’s—CP

Purple Horse brigade CP

market 78th street UWS

Bargaining —UWS market

Macy’s Holiday window

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MACY’S

Wall Art SoHo

SOHO

SOHO

Great Vintage clothing and accessory Store SOHO

Old and still working Butcher shop SOHO

Wall art Lower East side

Lower east side —mid 50’s ? —No 2019

Dodge Ram Hood Ornament—50’s

Wall Art Lower east side

SAKS 5th Ave

Sports Bar -Hell’s Kitchen

Holiday window -Central Park West

Steam and stockings —5th ave

Holiday window —5th Ave

Store Window 5th ave

Store window 5th ave

Christmas Morning 3;45 AM 5th Ave NYC

Saks holiday window

SAK’s

Christmas Day CP

Field Practice —Christmas Day —CP

Christmas Day -CP

CP Art offerings

CP View of Upper west side

Tools of the trade are not always tools

UNION SQ NYC

6th Ave NYC

Columbus Circle NYC

SOHO

CENTRAL PARK SKATING RINK

Rockefeller Center

Rockefeller Center

Goose

Brklyn Flea

Brklyn Flea

Manhattan

Bergdorf 5th Ave

Times SQ

NYC

Outside St Pats -NYC

Bloomingdales

Bryant Park

Famous ROLF’S Bar and restaurant 3rd Ave NYC

Bar Hopping NYC

Central Park —NYC

6th nAve NYC

Brklyn Flea

MCSORLEYS Oldest Iris Pub NYC

Santa gets lucky at MCS

SOHO

Washington Park

Fancy Upper west Side

Brklyn

Actual Christmas Story House—Cleveland Ohio

Baltimore -Hampden Community

Baltimore Hampden Community

Baltimore Hampden Community

Baltimore Hampden Community after the crowds leave

Baltimore Hampden Community

The Chateau Hotel Quebec City

Quebec City Touch of France in North America

Quebec City Touch of France in North America

Quebec City Touch of France in North America

Quebec City

Quebec City

Quebec City

Quebec City

Quebec City

Quebec City

Chapel in the Ice Hotel —Quebec city

Ice Sculptures-Quebec City

Main Square -Quebec City

Quebec City -Xmas shopping alley

Germany —Outside Munich

Regansburg Germany

Xmas Market Germany

Xmas Market Germany

Xmas Market Germany

Xmas Market Germany

Xmas Market Germany

Xmas Market Germany

Wine Cellar

Germany

Munich

“The” Santa

First Impression when pulling into the Coney Island Subway Stop —

Black and White —

The Benchmark —

Wall Art

Summer 17

The short end of the beach

The Beach , the ferris wheel , the umbrellas , the people etc —a mass of color

When you stand on the pier , on a bright sunny day is this —Colors everywhere

The Pier -Oversaturated —just what i saw

Salsa on the Boardwalk

July 3

Found and protected until Mom arrives

Keep on danc’in

Coney Island Wall art

Dancing on the Boardwalk

In the groove

A touch of impressionism

Wall ART

Umbrella Valley

Reserved Seating —AARP

The Boardwalk

Saturday at the Beach —

COME HELL OR HIGH WATER —ITS 4TH OF jULY WEEKEND AND i’M GOING OUT FOR A HOT DOG !

The Bike Trail Trail is called GAVES starts within a mile of the Lourdes campus. It’s an old railroad bed at the base of the Pyrenees. Roundtrip is over 30 miles and goes through 12 villages.

Bikes can be rented from BIKE & PY within 3/4 mile of Lourdes

ST.JOHNS -GOWER STREET -JELLY BEAN ROW

ST JOHNS -DUCKWORTH ST

St Johns

LOOKING DOWN FROM GOWER STREET TO ST JOHNS HARBOR

Gower St

Cabot Tower -Signal Hill -First Transatlantic wireless cable transmitted here 1901

VIEW OF ST JOHNS FROM SIGNAL HILL

Cape Spear Lighthouse -National historic Site and most easterly located lighthouse in North America

The 1835 Lighthouse at Cape Spear

Both Cape Spear Lighthouses

Fort Amherst at Entrance to St John’s Harbor. First lighthouse in NFLD was built here in 1810 -Current lighthouse was built in 1951

Quidi Vidi Village - a neighborhood of St Johns

Quidi Vidi Brewery -Nfld and Labradors largest craft brewery. Located at QV harbor. Famous for its world class ” Iceberg Lager” made with water harvested from Icebergs found off the coast of NFLD.

QV Harbor Fishing sheds

QV Harbor

Petty Harbor -When one side gets worn out -juts add on

Old grave yard Petty Harbor

Petty Harbor

Dories at Petty Harbor

Petty Harbor -looking South

Wharf road -Petty Harbor

Capt Doug Howlett mending the pots -Petty Harbor

Bird Islands off Witless Bay -Witless Bay is a fishing community and is home to the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve, which contains North America's largest Atlantic Puffin colony and the world's second-largest colony of Leach's Storm-petrels. There are over 250,000 Puffins that inhabit these islands

Grounded -Witless Bay

Running the Goat Books & Broadsides— Tors Cove — is a micro press that publishes children's literature of exceptional quality. Its publications celebrate the life and culture of Newfoundland and Labrador, and Atlantic Canada.

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The press has a working print shop and is home to four vintage printing presses, and has a storefront area that sells work produced on site, as well as work by other local letterpress printers, printmakers, and publishers.

Many of Running the Goat's publications are letterpress printed at the print shop, using moveable lead type, and sewn by hand.

The inspiration and owner of RTG.

This is the village of Tors Cove —its off the main road but typical of many of the villages on the Irish Loop.

RTG is the Green Building -Far upper left.

Grand Banks -Sharon’s Nook- Tea Room plus

Grand Banks -Light at Harbor entrance

Restored Captain’s house which is opposite the Seawall in town of Grand Banks

Do you think the name on the dumpster was a coincidence ?

Fortune Harbor -North End — Twilight was setting in —This is all natural light and as a result the shadows and reflections on the water were enhanced.

Fortune Harbor -”The Sheds”

Fortune Harbor -Dory

Fortune Harbor

Fortune Harbor -South End

Lamaline Light house -Just off the entrance to the harbour at Lamaline are a collection of dangerous shoals and islets that is purportedly how the community received its name. Lamaline is a corruption of “La Maligne,” a French term meaning malignant, evil, or wicked. . First Lighthouse was lit here in 1879.

Lamaline Light house

The Lamaline Light/Lens

Wayne ThornHill Lamaline LK

Ferry between Fortune and STP — Peole only -Ferry can accommodate cars -but no car ramp in Fortune !

View from the light

Patrice Tronquee -Lifetime seaman, who has traveled the globe, and now is the SE officer on the Ferry

Saint Pierre and Miquelon, officially the Overseas Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon is a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France. It is located approx 18 miles offshore of Fortune Newfoundland or a 75 minute Ferry Ride.

St Pierre is the main Island as far as population goes and with the island of Miquelon having more seals than people.. Total population of STP and Miq is 6300—(5700 living in St. Pierre). St Pierre Island is only 10 sq miles.

Some quick Facts -Island has changed hands between the British and French numerous times since the 1700’s with French getting control in 1814 . Fishing was the main industry that brought people to settle here It was a rum runners paradise during prohibition.It has a deserted fishing village ILe Marins —just outside the harbor which at one time was the home to over 600 people

It has its own time zone — Newfoundland is 1 .5 hours ahead of EST but go to St. Pierre 18 miles away and you pick up another 1/2 hour

It is France -in so many ways —

St Pierre street map

De Gaulle Square

Dory Sheds/Launch Ramps -St . Pierre

Working the ropes to launch the Dory

Dory Launch —This dory had been rebuilt by Assoc.Les Zigotos -a group dedicated to restoring vintage dories. Signed by the townspeople for luck

Crab Pots and Dory sheds

Some of the Zigotos members after the launch at their shed

Work in Process

The Zigotos craftsmen and a Dory under restoration

This imposing industrial looking building, located in the middle of town on a residential street, is Lycée-Collège d'État Émile Letournel and is a combined Primary, Junior high school and Senior high school/”sixth-form “college”. The school handles students from ages 6-18 with the following explanation of why the word College , as we know it ,is used in the description.

Primary Education -School education follows the French model and is compulsory for children between age 6 and 16. The primary education phase lasts for 5 years. (11)

Middle Education-The next phase of education takes place at middle schools that are called colleges. The program takes a further 4 years, during which time a standardized academic curriculum applies. During this period a student’s future education orientation is decided that often influences their future working career. (12-15)

Secondary Education-Education choices become available during the final 3 years of secondary school education. These include scientific, literary, and social & economic options. Successful students who complete the program are awarded a baccalauréat diploma. (16-18).

Remember this is an island , with lapprox 6.000 inhabitants and where the nearest French port is 2500 miles away.

Rue De La Fauvette —The Keatings lived here between 1868-1896

Their house was on the right side and is long gone but located approx between where the yellow house with the red trim and the purple house are located.

Old Village House early 1900’s

Vintage Cottage St Pierre

L'Île-aux-Marins (literally "The Island of the Sailors"; before 1931 called Île-aux-Chiens, literally "Island of the Dogs") is a small island (middle of the picture) located just outside the harbor of St Pierre and was a commune until 1945, when it was annexed by the village of St Pierre

It was settled in 1604 and once had a population approaching 700. It has had no permanent population since 1965 when the last families left due to economic conditions ( although a small number of people live there on a seasonal basis from May to November). Several unique buildings still stand, such as the church the Jézéquel house, the cemetery, a number of fisherman's homes, and the Archipélitude Museum located in the town's only school.

L'Île-aux-Marins- some of the last few houses

L'Île-aux-Marins

L'Île-aux-Marins -Some of the houses have been restored and are used during the summer months

Church at L'Île-aux-Marins

The rugged coat line provides the backdrop to the Stations of the Cross on the Island

L'Île-aux-Marins TransPacific Wreck

The transpacific was a cargo ship flying under a German flag

On May 18, 1971, the German flagged general cargo ship Transpacific kaving lost use of of its navigational aides was caught fast on the shoals off St .Pierre while trying to make landfall

At the time of her loss Transpacific was outbound with 11 passengers and a cargo of general freight, that included aluminium, logs juke boxes and ri lawn mowers!

The efforts of salvage tugs failed to tow the ship clear and the Captain ordered the engines to be shut down and the vessel was abandoned.—cont .

That night the fishermen descending by the score became intent on looting the vessel’s cargo. Close to 70 island dories carried off cargo, furnishings and provisions.

The Captain returned with some of his crew the next day hoping to restart the engine and pump off fuel to lighten the ship and renew salvage efforts but the looting fishermen, keen to hang onto their illicit booty, saw him off and prevented his re-boarding.

Eventually local officials decided to burn off the on board stash of oil and set fire to the ship. She blazed and smouldered for 61 hours.

What’s Left of of L'Île-aux-Marins village center

East Trinity

MIck Feehan’s Workshop- Melrose NFLD

Mick-=Artist, photographer, wood carver extraordinaire and Gentlemen!

From Eagles,to whales, to puffins . Mick carves each walking stick

One of Mick’s many talents

Sometimes Carvings not necessary when you have Roots like this

On Rte 239 on the way to Bonavista

Ellinston

Elliston—What a great view from your backyard

A home on Iceberg Alley

Vintage but still functional -Elliston

Ellington

Bonavista -Old shed sitting seaside

SPILLARS COVE

Ice off Bonavista

Point Bonavista lighthouse

The treacherous coast line of Bonavista

Point Bonavista Generator House

The Ice Flow in early May was something else. There were times when I could count 12-15 Icebergs . Also a fw had floated in close enough to the shore to capture a decent photo . This is at Cape Bonavista

Between Spillars Cove and Bonavista

Point Bonavista Lighthouse

Trinity Village

TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH AND GRAVE YARD

Trinity—Backyard view

Trinity

Trinity—Parish Hall at end of street

Trinity Boat Shed

St Patrick’s Church / Lawn Bell steeple

Trinity harbor and the house on the hill

Trinity

St Patrick’ Parish Hall

Its a picket fenced village

Trinity Drug Store !

It’s a village of Colors

The Artisan Inn and Restaurant -Excellent accommodations ,food and staff

Trinity from the seaside trail

Leaving Trinity

RTE 239 -Trouty

Outside of Goose Cove

Small Village Rte 239

Church and Grave Yard GC

Goose Cove

Weather Beaten

Dories -Old Bonaventure Harbor

Lobster Shed OBH

Village of New Bonaventure Harbor

Village of New Bonaventure Harbor

Joe’s Bar -Closed for the Season -New Bonaventure

Rest Rooms at Joe’s —what did you expect ?

NB Harbor

NB Bed and Breakfast with a view of Joe’s

NB Vintage Barn -just above Joe’s

View of Joe’s from the village

My Guess a Hunters shed—Somewhere between St Johns and Burin in the middle of nowhere

There may have been 660 collisions last year but I DIDN’T SEE ONE

Held at the end of the summer every two yrs -Next one is slated for August 30, 2025. Largest most festive summer party in the Algarve - A must see if you are in the area.

Just outside of Silves— Very quaint and well mainatined this villa i sits in the middle of an Orange Grove. Has all the amenities including a pool but with country charm. Close to Silves

Nice hotel -Centrally located with beautiful view of the Harbor

The limestone is called Calacade Portuguesa and they began using it back in the 1500’s. Today the streets of many Potugese towns and especially Lagos have have their streets designed in uniques and creative designs and mosiacs.

On this day the governmemt of dictator Estado Novo was overthrown amd Portugal headed into democracy.

A must as part of your viist to Lagos . Boat trips are aonly about an hour and toou can go to the Bengali Sea Caves, Porta de Piedade or kayaking . All out of the main harbor across from the hotel.

Sandbagged River Street

Tracks are only 3 foot above sea level

NO version of Starbucks

Nice Old Southern Plantation House

Note :Civil War Cannon

The Trees are well over 125 years old

Southern Belle