| Architecture |
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Skyline of Philadelphia, PA. |
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Philadelphia skyline from the Parkway. |
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Bell Atlantic Tower (739 FT), One Liberty Place (945 FT), and Mellon Bank Center (792 FT). Philadelphia, PA. |
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Philadelphia Skyscrapers |
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Philadelphia Sky Geometry. Mellon Bank Center (foreground) designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, 1990. One Liberty Place (background) designed by Murphy/Jahn Architects, 1987. |
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Philadelphia skyscrapers One Liberty Place and Mellon Bank Center. |
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One Liberty Place (left) and Mellon Bank Center, Philadelphia, PA. |
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One Liberty Place (center), Philadelphia, PA. |
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Philadelphia Skyscrapers |
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Bell Atlantic Tower (Kling Lindquist, 1991) from the Parkway, Philadelphia |
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Philadelphia City Hall. Photograph was featured in Healthcare IT News. |
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Philadelphia City Hall from the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. City Hall was completed in 1901 after 30 years construction. The building was designed in the French Second Empire style by John McArthur, Jr. |
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Swann Memorial Fountain and Philadelphia City Hall. |
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The under construction Comcast Tower (Robert A. M. Stern, architect) does the best it can to overshadow the elegant Bell Atlantic Tower. |
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Philadelphia skyline from the Schuylkill Expressway. |
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Contrast (Arch Street Presbyterian Church and One Liberty Place) |
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Everyone loves the Drake Tower, Philadelphia - Ritter & Shay, architects, 1929 |
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Girard Trust Bank, Philadelphia - McKim, Mead and White; architects (1908) |
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One Commerce Square, Philadelphia - Pei, Cobb, Freed & Partners; architects |
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Cira Centre, Philadelphia - Cesar Pelli, architect. Featured in the Penn Praxis project: A Civic Vision for the Central Delaware. |
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Cira Centre Quadrilaterals, Philadelphia |
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More Cira Centre Quadrilaterals. |
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Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia. |
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Philadelphia skyline from the Mann Music Center. Photograph was featured in Healthcare IT News. |
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Philadelphia skyline with the Comcast Tower (left) under construction. This photograph was featured in a full-page ad for radio station B101 in the Philadelphia Inquirer. |
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The Comcast Tower joins the Philadelphia skyline. |
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Philadelphia skyline with the Comcast Tower nearing completion. |
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Philadelphia skyline with the Comcast Tower nearing completion. |
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Philadelphia skyline framed by the goalposts at Monsignor Bonner High School, Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. |
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Philadelphia skyline from New Jersey - Philadelphia Custom House can be seen on the right. Can you find Independence Hall? |
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This Philadelphia skyline photograph taken from New Jersey contains (from left to right) Two Liberty Place, One Liberty Place, Mellon Bank Center, and the PSFS (Philadelphia Saving Fund Society) building. The PSFS building was designed by Howe & Lescaze and was completed in 1932. It was the first international style skyscraper built in the United States. |
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Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA. Constructed between 1727 and 1744. |
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Society Hill Towers (I. M. Pei) with Columbus Monument in foreground, Philadelphia, PA. |
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The Watermark, Philadelphia, PA. |
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Skyline of Boston, Massachusetts. |
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John Hancock Tower, Boston; I.M. Pei & Partners, 1976 (very nice once the windows stopped falling out). |
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Christian Science Church, Boston |
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MIT Symmetrees |
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Harvard (Sir Francis Bernard, 1764) and Hollis (Thomas Dawes, 1762) Halls , Harvard University. This photograph is featured it the book BOSTON - CITY ON A HILL by Alan and Lisa Rogers. |
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Memorial Church, Harvard University; Coolidge, Shepley, Bulfinch & Abbott (Armistice Day 1932). |
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Memorial Church Steeple, Harvard University - at 265 feet it is the tallest in New England. Coolidge, Shepley, Bulfinch and Abbott, 1931. |
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Widener Library (Horace Trumbauer, 1913), Harvard Yard (a memorial to Harry Elkins Widener who perished aboard the Titanic) |
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Tercentenary Theatre and Memorial Church from Widener Memorial Library, Harvard University. |
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Just missed Ali MacGraw and Ryan ONeal - geologically speaking, Harvard University. |
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Saint Josephs University |
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Barbelin/Lonergan SJU |
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Interesting chimneys on a building at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. |
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Duke University Chapel, 1935 |
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Duke University Chapel. Seniors get the chance to climb the 176 steps to the top. |
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Holy Ground! Cameron Indoor Stadium (1940), Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. Home to the Cameron Crazies. |
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The Big Apple |
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Lower Manhattan Skyline. |
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Lower Manhattan skyline from the Palisades. |
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Manhattan skyline silhouette with the New York Life Insurance Company Building on the left and the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Building on the right. |
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Midtown Manhattan Skyline (from the Time Warner Building to the Worldwide Plaza) |
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Lower Manhattan skyline from Jersey City |
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General Electric Building in NYC (a gothic cathedral aimed at the gods of radio); Cross & Cross, architects. |
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Metropolitan Tower (left) and Carnegie Hall Tower (right) from 57th Street in New York City. Architects: Schuman, Lichtenstein, Claman & Efron and Cesar Pelli & Associates (tower); respectively. |
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Hearst Magazine Building, New York City - Norman Foster, architect. |
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Ground Zero. |
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New York City Skyline. |
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Holland Tunnel Madness. |
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Lipstick Building,New York City; John Burgee with Philip Johnson, 1986 |
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Lipstick Building with Citicorp Center in the background, New York City |
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Too much Lipstick? |
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Just a little more Lipstick. |
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Ordinary by Alexander Calder, Seagram Building Plaza, New York City. |
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Helmsley Building (originally New York Central Building) on Park Avenue, New York City. Warren & Wetmore, 1929. |
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Saint Patricks Cathedral, New York City. |
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Saint Patricks Cathedral on Fifth Avenue, NYC. This Gothic Revival cathedral was constructed 1858-78. |
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Mass at Saint Patricks Cathedral, NYC |
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Prometheus from the Rock Center Cafe,Rockefeller Center, New York City. Photo is a Chester County Camera Club ribbon winner. |
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Skyscraper Reflections in New York City |
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NYC Geometry. |
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Cool spot in NYC. |
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Bear Stearns World Headquarters, New York City; architects: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. |
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Citicorp Center Patterns. Hugh Stubbins, 1978 |
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Empire State Building - Prince of the City. Shreve, Lamb & Harmon, 1931 |
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Empire State Building - not a denizen of the shadows. |
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Flatiron Building, New York City; Daniel H. Burnham, 1902 |
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CitySpire Center (tallest building in the photo), New York City. |
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Central Park from the Rock. |
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Looking north between the Solow Building (left) and 712 Fifth Avenue (right), New York City. |
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Sony Building (formerly AT&T Building and also known as the Chippendale Building), Philip Johnson and John Burgee, 1984. And (to the right) Bloomberg Tower, Cesar Pelli, 2004. |
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Saint Patricks Cathedral and Saks Fifth Avenus, New York City. |
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Saint Patricks Cathedral roof, New York City. |
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Fred F, French Building (left), New York City. |
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Empire State Building from the Rock. |
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Empire State Building from Fifth Avenue. |
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86th floor of the Empire State Building. |
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Empire State Building. |
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Citicorp Center and 599 Lexington Avenue (from the left), New York City. |
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Saint Peters Lutheran Church and the supercolumns of the Citicorp Center. |
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Saint Bartholomews Church, New York City. |
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Yuengling Brewery, Pottsville, PA. |
| Fauna |
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Praying Mantis looking to cause some serious trouble. |
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Dragonfly |
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail feeding on a Bull Thistle. |
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Check out the hairdo. |
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Rodent at Rest |
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Rabbit at Rest. Photo used in a museum exhibit for the Jonathan Dickinson State Park Environmental Center in Hobe Sound Florida. |
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Skipper |
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Skippers for Peace |
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Got pollen? |
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Skipper Redux |
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Goldfinch |
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Part of the Backyard Axis of Evil. |
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Blue Flax and a bee like insect. |
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Ladybug |
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Paper Wasp |
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Squirrel. |
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Chickadee |
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Squirrel. |
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Squirrel. |
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Bart Simpson (Goldfinch). |
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Cabbage Butterfly? |
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Hairy Woodpecker? |
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Damselfly |
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Crane Fly |
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Red banded Hairstreak butterfly (Calycopis Cecrops) |
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Bette Davis Eyes |
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Squirrel. |
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Rabbit Ruminates |
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Spicebush Swallowtail? |
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Pearl Crescent |
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Monarch Butterfly |
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Skipper (08-24-06) |
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Blue Flax with Gabbage Butterfly. |
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Monarch Butterfly. |
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Pigeons in Flight. |
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Three young deer in the backyard. |
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Two young deer in the backyard. |
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Buckeye Butterfly photographed at the Springton Manor Farm Butterfly House. |
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Gulf Fritillary Butterfly photographed at the Springton Manor Farm Butterfly House. |
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Zebra Butterfly photographed at the Springton Manor Farm Butterfly House. |
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Butterfly proboscis in use at the Springton Manor Farm Butterfly House. |
| Flora |
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Silver Maple |
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Crocus |
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UFO (unidentified flower outback) |
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Slender Speedwell |
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Pansies. |
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Many Pansies. |
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Cleome |
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Longwood Gardens |
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Water Lily |
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Dahlia |
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Iris |
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Not in my yard! |
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Dandelion in a neighboring yard. |
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Just opened today (5-10-06) |
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Dames Rocket |
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Norway Maple. Chester County Camera Club blue ribbon winner. |
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Branching (a shape invented by mother nature many moons ago) |
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Pines |
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Flowers in the woods. |
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Common Fleabane |
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Red Lily |
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Oxeye Daisy |
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Daffodil |
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Stinging Nettle |
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Petunia |
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Sunflower |
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Leah Abbot Daylily |
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Skunk Cabbage |
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These Henbit flowers look pretty happy. |
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Leaf Macro. Chester County Camera Club blue ribbon winner. |
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Longwood Gardens Tulips |
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Skunk Cabbage |
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More skunk cabbage. |
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Dandelion Macro |
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Chrysanthemum |
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Cleome close-up. |
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Make a wish. |
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Daucus carota. |
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White flowers. |
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Two bugs. |
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Wild Carrot. |
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Grass |
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Two pansies. |
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Iris (May 21,2007) |
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Puffball |
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Fleabane |
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Fleabane Fleadux |
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Four Pansies |
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Pink Petunia. |
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Two Irises. |
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Ferns |
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Mouse-ear chickweed |
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Orange Lilly. |
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Criss-cross (palms). |
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Ferns. |
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Pink Cleome |
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Leaves. |
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Disco Red Marigold. |
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Flower photographed during the Festival of Gardens (9/8/2007), West Chester, PA. |
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Big leaves photographed during the Festival of Gardens (9/8/2007), West Chester, PA. |
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Big leaf photographed during the Festival of Gardens (9/8/2007), West Chester, PA. |
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Leaf Macro. |
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Backlit Skunk Cabbage. |
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Hosta |
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Back Lit Fern |
| Landscape |
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Phoenixville Area High School (1978) |
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Immanuel Episcopal Church graveyard, New Castle, Delaware. |
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Smiths Bridge, Delaware |
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Longwood Gardens fountain (or the Eagle Nebula, if you like) |
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Immanuel Episcopal Church in New Castle, Delaware. George Reed, a signer of both the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, is buried here. |
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Immaculata College (now a university) - home to the Mighty Macs. |
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Stonehenge comes to Atlantic City |
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Chesapeake City Bridge, Maryland |
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Mercers Ford covered bridge, Chester County, PA. |
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Alpine Gardens Apartments of Echoes in the Darkness fame, west of Phoenixville, PA. One time home to William Bradfield, Susan Myers, Vince Valaitis, and me. |
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Pagoda on Mt. Penn in Reading, PA. |
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Turkey Point Lighthouse, Elk Neck State Park, Maryland. |
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Perry County Horses |
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Susquehanna River from Hawk Rock. |
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Winter in Duncannon, Pennsylvania. |
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Duncannon Nights |
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Confluence of the Susquehanna and Juniata rivers from Peters Mountain. |
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Juniata River joins the Susquehanna River. |
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Ridley Creek State Park |
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Winter at Alpine Gardens Apartments |
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Durham, North Carolina |
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Marsh Creek State Park |
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Rowing on the Charles River |
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Locust Walk, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. |
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Reflective Moment |
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Red Rover at Duke University (a game without losers). |
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Solar Wind - Marsh Creek State Park. |
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Fishing at Marsh Creek State Park, Chester County, PA. Peter Singer would not approve. |
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Marsh Creek (08-20-06) |
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Star Glint - Marsh Creek State Park. |
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Windsurfer - Marsh Creek State Park. |
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Pool Art |
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For the Updike connoisseur: Brewer, PA. |
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Drexel Hill, PA. |
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Sunset at Elk Neck, Maryland |
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Marsh Creek State Park sunrise on 05_10_2008. |
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Marsh Creek State Park peninsula on 05_10_2008. |
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Marsh Creek State Park reeds on 05_10_2008. |
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Reflections at Marsh Creek State Park, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA. Photograph taken on May 10, 2008. |
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Sycamore Mills Falls, Ridley Creek State Park, PA. |
| Miscellaneous |
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Head for the basement! |
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Constellation Orion. |
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Flashlight swinging on a string. |
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Where some people get paid. |
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Verasol Shade |
| People |
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No way. |
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Way! |
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NOT a reflective moment |
| Pets |
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Oscar - a wonderful friend! |
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Oscar von Blitz and Toby James. |
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I never touched your skateboard. |
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Miniature Schnauzer (Oscar) |
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Serious Schnauzer (Oscar) |
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Friends (Oscar & Toby) |
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Sad Eyes (Toby) |
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Saturday Morning (Oscar & Toby). |
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Toby sleeps late. |
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In memory of Cupid. |
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Oscar the Miniature Schnauzer with his favorite toy. |
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Toby and his favorite toy. |
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Oscar - a pensive Miniature Schnauzer. |
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Toby just chilling out. |
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Toby and Oscar - best buddies. |
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Oscar and Toby know who has the food. |
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Jack Russell mix and Miniature Schnauzer (Toby and Oscar). |
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Miniature Schnauzer and Jack Russell mix (Oscar and Toby). |
| Transportation |
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Container ship Luzon Strait. |
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Cap San Raphael |
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Battleship New Jersy (BB62) |
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Integrity |
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Jet with contrail |
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Amtrak Keystone |
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Eastbound Three Rivers kicks up some snow. |
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Three Rivers (painting) |
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Sea Merchant |
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1973 Honda CL175 (80 mi/gal). |
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Cunard ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 during her first trip up the Delaware River. |
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Philadelphia Visit 1 for Queen Elizabeth 2 |
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Stately Queen Elizabeth departs New York City for Europe. |
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The ocean liner SS United States - once capable of 44.7 knots ahead and 25 knots in reverse - rests on the Delaware River in Philadelphia, PA. |
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Golden Princess cruise ship in New York City. |
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1957 Lincoln, Drexel Hill, PA. |
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QE2 bulletin board |
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S.S. United States bulletin board |
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Sunfish - Marsh Creek State Park. |
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2007 Suzuki Boulevard S83 |
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Darth ready for next mission. |
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2007 Suzuki Boulevard S83 - Can you handle it? |
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1931 Chevrolet on Price Street, West Chester, PA. |
| Weather |
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This cumulus cloud has a hat (pileus cloud) on top. |
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Solarized pileus cloud. |
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Burst of ice crystals falling from the sky. |
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Distant Storm |
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Boiling Cumulus |
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Cumulus Towers |
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Teacher and Student |
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Evening Contrails |
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Holy vortex! |
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Nasty Cirrus |
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Storm breaking up. |
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Crepuscular Rays |
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Departing Storm |
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Evening Storm |
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No convection here. |
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Three cumulus towers. |
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Big Storm |
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Cumulonimbus Calvus |
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Sunset |
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Approaching Storm (6/9/06) |
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Evening Convection |
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One of many training cells (West Chester, PA. - 7/19/06) |
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More training storms (7/19/06) |
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More cumulus. |
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Cat face in a storm cloud. |
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Ethereal Flight |
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Looking south. |
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