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Spring at Race Street Pier.

By: ste!!a
07-05-2012
this fair city

I’m not sure why it’s been so long since I’ve walked there, but today I did and it was strangely over­cast and humid when I started out. But it wasn’t long before the clouds parted and blue skies were revealed.

The Race Street Pier looks it’s best in late spring. The heat of sum­mer hasn’t taken it’s toll on all the plants. Today the sail­ing club was out in num­bers as the tacked back and forth on the incom­ing tide. Barges passed by slowly, the tug­boats eas­ing them along.

It’s a won­der­ful place to sit and think.

 

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A well designed neighborhood.

By: ste!!a
31-03-2012
this fair city

It’s won­der­ful to have such beau­ti­ful sites right out­side one’s door.

We love Old City.

 

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True Story

By: ste!!a
31-03-2012
unpredictable thoughts

This week I text a pal to see if she wants to have lunch at Steven Starrs French Bistro Parc. It’s as close to sit­ting on a Paris street as one can get while still being in Philadel­phia. I got a text back, “Ah… would love to but we’re in Paris.”  With a pic. Not this one. This one is in Philadelphia.

 

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Random Act of Culture: Opera Company of Philadelphia “Hallelujah!”

By: ste!!a
04-12-2011
listening

 

Sur­prise. For the holidays.

 

On Sat­ur­day, Octo­ber 30, 2010, the Opera Com­pany of Philadel­phia brought together over 650 cho­ris­ters from 28 par­tic­i­pat­ing orga­ni­za­tions to per­form one of the Knight Foundation’s “Ran­dom Acts of Cul­ture” at Macy’s in Cen­ter City Philadel­phia. Accom­pa­nied by the Wana­maker Organ — the world’s largest pipe organ

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Music Monday: Jacam Manricks Qtet

By: ste!!a
26-09-2011
listening

 

Enjoy.

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Quiet cobbles.

By: ste!!a
26-07-2011
unpredictable thoughts

There is a quiet to cob­bles in summer.

Every­one moves slowly in the heat, the rum­ble is damp­ened by the moist hot air. The click­ing of heels is dull and less stac­cato. The rush to the sub­way less a blur.

It is a time when eyes open slowly and a dream state con­tin­ues long past expectations.

 

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Enjoying Race Street Pier geometry.

By: ste!!a
10-06-2011
this fair city

On the race street pier

Another neigh­bor­hood shot. This is the newly opened Race Street Pier. It was designed by Field Oper­a­tions who worked on New York’s High Line. The new park is awe­some. We sat by the edge for what seemed like ages; watch­ing the boats sail by. New morn­ing cof­fee spot.

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Red in the neighborhood.

By: ste!!a
21-05-2011
unpredictable thoughts

Walking the neighborhood

Now that I have my nifty Insta­gram app I’ve always got a 2 1/4 cam­era with me. I’ve always loved to shoot square. I’ve begun tak­ing shots each time I walk the neigh­bor­hood. It’s eas­ier to do this now that I am a full time pedes­trian — no more car.

This is a Lomo-esque shot just a cou­ple blocks from home. I have taken many pho­tos of it. I like to explore the same places from a dif­fer­ent point of view. This is an amaz­ing build­ing. It has been empty now for at least a cou­ple years. I won­der when some­one from Brook­lyn will buy it and turn it into con­dos. So much Philadel­phia prop­erty has been bought up by Brook­lyn developers.

 

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It’s too hot, too hot. Just too darn HOT.

By: ste!!a
27-06-2010
confused

now.

Low tonight 78°, whaaa… This is the cur­rent tem­per­a­ture. 94° at 7:45 pm. The low is going to be a chilly 78 degrees. At least in the desert it gets cool at night. An air-conditioned bunker sounds like a good idea. Rain in the for­cast doesn’t seem to be poised to give much relief. A good time to hun­ker down and work or see movies. I’m so confused.

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Opera Company of Philadelphia a Flash Mob?

By: ste!!a
28-04-2010
this fair city

Thanks to my pal Maryann Devine for turn­ing me on to this video. Lot’s of Philadel­phia Arts & Cul­ture in one place. The Opera Com­pany gets with flash mobs and per­forms at Read­ing Ter­mi­nal Mar­ket. Other estab­lished arts orga­ni­za­tions need to get out and bring art and per­for­mance to every­day places.

Great job Opera Com­pany of Philadelphia!

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