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Week 38 – Daily Picture Theme (2023)

John Poltrack with camera

September 18th to September 24th

Monday –

Peabody Essex Museum

Doors and windows have been subjects for many of my photographs since I was a teenager. I had to make a choice which one would be the most appropriate. Here are a few choices. The first are the impressive windows in the East India Marine Hall at the Peabody Essex Museum.

Peabody Essex Museum
December 30, 2018

Barn Window

A barn in Jaffrey New Hampshire did not have windows as elegant as the museum. They did provide a nice nesting area for spiders.

Caught in the web
December 1, 2013

Look Squirrel

I believe the squirrels enjoyed tormenting the cat from behind the glass.

Cat & Squirrel
November 12, 2018

Tuesday –

There are plenty of dried mealworms to go around. I buy them in ten pound bags, Expensive but the bluebirds and this Carolina Wren love them,

Plenty For All
January 27, 2022

Wednesday –

A young girl with a soft Angora Rabbit on a chilly day at the New Ipswich (NH) Autumn Festival.

New Ipswich Autumn Festival
October 23, 2010

Thursday –

There are lots of yellow flowers, here are a few.

Yellow Trout Lily
Yellow Trout Lily – May 17, 2020
Yellow Peony
A very showy yellow peony – June 18, 2020
Cactus Flowers
Opuntia cactus in bloom on the Fourth of July in 2020. This is in New Hampshire of all places.

Friday –

Fine Art, a lidded cup and lobed tray with phoenixes and peonies, Qianlong period 1736-1739.On display at the “Empresses of China’s Forbidden City” at Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA. Photo taken December 30, 2018.

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Saturday –

More flowers but with spots.

Plant Sprite
A Dotted Mint (Monarda punctata) – August 5, 2022
Violet
A violet with spots – May 6, 2023

Saturday –

In 1972 after I was discharged from the service in California, I drove across the country with my girlfriend (now wife). I encountered this sign somewhere in the middle. However with analog photos and no GPS I really have no idea where this was taken.

45th_Parallel-1
Somewhere in the USA in 1972
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