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Monday, 23 September 2013

Picture This #218 ~ Walls, Fences Or Gates

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 This photo was taken at the Japanese Hill & Pond Garden at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
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This wall is part of the Franklin D. Roosevelt memorial at Four Freedoms Park, Roosevelt Island, NYC.
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This wall and gate are part of the Irish Hunger Memorial in NYC. 
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9 comments:

  1. Peaceful

    Wonderful shot of the text stone.

    An impressive monument of a catastrophy.

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  2. Hi Debby!!! Three wonderful shots for the theme. I really like the mellow light in the first shot, looks very peaceful. Amazing to think it's in NY!! Noble words on the wall in the second shot. I wonder if we'll ever truly get there? I assume the building in the third shot is a recreation of a traditional Irish cottage? Love the stonework.

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    1. here's a bit from Wiki, Mitch.

      The cottage at the memorial is from Carradoogan in the parish of Attymass in County Mayo. The cottage belonged to the Slack family but was deserted in the 1960s. The Slack family donated the cottage to the memorial in "memory of all the Slack family members of previous generations who emigrated to America and fared well there.

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  3. The first shot is very pretty, really does not seem to be NY.The second is very impressive and love the construction on the third shot.

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  4. Three varied shots all from the same city...that's NYC! All fabulous the bottom really speaks to me

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  5. Hi Debby, all three shots go well with the theme. I love the sunlight on the first image. Nice shot of the wall with FDR's Four Freedoms inscribed on it. I'm interested in the stone dwelling for the Irish Hunger Museum. Where is that in the city? Nice photo of it.

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    1. Hi Robert! It's at the corner of Vesey Street and North End Avenue in Battery Park City.

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  6. All nice examples. I wish I could visit each place.

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  7. Three awesome shots for the theme... The bottom shot is my favourite... Very very nice!

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