swimmers

Zak is getting to be a big boy. Picture taken July 11, 2007. He still loves to look at new things.

United Against Prop 8: The T-Shirt Project

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VOTE NO ON PROP 8

Courtesy of Neil Tse

Photo taken along Borden Grant Rd south of Fairfield in Rockbridge, Co., VA, by Dick Rowe.

Overwatch

9.8.15: I got a haircut

UP eastbound stacks beside the Apache Mountains in far west Texas. To see the article containing this image, go to www.waltersrail.com/2024/12/union-pacific-in-west-texas-c.... To see my blog, go to www.waltersrail.com.

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I wrote a story this morning to complete a picture-less layout, but decided that it really needed a specific picture to complement the story. So, instead I am posting this layout completed at my friend Kristin's. She is a Stampin' Up demonstrator and provided a great seasonal layout for me. Love the ribbon rosette she taught me how to make. Thanks, Kristin.

2003 Löyly

This cross consists of rock crystal pieces drilled through their centers and fastened together with a golden rod. Where they join, the pieces of crystal are bound with decorative bands of painted gold. Venice was one of the most important centers of rock crystal cutting at the end of the 1200s. The cross was undoubtedly intended for prominent display on an altar and may have also been used in liturgical processions. The cross was at one time in the Royal Treasury of Saxony and purportedly first belonged to Rudolph I of Habsburg (reigned 1273–91).

Italy, Venice, late 13th century

rock crystal, painted gold mounts

Overall: 70.2 x 52.2 x 6.6 cm (27 5/8 x 20 9/16 x 2 5/8 in.)

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

clevelandart.org/art/1927.169