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Gilbert Scott-Heron (April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011) was an American soul and jazz poet, musician, and author, known primarily for his work as a spoken-word performer in the 1970s and 1980s. His collaborative efforts with musician Brian Jackson featured a musical fusion of jazz, blues, and soul, as well as lyrical content concerning social and political issues of the time, delivered in both rapping and melismatic vocal styles by Scott-Heron. His own term for himself was "bluesologist", which he defined as "a scientist who is concerned with the origin of the blues". His poem "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised", delivered over a jazz-soul beat, is considered a major influence on hip hop music.
His music, most notably on the albums Pieces of a Man and Winter in America in the early 1970s, influenced and foreshadowed later African-American music genres such as hip hop and neo soul. His recording work received much critical acclaim, especially for The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. AllMusic's John Bush called him "one of the most important progenitors of rap music", stating that "his aggressive, no-nonsense street poetry inspired a legion of intelligent rappers while his engaging songwriting skills placed him square in the R&B charts later in his career."
Scott-Heron remained active until his death, and in 2010 released his first new album in 16 years, entitled I'm New Here. A memoir he had been working on for years up to the time of his death, The Last Holiday, was published posthumously in January 2012. Scott-Heron received a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012. He also is included in the exhibits at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) that officially opened on September 24, 2016, on the National Mall, and in an NMAAHC publication, Dream a World Anew. In 2021, Scott-Heron was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a recipient of the Early Influence Award.
Gil Scott-Heron was born in Chicago, Illinois. His mother, Bobbie Scott, was an opera singer who performed with the Oratorio Society of New York. His father, Gil Heron, nicknamed "The Black Arrow," was a Jamaican footballer who in the 1950s became the first black man to play for Celtic Football Club in Glasgow, Scotland. Gil's parents separated in his early childhood and he was sent to live with his maternal grandmother, Lillie Scott, in Jackson, Tennessee. When Scott-Heron was 12 years old, his grandmother died and he returned to live with his mother in The Bronx in New York City. He enrolled at DeWitt Clinton High School, but later transferred to The Fieldston School, after impressing the head of the English department with some of his writings and earning a full scholarship. As one of five Black students at the prestigious school, Scott-Heron was faced with alienation and a significant socioeconomic gap. During his admissions interview at Fieldston, an administrator asked him: "'How would you feel if you see one of your classmates go by in a limousine while you're walking up the hill from the subway?' And [he] said, 'Same way as you. Y'all can't afford no limousine. How do you feel?'" This type of intractable boldness would become a hallmark of Scott-Heron's later recordings.
After completing his secondary education, Scott-Heron decided to attend Lincoln University in Pennsylvania because Langston Hughes (his most important literary influence) was an alumnus. It was here that Scott-Heron met Brian Jackson, with whom he formed the band Black & Blues. After about two years at Lincoln, Scott-Heron took a year off to write the novels The Vulture and The Nigger Factory. Scott-Heron was very heavily influenced by the Black Arts Movement (BAM). The Last Poets, a group associated with the Black Arts Movement, performed at Lincoln in 1969 and Abiodun Oyewole of that Harlem group said Scott-Heron asked him after the performance, "Listen, can I start a group like you guys?"[18] Scott-Heron returned to New York City, settling in Chelsea, Manhattan. The Vulture was published by the World Publishing Company in 1970 to positive reviews.
Although Scott-Heron never completed his undergraduate degree, he was admitted to the Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University, where he received an M.A. in creative writing in 1972. His master's thesis was titled Circle of Stone. Beginning in 1972, Scott-Heron taught literature and creative writing for several years as a full-time lecturer at University of the District of Columbia (then known as Federal City College) in Washington, D.C. while maintaining his music career.
Scott-Heron began his recording career with the LP Small Talk at 125th and Lenox in 1970. Bob Thiele of Flying Dutchman Records produced the album, and Scott-Heron was accompanied by Eddie Knowles and Charlie Saunders on conga and David Barnes on percussion and vocals. The album's 14 tracks dealt with themes such as the superficiality of television and mass consumerism, the hypocrisy of some would-be black revolutionaries, and white middle-class ignorance of the difficulties faced by inner-city residents. In the liner notes, Scott-Heron acknowledged as influences Richie Havens, John Coltrane, Otis Redding, Jose Feliciano, Billie Holiday, Langston Hughes, Malcolm X, Huey Newton, Nina Simone, and long-time collaborator Brian Jackson.
Scott-Heron's 1971 album Pieces of a Man used more conventional song structures than the loose, spoken-word feel of Small Talk. He was joined by Jackson, Johnny Pate as conductor, Ron Carter on bass and bass guitar, drummer Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Burt Jones playing electric guitar, and Hubert Laws on flute and saxophone, with Thiele producing again. Scott-Heron's third album, Free Will, was released in 1972. Jackson, Purdie, Laws, Knowles, and Saunders all returned to play on Free Will and were joined by Jerry Jemmott playing bass, David Spinozza on guitar, and Horace Ott (arranger and conductor). Carter later said about Scott-Heron's voice: "He wasn't a great singer, but, with that voice, if he had whispered it would have been dynamic. It was a voice like you would have for Shakespeare."
In 1974, he recorded another collaboration with Brian Jackson, Winter in America, with Bob Adams on drums and Danny Bowens on bass. Winter in America has been regarded by many critics as the two musicians' most artistic effort. The following year, Scott-Heron and Jackson released Midnight Band: The First Minute of a New Day. In 1975, he released the single "Johannesburg", a rallying cry for the end of apartheid in South Africa. The song would be re-issued, in 12"-single form, together with "Waiting for the Axe to Fall" and "B-movie" in 1983.
A live album, It's Your World, followed in 1976 and a recording of spoken poetry, The Mind of Gil Scott-Heron, was released in 1978. Another success followed with the hit single "Angel Dust", which he recorded as a single with producer Malcolm Cecil. "Angel Dust" peaked at No. 15 on the R&B charts in 1978.
In 1979, Scott-Heron played at the No Nukes concerts at Madison Square Garden. The concerts were organized by Musicians United for Safe Energy to protest the use of nuclear energy following the Three Mile Island accident. Scott-Heron's song "We Almost Lost Detroit" was included in the No Nukes album of concert highlights. It alluded to a previous nuclear power plant accident and was also the title of a book by John G. Fuller. Scott-Heron was a frequent critic of President Ronald Reagan and his conservative policies.
Scott-Heron recorded and released four albums during the 1980s: 1980 and Real Eyes (1980), Reflections (1981) and Moving Target (1982). In February 1982, Ron Holloway joined the ensemble to play tenor saxophone. He toured extensively with Scott-Heron and contributed to his next album, Moving Target the same year. His tenor accompaniment is a prominent feature of the songs "Fast Lane" and "Black History/The World". Holloway continued with Scott-Heron until the summer of 1989, when he left to join Dizzy Gillespie. Several years later, Scott-Heron would make cameo appearances on two of Ron Holloway's CDs: Scorcher (1996) and Groove Update (1998), both on the Fantasy/Milestone label.
Scott-Heron was dropped by Arista Records in 1985 and quit recording, though he continued to tour. The same year he helped compose and sang "Let Me See Your I.D." on the Artists United Against Apartheid album Sun City, containing the famous line: "The first time I heard there was trouble in the Middle East, I thought they were talking about Pittsburgh." The song compares racial tensions in the U.S. with those in apartheid-era South Africa, implying that the U.S. was not too far ahead in race relations. In 1993, he signed to TVT Records and released Spirits, an album that included the seminal track "'Message to the Messengers". The first track on the album criticized the rap artists of the day. Scott-Heron is known in many circles as "the Godfather of rap" and is widely considered to be one of the genre's founding fathers. Given the political consciousness that lies at the foundation of his work, he can also be called a founder of political rap. "Message to the Messengers" was a plea for the new generation of rappers to speak for change rather than perpetuate the current social situation, and to be more articulate and artistic. Regarding hip hop music in the 1990s, he said in an interview:
They need to study music. I played in several bands before I began my career as a poet. There's a big difference between putting words over some music, and blending those same words into the music. There's not a lot of humor. They use a lot of slang and colloquialisms, and you don't really see inside the person. Instead, you just get a lot of posturing.
— Gil Scott-Heron
In 2001, Scott-Heron was sentenced to one to three years imprisonment in a New York State prison for possession of cocaine. While out of jail in 2002, he appeared on the Blazing Arrow album by Blackalicious. He was released on parole in 2003, the year BBC TV broadcast the documentary Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised—Scott-Heron was arrested for possession of a crack pipe during the editing of the film in October 2003 and received a six-month prison sentence.
On July 5, 2006, Scott-Heron was sentenced to two to four years in a New York State prison for violating a plea deal on a drug-possession charge by leaving a drug rehabilitation center. He claimed that he left because the clinic refused to supply him with HIV medication. This story led to the presumption that the artist was HIV positive, subsequently confirmed in a 2008 interview. Originally sentenced to serve until July 13, 2009, he was paroled on May 23, 2007.
After his release, Scott-Heron began performing live again, starting with a show at SOB's restaurant and nightclub in New York on September 13, 2007. On stage, he stated that he and his musicians were working on a new album and that he had resumed writing a book titled The Last Holiday, previously on long-term hiatus, about Stevie Wonder and his successful attempt to have the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. declared a federally recognized holiday in the United States.
Malik Al Nasir dedicated a collection of poetry to Scott-Heron titled Ordinary Guy that contained a foreword by Jalal Mansur Nuriddin of The Last Poets. Scott-Heron recorded one of the poems in Nasir's book entitled Black & Blue in 2006.
In April 2009, on BBC Radio 4, poet Lemn Sissay presented a half-hour documentary on Gil Scott-Heron entitled Pieces of a Man, having interviewed Gil Scott-Heron in New York a month earlier. Pieces of a Man was the first UK announcement from Scott-Heron of his forthcoming album and return to form. In November 2009, the BBC's Newsnight interviewed Scott-Heron for a feature titled The Legendary Godfather of Rap Returns. In 2009, a new Gil Scott-Heron website, gilscottheron.net, was launched with a new track "Where Did the Night Go" made available as a free download from the site.
In 2010, Scott-Heron was booked to perform in Tel Aviv, Israel, but this attracted criticism from pro-Palestinian activists, who stated: "Your performance in Israel would be the equivalent to having performed in Sun City during South Africa's apartheid era... We hope that you will not play apartheid Israel". Scott-Heron responded by canceling the performance.
Scott-Heron released his album I'm New Here on independent label XL Recordings on February 9, 2010. Produced by XL label owner Richard Russell, I'm New Here was Scott-Heron's first studio album in 16 years. The pair started recording the album in 2007, with the majority of the record being recorded over the 12 months leading up to the release date with engineer Lawson White at Clinton Studios in New York. I'm New Here is 28 minutes long with 15 tracks; however, casual asides and observations collected during recording sessions are included as interludes.
The album attracted critical acclaim, with The Guardian's Jude Rogers declaring it one of the "best of the next decade", while some have called the record "reverent" and "intimate", due to Scott-Heron's half-sung, half-spoken delivery of his poetry. In a music review for public radio network NPR, Will Hermes stated: "Comeback records always worry me, especially when they're made by one of my heroes ... But I was haunted by this record ... He's made a record not without hope but which doesn't come with any easy or comforting answers. In that way, the man is clearly still committed to speaking the truth". Writing for music website Music OMH, Darren Lee provided a more mixed assessment of the album, describing it as rewarding and stunning, but he also states that the album's brevity prevents it "from being an unassailable masterpiece".
Scott-Heron described himself as a mere participant, in a 2010 interview with The New Yorker:
This is Richard's CD. My only knowledge when I got to the studio was how he seemed to have wanted this for a long time. You're in a position to have somebody do something that they really want to do, and it was not something that would hurt me or damage me—why not? All the dreams you show up in are not your own.
The remix version of the album, We're New Here, was released in 2011, featuring production by English musician Jamie xx, who reworked material from the original album. Like the original album, We're New Here received critical acclaim.
In April 2014, XL Recordings announced a third album from the I'm New Here sessions, titled Nothing New. The album consists of stripped-down piano and vocal recordings and was released in conjunction with Record Store Day on April 19, 2014.
Scott-Heron died on the afternoon of May 27, 2011, at St. Luke's Hospital, New York City, after becoming ill upon returning from a trip to Europe. Scott-Heron had confirmed previous press speculation about his health, when he disclosed in a 2008 New York Magazine interview that he had been HIV-positive for several years, and that he had been previously hospitalized for pneumonia.
He was survived by his firstborn daughter, Raquiyah "Nia" Kelly Heron, from his relationship with Pat Kelly; his son Rumal Rackley, from his relationship with Lurma Rackley; daughter Gia Scott-Heron, from his marriage to Brenda Sykes; and daughter Chegianna Newton, who was 13 years old at the time of her father's death. He is also survived by his sister Gayle; brother Denis Heron, who once managed Scott-Heron; his uncle, Roy Heron; and nephew Terrance Kelly, an actor and rapper who performs as Mr. Cheeks, and is a member of Lost Boyz.
Before his death, Scott-Heron had been in talks with Portuguese director Pedro Costa to participate in his film Horse Money as a screenwriter, composer and actor.
In response to Scott-Heron's death, Public Enemy's Chuck D stated "RIP GSH...and we do what we do and how we do because of you" on his Twitter account. His UK publisher, Jamie Byng, called him "one of the most inspiring people I've ever met". On hearing of the death, R&B singer Usher stated: "I just learned of the loss of a very important poet...R.I.P., Gil Scott-Heron. The revolution will be live!!". Richard Russell, who produced Scott-Heron's final studio album, called him a "father figure of sorts to me", while Eminem stated: "He influenced all of hip-hop". Lupe Fiasco wrote a poem about Scott-Heron that was published on his website.
Scott-Heron's memorial service was held at Riverside Church in New York City on June 2, 2011, where Kanye West performed "Lost in the World" and "Who Will Survive in America", two songs from West's album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. The studio album version of West's "Who Will Survive in America" features a spoken-word excerpt by Scott-Heron. Scott-Heron is buried at Kensico Cemetery in Westchester County in New York.
Scott-Heron was honored posthumously in 2012 by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Charlotte Fox, member of the Washington, DC NARAS and president of Genesis Poets Music, nominated Scott-Heron for the award, while the letter of support came from Grammy award winner and Grammy Hall of Fame inductee Bill Withers.
Scott-Heron's memoir, The Last Holiday, was published in January 2012. In her review for the Los Angeles Times, professor of English and journalism Lynell George wrote:
The Last Holiday is as much about his life as it is about context, the theater of late 20th century America — from Jim Crow to the Reagan '80s and from Beale Street to 57th Street. The narrative is not, however, a rise-and-fall retelling of Scott-Heron's life and career. It doesn't connect all the dots. It moves off-the-beat, at its own speed ... This approach to revelation lends the book an episodic quality, like oral storytelling does. It winds around, it repeats itself.
At the time of Scott-Heron's death, a will could not be found to determine the future of his estate. Additionally, Raquiyah Kelly-Heron filed papers in Manhattan, New York's Surrogate's Court in August 2013, claiming that Rumal Rackley was not Scott-Heron's son and should therefore be omitted from matters concerning the musician's estate. According to the Daily News website, Rackley, Kelly-Heron and two other sisters have been seeking a resolution to the issue of the management of Scott-Heron's estate, as Rackley stated in court papers that Scott-Heron prepared him to be the eventual administrator of the estate. Scott-Heron's 1994 album Spirits was dedicated to "my son Rumal and my daughters Nia and Gia", and in court papers Rackley added that Scott-Heron "introduced me [Rackley] from the stage as his son".
In 2011, Rackley filed a suit against sister Gia Scott-Heron and her mother, Scott-Heron's first wife, Brenda Sykes, as he believed they had unfairly attained US$250,000 of Scott-Heron's money. The case was later settled for an undisclosed sum in early 2013; but the relationship between Rackley and Scott-Heron's two adult daughters already had become strained in the months after Gil's death. In her submission to the Surrogate's Court, Kelly-Heron states that a DNA test completed by Rackley in 2011—using DNA from Scott-Heron's brother—revealed that they "do not share a common male lineage", while Rackley has refused to undertake another DNA test since that time. A hearing to address Kelly-Heron's filing was scheduled for late August 2013, but by March 2016 further information on the matter was not publicly available.[69] Rackley still serves as court-appointed administrator for the estate, and donated material to the Smithsonian's new National Museum of African American History and Culture for Scott-Heron to be included among the exhibits and displays when the museum opened in September 2016. In December 2018, the Surrogate Court ruled that Rumal Rackley and his half sisters are all legal heirs.
According to the Daily News website, Kelly-Heron and two other sisters have been seeking a resolution to the issue of the management of Scott-Heron's estate. The case was decided in December 2018 with a ruling issued in May 2019.
Scott-Heron's work has influenced writers, academics and musicians, from indie rockers to rappers. His work during the 1970s influenced and helped engender subsequent African-American music genres, such as hip hop and neo soul. He has been described by music writers as "the godfather of rap" and "the black Bob Dylan".
Chicago Tribune writer Greg Kot comments on Scott-Heron's collaborative work with Jackson:
Together they crafted jazz-influenced soul and funk that brought new depth and political consciousness to '70s music alongside Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder. In classic albums such as 'Winter in America' and 'From South Africa to South Carolina,' Scott-Heron took the news of the day and transformed it into social commentary, wicked satire, and proto-rap anthems. He updated his dispatches from the front lines of the inner city on tour, improvising lyrics with an improvisational daring that matched the jazz-soul swirl of the music".
Of Scott-Heron's influence on hip hop, Kot writes that he "presag[ed] hip-hop and infus[ed] soul and jazz with poetry, humor and pointed political commentary". Ben Sisario of The New York Times writes that "He [Scott-Heron] preferred to call himself a "bluesologist", drawing on the traditions of blues, jazz and Harlem renaissance poetics". Tris McCall of The Star-Ledger writes that "The arrangements on Gil Scott-Heron's early recordings were consistent with the conventions of jazz poetry – the movement that sought to bring the spontaneity of live performance to the reading of verse". A music writer later noted that "Scott-Heron's unique proto-rap style influenced a generation of hip-hop artists", while The Washington Post wrote that "Scott-Heron's work presaged not only conscious rap and poetry slams, but also acid jazz, particularly during his rewarding collaboration with composer-keyboardist-flutist Brian Jackson in the mid- and late '70s". The Observer's Sean O'Hagan discussed the significance of Scott-Heron's music with Brian Jackson, stating:
Together throughout the 1970s, Scott-Heron and Jackson made music that reflected the turbulence, uncertainty and increasing pessimism of the times, merging the soul and jazz traditions and drawing on an oral poetry tradition that reached back to the blues and forward to hip-hop. The music sounded by turns angry, defiant and regretful while Scott-Heron's lyrics possessed a satirical edge that set them apart from the militant soul of contemporaries such as Marvin Gaye and Curtis Mayfield.
Will Layman of PopMatters wrote about the significance of Scott-Heron's early musical work:
In the early 1970s, Gil Scott-Heron popped onto the scene as a soul poet with jazz leanings; not just another Bill Withers, but a political voice with a poet's skill. His spoken-voice work had punch and topicality. "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" and "Johannesburg" were calls to action: Stokely Carmichael if he'd had the groove of Ray Charles. 'The Bottle' was a poignant story of the streets: Richard Wright as sung by a husky-voiced Marvin Gaye. To paraphrase Chuck D, Gil Scott-Heron's music was a kind of CNN for black neighborhoods, prefiguring hip-hop by several years. It grew from the Last Poets, but it also had the funky swing of Horace Silver or Herbie Hancock—or Otis Redding. Pieces of a Man and Winter in America (collaborations with Brian Jackson) were classics beyond category".
Scott-Heron's influence over hip hop is primarily exemplified by his definitive single "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised", sentiments from which have been explored by various rappers, including Aesop Rock, Talib Kweli and Common. In addition to his vocal style, Scott-Heron's indirect contributions to rap music extend to his and co-producer Jackson's compositions, which have been sampled by various hip-hop artists. "We Almost Lost Detroit" was sampled by Brand Nubian member Grand Puba ("Keep On"), Native Tongues duo Black Star ("Brown Skin Lady"), and MF Doom ("Camphor"). Additionally, Scott-Heron's 1980 song "A Legend in His Own Mind" was sampled on Mos Def's "Mr. Nigga", the opening lyrics from his 1978 recording "Angel Dust" were appropriated by rapper RBX on the 1996 song "Blunt Time" by Dr. Dre, and CeCe Peniston's 2000 song "My Boo" samples Scott-Heron's 1974 recording "The Bottle".
In addition to the Scott-Heron excerpt used in "Who Will Survive in America", Kanye West sampled Scott-Heron and Jackson's "Home is Where the Hatred Is" and "We Almost Lost Detroit" for the songs "My Way Home" and "The People", respectively, both of which are collaborative efforts with Common. Scott-Heron, in turn, acknowledged West's contributions, sampling the latter's 2007 single "Flashing Lights" on his final album, 2010's I'm New Here.
Scott-Heron admitted ambivalence regarding his association with rap, remarking in 2010 in an interview for the Daily Swarm: "I don't know if I can take the blame for [rap music]".[81] As New York Times writer Sisario explained, he preferred the moniker of "bluesologist". Referring to reviews of his last album and references to him as the "godfather of rap", Scott-Heron said: "It's something that's aimed at the kids ... I have kids, so I listen to it. But I would not say it's aimed at me. I listen to the jazz station." In 2013, Chattanooga rapper Isaiah Rashad recorded an unofficial mixtape called Pieces of a Kid, which was greatly influenced by Heron's debut album Pieces of a Man.
Following Scott-Heron's funeral in 2011, a tribute from publisher, record company owner, poet, and music producer Malik Al Nasir was published on The Guardian's website, titled "Gil Scott-Heron saved my life".
In the 2018 film First Man, Scott-Heron is a minor character and is played by soul singer Leon Bridges.
He is one of eight significant people shown in mosaic at the 167th Street renovated subway station on the Grand Concourse in the Bronx that reopened in 2019.
This was the terminal of the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway on Main Street in Rochester. In 1932 ownership passed to Baltimore & Ohio. The last passenger train departed here in 1953. The building was later sold to Nick Tahou and became the home of Nick Tahou Hots and his famous Garbage Plate. The main building is there, the canopies are gone, but the line is now operated by Rochester & Southern which brings cars to Morse Lumber.
Details: www.rgvrrm.org/nick-tahou-and-the-brp-connection/
Photographer unknown, date unknown, Otto M. Vondrak collection.
Dorothy Gill Barnes was known for her use of natural materials in woven and sculpted forms.
In the late 1960's, Barnes discovered the work of basket maker Dwight Stump. His work with white oak wood inspired her to take her art materials from nature. She began creating small, non-traditional baskets and proceeded to make larger and more complex pieces that used wire, stone, glass and wood. She collected wood from all over Ohio.
Barnes was known for gathering and using natural materials for her woven and sculpted forms, including techniques from woodworking, basketry and tapestry. She made dendroglyphs (also known as arborglyphs), markings on live tree bark, allowed to develop scarring for months or years before using that section of bark in a sculpture. In one case she waited 14 years to harvest the result of her tree sculpting. She credited Kay Sekimachi, Osma Gallinger Tod, and Ed Rossbach among her notable influences.
(Wikipedia)
Sunday was a wet and dreary day but I had some free time so went to the wildlife refuge. I had seen lots of pics of a coyote on Flickr taken by my other contacts recently so wasn't surprised when I saw "Sally" as she's been named by others.
Unfortunately, by the time I drove to her location she had moved off a bit so these are cropped a lot and the light was poor.
Anyway....Sally was happily catching/ eating voles [ rodents] when suddenly she looked up and saw another coyote heading her way.
Hmmmm......by her body language, I could tell she was not wanting to "share" her spot. So, I was concerned as coyote #2 headed directly to her.
Well, no problem. Coyote #2 became completely submissive when s/he reached "Sally" and did everything he could to not upset her. It was pure joy to watch.
Eventually, they trotted off together.....too far for my camera/lens to see.
I was tagged by Marvel_dolls, Rockwan, Integrité, LittleFashionGallery, Marcela, Diana, Sami, Nirvanamaruko, OM, Connie, Isidora, Michaela, Diana and Maria. Thank you dear friends!
What to do: Take a picture of one of your dolls ( no matter which type or sex) giving a side glance towards the camera! Take a picture, tag your friends, and let the games begin!
I chose 2 seductive gorgeous girls, as I love both of them!
I tag everyone! :)
It was 2 o'clock in the afternoon in September of 2014, as I attended South Meriden's First Annual Car Show. On this Sunday, I was lucky enough to have nice weather and bright sunshine, to get some really good images of these Classic Cars. I love shooting car shows, because the owners and spectators are so friendly and are willing to strike up a conversation about the car that they brought to the event. This Mustang looks to be a 71-72 model. Maybe a Mach-1, or Boss, looking at the hood. But I love these old cars cause I've driven so many of them when I was younger and in High School. They were much more fun to drive than any of today's offerings, and had tons of power to them.
September 14, 2014 - PENTAX K-x- smc PENTAX-DA 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL / 2:00:38 p.m. / - 1/200 sec at ƒ/5.0 - ISO 100 - Normal - 18 mm - (27 mm).
325/365 Days Project.
It was raining, and I had put my camera in the trunk of the car. Not many birds were audible or visible. I turned onto Old Lower River Road when I saw (my first ever) Ring-necked Pheasant. Of course I had to get out of the car to fetch my camera out of the trunk of my car. By this time it had moved into a field, instead of that optimum spot by the edge of the road. After it had disappeared into the trees at the far end of the field, I drove to the end of the road and turned around, hoping against hope I'd get another sighting of it, and hopefully a better shot. I saw three males running after each other in the distance, and then two females came out along the tree line. Both shots are cropped, the one of the female more so. This bird is not uncommon in North America, where it was introduced for hunting.
Today I was blessed to see a huge Golden Eagle with his rabbit catch. I'm sorry the quality is so bad but it was a dark cloudy day and I had to work with exposure to capture him at all! It was thrilling just to be so close to this HUGE bird. He gave me a few shots before he headed off into the dark of the day.
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I was going thru some files and organizing my drive and found a few worthy of a quick edit and share since there seems to be som interest in this fascinating little locomotive.
The view from the lovely Mary O'Malley State Park in Chelsea across the Island End River at its confluence with the Mystic never gets old. Seen here pulling out on the dock is a cute little red white and blue unit that serves as the Ciment Quebec plant switcher. This unit is the last privately owned plant switcher to be found in daily use in the immediate Boston area. It is a cabless 125 ton unit rebuilt from Alco switcher and acquired from the bankrupt James River Coal company. The unit is remote controlled and has a hostler stand on it and once worked at a coal mine in Kentucky whose lettering it still wears. I'm not sure of the exact history of of the switcher but some sources say it was originally built in 1960 for the Baltimore and Ohio but another says that it was originally Lehigh and New England Alco S2 616 before being sold to the Louisville and Nashville. If that was the case the L&N eventually traded it in to GE that rebuilt it as an 'auto-haul 335.'
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this was the sister cake to the other 8 tier literally.
both sisters married a month apart and this was a full cascade of white roses hydrangeas and diamond banding.
this time top two tiers were dummy and also 18" bottom tier
This was taken on Sunday last on Mam Ean (The Pass of the Birds) which is, like Croagh Patrick in nearby County Mayo, associated with St. Patrick, Ireland’s patron saint. It is located in County Galway, in the Maumturks (Na Beanna Beola), in Connemara. It is still regarded as a holy mountain and remains a place of pilgrimage. The principal pilgrimage was on last Sunday. I have climbed it each year for a number of years now. It is an easy climb when the weather is fine, and on such occasions it attracts lots of visitors, as well as locals from Connemara. Those climbing it last Sunday were mostly local and my guess is that this gentleman is a Connemara man through and through! A hardy man, I would say, who has lived his life working outdoors!
Hancock County was created from parts of Hawkins and Claiborne counties. The act establishing the county was passed by the state legislature on January 7, 1844, but several Hawkins residents sued to block its creation. In 1848, the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled in favor of the new county. The county seat, Sneedville, was named in honor of attorney William H. Sneed, who represented the county in the court case. The county was named for John Hancock, an American merchant, smuggler, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution.
The Hancock County Courthouse was built in 1931 by contractor Emory Construction Company. Architectural design was done by Allen M. Dryden.
This county, along with parts of neighboring Virginia, is associated with one of the mysteries of American history. There is a community (some describe it as a race) here known as the Melungeons. People have for a long time been trying to figure out who the Melungeons are and from where they came. Based on a combination of DNA testing, legend and appearance, many Melungeons appear to be traceable to north Africa and/or southern Europe. There is some evidence that Melungeons were here before white settlers began migrating west of the Appalachian mountains in the late 1700s. Assuming this is true, no one knows for certain how the Melungeons got here. Among the theories is that they are the descendants of people who established a now-forgotten colony, or that they are the descendants of Portugese slaves who escaped from Hernando de Soto's army.
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
It was probably about a year ago that there was a discussion at the W Club Forum that led me to make a suggestion of bringing back Close-Up dolls! Basic dolls that are in lingerie or in cocktail dresses. Kinda like in the same vain as ITBE (Integrity Toys Basic Edition) only that the focus of the collection are characters that are part of the main Fashion Royalty line-up. The Boudoir Capsule Collection was everything that I wished for. I can’t even count all those wishes that I had that IT has granted. They’ve done it once again. I’m so stoked that we’re getting two mainline FR collections this year.
Just a Tease Mademoiselle Jolie - I love that this version of the character is paying homage to the 2006 Mademoiselle Jolie One-of-a-Kind doll. Everything from the hairstyle, to the beauty mark and to the color palette this version is more of a proper tribute in comparison to 2014’s Ombres Poétiques. While I don’t like that Mlle. Jolie shares the same face sculpt as Isha’s I’m not mad at the fact that this version was created. This moment needed to happen. After all this rare appearance could be her last. Who knows?
Fetish Fatale Veronique Perrin - Veronique is making a strong comeback! Good for her. Thanks to the perpetual use of the Haute Societe face screening this is once again a hit for the character. That face design just never gets old. She’s got attitude and she exudes so much sexuality with this Bettie Page look and it’s what Vero needed. I’m already thinking of all the dresses she could possibly wear.
Daydream Dasha d’Amboise - Dasha is one of those characters I have been looking forward to seeing again. She truly has become one of my favorites. Initially I was holding back to pre-ordering this doll because the Modern Sensibility face screening isn’t my cup of tea. If she had Renegade’s side glancing eyes I would have flipped out and emailed my dealer right away so it took me a while to decide but the moment I zoomed in on her face I was sold! Now I’m wondering what makes Daydream different and I’m questioning why I never liked Modern Sensibility when it comes to the face design. I can’t figure it out. Also I was confused by Jojo the dog. It looks like a stuffed animal than a pet dog. I’m thinking of Prince, Barbie’s pet poodle in 1984 kind of design. Anyways, Daydream is sublime! That color palette is heaven!
Dollface Adele Makeda - Because all of the recently released versions of Adele had recycled face designs I went through all of her past versions to see which of them had the best face screenings and I concluded that Something Sexy/Bodacious is one of the best for the character. I love Adele 2.0 so much but I feel it’s too soon for another blonde version. The color palette is just too similar to the blonde from The Faces of Adele giftset. In the future I would love to see a version of Adele with the 3.0 sculpt using the Main Attitude face design and with the same Bettie Page hairstyle to pair with Fetish Fatale Vero. Think of Beyonce from her “Why Don’t You Love Me? and Telephone music videos.
Vamp Agnes Von Weiss - Oh honey! She is truly a vamp! I was never a fan of Agnes with darker skin tones. Like Elyse I prefer her pale. But for some reason I love her in this version! Now the color palette once again does not stray away from Firefly which has been done multiple times already but this is absolute perfection. She definitely had the best styling. The similar hairstyle to Bellisima Natalia helped a lot with the appeal. The full head of hair is probably what has drawn me in to her not to mention the Silver Zinger face design which I regard as something sacred. The question in my head for years was when were they going to use the face design again and it is finally here! It is happening! You guys I need to win this lottery!
It was just another day watching the Osprey...little did I know what was to unfold.
Two of the chicks started with allot of flapping and the one chick went out of the nest backwards and dropped, easy to see that it wasn't a intentional fledge.It then found it's wings and made a low circle around the nest area and came to rest on the road.
Since you won't often see an Osprey on the ground I was clicking away like crazy...then noticed that it appeared to have an injured foot. Immediate thought was it needed help. The bird then took to flight and made an attempt to return to the nest but ended up on the ground again...at this point I grabbed up the bird and put it in a box that was supplied by a resident near by.
With bird in box it was about to start it's trip to Wildlife Haven by way of Gimli Conservation and later Jim Duncan.
Closer inspection showed that the chick had gotten rapped up in fishing most likely brought in by the adults and the line was cutting of circulation on the foot.
Under the care of the folks at Wildlife Haven for a couple days they determined that the foot was to far gone and the bird had to be euthanized. I/we where all hopeful for a full recovery so the chick could be released back into the wild...sad but these things happen in the wild.
Operation Nest Clean-up is now underway to clear out the debris from this site...thanks to all those that will be involved.
This was a big surprise for me . A neighbor gave me a bunch of chard and this little guy came in one of their stems.At first glance ( picture1 ) I thought it was some kind of scale insect (Coccoidea).I was not really happy with the first picture so the next day I would make another attempt when I saw it began to move quickly up and down his frontal part ( picture2 ) and change his form.At that moment I realized that was not a Coccoidea.Wait a few minutes and take picture3 you will see his previous shed skin of instar in the right part. Look for information online and found it was a tortoise beetle larva and pupa.
Picture 1: Stack of 36 exposures with natural light taken in my terrace . 7dmk2 + Pentax bellows + reversed Hexanon 40mm at iso 200 and f5.6
Picture 2: Handheld natural light picture taken with 7dmk2 + extension tubes + Hexanon 40mm at iso 400 and f8.
Picture 3: Stack of 21 exposures with natural light taken in my terrace . 7dmk2 + Pentax bellows + reversed Hexanon 40mm at iso 200 and f5.6
* Next post studio stack of the pupa
"Möge Friede auf Erden sein"
"May Peace Prevail on Earth"
View over the Lake of Constance, from Romanshorn/Switzerland to the Austrian Alps
Explore. Calendar. Rank #03. March 11, 2009.
It was an exhilarating feeling!!!
HBW!!!
(Behind-the-scene: My friends were going to take me to the Botanical Gardens in Washington, DC when everyone realized we didn't have enough time to spare for flight check-in for the return trip to Baton Rouge. So it was decided we head to this park about 5 minutes away from where we staying at. As soon as we parked I had my eyes roving. Lucio was raring to get out of his case. :P First in sight was this bed of sprouting and blooming crocuses!!! Without a word, I dropped on my knees clicking away. :P It was breezy and it was a challenge to fiocus but the light was wonderful!!! In my excitement I forgot to adjust my ISO back to 200. :P Ahhh, the beauty of nature!!! Lucio went insane!!! HBW, everyone!!!)
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It was Hallowe'en .... We had finally had some welcome rain....and the storm was clearing. I took my camera out to the ocean to see what I might discover....!! What greeted me was what you see here....and clearly I was going to have to work quickly to capture this!! Got out my tripod for stability, and a ND filter that helped tone down the bright sky areas while allowing for exposing the darks. I couldn't see my settings, it was already too dark. So I used a flashlight to navigate. ;0) Truly a dramatic scene!! The sun was throwing shadows from behind the clouds on the horizon onto the cloud canopy above. I'd never seen anything like this before!
The locomotive was built by Andrew Barclay in 1904 at Riverbank Works, Kilmarnock, Scotland with Works No.1015 as an 0-6-0ST with 15 x 22″ outside cylinders, 3ft 5in diameter wheels and a weight of 32.5 Tons. As No.1 HORDEN, she was ex-works on 8th July 1904 to The Horden Collieries Ltd, Co. Durham. They owned Blackhall, Horden and Shotton Collieries and locomotives were moved around as required prior to World War 1. She was once moved by road in steam, over four track panels at a time, between Shotton and Horden Collieries, to avoid high NER movement charges.
On Vesting Day in January 1947 she was at Shotton Colliery and became a National Coal board Loco. As an NCB she loco she was moved to Horden Colliery on the coast in 1955, returning around 1957 and was fitted with a new welded steel firebox by her builders in 1962. In June 1969 she was sent north to Ashington Central Workshops in Northumberland, for overhaul, the only NCB Durham Area steam loco ever sent there.
By May 1970 she had returned and continued her duties in company with STAGSHAW, which is also preserved at Tanfield. Whilst at Shotton Colliery she collided head-on with a BR Q6 0-8-0, which came off worst in the encounter and she still carries her bent front buffer beam to this day. In September 1972 Shotton Colliery closed and No.1 was sold to the Stephenson Hawthorn Locomotive Trust and moved to NCB Backworth Colliery in Northumberland, for storage in November 1972. In May 1976 she moved to NCB Burradon Colliery for a further period of storage and then back to Backworth Colliery, before moving to Marley Hill in June 1980.
Copyright: RCTS - License: Royalty-free personal use (do not copy or share) Photographer unknown - taken at Marley Hill, Tanfield Railway in NCB Livery on 20/09/1980.
I was born in the 80’s and had older siblings who were kids/teens in the 80’s, so I am steeped in 80’s nostalgia.
I grew up with the music, movies, Toys, and turmoil of the decade. I feel like I was spoiled for choice as far as subjects for this shot! So many options it was difficult to choose!
Anyways, I picked my surviving childhood Beach Blast Miko as the subject for a simple portrait for my 80’s themed shot. I got doubles of this Miko, and they stayed nearly identical twins for a long time, but a few years ago I dug this doll out for a makeover because she was looking a little ratty. She got a haircut and a face-up so she is looking a little different than back in the day!
I have been seeing a lot of the 10 year challenges across social media. Showcasing people’s photos from 2009 compared to 2019 so the government can have an easier time fine tuning their facial recognition software...
How about a 30 year challenge! Here is Beach Blast Miko, released in 1989, she is 30 this year and looking better than ever!
The theme:
E - Everything ‘80s
Let’s travel back to the future and revisit the outrageous, eccentric decade of the 1980s. From iconic to over-the-top, the ‘80s was one of the most influential decades in fashion, pop culture, and even politics. You can approach this theme from any perspective you can think of: No idea, shoulder pad or hairstyle is too big! Your doll could pay tribute to one of her favorite style or music icons of the '80s as seen on a teen magazine or music cassette cover. She could be a mallrat, shopping for a punk leather jacket and lace gloves. Is your doll getting physical by sporting leotards and leg warmers like video workout queen/actress Jane Fonda, or is he about to cut footloose a la Kevin Bacon at an '80s themed costume party? From your doll sitting in a room with Duran Duran and Princess Diana posters on the wall, to riding in a sleek, "talking" Pontiac Trans AM, let your imagination go as wild as the decade!
Was vanuit Kaldenkirchen onderweg naar Venlo toen er 'n bericht kwam dat de nieuwe CT 186er onderweg was naar Sittard met 'n gasketelwagentrein. Dus vanuit Venlo naar Roermond/Sittard. Daar aangekomen was ik 'n paar min. te laat. Dus dan maar 'n statieportret van deze fraaie nieuwe CT 186 151 loc.
De meester vertelde mij later dat er géén retourtrein naar Sloe was vandaag en dat er tot nu 1100 Km op de teller stond.
This was a test roll for a Konica C35 I bought for parts. As it turned out the part (rewind assembly) was incompatible with the C35 I was trying to fix. Still, as I took the two rewind knobs apart I figured out how to fix my original camera so the parts camera did its job.
It was sold for parts because it had been dropped and the beauty ring around the lens had been pushed in a bit. I'm guessing the owner then though the lens was off-kilter and I thought it might be as well but since everything else worked on the camera I put a roll of throw-away film through it. These are the results.
Camera: Konica C35 Automaic
Lens: Fixed 38mm f2.8 Hexanon
Film: GAF SuperHypan 320 (1970s vintage) Shot at 100
Developer: Xtol
Scanner: Epson V600
Photoshop: Curves, Healing Brush (spotting)
Cropping: None
I was looking at some of my old photos taken from New England a couple years ago and didn't realize I have more covered bridge photos. Here they come.....
Lens: Sigma APO MACRO 150mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM
There was an outdoor night portrait activity , we invited the lovely and pure girl 莊舒潔 to Taipei west street to take special sexy outfit photos,
Lovely 莊舒潔 got pretty face ,Big eyes and breast , also slim figure , and she wore a white long gown of low top , inside showed part of round breast without bra , it was so charming and attractive , thank 莊舒潔 , she did her best model job
I was sad to see this place closed up. A year or two (maybe longer) I stumbled across it and saw a lovely couple of old two stroke motorcycles from the 1970s or 1980s in the window. I went inside and had a chat with the owner who I recall was a really nice chap.
I hate to see a business fail but don't know what the story is here. It wasn't exactly on the "beaten path" but I remember that he sold quite a lot of parts on the internet. There was an exhaust system for a four cylinder bike and an exhaust can on the floor and a few bits (mirrors etc) on the shelves so it is surprising that someone would leave those behind.
Part of my Flickr "Revisited" album.
was very foggy with a January thaw resulting in heavy ice fog patches. Didn't have my DSLR, but the iPhone came to the rescue.
13/365 3.6% done!
This was taken at the Sterling Renaissance Festival August 6th 2011. We were just about ready to leave for the day by the time this was taken and one of the few shots that we didn't have a hearty ale in our hands. Lol.
After we walked around and took pics of each other all day we decided to go to the car, get the tripod, come back in, and set it up to take some pics of us together.
Well, as it turns out, I forgot to bring the adaptor that screws onto the bottom of the camera so that I could use the tripod.
So, we went back in and whoever asked us if they could take our pic had to take a pic of us with our cameras too. I even asked the security gaurd who checked our I.D. [ for the beer stamp] to take a pic of us. Which he did, [but it wasn't this pic.]
i was on my way back from Sabak Bernam to Kuala Lumpur. the weather looked so good that day and make me feel like giving my CF card a dinner treat (sunset/landscape shooting lah, what do you guys think?lol.). as i reached at Jeram Beach, i saw a group of photographers also shooting around this famous jetty.
and surprisingly among the group of photographers, there are also Nazarudin Wijee, Mad Zakim, Amri Ginang, Aman Pix, Sang Pencinta Ratu and some other new friends. it feels great to have met those guys in person whom i always see only their names on Facebook and Flickr. besides meeting new friends, we were also blessed with a grand sunset on that day. i should say that we were so lucky.
man, i love how photography brings people together :)
3 exposures DRI | ISO50 | F10 | No ND Filters
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B490GBD was a Quest 80 / Jonckheere C33Ft built as a demonstrator for Quest, Telford in November 1983. Quest built a range of coach chassis featuring Ford Marine engines placed at the rear of their chassis. They made little impact on the market and quietly faded away after a couple of years. Their only major success was an order for twenty Plaxton bodied VM coaches from Excelsior but this was never completed and those vehicles that were delivered didn't last long with Excelsior. The Quests for Excelsior were called VM, which was the initials of the owner of Excelsior, Vernon Maitland. There were also some short Quests built. Sadly they were unreliable and often the Ford engine was replaced by a Cummins. B490GBD was registered by Rosslare (dealers) who also went into receivership leaving some partially completed coaches lying around.
Stewart's of Dalkeith were Ford main dealers and thought that they could get some use from the breed and purchased a few cheaply. B490GBD was on a hire to Glasgow when snapped.
Was cloudy all day and as I was driving home from work, the sun peaked out. Just playing with the contrast.
Whilst I was up here one of my things to do was try and get on one of the tours round Scunny steel works rail system.
This can now be ticked off thanks to Ivan Stewart aka Flickr'ite Acton Wells Junction who organised a charter around the works on which I managed to secure a place for both myself and my eldest.
What a cracking event it was despite the weather which was very grey with intermittent rain and drizzle throughout.
AM saw us pulled and propelled in our two brake vans by D8110 (20110) and in the afternoon 07012 took over duties.
The site apparently contains 110 miles of track and we ambled about it from 11.00 to 13.00 then after a lunch stop for an hour it was back out for another two hours.
It was a cracking day, one I'd highly recommend if you get a chance.
I've stuck up three shots that attempt to give a feel for the trip.
Scunthorpes Tata Steel Works
Saturday 24th October 2015.
AZO - Four triangles, pointing up in stamp box - these were issued - 1904 to 1918. Real Photo postcards are cards that have been produced in the darkroom on photographic paper.
The above real photo postcard shows a view of John Stewart's summer cottage on Victoria Avenue at White Rock, British Columbia. He was the proprietor for 20 years of the "Old Country Boot Shop" which was located in the 700 Block, Columbia Street in New Westminster, B.C.
Clipped from - The Victoria Daily Times newspaper - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada - 20 August 1917 - Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stewart (his brother) of Victoria, have been guests recently of (his brother) Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart, "Ardgowan," White Rock.
Clipped from - Surrey Leader newspaper - Surrey, British Columbia, Canada - 7 July 1937 - John Stewart A resident of White Rock for eight years and former proprietor of Old Country Boot Shop, 700 Block Columbia Street, New Westminster, John Stewart, died at his home in White Rock, on Sunday, July 4th. The late Mr. Stewart was born in Scotland and is survived by his wife, one daughter, Mrs. Gad Swain, Victoria; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Sam Campbell, Nanaimo; and a brother, Robert Stewart, Victoria. The funeral was held on Tuesday. July 6th. from the Chapel of S. Bowell and Son, New Westminster, to Fraser cemetery.
Clipped from - The Vancouver Sun newspaper - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - 5 July 1937 - John Stewart - NEW WESTMINSTER, John Stewart, 77, formerly of New Westminster, died at White Rock Sunday morning. He was born In Scotland, and had been a shoe merchant in New Westminster for 20 years. He is survived by his wife, a daughter, Mrs. Gad Swain, Victoria; a step daughter, Mrs. Sam Campbell, Nanalmo, and a brother, Robert, Victoria. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. from S. Bowell & Son. New Westminster, to Fraser cemetery.
Clipped from - The Vancouver Sun newspaper - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - 5 July 1937 - STEWART PASSED AWAY ON JULY 4. 1937, at his residence. John Stewart of Victoria Ave., White Rock. He leaves to mourn his passing, besides his wife, one daughter. Mrs. Gad Swain of Victoria. B. C : stepdaughter, Mrs. Sam Campbell, Nanaimo. B.C.. and one brother, Robert of Victoria. Funeral will be held on Tuesday, July 6. at 2 pm, from the funeral home of S. Bowel! & Son to the Fraser cemetery, the Brethren officiating.
Clipped from - The Province newspaper - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - 12 May 1944 - Ardgowan - White Rock, real revenue producer 6-room permanent home, large, attractive living-room with large British India rug, fireplace, dinette: furniture Including new chesterfield suite and chair. 2 lovely bedrooms, bath, cheery kitchen, enameled Gurney range, plenty clothes closet and cupboard. Has lower suite, 4 rooms, with hot and cold water, closets and cupboards, good view; everything spic and span and open; apple tree and grape vine, all bearing; close to beach, stores, churches.
Clipped from - The Province newspaper - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - 14 July 1944 - "Ardgowan" White Rock, Real revenue producer, 6-room permanent home. Large attractive living-room with beautiful fireplace, dinette. 2 nice bedrooms, bath, cheery kitchen. Bright glassed-in sun porch, lovely water view, ample clothes closets and cupboards. It has also a lower 4-room suite with hot and cold water, furnished complete, all newly painted and decorated, fruit and grape vines. Close to excellent bathing beach, stores, schools, churches. Price $3200 cash, early possession.
John Stewart
(b. 17 August 1859 in Kilbarchan, Renfrew, Scotland – d. 4 July 1937 at age 77 at White Rock, British Columbia) - the family arrived in Canada in 1906 from Scotland.
His first wife - Sarah (nee Hughes) Stewart
(b. 1858 in Scotland - d. 3 November 1924 at age 66 in New Westminister, B.C.) - LINK to a newspaper report about her estate - www.newspapers.com/clip/108253341/mrs-sarah-nee-hughes-st...
His second wife - Jane Malcolm (nee Cooke) Smith / Stewart
(b. 7 March 1879 in Paisley, Scotland - d. 10 August 1947 at age 68 in Nanaimo, B.C. / Victoria, B.C.) - they were married - 1 July 1925 in Edmonds, British Columbia - LINK to their marriage certificate - search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/8b... LINK to her death certificate - search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/64...
His daughter - Agnes Meikle (nee Stewart) Swain
(b. 1887 in Greenock, Scotland - d. after 1958) - LINK to her marriage certificate - search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/1b... LINK to the newspaper report about their wedding ceremony - www.newspapers.com/clip/108250834/swain-stewart-wedding/
His son-in-law - Gad Swain
(b. 2 October 1876 in Trowbridge, England - d. 9 August 1958 at age 81 in Victoria, British Columbia) - he was a salesman in his father-in-law's shoe store. They were married - 14 July 1911 in New Westminister, B.C. - occupation - Shoe Merchant - LINK to his death certificate - search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/d3... - LINK to his Find a Grave site - www.findagrave.com/memorial/156911013/gad-swain LINK to his newspaper obituary - www.newspapers.com/clip/108252689/obituary-for-gad-swain-...
His stepdaughter - Margaret Cook (nee Smith) Campbell
(b. 22 April 1905 in Ayr, Scotland - d. 16 May 1989 at age 84 in Nanaimo, British Columbia) - LINK her marriage certificate - search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/d6...
- LINK to her death certificate - search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/e0... (she married Samuel Campbell - 24 April 1929 in New Westminster, B.C.)
His brother - Robert Stewart
(b. 1865 in Kilbarchan, Scotland - d. 21 March 1942 at age 77 in Victoria, British Columbia) LINK to his newspaper obituary - www.newspapers.com/clip/108271268/robert-stewart-obituary/ - LINK to his funeral - www.newspapers.com/clip/108271017/the-victoria-daily-times/
John's sister-in-law (Robert Stewart's wife) - Agnes Kennedy Stewart
(b. 1860 in Johnstone, Scotland - d. 10 April 1932 at age 70 in Victoria, B.C.) - LINK to her newspaper obituary - www.newspapers.com/clip/108259449/agnes-kennedy-stewart-o... - LINK to her funeral - www.newspapers.com/clip/108270583/agnes-kennedy-stewart-f...
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Alfred Broe was a photographer in British Columbia, Canada before moving to Blaine around 1910, about age 24. He later migrated to Portland, Oregon where he lived with wife Margaret. LINK to the complete article - oppositethecity.wordpress.com/2014/07/31/home-grown-two-p...
Alfred Broe
(b. 13 March 1887 in British Columbia, Canada - d. 30 March 1960 (aged 73) in Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, USA)
1st wife - Margaret G. (nee Sweeney) Broe
(b. 29 April 1882 in New York, USA - d. 15 April 1942 (aged 59) in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA) - they were married in 1914.
2nd wife - Rhoda Jane (nee Jackson) Broe
(b. 12 December 1896 in Robinson, Benton County, Arkansas, USA - d. 15 August 1950 (aged 53) in Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA) - they were married in 1943.
3rd wife - Helen M. (nee Ziegenfelder) Broe
(b. 8 September 1895 in Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio, USA - d. 13 November 1957 (aged 62) in Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, USA) - they were married in 1951.
LINK to a newspaper article - Alfred Broe, who has acquired a collection of 150,000 fountain pens - Fountain Pen History - www.newspapers.com/clip/108211825/alfred-broe/
2/13/2012 - monday
this was so much fun. haha
but really cold. and my trouser was so wet after this! sorry that my hands are cut off, but I didn't want to spend a lot of time outside so I took this in about 5 minutes.
actually I think it's not a very good photo but I should learn now so...doesn't matter. haha
the first day at school was weird and boring..
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Today was a pretty special day. Hilary (earthwaterfireair), her Mum, sister Lindsey, and Lauer the dog stopped in Seattle on their way to Cannon Beach. We had the opportunity to meet in person for the first time and take some pictures together.
The weather did not get this notice and decided to pour rain on us, while walking Lauer, to the point that we both got very wet. Actually pretty close to soaked. It was thought that maybe we were rained out of picture taking, so we sought refuge in a local café. Lindsey and Hilary’s Mum were a little smarter than we, and had already gone in for some lunch. After a bite to eat and talks about our favorites subject, photography, Mother Nature relented and parted the skies long enough for us to harass (!?!) the seagulls, bribe them with breadcrumbs and take lots of pictures.
But, the time was all too short, and Hilary and all had to get back on the road to Cannon Beach. A good time was had by all.
It was a complete pleasure to meet and spend time with Hilary, a person who's work I admire and respect. Hilary is a delight, quick with a laugh and a smile. Pretty quick with a camera too. I can hardly wait to see her results from today's seagull stalking and tracking. And I always look forward to what she's going to present to us.