The Blackburn Inn Recap

 

Third floor gallery in the Blackburn Building

 

 

Spiral stair to the cupola

 

 The Chapel (still under reconstruction) as viewed from the cupola.  The facade has a giant crack in it.

 The Lofts & Penthouse.  Note the location of the circular window.

The Bindery in the foreground with a view of a defunct power station smokestack.

Architectural details

More buildings in the complex.

 

Fountain and gazebo

Central bay of the Lofts

The Penthouse

 

Here's the circular window again, in one of the penthouse bedrooms.

The penthouse patio

35th Reunion

June 2026 - 35th Reunion

Friday Night Dinner on the Lawn

 

 

Saturday A-School Luncheon - Dean's Address

 Saturday A-School Luncheon - Class of 1991 Picture

 Pavilion IX

The Rotunda

Sunday Morning Farewell Breakfast at the Guesthouse - Light Sculpture

Class of 1991 Gathering at Furthermore Farm

 

 

 

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Chosen | Seasonal Photo

I have chosen our back patio for the seasonal photo this year.  I am hoping that there will be a lot of changes here over the coming year.  Today is a clear day with a temperature of 37°F.

 

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White

David and I went over to school to finish shoveling out some of the walkways.  There's still quite a bit of white stuff on the ground.

National Building Museum and Holiday Party

We traveled to Washington, D. C. for a company party and decided to take in some of the exhibits at the National Building Museum.  We looked at a miniatures exhibit of souvenirs that mostly featured buildings, checked out the latest LEGO exhibit, walked through the exhibition about Brutalist architecture, and perused the Frank Lloyd Wright show about unbuilt works for Pittsburgh.

 

My dad worked for HUD for a while, and I never knew that the headquarters was a Brutalist design.  My mom doesn't think that he worked in this particular building though.

The atrium of the National Building Museum was already set up for the party later in the evening.

 

Behind the scenes: the mobile kitchen.

The menu for the dinner.

The back of the menu had a history of the National Building Museum.

Table decorations

Enjoying the party.

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My World

The new patio with some seasonal touches.

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 279/366 | Saturday, October 5, 2024 | #365PictureToday

My World | Seasonal Photo

The ever evolving back patio.

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Books

I always have a pile of books that I am currently reading.  These are the ones I'm working on now.

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Scavenger Hunt/Alone

Today we spent the day in Williamsburg at a meetup of my photo group.  Everyone got a scavenger hunt sheet.  My finds were the Compton Oak (tree), the post office sign (horn), Peter Hay's Shop (red), the gate at the Governor's Palace through a keyhole (crown), the Governor's Palace at the end of Palace Green (alone), a bonus photo of the group, a clock at the Governor's Palace (clock), the sign for the King's Arms Tavern (lion), a display in the apothecary (bottle), and a window and bricks at the Capitol (bricks).

 

 

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88/366 | Thursday, March 28, 2024 | #365PictureToday

A House

This is the house where I grew up, taken in 1985.

 This is the house right after it was built in 1971.