Category: humor

Metropolitan Life Tower, Eleven Madison Ave. NYC

On By mvschulzeIn 1910's, 2000's, Buildings, Close Up, Close-Up, Concert, Daytrip, History, humor, New York City, Photography, Sky Scrapper, Telephoto7 Comments

Completed in 1909, and located on Madison Ave, NYC, the Metropolitan Life Tower was the tallest building in the world until 1913. Elements of a few of its intriguing designs were photographed by me a few years ago from nearby Madison Park. My son Steve and I, with several hundred people, were enjoying a wonderful concert there with singer/songwriter Lucy Kaplanski …until the in-ground watering sprinklers popped up and activated, in some cases under people’s blankets.

Thanks for viewing and comments are always welcome. M 🙂

Comet Neowise, 4:45 AM, 7/14/20

On By mvschulzeIn Adventure, Astronomy, humor, Morning Twilight, New Jersey, Observation, Photography, Science14 Comments


          Finally! a clear morning, …and there it was! Thank You to my neighbor for providing the roof feature, although they don’t know about it yet. And Thank You to my patient wife for letting me back in the little upstairs deck door after I locked myself out!

As usual, thanks also for viewing. Zoom in for a closer look and comments are always welcome.  M 🙂

 

Pre-Pandemic Shenanigans

On By mvschulzeIn Annoying, Birds, Funny, Home, humor, Jersey Shore, New Jersey, Photography, wildlife6 Comments

A TALE OF TWO HOODED MERGANSER FRIENDS

ABOVE: “Well, what silly antics do you want to pull today?”
ABOVE: “Hmmm, let me think!”
ABOVE: “How’s THIS!”
ABOVE: “AND …THIS?”
ABOVE: “Thank you, thank you! You can hold the applause, …there’s MORE!”
ABOVE: “You put your left foot out…”
ABOVE: “You put your left foot down…, and spin all around…”
“I think you’re …just a bit weird!” 

 

Thanks for viewing. Zoom in for a closer look! M 🙂

 

Home Building: A Backyard Labor of Love

On By mvschulzeIn Close Up, humor, Photography, Pondering2 Comments

–->ZOOM IN for a Nice Look…

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“Hmmm, Here we go!”

 

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“Ahhh, a ‘ramp!'”

 

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“This is not easy!”

 

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“Euunnuphheugh”

 

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“Finally, THE spot”

 

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“Whew, a little rest”

 

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“I love Naptime!”

 

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“But, I’m on the clock, …work to do!”

 

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“feel like I’m being watched!”

 

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“Lot easier going down”

 

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“Take this short-cut here…”

 

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“A little levitation here!”

 

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“Another awesome  landing!!”

 

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“Yahoo!”

 

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” …and a little end run to do it all again!!”

 

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“WAIT!   …Am I being Photographed????

Photos from our back yard, late April 2019

Thanks for viewing, Comments are always welcome. Note: This is a REAL Squirrel, no actors are used,   and zoom in for a closer look, …but good luck trying that!  M 🙂

No Particular Place to Go – On the Road in Florida

On By mvschulzeIn humor, Photography, Road trip, Vacation2 Comments

Tooling around Florida after the wedding, (see previous post here) the two of us would spend some time on St. Petersburg Beach…

DSC_0547 - Version 6Our son and Grandson flew in for the wedding and would spend the next day with us afterward. Here, the art of “catching” is demonstrated… in this case, either a small seagull or a tennis ball!

Then, visiting friends, and eating out on Long Boat Key, and Punta Gorda…

IMG_7066An alluring on-water restaurant, (Mar Vista) sitting amongst sprawling Silver Buttonwood Trees, Whitney Beach, Long Boat Key

And then, two nights inside Disney World, doing the entire day in between within Epcot, each of us walking about 22,000 steps (about 10 miles – 16 km!)

DSC_0621A last-minute call for any available room on this Spring Break weekend succeeded in getting a very reasonable “yes” in the Pop Century resort. 🙂
IMG_7128The iconic “Spaceship Earth,” Epcot

The last post in this series will cover our rainy drive back to New Jersey.

Thanks for viewing, zoom in for a closer look, and comments are always welcome. 🙂

Wedding on the Beach – St. Pete, Florida

On By mvschulzeIn Beach, Florida, humor, Photography, Road trip, Vacation, Wedding5 Comments

DSC_0286.jpgThe main event of our recent Florida Vacation was our nephew’s wedding to his beautiful bride on the stunning beach at St. Pete, Florida, …a perfect day!

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A hint that something extraordinary was about to happen!
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Hmmm,
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Friends and relatives gathered.
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And as the wonderful ceremony proceeded, beach people watched…
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The event was awesome. The beautiful blessed couple shined in the late afternoon sun, and the people cheered and partied into the night.
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Google Maps

 

Thanks for viewing,  Comments are always welcomed. M 🙂

Higher Education: The Marginal Takeaway

On By mvschulzeIn 1960's, 1970's, History, humor, Pondering3 Comments

Above: “Bounce,” an early envisioned form of nuclear deterrent.

 We’ve been busy cleaning out our attic, including boxes and boxes of old high school and college workbooks and paraphernalia. Lurking in the margins and edges of these otherwise “academic” journals are the innermost and most provocative thoughts and revelations of higher education …the DOODLES!

 

The Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam, Woodstock, Social Pressures and Change – Doodles.

Thanks for viewing. Zoom in for a closer look, and comments are always welcomed. M 🙂

 

 

 

The “Line Up” – Starlings With Nothing Better To Do

On By mvschulzeIn Birds, humor, New Jersey, Photography7 Comments
“Hey Oscar! Look over there… I think they’re planning a ‘LINE-UP’!”
“Yeah! Tell the gang!”

Minutes Later…

“Whooo… Here they come from all over!” as Oscar and Felix excitedly head to the pole.  “Line-Up! Line-Up!“

Felix: “We’ll direct from up here!” Then, shouting to the incoming Starlings: “Be courteous and make room!”

 

“Get your spacing, mind your neighbor…”

 

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Oscar, looking down: “You two go over there and fill in the spaces!”

 

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At left, Oscar is summarizing to Felix after the event:  “Not bad old friend! Almost perfect!”

Images were taken 9/16/18. Thanks for viewing and click on or finger stretch to zoom in. Comments are always welcome. M 🙂