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[1 Apr 2023] 1930’s Gulf Gas Station Move

For anyone following the story of the city moving the 100-year old Gulf gas station to our park system: here it was on the afternoon of March 20 our first day of spring. I would

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For anyone following the story of the city moving the 100-year old Gulf gas station to our park system: here it was on the afternoon of March 20 our first day of spring. I would

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[21 Feb 2023] Plastic Removed from Philly Trees 2023 Edition

I am fortunate enough to live in a location where roads close and parades for holidays and festivals often come through. Its has been four months and there are still a ragtag of colorful flickering

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I am fortunate enough to live in a location where roads close and parades for holidays and festivals often come through. Its has been four months and there are still a ragtag of colorful flickering

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[01 Jan 2023] Best Philly Pictures of 2022

Welcome to our new year. I hope you have great trip around the sun this cycle. Do the best you can with what you got 🙂 My image below is completely fabricated. I had such

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Welcome to our new year. I hope you have great trip around the sun this cycle. Do the best you can with what you got 🙂 My image below is completely fabricated. I had such

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Feb 16 2022 [Plastic Bags in Trees]

It is just about a month from the first signs of spring and I am looking up at our trees. I stopped today after looking at one tree all winter and liberated a tangled large

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It is just about a month from the first signs of spring and I am looking up at our trees. I stopped today after looking at one tree all winter and liberated a tangled large

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26 Jan 2022 [Best Soft Pretzels in Philadelphia]

Recently I visited three of remaining soft Philadelphia pretzel bakeries to taste test the soft pretzels coming off the line. My pretzels were not cherry picked and I told no one at the bakery/factories/convenience store

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Recently I visited three of remaining soft Philadelphia pretzel bakeries to taste test the soft pretzels coming off the line. My pretzels were not cherry picked and I told no one at the bakery/factories/convenience store

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Jan 24 2022 [Market Street Bridge Views]

I like to muse by our Market Street bridge in Philadelphia from the JFK Boulevard entrance to our Schuylkill Banks. It is really a beautiful spot. It connects our West Philadelphia’s University City to Center

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I like to muse by our Market Street bridge in Philadelphia from the JFK Boulevard entrance to our Schuylkill Banks. It is really a beautiful spot. It connects our West Philadelphia’s University City to Center

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18 Jan 22 [Exotic Caribbean Birds]

Often I spend more time than I would like staring down, looking at litter, but I enjoy our skies too. Recently I visited the Southern Caribbean and here’s my top 5 favorite bird sightings. Thanks

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Often I spend more time than I would like staring down, looking at litter, but I enjoy our skies too. Recently I visited the Southern Caribbean and here’s my top 5 favorite bird sightings. Thanks

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Dec 26 2021 [My favorite photos of 2021]

Most of these pictures are ironically from my home city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I have a couple photos of Wildwood, New Jersey and Lake Erie, Pennsylvania.

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Most of these pictures are ironically from my home city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I have a couple photos of Wildwood, New Jersey and Lake Erie, Pennsylvania.

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Jul 26 2021[Lower MLK Drive Riverside Trees]

Tree Guide to Lower Martin Luther King Drive Philadelphia along the riverside Did you ever take a good look at the trees you are passing on MLK Drive? It’s a nice walk down to the

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Tree Guide to Lower Martin Luther King Drive Philadelphia along the riverside Did you ever take a good look at the trees you are passing on MLK Drive? It’s a nice walk down to the

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