{"id":22277,"date":"2017-04-30T20:59:11","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T00:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iaintjustmusic.bobleafe.com\/?p=22277"},"modified":"2024-12-13T19:36:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T00:36:19","slug":"2024-a-little-photo-variety-including-a-6000-step-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iaintjustmusic.bobleafe.com\/?p=22277","title":{"rendered":"2024 – A Little Photo Variety (including a 6,000-step walk)"},"content":{"rendered":"

………………………………………….<\/span>(ignore April 30, 2017 publish date – this was published on December 12, 2024)<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

(The last part of that title was put in to make my cardiologist happy.)<\/span><\/p>\n

Variety? How about streaking airplanes (with white AND black plumes), craters on the moon, sunsets, reflections, active fire engines, old and new buildings, sculptures, banners, advertising signs, pink ice cream parlor (the parlor\u2019s pink – not the ice cream), UNsanitary manhole cover, more signs, CPR mannequins, sun on a river, pointy-roof building, squirrels, ducks, bridge underside, and strange parking\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..all shot on a Saturday PM and a Sunday AM.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ready?<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Saturday, December 7, 2:40pm <\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I saw this from my living room window:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

ONE minute later, I noticed something above a different part of the plume. It took a little work to bring it out – an afternoon moon!<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

An hour later, a purple jeep\u2019s windshield was reflecting a whole bunch of unrecognizable stuff (I think that\u2019s another apartment building on the right):<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Ten minutes after THAT (and from a different window), I saw more plane plumes and an interesting sunset with a fuzzy dark cloud on top:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Thirty-three minutes later, as the sunset was getting really interesting, I saw something unusual in the sky – some BLACK plumes, so I took four shots over a 133-second period and made a PANO from them:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I took the first shot to include a passing plane that has nothing to do with the black plumes. <\/span><\/p>\n

I zoomed in on the second shot and saw two distinct parallel black plumes coming from a shiny dot that could only be a plane. But why black<\/u> plumes?<\/span><\/p>\n

On the third shot, I tried to zoom in further just as another plane was crossing the plumes and the result was out of focus (Hey – they can’t ALL be gems).<\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, the fourth shot shows a dark, disintegrating plume. If anyone knows why the plume was black, let me know in the comments.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Thirteen minutes after that (4:40pm), that moon that I managed to dig out of the hazy sky just 2 hours earlier, was suddenly much more presentable, as were a couple dozen craters:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

I\u2019m still amazed that I can get clear crater shots with my little pocket Canon.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Just under 5 hours later, something was going on in that church next door with the gorgeous steeple that you just saw at sunset. I was alerted by the sound of screaming fire engines – three of which parked on my street. Here are 5 shots of them:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\" \"\" \"\" \"\" \"\"<\/p>\n

There was no visible fire or smoke and no fire hoses were unfurled. All I could see were a couple of firemen going down some stairs to the basement in the back of the church, so I\u2019m guessing it was something minor like an alarm having to be reset.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

So much for Saturday\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026all shot from home.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Sunday, December 8<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

On Sundays, I usually like to walk in the afternoon, but that\u2019s difficult in the Fall because of the Giants and Jets games, so I decided to walk in the morning so I could see how both teams managed to lose in the afternoon.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I went out at 9:30am and walked 3 blocks UP Main St to Bruce the Bed King to see if that building had been torn down yet. It\u2019s supposed to make way for yet ANOTHER new residential building (we only have about 346 new monstrosities going up around town) – and, in a rather-not-well-thought-out move, one of them is eliminating the only neighborhood pharmacy we have (it closes on 1-28-25). I could walk to that one\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026I\u2019ll probably have to drive to Teaneck after January.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Anyway, Bruce the BK – where I bought my last mattress – looks like it\u2019ll be coming down soon. BTW – this a PANO (panoramic) shot. Click (TWICE on this one) to enlarge here and when you see \u201cPANO\u201d elsewhere in this post:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I took this next shot through the fence just right of center in the previous shot:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

About a block further north is 505 Main – a building I\u2019ve always liked the look of:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

I purposely went a little heavy on the color saturation.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Two blocks further north is this tutoring center with the two skinny chicks out front:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"(I like the one with the long hair.)<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Another block or two north is where I found this rather large garage with a \u201cWelcome Home\u201d banner for a US Marine:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Along the side of the same driveway, I found this discarded advertising piece showing what appears to be a dozen haircuts suitable for a Marine:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Very nearby was this sign in a store window:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

At first glance from a slight distance, I thought it said \u201cWe move snow\u201d. Googling the phone number tells me that it was a Dominican hair products salon (and that they\u2019ve already moved).<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

This is a billboard about another block north on Main St. I just started laughing as soon as I saw it. I understand what they specialize in, but that name doesn\u2019t exactly inspire confidence in their lawyers (PANO):<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

OK, time to visit Cranberry Junction – a cute ice cream place that supermodel Bella Hadid also visited in 2020 (the store\u2019s big claim to fame). It\u2019s about another block north off Main St in Hackensack\u2019s Fairmount Park.<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve yet to sample their wares and it was closed this December Sunday morning, but I\u2019ll get there someday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Until then, these\u2019ll have to do:\"\" \"\" \"\"<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

At this point, I decided to turn east toward Fairleigh Dickinson University – about 6-7 blocks away.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

On the way there:<\/span><\/p>\n

Entrance to the world of sewage wastewater (please do not open!):<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Just before the FDU campus:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

(does this lead to eventual FDU admission?)<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Finally on the FDU campus and I suddenly have a craving for gefilte fish tacos:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

(not really)<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

An interesting window display on a campus building:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever seen \u201clove\u201d and \u201cCPR\u201d put together before.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I\u2019ve entered the FDU Hackensack campus near the pedestrian bridge over the Hackensack River that leads to FDU\u2019s Teaneck campus, but only got on the bridge to photograph the river:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve heard the song \u201cMoon River\u201d? Think anybody\u2019ll now be inspired to write \u201cSun River\u201d?<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Dunno what this is, but it was near the Teaneck riverbank:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Time to start heading back home (and I\u2019ve got about a mile to go).<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I think this is the building where they made those 1950s pointy bras (PANO):<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

(Actually, it\u2019s the Rothman Center where FDU\u2019s men\u2019s basketball team plays. I haven\u2019t seen a game there, so I don\u2019t know if pointy bras are part of their uniforms or not.)<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Plumes in the sky AND down by the river:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Squoils<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

As I got closer to home, the FDU campus turned into Hackensack\u2019s Johnson Park with a lot of squirrels running around. Most of them immediately run from you, but one seemed fearless\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026and almost friendly.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

He (assuming maleness) seemed to pose:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

And then he surprised the hell out of me by facing me with his right paw on his heart:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

I found this online: \u201c\u2026placing the right hand on the heart is a warm way to greet someone and means that the person truly appreciates your presence.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m not reading TOO much into this, am I?<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Probably\u2026\u2026\u2026after all, he then started eating right in front of me without offering me any:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

But he DID seem friendly. He took a few steps toward me, stopped, stood up and then took a few more steps in my direction. He did this 3 or 4 times. I almost wanted to pet the little guy, but that\u2019s when you get bitten and find out the squirrel has rabies. <\/span><\/p>\n

Besides, I had to get home.<\/span><\/p>\n

I DID want to shoot the underside of the Anderson St Bridge (\u201cCedar Lane Bridge\u201d if you live on the other side in Teaneck). I haven\u2019t been there in a while and there\u2019s usually some interesting graffiti that\u2019s been recently added.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

But as soon as I got close to it, a group of ducks popped up out of nowhere, so I had to take a few shots of them:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\" \"\" \"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

And then I finished up the walk by taking this PANO of the bridge\u2019s underside\u2026\u2026but the graffiti sucked:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

So an hour-and-a-half after I went out, I was back home. My Letsfit watch said it was a 6,000-step walk\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..but I had ONE more picture to take that morning\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.and it was a slightly confusing one.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

As you may know, there\u2019s a municipal parking lot seven floors down from my living room window. I could see the meter maid walking around the lot putting tickets under the windshield wipers of all the bad parkers.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

BUT THEN LOOK HOW SHE PARKED!!<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

I should have put this picture under the wipers of all those who got tickets from \u201cParking Enforcement\u201d. They might have won their court cases!<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

How could they be guilty of any minor parking wrongdoing when the parking enforcement person who ticketed them parks in two spaces – blatantly!<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

They were all in ONE space\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.they just didn\u2019t feed the meter on a Saturday morning.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Who enforces the \u201cparking\u201d of \u201cParking Enforcement\u201d?<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

BTW – the next morning, she did the same thing, only slightly<\/em> less blatantly.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I think I have to start making another small photo collection.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Let\u2019s see how long this<\/em> goes on\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

………………………………………….(ignore April 30, 2017 publish date – this was published on December 12, 2024)   (The last part of that title was put in to make my cardiologist happy.) Variety? How about streaking airplanes (with white AND black plumes), craters on the moon, sunsets, reflections, active fire engines, old and new buildings, sculptures, banners, advertising […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iaintjustmusic.bobleafe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iaintjustmusic.bobleafe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iaintjustmusic.bobleafe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iaintjustmusic.bobleafe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iaintjustmusic.bobleafe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22277"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/iaintjustmusic.bobleafe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22277\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22339,"href":"https:\/\/iaintjustmusic.bobleafe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22277\/revisions\/22339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iaintjustmusic.bobleafe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iaintjustmusic.bobleafe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iaintjustmusic.bobleafe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}