RON's A ROUND TUIT THREAD

[RON_RIP]

A trip to the Cathedral of Learning on the Pitt Campus is quite a treat. Their hospitality rooms, which also double as class rooms feature furniture and art from many countries and give us a glimpse into cultures we might otherwise no nothing about. The structure itself, built during the Great Depression is awe inspiring.
Folk Art from Scandinavia

To Japanese artifacts my oriental birth sign by the way
to paintings by a famous Indian artist
to woodworking

to authentic stone work The self guided tour is a visual delight

 

[Roy1961]

did you "pass" their wood working skills Ron?, looks good, all nice shots btw.

 

[RON_RIP]

did you "pass" their wood working skills Ron?, looks good, all nice shots btw.

Their are rooms in there that feature some extremely fine wood carving decorating the entire room and the guide says that the wall panels were all carved with pocket knives. Far above my carving skills. Unfortunately many rooms were closed due to floor refinishing that is done every several years due to their use as classrooms.

 

[RON_RIP]

Across the street from my apartment building is a house with a garden run amuck. However you can still find some interesting groups of flowers growing there

 

[wthorson]

Well, here it is. My first cannas plant has bloomed.View attachment 172575

Woo Hoo Ron, She is a Beautiful Flower. I have her twin here

 

[wthorson]

One more shot of my first cannas in bloom. I am so proud to have grown this myself.View attachment 172744 Hope yours do as well Wendy. @wthorson

The shape and colors are fabulous. Great shot Ron.

 

[RON_RIP]

My second Cannas plant bloomed yesterday and here is the first photo. I am hoping for many more blossoms.

 

[wthorson]

My second Cannas plant bloomed yesterday and here is the first photo. I am hoping for many more blossoms.View attachment 175521

You have a great green thumb also !!!

 

[RON_RIP]

Stopped by my friends Al and Marsha's the other day. I like to stop there when they are not at home and stick silly lawn ornaments in their yard. They are just so amused when I do that. Growing in a pot on their back patio though was this lovely yellow cannas.

 

[wthorson]

Stopped by my friends Al and Marsha's the other day. I like to stop there when they are not at home and stick silly lawn ornaments in their yard. They are just so amused when I do that. Growing in a pot on their back patio though was this lovely yellow cannas.View attachment 176269

Ohhh, I really like the yellow cannas. Do you think that she will share her bulbs of that one? You are so lucky to have lots of cannas where you live, I have noticed that truly, there are few if none growing here , except mine

 

[Lawrence]

Wow was I way behind on this thread but hey ... I finally got a round tuit

Great shots here Ron

 

[RON_RIP]

Thanks @Lawrence. I am gratified that you liked so many of my photos. I notice that you are much more adventurous than I in the many different subjects that you tackle and I have noticed a steady improvement in your work in the relatively short time you have been on the forum. We all hit a wall one in a while and lay addle brained on the floor until we come back to our senses, then get up and start all over again. Keep on shooting. But hey, more babes and less spiders.

 

[Lawrence]

Thanks @Lawrence. I am gratified that you liked so many of my photos. I notice that you are much more adventurous than I in the many different subjects that you tackle and I have noticed a steady improvement in your work in the relatively short time you have been on the forum. We all hit a wall one in a while and lay addle brained on the floor until we come back to our senses, then get up and start all over again. Keep on shooting. But hey, more babes and less spiders.

I could shoot babes all day if I could get my hands on them - but sadly I think that getting my hands on them is why they stay away.
Well with August all but doine and dusted I can put macro aside (as an overriding issue) and concentrate on landscape for 2 months as that is the next club competition.
The idea is to give all the club specific competitions a go witht the hope of improving in each genre. I have no better strategy so may as well stick to this one.

Your shots are awesome mate - you must be an avid gardener (lots of bugs in there if you bother to look). Keep up the good work.

 

[RON_RIP]

I could shoot babes all day if I could get my hands on them - but sadly I think that getting my hands on them is why they stay away.
Well with August all but doine and dusted I can put macro aside (as an overriding issue) and concentrate on landscape for 2 months as that is the next club competition.
The idea is to give all the club specific competitions a go witht the hope of improving in each genre. I have no better strategy so may as well stick to this one.

Your shots are awesome mate - you must be an avid gardener (lots of bugs in there if you bother to look). Keep up the good work.

Landscapes, in my view, are among the hardest photos to master, so lots of luck to you. I live in an apartment building and do not get much chance to garden but mostly take pictures of other people's flowers. And I am not very fond of bugs as one damn near killed me years ago. Bees and butterflies are about the only ones I photograph and then, only when they are near a flower I am photographing. I will be watching for your landscapes. Am sure you will post some fine ones

 

[RON_RIP]

"The weight of a pedal has changed the World and made it ours" Loren Eiseley

 

[RON_RIP]

We are today a house in mourning. We have lost my wife's beloved brother Cecil. Born into a hardscrabble existence in the coal fields of West Virginia 90 years ago and tempered in the steel mills of Pennsylvania he went on to become a world traveller. He will be sorely missed.
Here he is in happier times chatting with a friend

 

[RockyNH_RIP]

Ron, so sorry for your Family's loss...

Pat in GA

 

[Michael J.]

Sorry for your loss

 

[weebee]

Sorry for your loss.

 

[RON_RIP]

Thanks to all of you who remarked on my post. We will bury him today in a National Cemetary. He is to be given a military funeral due to his service for his country.