Waterfront

 

Just a last couple of shots of the Yorktown waterfront showing the Coleman Bridge above and the statues representing an imagined conversation between Gen. George Washington, Adm. Francois Joseph Paul, the Marquis de Lafayette, and Comte de Grasse.

Saunders Bridge

 

Saunders Bridge, opened on July 3, 2002, serves "as Monticello's main vehicular entrance and a link between sections of the Saunders-Monticello Trail on the north and south side of Route 53.

"Thomas Jefferson, himself, envisioned a bridge in the same general vicinity when he devised plans to connect his property at Monticello to land he owned across the road, known then as Montalto (now Brown's Mountain). In his "General Ideas for the Improvement of Monticello" (ca. 1804), he discussed linking the upper (Montalto) and lower (Monticello) park lands without impeding public traffic through the 'thoroughfare' gap." -- monticello.org

Tom

 

Another president, long ago

Judge Tucker

 

There is a lot of U.S. and Virginia history (good and bad) embedded in this epitaph:

"Descended from Virginia's best blood, Judge Tucker was by birth and training a gentleman of the old school. He filled with credit and distinction positions of trust and dignity. Was judge of the U.S. Court in the Territory of Missouri, and after his return to his native State was the Professor of Law in the College of Williams and Mary till his death. His influence in developing the minds and character of his pupils was a prominent trait in his character. He was a ready, accurate, and elegant writer. He was hospitable, benevolent, and charitable. And his honor and integrity was without a stain. This eminent scholar and author: upright Judge, learned jurist, constant friend, affectionate Husband and father, died as he lived, a Sage, a Patriot, and a Christian." 

Old Pascommuck

 

As I was setting out on yet another trail, this time near Northampton, Massachusetts, I happened across this memorial. 

Robert Francis Bridge

 

Eliot Tower

 Built in 1904 as a tribute to Charles Eliot the famous Landscape Architect who was instrumental in preserving the Blue Hills Reservation, little has been done since to maintain the Eliot Tower and Memorial Bridge. A complete restoration, however, is now, finally, in progress.

 

Norfolk Botanical Garden VII

 

Count Pedro Ansúrez

 

The monument to Count Ansúrez is located at the Plaza Mayor and consists of a bronze statue of Count Pedro Ansúrez, founder of the town of Valladolid in the 11th century, topping off a stone pedestal with additional sculptural elements.

Colors

 

Celebrant

 

 

 

Severikirche, Erfurt

J. S. Bach

 

I can't even begin to estimate how many of Bach's compositions I've sung, played, and heard over the years. 

Louis the Leaper

 

Stone relief of Ludwig der Springer in the Wartburg Castle chapel in Eisenach.

"Louis the Springer (German: Ludwig der Springer), sometimes called Louis the Jumper or Louis the Leaper (died 8 May 1123), was a German nobleman and count in Thuringia from 1080 until his death. Little is known about him, although he is mentioned in many legends. He was a prominent opponent of the Salian emperors Henry IV and Henry V during the Investiture Controversy." -- Wikipedia

Dr. Martin Luther

 

Marktkirche "Unser Lieben Frauen"

Händel

 

Georg Friedrich Händel monument in Halle

Dr. Martin Luther

Erfurt, Germany

Old Town Hall

 

Wittenberg, Germany

Joachimus II

"With the deaths of his father Joachim Nestor (1535) and father-in-law Sigismund (1548), Joachim [II] turned gradually to the Protestant Reformation. On 1 November 1539, he received Communion under both kinds in Spandau's St. Nicholas' Church, an act that indicated a degree of sympathy with the new religious ideas. However, Joachim did not explicitly adopt Lutheranism until 1555, to avoid open confrontation with his ally, Emperor Charles V.[dubious – discuss][citation needed] Prior to this, Joachim promulgated a conservative church order that was Lutheran in doctrine, but retained many traditional religious institutions and observances, such as the episcopate, much of the Mass in Latin, religious plays and feast days." -- Wikipedia

Checkpoint Charlie

 

I actually have a long history with Checkpoint Charlie, some of which predates the fall of the so-called Iron Curtain. So it was with not just a little bit of emotion that I took these photographs--can you believe?!--the balcony of a McDonald's.

All I will say is that it is a very good thing that it now exists as only a museum piece or, if you will, a monument to freedom. Have any stories of your own to tell about the Berlin Wall? Please share them, if you can.

Brandenburg Gate

 

Berlin, Germany