Blizzard of 2015
I love this very recent Throwback Thursday image from three days ago taken in space of the Blizzard of 2015 via NOAA/NASA. Having the state lines drawn in makes it very easy to identify locations based on night lights – for those in Chautauqua County you can see Jamestown and Dunkirk/Fredonia quite clearly along with other nearby cities. Isn’t it astonishing how bright New York City is even while covered by clouds? While some of us were under the comma head and experiencing strong wind and snow (like me!) nearly everyone in the eastern half of the country and much of the Atlantic...
Read MoreRoger Tory Peterson’s first job
Here’s a 17 year-old Roger Tory Peterson for #TransformationTuesday with this photo taken during his first job after graduating high school. He painted Asian motifs on lacquered furniture for the Union National Furniture Company until 1926 when he left to pursue art studies in New York City upon the recommendation of his boss and mentor Willem Dieperink von Langereis.
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