Shuttle Discovery Atop NASA 747

Awesome!!!

NASA at its finest...the shuttle Discovery

Images of the Shuttle Discovery's Last Flight

Our position under the Shrine tower

Word arrives that the Shuttle Discovery is flying a path along 4th St. N.E.

Our first glimpse of the historic flight

The shuttle Discovery is heading directly toward CUA and the Shrine



Discovery is nearing campus





A brief moment in history....

Goose bumps for the pride and......sadness!

Furious that my zoom lens is in my camera bag 200 yards away!!



Truly an impressive sight...



One last fly over....

Thank you for your service, Discovery.



The shuttle has a well deserved military escort!



An era ended...filled with American pride!



One last image of history...enroute to the Air and Space Museum



Interesting Sights from Italy and the Shrine in Spring

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Architectural Photography



A grand entrance to dramatize the importance of learning



The steps to enter the Laurentian Library



The steps of the Laurentian library in Florence



The reading room in the Laurentian Library

 

Inside Charles DeGaulle Airport in Paris, France: an Architectural wonder


Inside Charles DeGaulle Airport in Paris, France: an Architectural wonder



Macro Experiments with Italian Tedora Charms



Il Porcellino charm - rub the boar's snout to ensure a return to Firenze




A bunch of grapes to celebrate the vineyards of Tuscanny




A beautiful Murano glass charm




The original fountain figure was sculpted by Baroque master Pietro Tacca



Murano glass is a famous product of the Venetian island of Murano



Tuscanny is a wine region that gives some of the most important reds in the world




Put a coin in the boar's jaw w/ the intent to let it fall through the grates below for good luck!




Il Porcellino - "piglet" - is the Florentine nickname for the tourist must see!




A "charming" collage w/ black background



A "charming" collage w/ white background



The bronze piglet is located on the Loggia del Mercato Nuovo which was designed by Battista del Tasso and is a famous marketplace in Florence 




I will be returning to Firenze at some time in my life!!!

The real Il Porcellino in Firenze (Florence), Italy