Standing up for oneself
This picture, taken at a beach area on the southern shore of Connecticut near Milford, is a symbolic reminder of the values of resilience, persistence, and having solid roots.
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Sign of some improvement
Here is a follow-up to my posting June 29th of the questionable direction sign leading to Ottawa International Airport:
In the last couple of days, I’ve had correspondence with a senior person in the city’s traffic services branch posting department. He provided a picture of the pending new green sign, to be replacing the current one (see picture below) soon.
The new green sign is the same size, with ‘TO/VERS’ plus ‘TERMINAL/AEROGARE’ removed. Also, there is (more…)
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Sign of confusion
This is the sign on Uplands Drive south which is supposed to direct travelers to Ottawa International Airport. Note that in the upper right hand corner is the only airport related notation, representing about one-sixth of the overall space. Unless one catches sight of it and knows that ‘terminal’ means ‘main airport entrance’, it would be easy to miss. (I was witness to this folly recently.) It’s high time the city spent a little of its signage budget to correct this distracting, second-class, and deteriorating notice. Good thing this isn’t Canada’s capital – oh wait, it is!
the watch of time 
Bricks Make the Man
This picture is of a lego bricks version of famed American humourist Mark Twain, which greets visitors to his home and museum in West Hartford, Connecticutt. It is an ironicly constructed image, in that his legacy of writing has survived like a solid brick, but a review of his life shows that he had his share of rebuilding after family and career setbacks. Ultimately, he stands out as a foundation of historic works.
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