George Washington

Today is George Washington's birthday.  This bas relief is in an out-of-the-way spot near a side door of the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford.  It marks the location where General Washington met in 1780 with his French counterpart, comte de Rochambeau, to discuss strategy for fighting the British army.  They had a reception at the home of Jeremiah Wadsworth on Main Street in Hartford, which is now the site of the Wadsworth Atheneum.

A Fan

When I was getting ready to take photos of this sculpture at the Wadsworth Atheneum, a welder working on the roof started walking up the stairs.  He turned back and said, "That is my favorite statue, too."  I couldn't let his enthusiasm pass without putting him in the picture.  He looks happier than they do.

Movies Made in Connecticut

OK.  We're not Hollywood.  I get that.

From the "Made in Connecticut" exhibition in the Old State House.

Mary

This statue of Mary is near the entrance to St. Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield.

Classy Smart and Manly

Posters on an abandoned building in the Asylum Hill neighborhood of Hartford.

No, I have no idea what the posters mean.

Sunburst

I never find the right time to show this simple photo of the Travelers Tower and a sunburst.  If it is cloudy and snowing today where you are, maybe the nice blue sky will be welcome.

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Time Machine Hobby

A surprising number of train fans commented yesterday.