JUXTAPOSITING YESTERDAY'S PAINTINGS WITH TODAY'S PHOTOS
Midway between the sunset lit waters of Cook Inlet with its Mount Susitna and the Chugach Range lies the city of Anchorage with its Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery. There is the final resting place of Sydney Laurence and his also artist wife Jeanne.
In the photos below are scenes painted by Sydney Laurence of Cook Inlet with its Mount Susitna and the Chugach Range. Juxtapositioned with them are my photos of the sunset lit waters of Cook Inlet with its Mount Susitna and the Chugach Range.
Of somewhat added interest is a painting that hangs in my office of the same subject as included in Jeanne Laurence's book "My Life with Sydney Laurence." Apparently both were copied from an original by Sydney Laurence. Its single color focus is representative of the Tonalism artistic style that Sydney Laurence embraced in some of his work.
It is somewhat poetic that in the first photo at the Memorial Park the snow was falling yesterday on the sculpture of Mount McKinley (a favorite subject of Sydney Laurence) atop the headstone. The second photo is of the largest of his paintings of Mount McKinley at the Anchorage Museum in which I have included a bench to add perspective as to its size.
Yesterday I discovered a new vantage point from which to view the Chugach Mountains from Anchorage. Located at the end of Orca, a dead end street on a bluff just south of Anchorage's Pioneer Merril Field Airport and despite overlooking the neighborhood I had once resided in as a child - it was a first time discovery.
Notably this vantage point view of the Chugach Mountains is surprisingly similar to that seen by Sydney Laurence when he painted the Chugach Mountains from a location at Spenard and Fireweed Lane.
Pictured first is Sydney Laurence's painting of the Chugach Mountains followed by my photos of the Chugach Range from yesterday.
And here are concurrently taken videos:
Link to Video of "Flying into the Sun, Airplane Rises Above Cloud-Misted Chugach Range accompanied by music:
Concurrently taken photos of this morning's snow and yesterday's Cherry Blossoms along Tokyo's Meguro River:
(Credit Extended Family Visiting in Tokyo Japan):
And for good measure, here are some additional favorite Sakura Photos from our own recent travels in Japan.
Pictured below - Cherry Blossoms in Yokohama:
(Below two photos -Yokohama's Landmark Tower Building, once the tallest building in Japan and still holds claim to having the fastest dropping elevator in the world)
113 years ago, RMS Titanic raises her anchor at the last port it will reach and begin its transatlantic trip to New York. In just 3 days, it will strike an iceberg that will send her to her final resting place at the bottom of the Atlantic.
I think I’ve shown these before but to commemorate the tragedy, here are a cup and saucer dated March 1911, commissioned by Stonier and Co. made for first class accommodations on “Titanic”, “Olympic” and “Brittanic”.
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Yesterday I discovered a new vantage point from which to view the Chugach Mountains from Anchorage. Located at the end of Orca, a dead end street on a bluff just south of Anchorage's Pioneer Merril Field Airport and despite overlooking the neighborhood I had once resided in as a child - it was a first time discovery.
Notably this vantage point view of the Chugach Mountains is surprisingly similar to that seen by Sydney Laurence when he painted the Chugach Mountains from a location at Spenard and Fireweed Lane.
Pictured first is Sydney Laurence's painting of the Chugach Mountains followed by my photos of the Chugach Range from yesterday.
And here are concurrently taken videos:
Link to Video of "Flying into the Sun, Airplane Rises Above Cloud-Misted Chugach Range accompanied by music:
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113 years ago, RMS Titanic raises her anchor at the last port it will reach and begin its transatlantic trip to New York. In just 3 days, it will strike an iceberg that will send her to her final resting place at the bottom of the Atlantic.
I think I’ve shown these before but to commemorate the tragedy, here are a cup and saucer dated March 1911, commissioned by Stonier and Co. made for first class accommodations on “Titanic”, “Olympic” and “Brittanic”.
Fun Photo Challenge - Comparing my below photo taken last week, try to locate where its peaks are located in the above Chugach Mountain Range panorama.
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JUXTAPOSITING YESTERDAY'S PAINTINGS WITH TODAY'S PHOTOS
Midway between the sunset lit waters of Cook Inlet with its Mount Susitna and the Chugach Range lies the city of Anchorage with its Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery. There is the final resting place of Sydney Laurence and his also artist wife Jeanne.
In the photos below are scenes painted by Sydney Laurence of Cook Inlet with its Mount Susitna and the Chugach Range. Juxtapositioned with them are my photos of the sunset lit waters of Cook Inlet with its Mount Susitna and the Chugach Range.
Of somewhat added interest is a painting that hangs in my office of the same subject as included in Jeanne Laurence's book "My Life with Sydney Laurence." Apparently both were copied from an original by Sydney Laurence. Its single color focus is representative of the Tonalism artistic style that Sydney Laurence embraced in some of his work.
It is somewhat poetic that in the first photo at the Memorial Park the snow was falling yesterday on the sculpture of Mount McKinley (a favorite subject of Sydney Laurence) atop the headstone. The second photo is of the largest of his paintings of Mount McKinley at the Anchorage Museum in which I have included a bench to add perspective as to its size.
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Yesterday I discovered a new vantage point from which to view the Chugach Mountains from Anchorage. Located at the end of Orca, a dead end street on a bluff just south of Anchorage's Pioneer Merril Field Airport and despite overlooking the neighborhood I had once resided in as a child - it was a first time discovery.
Notably this vantage point view of the Chugach Mountains is surprisingly similar to that seen by Sydney Laurence when he painted the Chugach Mountains from a location at Spenard and Fireweed Lane.
Pictured first is Sydney Laurence's painting of the Chugach Mountains followed by my photos of the Chugach Range from yesterday.
And here are concurrently taken videos:
Link to Video of "Flying into the Sun, Airplane Rises Above Cloud-Misted Chugach Range accompanied by music:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hefelcm4Vv0
Link to Video of Plane Flying Toward the Sun to the music of "In the Arms of an Angel:"
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/renzuZOvo1o
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My nephew who drives a semi rig got this shot the other day—
SNOW AND SAKURA
AS IT CONTINUES TO SNOW IN ALASKA, THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS CONTINUE TO BLOOM ALONG TOKYO'S MEGURO RIVER
LINK TO THIS MORNING'S VIDEO OF ALASKA'S SNOW SAKURA WITH "CHERRY BLOSSOM" SNOW PETALS FALLING FROM THE TREE BRANCHES, ACCOMPANIED BY A JAPANESE SONG:
(FWIW, already over 500 views.)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/K-z1p4XEn8Q
LINK TO ADDITIONAL VIDEO OF THE FALLING SNOW FROM THIS MORNING WITH PEACEFUL MUSIC:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mz0rJ4sN1z8
Concurrently taken photos of this morning's snow and yesterday's Cherry Blossoms along Tokyo's Meguro River:
(Credit Extended Family Visiting in Tokyo Japan):
And for good measure, here are some additional favorite Sakura Photos from our own recent travels in Japan.
Pictured below - Cherry Blossoms in Yokohama:
(Below two photos -Yokohama's Landmark Tower Building, once the tallest building in Japan and still holds claim to having the fastest dropping elevator in the world)
Outside of Yokohama:
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I had the "Matchbox" version of this. Maybe even the box.
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113 years ago, RMS Titanic raises her anchor at the last port it will reach and begin its transatlantic trip to New York. In just 3 days, it will strike an iceberg that will send her to her final resting place at the bottom of the Atlantic.
I think I’ve shown these before but to commemorate the tragedy, here are a cup and saucer dated March 1911, commissioned by Stonier and Co. made for first class accommodations on “Titanic”, “Olympic” and “Brittanic”.
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There was an avalanche a month ago in the Chugach Mountains and three people heli skiing lost their lives.
https://cowboystatedaily.com/2025/03/13/massive-alaskan-avalanche-claims-three-on-mountains-wyomingite-helped-popularize/
FOR THIS FRIDAY ---
ALASKA HELICOPTER DEPARTS ANCHORAGE TOWARD MT MCKINLEY f/k/a DENALI TO THE SOUNDS OF RETRO BY WAYNE JONES:
LINK TO VIDEO OF HELICOPTER DEPARTING ANCHORAGE:
(FWIW just posted on YouTube several hours ago and already has over 500 views)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2f1KqpdnyDk
SCREEN SHOT:
AND EARLIER THIS FRIDAY:
Just a week before Good Friday Anchorage Alaska finds itself under a blanket of fresh fallen snow.
As the clouds lift a winter wonderland scene emerges with the barren trees now covered with clinging snow.
LINK TO VIDEO OF THIS MORNING'S WINTER WONDERLAND:
On this Palm Sunday weekend snow has fallen over Anchorage Alaska draping the trees and shrubbery with glistening snow.
Adding to the beauty is a blue sky backdrop making for a serene scene.
Overhead the sounds of an Alaska Bush Plane can be heard.
LINK TO VIDEO OF SNOW DRAPED TREES AS BUSH PLANE IS HEARD:
AND LINKS TO VIDEOS OF THIS MORNING'S SCENIC WINTER WONDERLAND AS SET TO MUSIC:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lL1TmyaJNTo
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GNNAif38MaE
Concurrently Taken Photos:
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The vet cut the cats hair
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Just had to stop and take a couple of pics on my walk this morning
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Fun Photo Challenge - Comparing my below photo taken last week, try to locate where its peaks are located in the above Chugach Mountain Range panorama.
With April being National Poetry Month, here is an offered Haiku:
Pink blossoms, green leaves
The colors of spring surround
Peace and hope abound
Yes, it must be spring
Even with late April snow
A bird soars above
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Beds aboard US Naval ships. I preferred the middle Rack (bed) while serving on aircraft carries in the 70s.
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