Restaurant in Cold Spring, NY in Putnam County. A quaint brick pathway leads through a lush garden area to a cozy outdoor café with tables and umbrellas.
Cold Spring is a quaint Putnam County village with many antique shops, stores and restaurants. In this image, a vibrant American flag is prominently displayed in front of a red storefront with a black awning. The entrance has a decorative wreath on the door, and there are potted plants adding a touch of greenery at the base of the store's facade.
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american flag, black awning, cold spring ny, new york, patriotic
The main plant in this greenhouse is the Croton plant which symbolizes change because of its colorful foliage. Other plants in the greenhouse show a multitude of colors, leaf patterns and textures, from the waxy surfaces of some leaves to the feathery fronds of others.
The Noon Meal Formation at the Annapolis Naval Academy is held weather permitting weekdays during the academic year and Monday through Saturday during Plebe Summer. Plebe Summer is the summer new midshipmen begin their four-year program. Here we see the USNA band leaving the Noon Meal Formation.
These little purple dwarf irises are always among the first flowers of spring, often blooming while snow is still on the ground. Their delicate beauty is perfect for this rendition of an iris heart.
In the 18th and 19th century, metal plaques called fire insurance marks with the emblem of an insurance company were attached to the front of an insured building as a guide to the insurance company's fire brigade. This was before there were a municipal fire services. This particular fire mark was for the Fireman's Insurance Company.
Old Town Alexandria VA is a nationally designated historic district which has centuries-old architecture, brick-lined streets with dozens of independently owned restaurants and boutiques.
Generally speaking, acidic soil, with a pH lower than 6.0, yields blue or lavender-blue hydrangea blooms. Alkaline soil, with a pH above 7.0, promotes pinks and reds.
I had a pair of roller skates similar to these when I was a kid. They were meant to be used outside and fit over leather shoes like my saddle shoes using the key to tighten to the correct width.
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metal roller skates, nostalgia, skates, skating, sports
The Black Eyed Susan is has been called a pioneer plant because it is one of the first plants to grow in areas destroyed by fire and other natural disasters.
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black eyed susans, coneflower, daisy, floral, flower
A button accordion is a type of accordion on which the melody-side keyboard consists of a series of buttons as opposed to a piano accordion, which has piano-style keys.
A monkey wrench, also called an adjustable spanner, especially in Britain, is a wrench with one fixed and one adjustable jaw which permits it to grasp nuts of different sizes.