And the largest collection of Egyptology in the Western Hemisphere..................

I want my Mummy!!!!

Depiction of an Egyptian family. I guess Daddy was the big shot!

More from the Egyptian collection.................................................................................

Paintings from a section featuring pictures that told a story............

The story is that in France boats can float in a few inches of water near the beach.......

The story is (and listen closely, DiPalma girls) that when Mother tells you it is going to be cold, BRING A JACKET!!

The story is that three little girls can make a Mommie really sad......

The story is that it's cold up in Russia!

The story is that it's Elliott's Birthday and he needs a lot of attention....

The story is that Elliott's mother wants to be sure he is getting enough attention.......

Miscellaneous protraits in miscellaneous styles...........................................................

IT'S SEPTEMBER--FIESTA MONTH!--LET THE FESTIVITIES BEGIN!!!!

Click on image to enlarge Calendar Image for September 2007.

Click on image to enlarge calendar dates for September 2007.

A Pinch and a punch for the first of the month from Kelly who has a birthday on September 8th!

NEW YORK--DAY THREE
A tour of the Monuments in Prospect Park
(or.....IT RAINS ON OUR PARADE, YET AGAIN!)

Another example of Brooklyn Academic Gothic. One gentleman in our group had atteneded this P.S., and had a few lively stories of his days there.

Singing in the rain......

This man is now a local resident and seems pretty devoted to preservation....

Most people listened to the tour guide......

The Bailey Fountain--this is the first time I've seen it working!

Who is that little dot of green?

Click on the image to enlarge and identify the little spot of green.

The Keekster illuminated by red.....

Monumental Lincoln on the Monumental Grand Army Plaza Arch....

Are you sure this is Brooklyn and not Paris?

A planted urn near the entrance to Prospect Park....

The founder of the Park--the architects of this park also did Central Park and they really preferred the design at Prospect Park.

The rain wins, we finally have to take shelter in a classical peristyle on the perimeter of the park. The man in the white tee-shirt is Mr. Know-it-all, the gentleman in the wine colored jacket is the man who grew up in the neighborhood. He has since moved away, but when I asked him if he missed the neighborhood, he told me: "Oh yes, once a Pawk Sloper, always a Pawk Sloper!"

Our little tour was rushed to a hasty end at the Brooklyn Museum--where even the Statue of Liberty was seeking shelter in the parking lot!