A visit to the National Aviary…

I had the opportunity to visit the National Aviary on the North Side of Pittsburgh yesterday and had an absolutely incredible time. I’m not really sure why I’ve never gone before, but it was just awesome. We had a tour orchestrated by Janet — and if you go, make sure that you get Janet to take you around — she is just flat out incredibly knowledgeable and so excited to share this knowledge. I can’t speak highly enough of everybody else who works at the National Aviary, either. Get there — you won’t regret it!

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Boating in Pittsburgh…

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been fascinated with bridges – not exactly sure why that is, it just is. I had the opportunity to go boating on each of the three rivers for the first time last night and had a blast. I’m not really sure what it is about being on the boat, but it’s just incredibly relaxing to me – absolutely love it – and the views of Pittsburgh – and the bridges – from the boat are absolutely amazing.

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A day in Pittsburgh…

I had some time today, so I headed to Pittsburgh to get some shots – unfortunately, while it was dry, it was also hazy most of the day. I’m certainly not complaining, not with the weather we’ve had recently, and I still had a great day. You’ll notice that I’ve got a fascination with bridges – perhaps it was from growing up in this area, I don’t really know – but there’s something about the lines of a bridge that have always caught my attention… I started at the West End Overlook, hit the South Side and Mt. Washington, went over to the Strip District, meandered around the Cultural District for a little, then finished at Station Square. Looking forward to doing this more often this summer…

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