The Calm Before the Storm ...

Hurricane Sandy Delivered Extensive Damage Throughout New Jersey, Keansburg Amusement Park was Hit Hard 

The carousel house at Keansburg Amusement Park is almost empty now. The ride has been dismantled. The shiny jewel-laden horses and carriages, and other animals, are being stored at the water park across the street.

All of the pieces been recovered since they were swept into town by Hurricane Sandy’s tidal surge on the Raritan Bay. Even the lion that a local teen tried "to procure."  

 Click, to Read the full article on the Keansburg Amusement Park

Below are images of from my Painted Ponies Gallery taken before Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on the amusement park.  Scroll down to see the storm's aftermath. 

Photo images were created using Selective Color. 

The Wild Stallion

Sea Dragon

The Warrior Steed

The Carousel After Hurricane Sandy

 
Photo Credit: The Star Ledger

Above :Look closely, to the right, you can see "The Warrior Steed" and "The Sea Dragon" hanging among the debris.

Photo Credit: Andrew Burton, Getty Images

Photo Credit: Andrew Burton, Getty Images

Seashells Down by the Seashore

Collecting Shells

I've been collecting seashells for many years, and my collection keeps getting bigger and bigger. I found that a wonderful way to display them is through photographs. Here, you can see the different techniques I have applied to various shells. The possibilities are endless.

The images on this page are part of my Seashell Photo Gallery.

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All the Colors of the Sea

I love all the colors and textures in  the image"All the Colors of the Sea." This collection of shells is from Sanibel Island. It features a wonderful starfish, bay scallop, rough pen shell, and small knobbed whelk. This piece was given a painterly quality to enhance nature's beauty!

Spider Conch Shell in Black and White

Sand Dollar

The legend of the sand dollar is sometimes said to represent coins lost by mermaids or the people of Atlantis!  In subtle hues of blue and gray, my "Sand Dollar" is displayed on found driftwood with flecks of sand scattered about.

Greetings From Asbury Park...

Images from Asbury Park 

Founded in 1871,  the city that became famous for honky-tonk entertainment was  named after the first U.S. bishop of the Methodist Church, a movement whose founder condemned "vain and demoralizing amusements."

The new resort had a mile-long beach and avenues that flared out as they approached the water, affording excellent sea views. It became a year-round community, with a downtown business district and fine single-family houses.

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Old Casino at Asbury Park, New Jersey

The Casino in Asbury Park, N.J., never housed gambling but did have a carousel and a roller rink. In the 1990s it turned into a flea market. Now it symbolizes the city's decline.

 Vintage Poster of SouthSide Johnny  framed on a Cracked Wall

Asbury Park was the music scene that produced Springsteen, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, and a Shore sound that eventually provided a seed for Asbury's rebirth.

A muted gray sky back lights an industrial landscape in Asbury

Yet by the early 1980s, the city "started to close down."  

The Ferris Wheel and the Carousel were sold off.

Asbury eventually adopted a redevelopment plan, and a 12-story condo tower began to rise in 1989. Then work stopped in 1991, and bankruptcy litigation kept the site in limbo.

Tillie -Wonder Bar

The famous face of Tillie, a symbol of the Jersey Shore

Lost Memories

Windows from the Philadelphia Toboggan Company Carousel House

The Pearl Mermaid

Welcome to Asbury

The Copper Ship

South Side

Detailed views of the South Side section  of the Paramount Theatre and Convention Hall, built in the 1920's