Sending a Little Bit of Love Your Way

 Vintage Love Stamps

It's February ---Love is in the air

Say Yes

Hearts and Flowers

A Rose for You

Happy 11-12-13

I guess this date only comes around once in our lifetime, so I thought I'd post some of my new images to celebrate the day ~ Hope you enjoy them!

Beach Tower Lookout

   

Ornate Church Doors

House of Glass

Victorian Gate

Moth Light

Vintage Porch

Summer is over.....but......

I had so much fun this summer and captured so many great images, that I couldn't resist posting just a few more  of those

Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer. 

The Swing Wave, a favorite ride at the carnival, melts into a soft dreamy pink sky. 

Pretty in Pink

Pretty in Pink

  A colorful Ferris Wheel in Minty Green tones

A Summer's Day

Both Pretty in Pink and A Summer's Day, would be perfect in the nursery room for a little girl or boy.  Or for anyone who loves the carnival as much as I do!! 

 And one more of this dreamy Ferris Wheel - this one done with an Old World  vintage feel

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The Sandy Castle...

It was a beautiful day when I went to visit the castle. The sky was a brilliant turquoise blue!! And who can resist building sandcastles on the beach on a such a wonderful sunny day?  For sculptor, Ed Jarrett, he has taken sandcastle building to a whole new level!

 The Sandy Castle was built by  Ed, in Point Pleasant Beach, at the Jersey Shore. He was hoping to break a Guinness World Record -- on the beach in the middle of a shoreline that just had been decimated by Superstorm Sandy.

 

The Guinness record, which Jarrett previously set  in 2011, was a sandcastle that stands

 at 37-foot, 10-inch high. Sadly, This Sandy Castle did not beat his old record....but there are plans to try again!!!

Sculptor, Ed Jarrett, stands in front of his Sandy Castle

Close up of the Sandy Castle shows a laughing Gargoyle, and alligator,  and a prince trying to save Rapunzel.

One side of the castle depicts a Grimm fairy tale, complete with a two-headed dragon, one head fire-breathing, and  Rapunzel in a tower with her prince to the rescue! The other side of the sandcastle is an ode to the Jersey Shore, with the  tower becoming the Barnegat Lighthouse.

Long Beach Island...

Green Moss on Jetties

Long Beach Island, better known as LBI,  is one of New Jersey's premier beach destinations. It has something for everyone.

 Here are a few images from my last trip there ~~can't wait to go back!!

Fishing Boat

Two images, one soft and the other in vivid colors,  of an old fishing boat docked on the bay side  near Viking Village on Long Beach Island

Old Fishing Boat in LBI

Lucky Thirteen

Summer Fun at the Carnival...

It's summertime and that means summer fun at the carnival. The Strates Show Carnival is a traveling show that started in 1923. It is said to be America's only carnival that travel by railroad.   The Carnival  makes a stop every year near my hometown. It brings all the colors and thrills of the boardwalk right to our backyard (practically)!! It had been years since I've visited the fair... it really does make you feel like a kid again!!! What a great day and look at that beautiful sky--a photographer's dream! Check out my photos and see if you spot your favorite Thrill Ride.

The Fire Ball at Night

The Zipper a favorite Thrill Ride at the summer carnival

Sky Flyer Carnival Ride

The Wave Swing at night 

Ferris Wheel~~Summer Memories

On Lavender Clouds

Children enjoy the Wave Swing ride at  Strates Shows traveling Carnival

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