Restive placeholding
Thursday
– photo by Mitch Waxman
It had become furiously hot here in Pittsburgh for the better part of a week, with temperatures in the high 90’s. This is pretty unusual for this region. Humidity is the culprit behind summertime shvitzing hereabouts, not high temperatures. Pittsburgh’s ‘normal’ highs in the summer are in the middle 80’s, with night time atmospherics typically dropping into the 70’s or even the 60’s. The climate is modulated by the river valley topography, and the vast amount of urban forest. There’s mature trees everywhere around here, and even across the street from HQ here in Dormont you’ll find a forested gorge with flowing water. We regularly see all kinds of critters – hawks, ground hogs, deer.
Oh, Appalachia.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
As part of our ‘let’s make the puppy tired’ agenda, Moe the dog has led Our Lady of the pentacle and myself to many places where a long linear walk is possible in recent weeks. Grandview Avenue up on Mt. Washington is where we were, and I took a minute to wave the camera around for a handheld panorama. Check out the original giant image here.
Since our last check in with Moe, when he bit me in the crotch, he’s chilled out a bit. Miles and miles of walking are needed to deplete his batteries, however, but… this is me, so hold my beer. The latest wrinkle and phase Moe is in is him needing to poop at 4 in the morning, so…
– photo by Mitch Waxman
I’m constantly remarking to myself on the qualitative differences in civil infrastructure encountered here in Pittsburgh, and how they contrast with what you’d see back in Queens. The picture above is from Patomac Avenue in Dormont, where Newtown Pentacle HQ is now found.
Back tomorrow with something else, at this – your Newtown Pentacle.
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