The Newtown Pentacle

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Tuesday

– photo by Mitch Waxman

Hands down, that’s my favorite ever angry pigeon photo above. It’s one of a series of shots that I’d use for profile pics on Xoom meetings during COVID, and I’d switch them around to signal my support or ire at whatever the active speaker was talking about. The ‘non verbal communication’ bird pictured above was encountered in Queens’ Sunnyside Gardens, as a note.

2015’s November 26th post, dubbed ‘louder drone,’ was definitely one for the birds.

– photo by Mitch Waxman

At least once a week back in NYC, over a period of more than a decade, some sort of Newtown Creek ‘thing’ would require my attendance. I would arrive early and then walk home, usually. Two birds, one stone, yeah?

In 2021,scoundrel out’ brought readers back to Newtown Creek.

– photo by Mitch Waxman

Since moving to Pittsburgh, rail ‘stuff’ has been catching my eye. It’s actually a challenge photographing something which is huge and moving quickly. Now… that’s the sort of statement which I usually get lacerated for in the comments, so have at it.

These archive posts are reaching into Newtown Pentacle’s backups, and are pulling posts that went public on this date, in their respective years, going back to 2009. This practice will continue until I’m back on both feet full time, and new photos and stories can be gathered. For anyone who hasn’t heard the news, I broke my left ankle at the end of September.

In 2024, a few images of Pittsburgh’s rail traffic was on offer in ‘Thanksgiving Choo-Choos.’


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Written by Mitch Waxman

November 26, 2024 at 11:00 am

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  1. Its not just seeing the immensity of the thing, but also hearing the train engine’s power that makes it so interesting to me.

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    November 26, 2024 at 8:15 pm


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