Ruth E. Hendricks https://rutheh.com Daily Journal of Life in Pittsburgh Fri, 08 May 2026 02:25:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/rutheh.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/image-1.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Ruth E. Hendricks https://rutheh.com 32 32 8577996 Day and Night NYC https://rutheh.com/2026/05/07/day-and-night-nyc/ https://rutheh.com/2026/05/07/day-and-night-nyc/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 02:25:52 +0000 https://rutheh.com/2026/05/07/day-and-night-nyc/
Freedom Tower
Drove my sister back home today. From Pittsburgh. It’s 368 miles
I never get tired of the view.
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This huge sculpture was just inside the museum, opposite the entrance doors

Palettes of Ambition by El Anatsui
Close up
Cropped image to show the bottle caps
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Video of sloth eating breakfast

patience.

He takes his time.

My sister and I went to the National Aviary this morning

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Thanks to Bill McCafferty for this sign.

His answer to the question:

“She walks across.”

WALK AND BIKE THE BURGH TOURS click for link

Definition of a Yinzer.

“A “yinzer” is a nickname for a native or resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who embodies the city’s culture, sports loyalty, and unique “[Pittsburghese]” dialect.”

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Proud of granddaughter Anna who graduated cum laude from Ohio University today.
Hard work and dedication, swimming 20 hours a week, too. Go Anna!
A new beginning.
Accepted to BSNursing program
starting this August.

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“As of early May 2026, Ohio flags are flying at half-staff to honor three Ohio Air National Guard members—Sgt. Tyler Simmons, Capt. Seth R. Koval, and Capt. Curtis J. Angst—killed during Operation Epic Fury. Governor Mike DeWine ordered the flags at all public buildings and grounds statewide to remain lowered until sunset on the day of their funerals”

If you’d like to see a thirty second video of the flags whipping in the wind click here to see short video

We are headed to Athens Ohio (not Greece) to celebrate and honor Anna who is graduating from college tomorrow.

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Do you have a quote you live your life by or think of often?

“What is essential is invisible to the eye.”

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Love to Anna
on the eve of her college graduation.
Class of 2026 Ohio University
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More to come

My neighbor Sue gave me the Iris a couple of years ago. They are so beautiful. I worried the strong rain would beat them to the ground, that the blossoms would crumple. They stood tall. The petals like velvet.

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An ad from my maternal grandmother’s 1906 Rockford High School Annual

Rockford Lumber & Fuel Co.

click to see photo of business

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