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Porches and Stoops Photo Essay

Magnum presents portraits of the people and animals who sit on their front porches and stoops watching the world go by.

TRINIDAD, Cuba—A work horse is kept on a family's porch overnight, 1998.
© David Alan Harvey / Magnum Photos

NEW YORK CITY—An American Legion parade, 1947.
© Henri Cartier-Bresson / Magnum Photos

LAMBTON COUNTY, Ontario—Isaac Towell plays with newborn kittens on the front porch. 

Behind him is the mother cat, 1997.
© Larry Towell / Magnum Photos

SELMA, Ala.—1965.
© Bruce Davidson / Magnum Photos

CHINA—1978.
© Elliott Erwitt / Magnum Photos

TIBET—Monks debate in the Amdo region, 2001.
© Steve McCurry / Magnum Photos

TEFE, Brazil—1979.
© Alex Webb / Magnum Photos

NEW YORK CITY—On the Lower East Side, 1979.
© Leonard Freed / Magnum Photos

GREENWOOD, Miss.—Bob Dylan plays on the back porch of the 

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee office, 1963.
© Danny Lyon / Magnum Photos

NEW YORK CITY—Four men hang out on a stoop in the Bedford-Stuyvesant 

section of Brooklyn, summer 1967.
© Bob Adelman / Magnum Photos

NEW YORK CITY—2000.
© Elliott Erwitt / Magnum Photos

CHICAGO—A girl "reads" Ebony magazine, 1947.
© Wayne Miller / Magnum Photos

NEW YORK CITY—Sitting on a stoop in the East Village, 1984.
© Steve McCurry / Magnum Photos

JODPHUR, India—Three men sit in the old quarter, 1996.
© Steve McCurry / Magnum Photos

CALIFORNIA—Art and Maysie Long at the Hospice of Marin, 1981.
© Paul Fusco / Magnum Photos

NEW YORK CITY—Children walk hand in hand in Harlem, 1963.
© Leonard Freed / Magnum Photos

NEW YORK CITY—Near Fort Tryon Park, 1958.
© Inge Morath © The Inge Morath Foundation / Magnum Photos

August 2008

TURKEY SHOOT

VERY unfortunately this game cannot be found anymore 

but I found another one - 

not anywhere as fun as the original, but at least it's something!

CLICK HERE

One of the most fun and additive video games online ever! 

Call the kids over and see who can shoot the most turkeys.

Lots of fun and Laughter!  
ENJOY!

PLAY TURKEY SHOOT HERE

Soooo Very Sorry - it looks like this game is not longer available.   
But if you click on the link - it's up for sale!!
If you find another one - let me know, cause this game is REALLY fun!

Happy Thanksgiving 2012

 

Helping Dad Out . . .

An old Italian gentleman lived alone in New  Jersey .  He wanted to plant his annual tomato garden, but it was very difficult work, as the ground was hard.  His only son, Vincent, who used to help him, was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and described his predicament: 

 Dear Vincent,  I am feeling pretty sad because it looks like I won’t be able to plant my tomato garden this year. I’m just getting too old to be digging up a garden plot. I know if you were here my troubles would be over. I know you would be happy to dig the plot for me, like in the old days.  Love,  Papa  

A few days later he received a letter from his son. 

Dear Papa,   Don’t dig up that garden. That’ s where the bodies are buried.  Love,  Vinnie

At 4 a.m. The next morning, FBI agents and local police arrived and dug up the entire area without finding any bodies. They apologized to the old man and left.  That same day the old man received another letter from his son.  

Dear Papa,  Go ahead and plant the tomatoes now.  That’s the best I could do under the circumstances.  Love you, Vinnie

How To Use An Elevator WITHOUT it Stopping -

PLEASE let us know if this works . . . Next time you're in a TALL building . . . try it!

Fun With The Moon

May you always have work for your hands to do.
May your pockets hold always a coin or two.
May the sun shine bright on your windowpane.
May the rainbow be certain to follow each rain.
May the hand of a friend always be near you.
And may God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.
- Irish Blessing