Auggie W's favorite photos

Mamaroneck, NY To me there is nothing purer in sports than the Olympics that bring the world together for two weeks every two years alternating between the best in winter and summer sports. It is my hope that "clean" athletes receive all the honors and when cheating is discovered, those imposters are stripped of their medals which the IOC unlike many major sports organizations seems to be doing an effective job. Last, I hope that Olympic Victory can turn into "Ipernity Victory." Then the smile of this photo will be contagious.

Note 1: With One World Observatory opening on May 29, 2015, the Freedom Tower at 1776 feet tall with 104 floors is the tallest building in the western hemisphere. It replaced the Twin Towers that were destroyed in a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. Construction began April 27, 2006. Under Construction, September 18, 2010 Under Construction Under Construction, October 6, 2012 Under Construction, December 20, 2013 Views from One World Observatory Autumn Colors Note 2: For those who know about the New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox rivalry in baseball, the Freedom Tower was not exempt. Unlike 2008 when a rogue construction worker buried a Boston Red Sox (David Ortiz) jersey under concrete in the new Yankee Stadium when it was being built that required 2 1/2 feet of concrete to be broken so the jersey could be removed, someone scrawled on one of Freedom Tower's beams "Yankees 1." Even thought the Mets also play here in NY, the Yankees will always be New York's team and apparently enshrined in Freedom Tower. I did not notice this until today when I was going through my photos, otherwise I would have taken a separate shot of this beam. Still for trivia and folklore, I've included the photo I did take on September 18, 2010 of the east side of Freedom Tower in its early construction phase:

Mamaroneck, NY

Mamaroneck, NY

Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada - No pot of gold at the end of this rainbow! Note: All photos taken on the Ontario, Canada side. The bottom two images were photographed on July 9, 2016 and the top three images on July 8, 2016.

Larchmont, NY

Mamaroneck, NY

Rye, NY Note: Created from items found on the sands of Rye Town Park Beach. Photo included on: www.plasticbeaches.com/default.aspx

Mamaroneck, NY Photographer's Note: When I discovered the newspaper ad for the "Hand of God" play, Psalm 139:7-8 and Romans 8:39 came to mind. Furthermore, when I was taking this photo with a zoom lens, a butterfly landed on my right sleeve and stayed there for several minutes before flying off. It also briefly -- only for a 2-3 seconds, landed on the top green spray can. I saw this butterfly last time when I finished taking photos of this setting and was satisfied with the angle used. Afterwards, it had left for good. It was kind of surprising for the butterfly to be there in the first place, considering the setting is in an industrial area where there are no flowers. Last, what looks like the earth is actually a small, soft child's ball that had been among the rubbish.