No, Pittsburgh is not on the way home from West Virginia! Kathy recently reconnected with a childhood friend, who lives part of the year in Pittsburgh. We cruised with them in March and visited them in Florida, so we decided that a detour north before heading south was worthwhile.
When I found out we were going to be in the area, I contacted fellow photographer and blogger Howard Grill and made arrangements to meet for breakfast at a park near where we were staying. We met there on Saturday morning, had a lovely visit and spent some time exploring the lakeside. By the time I got my camera out the light had gotten harsh, but there were still some interesting reflections.
After our breakfast, we headed to our friends’ home and took a jaunt into town to visit The Frick. The Frick Pittsburgh is an art museum which is the legacy of Helen Clay Frick, daughter of industrialist Henry Clay Frick and his wife Adelaide Howard Childs Frick. The family home was called Clayton, which is on the site of the museum, from 1883 to 1905.
I’ve still got a few photos to process, but have completed the best ones. As I typically do, I have created an Adobe Portfolio gallery of selected photos from this trip at My Adobe Portfolio page.
Was really great getting to meet and have a fun breakfast with both of you! Hope we get a chance to meet again.
It’s always great to place an actual person with a name and website. Great to meet you as well – let me know if you ever decide to return to NC!
Sounds and looks like another fun trip
You know us! 😉
Wonderful time had by all. Love these stories of connections. This post has reminded me of how little I visit museums and art galleries. I need to do something about that!
We need to spend more time looking at and visiting places like museums. I don’t always relate to the artistic intent but it is mind-expanding to try and understand others’ thinking and creativity.