The Observation Deck

Beautiful - "I love a stormy night"

Looks like a nice clear day ahead.



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Absolutely beautiful picture Jim - thanks for posting it - made me think of this song.

Put on a happy face, by the Supremes

Gray skies are gonna clear up
Put on a happy face
Wipe of the clouds and cheer up
Put on a happy face

Take of the gloomy mask of tragedy
It's not your style
You'll look so good that you'll be glad
That you decided to smile

Pick out a pleasant outlook
Stick out that nobel chin
Wipe off that full-of-doubt look
Snap on a happy grin

Spread sunshine all over the place
And just put on a happy
Put on a happy face

Gray skies are gonna clear up
Put on a happy face
Wipe of the clouds and cheer up
Put on a happy face

Take of the gloomy mask of tragedy
It's not your style
You'll look so good that you'll be glad
That you decided to smile

Pick out a pleasant outlook
Stick out that noble chin
Wipe off that full-of-doubt look
Snap on a happy grin

Spread sunshine all over the place
And just put on a happy
Put on a happy face

Lynn

Great song....but while the Supremes may have performed it, let's give credit where credit is due:

From the Tony award winning musical "Bye Bye Birdie"

Lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse.

Jeff

No clouds, morning on the East rim of the Emerald Canyon.

Lyrics by Eleanor Farjeon

Morning has broken, like the first morning
Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird
Praise for the singing, praise for the morning
Praise for the springing fresh from the word

Sweet the rain's new fall, sunlit from heaven
Like the first dewfall, on the first grass
Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden
Sprung in completeness where his feet pass

Mine is the sunlight, mine is the morning
Born of the one light, Eden saw play
Praise with elation, praise every morning
God's recreation of the new day


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Okay - I hope you're happy.

You made me sing it and now I'm crying - that song is just too beautiful.

Hi,
Savannah was in Chicago over the weekend and came back blown away by what Chicago is doing with their shoreline. Millennium Park is just amazing from what she says. See: http://www.millenniumpark.org/artandarchitecture/cloud_gate.html

One of key features of the Park is CloudGate by Anish Kapoor. I guess everyone refers to it as "The Bean". That looks like a cool way to watch the clouds go by.

What a great asset Chicago has in their shoreline and what an amazing job they are doing in utilizing it.

Lakewood's "Big Sky Country" the Emerald Canyon. (From the East Rim)

I think if you blew up these pictures and matted them you could easily sell them here Jim!!!! Gorgeous!

Jim

You realize that the Library is having a photo contest ......

Jeff

I'm sure Jim is in the same boat as me....having trouble narrowing it down to 6 photos!

Will there ever be a photo shop of some sorts, on line by photographers of the LO to buy?

I am actually working on my own website (www.dlayphoto.com) with a bunch of features:

- Pixelpost photo blogging (with shopping cart capability)
- Wordpress blog
- Digital portfolio
- Other goodies

Looks like I'll be learning PHP/Ruby on Rails asap!

David Lay wrote:I am actually working on my own website (www.dlayphoto.com) with a bunch of features:

- Pixelpost photo blogging (with shopping cart capability)
- Wordpress blog
- Digital portfolio
- Other goodies

Looks like I'll be learning PHP/Ruby on Rails asap!

Justine Cooper wrote:Will there ever be a photo shop of some sorts, on line by photographers of the LO to buy?

Of course, it can already be done.

The secret as you know is for the city to pull as one. The LO Observer project is designed to push the city and info to the top of search engine.

Together we win, alone?

I have always mentioned to clients, opening a website, it is like opening a deli in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Once you open how do you pull clients in. The Observer, provides that service.

One of the nicest things we have brought to the city is The Lakewood Shopping Experience.

Funny how some do not get it.

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