myPics: Token from Jury Duty

City Hall is an amazing gem in the city of Philadelphia. Here is a detail of the tile in my jury deliberation room from my stint on jury duty about 3 weeks ago. Notice the yellow and blue of the tiles, evocative of the City of Philadelphia flag.

myPics: Like the Dickens

I've moved from Center City to West Philadelphia - only a block away from the very first place I lived after graduating in 1995. I've returned to the area and was impressed to see how lovely Clark Park has become in the years since I left.

In the park is a wonderfully rare treat - one of only two status of Charles Dickens in existence. (The other is in Sydney.)  This one has an addition character, Nell Trent from The Old Curiosity Shop.