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I played around with this photo because it just fascinated me.  It was for an article about schizophrenia. It's a bit scary. Up Close!

Now I want a pretzel but the only thing in the house is Lynette's frozen gluten free pretzels.  Not what I had in mind.  Here are some interesting facts I found. NATIONAL PRETZEL DAY National Pretzel Day is observed annually on April 26.  A bag of nice crunchy, salty pretzels or a big, warm, soft, cinnamon pretzel is the question of the day.  Either one is an excellent choice. There are a few different accounts of the origin of the pretzel.  Most people agree that it does have a Christian background, and they were developed by the monks.  According to  The History of Science and Technology , in 610 AD, “an Italian monk invents pretzels as a reward to children who learn their prayers.  He calls the strips of baked dough, folded to resemble arms crossing the chest,  pretiola  (little rewards).” Another source puts the invention in a monastery in southern France. The looped pretzel may also be related to a Greek Ring bread from the communion bread used in monasteries a th

These statues are located at the entrance to the Manhattan Bridge on the Brooklyn side.  What surprised me about them was how they rotate and how they are lit up from within at night. I took these two videos, one during the day and one at night. They're almost ghostly. Here's a news video  about the statues.

My favorite bridge is the Brooklyn Bridge. (Feel free to use these photos.) We visited a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn that is located between the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges connecting Brooklyn to Manhattan across the East  River. Miles and his father Ryan look across the East River. The Manhattan Bridge   The Manhattan Bridge is also a favorite but it lacks the stone construction of the Brooklyn Bridge towers, using steel instead. Here is Jane's Carousel, as seen in the map above.  It was closed that day. Evelyn and her mother Laurissa.

Miles is two and a half years old here. Helping Dad with Dinner Miles likes to send the scooter backwards down the hill.