Great for a summer day

The Bayard Cutting Arboretum in Great River, Long Island was once the residence of William Bayard Cutting. The grounds were designed by Frederick Law Olmstead in 1887, with the mansion designed by Chales C. Haight. It eventually became a state park and it's a lovely place to spend a summer day.

I misteri

I misteri or the mysteries are Good Friday processions that re enact the Virgin Mary's search for the crucified Jesus. It winds in several streets until the body she finds her dead son. It's a very emotional parade and you cannot tell any of the participants that these are mere statues. They are real.
The most famous one is in Trapani, Sicily where practically the whole city participates with the different artisan guilds each playing a role. These images swot with a Leica M-4 on Tri-X Pan date from 1974 and are being re discovered.

as I go through my archives.