Wednesday, December 28, 2022

ANOTHER FROM THE ARCHIVES, TYSON'S CORNER SHOPPING MALL

I wonder if these are still there, the two small bird sculptures on the concrete seating area near the ice-skating rink?  It looks like a crow and a dove.  

We were sitting in a chilly courtyard because there was no room in any of the crowded restaurants we tried inside. The place was swamped!  We found a place outside and ate a quick lunch with tall buildings surrounding us, and fortunately pretty blue skies overhead, but they offered no warmth.

The Zamboni was smoothing out the surface of the ice-skating rink next to us.
I froze and it tickled Gregg to come back to our seat and find me like this.  By that time I had found a table a little further up with no heating lamp unfortunately.
There was a burger place outside he had read about, a small shed-like building not much bigger than a kiosk.  It had no seating by design, and no outside seating available.  Every table was taken and I envied them their tall heating lamps over each.  The burgers were good and I told him I would be happy to go back, in the Spring.  It was colder than I thought it would be.  I didn't bring a coat or gloves, as I didn't know we would be sitting outside.  The weather was mild the last time we went out, only a couple of days before.  We didn't stay long (I have since learned to check the temperature before leaving the house).  Just time enough to eat lunch and then go get a hot chocolate inside the mall, to warm up numb fingers and frosty nose, and ears that by that time were tingling.  This was the last day of the year in 2014. 
I still had a good time watching everyone have fun on the skating rink.  I was also glad we got to see the Christmas Tree before it was taken down.
It was a giant of a tree.
Another sky reflection in one of the glass ornaments and you can just make out Gregg and me.
But it was time to go back inside the mall and I was eager to warm up with a nice mug of hot chocolate.
Isn't this overhead light festive?  It reminds me of art deco and covers a very large part of the ceiling located near the escalators.  They must have changed the lights to red and green for the holiday season.
Another one from the archives.  

Thanks for looking and I hope you have been having a great week so far.  




34 comments:

  1. A lovely repost - and I hope those birds ARE still there.

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  2. What a cute reflection of the two of you. Gregg looks very happy, he must have been having a real good time, and not felt as cold as you. The little statues are darling!!

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    1. Thank you Ginny. Gregg has his own in-built hot water bottle :)

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  3. Fun! Hope you're enjoying this holiday season and all the best for the coming year.
    Amalia
    xo

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    1. Hello Amalia, I am, thank you and I hope the same for you :) xo

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  4. This looks like a wonderful place to visit. Although I think I would rather go when it's warm...lol I think it would be fun to ice skate too. It's been years since I've done that.

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    1. Hi Ann, there was a time when I went on skiing holidays in my early 20s and the cold never bothered me. These days it's a different story. It's also been years since I went ice-skating :)

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  5. Hello,
    Wonderful collection of photos. I like the reflection shot, you do look cold sitting outside. The birds statues are cute! Take care, enjoy the last days of 2022!

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    1. Thank you Eileen :) glad you enjoyed and I wish you the same :)

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  6. It does look cold, and I'm not a fan of the cold, but it looks a great place to visit if you have a coat. Those little birdies are so cute.

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  7. You two are brave to conquer the cold?!! Me...the wuss...could not handle the cold..

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    1. I can't handle it very much either Anni :) I tend to curl up in a throw these days :)

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  8. Wow, you do look cold in the photo. I love to watch ice skaters.

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    1. Hi Gigi, I still remember how cold I felt :) Watching ice skaters is a very nice pastime.

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  9. the ornament shot is my favorite and you look frozen.. here in FL we don't have a lot of outside seating except right on the beaches. its to hot to sit outside most of the time. beautiful photos from your archives and the sculptures look like real birds

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    1. I can imagine Sandra, I remember sitting outside all the time when we went to restaurants in Florida. It was wonderful, not too hot when we went down but still nice and warm. Glad you liked the photos and those sculptures :)

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  10. Wonderful post. Liked those bird sculpture

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    1. Muito obrigado. Eu também gostaria de desejar a você um feliz ano novo! Que seja de felicidade e muita saúde.

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  12. Czas świąt to czas wspomnień. Piękne miejsce . Wspaniałego 2023 roku🍾🎄😊

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    1. W pełni się zgadzam. Bardzo dziękuję. Życzę Ci Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku, pełnego szczęścia i zdrowia.

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  13. That's a huge X'mas tree! Looks like that you two had a great time :-)

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    1. It certainly was huge Angie :) Thank you, it is a great memory.

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  14. It looks to me that the dove is injured, and the crow is looking to attack! The overhead lights are surely fabulous

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    1. I never thought of that Roentare. I'm glad you enjoyed the lights :)

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  15. A nice look back through your archives :)

    All the best Jan

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    1. So glad you enjoyed Jan, thank you and all the best to you too :)

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