The Historic district New Bedford
Good Morning all I hope life is treating you well
Thanks for al the kind support yesterday when I mentioned I was going in for a small medical procedure, the procedure itself went well but initial results not quite ideal, the DR is waiting for biopsy results and a genetic test to be done and will see me again at the end of the month, but at this stage he believes the best course moving forward is surgery to remove part of my colon, but will see what the test results show before I concern myself with that
Thanks again
For todays post I am sharing a few shots of a walk I took one morning up from the port where I parked and around the historic district in downtown New Bedford
Starting with this shot of some of the restaurants and shops there
Sony A7iv 17mm F11 1/30 Sec ISO 100
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I mostly edit shots when I walk here in Mono, but decided to edit a few in color for this post.
I often when I refer to the streets in this area call them cobblestones as that is what most call them, but I thought in this post I would call these ones what they are which is Belgian blocks and not cobblestones.
and you may wonder what the difference is, I know I did when I first heard of Belgian blocks a long while back so here goes.
Belgian Block are extremely large rectangular or sometimes cubical shaped pieces of stone can be upwards of 10 to 12” in length and height. They are typically made of granite and used for paving, borders and a wide variety of landscaping projects.
The term Belgian Block may have some historical connection to when European ships set sail from ports such as Antwerp, in search of goods to trade. Large blocks of stone were used as ballast for ships that were too light.
Belgian Blocks are rectangular or square whereas cobblestones are round.
Cobblestones are typically pulled from river beds where the years have worn away the rough edges and created the soft edged cobblestones.
In contrast Belgian Block were quarried and carry the shape and tool markings that come with that process. The rougher texture may have given them a rough and noisy ride on carriages and today’s automobiles but that rough texture and angular shape was imperative to creating a good solid foundation for the horse drawn carts of their day.
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now I have walked by this building a few times but it was recently repainted and caught my eye that morning, partially because of the name on it JJ Best Banc @ Co
Since I go by JJ to most people I wish it was my building LOL
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And hence got more than one shot of it
Sony A7iv 17mm F10 25 Sec ISO 100
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Down one of the streets
I just ordered some light painting gear, this may be a cool spot to try them out
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a Drive through for a Bank
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and finishing off the the New Bedford Ship Supply Company
Sony A7iv 17mm F8 30 Sec ISO 100
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