Posted in Around the Grove with Jean Bredin, Ocean Grove Gallery, Ocean Grove lifestyles, tagged Around town with Jean in Ocean Grove on August 18, 2020| 2 Comments »
Ocean Avenue, Ocean Grove. By Jean Bredin, Blogfinger staff. © Re-post. Feb. 16, 2016. Click to enlarge.
“…..and the rain subsided, the cold snap ended, so it was great for taking a walk. The sky was a panorama of dark gray clouds….it was a dramatic sight…as sometimes it is after rainstorms.”
Jean
THE STORYVILLE JASSBAND “I Get the Blues When It Rains.”
Posted in Around the Grove with Jean Bredin, Blogfinger Presents, tagged Around town with Jean in Ocean Grove on August 17, 2020| 1 Comment »
Main Avenue, Ocean Grove by Jean Bredin. August 14, 2020 ©
Jean: “Old Glory never fails to move me. This large flag proudly waves on Main Avenue in view of the Camp Meeting Association flags. It is a beautiful sight to behold.”
From an essay on the flag by William O’Malley of the Heritage Foundation: “The promise of America lives on through those brave heroes who have, over the centuries, fought to fulfill our societal vow that, wherever the American flag flies, there too shall be found life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
“HYMN TO THE FALLEN” From the soundtrack of Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan—-score by John Williams.
Posted in Around the Grove with Jean Bredin, Around town with Jean, tagged Jean Bredin photo on May 21, 2020|
Three Dog Night. By Jean Bredin. Blogfinger.net staff. 5/21/20
Sitting in Fireman’s Park today was a change of pace from sitting in the house during this pandemic. Fresh air, sunshine, and three non-social distancing pups made my day.
TREVOR PEACOCK from the film “Quartet.” We recommend this movie streaming on Netflix. Original motion picture soundtrack.
Posted in Around the Grove with Jean Bredin, Ocean Grove Christmas, tagged Santa video by Jean on December 22, 2019|
From Jean Bredin: “What a treat to have Santa sing a Christmas song. All I had to do was ask!”
Jean keeps the beat by rhythmically shaking her camera. Let’s get her a tripod for Christmas. And click on the video even though it looks cockeyed. It will get straight.—PG
Posted in Around the Grove with Jean Bredin, Ocean Grove Halloween, tagged Halloween with Jean Bredin 2019, Ocean Grove Halloween 2019 on October 31, 2019|
Posted in Around the Grove with Jean Bredin, Blogfinger Presents, tagged Ocean Grove Halloween 2019 on October 31, 2019|
By Jean Bredin. Blogfinger staff. © 10/31/19 Heck Avenue, Ocean Grove
BEBE NEUWIRTH from Chicago the Musical.
Posted in Around the Grove with Jean Bredin, tagged Country music in the Grove on October 3, 2019| 1 Comment »
From Jean, special reporter for Blogfinger.net: Strolling through Founders Park today, I was drawn to the sound of Country Music played by this couple who said they come to Ocean Grove every year from Doylestown, Pa. After watching the Ken Burns documentary, I was wishing I knew how to Clog Dance. Sorry for the wind noise.
Editor’s note: I guess we could call this wonderful music Bluegrass, but one thing is sure, aficionados of country would not call her instrument a “violin.” It is a fiddle.
But I did hear Itzhak Perlman tell a country fiddler, “We’re all fiddlers.” A very gracious comment by a very versatile violinist. I heard this in Ken Burns recent documentary on country music. (PBS–reruns with streaming)
And Jean, if you become inspired to do some clogging in front of Stokes, please let us know so we can video it.
—-PG
Posted in Around the Grove with Jean Bredin, Photographs by Jean Bredin, tagged Around town with Jean in Ocean Grove, Rolling Stones on Blogfinger on September 5, 2019|
Sept 4, 2019. Jean Bredin looks up. ©
Here’s the story: Jack and Jean went to the Rolling Stones recent concert and they loved it.
When they returned to the Grove, Jean looked up and said, “Gimmie shelter.”
Then she snapped this photo and they hurried back to Heck Avenue and turned on this song by the Stones:
ROLLING STONES:
Posted in Around the Grove with Jean Bredin, Around town with Jean, tagged Ocean Grove Choir Festival 2018 on July 5, 2019|
Video by Jean Bredin, Blogfinger staff. Re-post from July, 2018.
JOHN RUTTER. MAGNIFICAT: ESURIENTES. With Patricia Forbes and the Cambridge Singers. Close your eyes and listen
Posted in Around the Grove with Jean Bredin on June 13, 2019|
Jean Bredin photo in Ocean Grove. 6/12/19 near lifeguard stand #1.
Jean saw an unidentified flying object in the Grove. We asked her about it, but she was unsure if it was a visitor from outer space or an Amazon.com drone delivering Kosher pickles to Norm on the Pathway.
When the chariot was invented around 700 BC, it was pulled by horses, but a man or two or three had to be on board. Maybe Amazon will have driver-less drones eventually, but this prototype apparently does require the human touch. Someone does need to spot those sand castles.
DON McLEAN:
Posted in Around the Grove with Jean Bredin, Blogfinger Presents, Ocean Grove lifestyles, Ocean Grove magic moments, Photographic Gallery: Ocean Grove, Photographs by Jean Bredin, Photographs presented on Blogfinger, tagged Memorial Day parade Occean Grove 2019 on May 27, 2019|
Jean Bredin, Blogfinger staff ©. 5/27/19. Vicki, Rachel, Hayley, Morgan and friends. Watch for more.
DUKES OF DIXIELAND (NEW ORLEANS)
Posted in Around the Grove with Jean Bredin, Around town with Jean, Photography by Jean Bredin, Photography Jersey Shore, tagged Ocean Grove seagulls on April 6, 2019|
“Hanging out on the Pier photographing Seagulls.” By Jean Bredin, Blogfinger staff, in Ocean Grove 4/5/19 ©
HITADA HIKARU
Posted in Around the Grove with Jean Bredin, Blogfinger Presents, tagged Ocean Grove tent colony on April 4, 2019|
This image, by Jean Bredin on April 3, 2019 in Tent Village, Ocean Grove, captures one of the historic “tents” in its winter garb. The tents are the most photographed subjects in town, but photos of the hibernating structures are unusual.
The “soft” canvas front ends are put away for spring, but this “hard” component remains to be battered by the elements, as witnessed by the peeling paint. Within is the infrastructure of indoor plumbing, electric, rooms, etc.
Just as the trees behind will soon bloom again, so will this tent be revived with a new paint job, front end canvas, and most of all, the presence of those who will inhabit this traditional home to bring to life an important component of Grovarian history.
This yearly coming to life by occupying these “tents” reminds me of the Jewish holiday of Succoth where temporary dwellings are constructed each year.
From Wikipedia: “As stated in Leviticus, it is also intended as a reminiscence of the type of fragile dwellings in which the Israelites dwelt during their 40 years of travel in the desert after the Exodus from slavery in Egypt.”
Throughout the holiday, meals are eaten inside the sukkah and many people sleep there as well.”
THE BARRY SISTERS with a happy song in Yiddish called In “Meina Oigen Bistie Shain” from their album To Life: Songs of Chanukah and other Jewish Celebrations. I’ll take a stab at a translation: ” In my eyes, you are beautiful.” Somebody else want to try?
