Happy Thanksgiving

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 I am grateful for many things, and wish I remembered that fact more often. Today, Thanksgiving Day in the United States, I took a short walk around my neighborhood before heading off to visit with friends and family. There is a church tucked into my hilly, suburban Pittsburgh neighborhood and during my walk this morning, it's bells were ringing out quiet music. Despite the gray skies (which seem to be a permanent fixture these days), the music made for a lovely atmosphere.
Happy Thanksgiving, to friends and family present and absent.

Mystery at 33rd Street in Pittsburgh

I've been meaning to write about this for a month and just have gotten distracted. In late September 2018, I had to be in Bloomfield for a doctor appointment.

On my way back home, driving through the Strip District, I saw these statues. They were sitting at the corner of 33rd Street and Penn Avenue. It's an off-the-beaten-track kind of place.

The statues are right there visible to passing traffic. The property at 33rd appears to belong to Blue Diamond Vodka. There were also picnic benches and a vegetable garden across from the offices at the dead end of 33rd.

But where did these statues come from? And why are they watching traffic on Penn Avenue?

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