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The Sad Saga Of The Beach Cat

I’m continuing along in my usage of some long unused photos that I snared while being in Atlantic City, NJ. These particular ones were shot in November of 2010 and it was a rather gloomy, doomish kind of afternoon but still I decided to wander on the Boardwalk a little bit. After a few minutes of walking I glanced down to the sand and noticed a stray cat sitting there pondering like he ran the place. Here are my visuals of The Beach Cat.

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I realize that I might be misleading with my title of course, but as a cat lover, I felt that perhaps he was just a little bit sad if nothing else. He was observing the goings on and the passer by on the Boardwalk and I kept some distance since I didn’t want to spook him in the event he was hunting for a mouse or something.

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I liked the perspective that I got from this next one. He was far enough away from the water to not get wet, but the air was very damp today and a storm was heading in our direction.

boardwalk cats project, atlantic city nj

boardwalk cats project, atlantic city nj

This is pretty much the same shot as a couple above, but with a slightly different perspective so I could get more of the tide as it rolled closer and closer up toward the shore. Our new friend would scurry away after a few minutes. As a cat owner I hoped that he was heading for some food and some kind of shelter.

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About a month after I took the photos above I saw this sign which made me feel a little more comfortable about the stray cat that I saw. Apparently their is a program in place to take care of the various cats that wander on and around the Boardwalk.

boardwalk cats project, atlantic city nj

Remember if you ever think about getting a cat for your home that you should try and have it be a rescue. There are so many of them out there and they all need good places to live out their lives. That’s all I have for now. See you again soon.

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In Atlantic City? Then Let’s Play Monopoly!!!

Every now and again I get the chance to take a hop down to Atlantic City, NJ and enjoy some gambling, dining and the sights that are around me. Don’t worry, we generally break even at the slot machines and never add on too many pounds to our adventuring frame. However, the one thing that I always seem to find being bountiful is the amount of photographic opportunities that are around me. It’s not the same as my own metropolis of the Big Apple but it is cool in its own right and that leads me to this new bunch of images. It was the tail end of September and I was with family and had discovered that the Bally’s Atlantic City Casino had a life-sized Monopoly board right on the Boardwalk. For all intents and purposes this was being used to promote a new game that they had going on but at the same time it was a giant piece of artwork as well for all the passerby to indulge in. Using the trusty Panasonic Lumix I took a few minutes to “play” the board from beginning to end and hope that you enjoy it. Let’s roll those giant dice and get a move on shall we.

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The Monopoly Board From Afar

Ready, set, roll!!!

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Giant Dice

I always strive to get the “car” playing token.  Usually I do.

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Gentlemen, and Ladies; Start Your Engines

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“Rushing” It In Atlantic City NJ :)

I was enjoying some away from the Big Apple time in Atlantic City, NJ the other day and for some odd reason I could not get Rush or any of their incredible music out of my mind. I wonder what made that happen….

Perhaps I listen to too much music in my life as I pursue music journalist greatness. There are worse ways to spend the time in all honesty. Whatever the case may be this was a complete mystery to me and one that I hope to eventually solve.


OK back to the tasks at hand. Have a nice day.

Pounding The Pavement Of The Steel Pier, Atlantic City, NJ

One of the things that I wanted to do with the PiercingKen blog site when I launched it was to showcase some of the photography that I found myself doing while on various travel or visiting adventures.  I felt that it would be fun to present that sort of thing to the interested eye and since I have a few people that I communicate with from around the world, it couldn’t hurt to inspire their future visiting plans.  Recently I was in Atlantic City, NJ for a couple of days – it was a family outing, and since I am not much for the gaming machines, I decided to wander the Boardwalk with my little snappy camera in hand and see what I could find.  We were staying in a hotel not too far from the Steel Pier amusement park and this is exactly what it sounds like.  A giant pier with an amusement part on it that goes right out over the Atlantic Ocean.  It’s pretty awesome, so I snapped a bunch of images and will let you wander the pier with me.  I won’t have much to say for this one since they speak for themselves in terms of what ride it is.

I’ll start this little narrative with a view from the hall of the hotel where I was staying.  We were in Resorts in case you were wondering.

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A slightly different view of the same vantage point.

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