Broken (130 of 365)

This is the sarcophagus of Asetirdis which is on display at the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University. Notice its broken nose?

Haphazard (129 of 365)

I found this pretty flower in the gardens at Callanwolde. I thought the randomness of its petals, and the different textures of them, fit this theme pretty well.

Aged (128 of 365)

A carved Roman relief on display at the Michael C. Carlos Museum. I really like the delicate flower in the relief.

Clouds (127 of 365)

While walking through Midtown on our way to catch Marta I spotted this building which was doing a great job of showing off the fluffy clouds in the sky. As is typical, I made my friend wait while I snapped a couple of pictures. Thankfully, he's a photographer, too, so he understands quite well.

Eating Establishments (126 of 365)

The Vortex is one of my favorite places in Atlanta. It's definitely the place to go if you want a great burger. However, it isn't for the faint of heart. There aren't that many restaurants who warn you ahead of time that if you are easily offended you should eat somewhere else. They also have a strict "Tip or Die" policy. ;)

The Vortex is lots of fun, offensiveness included, and they've been voted the best burger in Atlanta since 1992. They also offer some mean breakfast sandwiches! The entire place is full of wacky decor from old gas pumps to crazy signs to chandeliers with reg and green bulbs! :)

Paint or Painted (125 of 365)

This is the drum major for Atlanta's Seed and Feed Marching Band. They kicked off the Inman Park Festival's parade. They're always lots of fun!

Sunday Six: Week 18

This week is another New Six, all taken today.

My first stop this afternoon was the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University. For anyone near Atlanta, this museum is the one sponsoring the King Tut exhibit at the Civic Center. In conjunction with the King Tut exhibit, the Carlos is offering an exhibit entitled "Wonderful Things". The exhibit includes 50 of the photographs Harry Burton took when documenting the discovery and excavation of King Tut's tomb.

I was unable to take photographs while viewing the exhibit. However, you can see them online here. All of them are neat, and some of them are amazingly beautiful!

Okay, onto my pictures from the afternoon.


This is a portion of a Roman relief, carved in carrera marble.


A spiral carving on the side of a Roman relief.


This is an ostrakon made of white limestone. These were used by artists for sketches and layouts for decorations within Egyptian tombs. This is a depiction of Osiris, believed to be a draft of a representation that decorated the tomb of Ramesses IV. (So sayeth the information plaque.)


From the museum, I headed just up the road to the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center. The house was the home for the Candler family, specifically the son of Asa Candler. Asa Candler was the founder of the Coca-Cola Company. The estate was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted who also designed Central Park in New York City.

(You didn't realize there would be history in this Sunday Six, did you?)


Now, we're moving on to flowers. Callanwolde has a beautiful garden, which is just now beginning to bloom. I didn't have a large choice of flowers, and ended up with mostly purple ones!





And, yes, this is actually a Sunday Seven, since I lumped in one too many. :)

Hats (124 of 365)

One thing the Inman Park Festival Parade is known for is its crazy costumes. I'd say it's only competition for wackiest costumes is the Little Five Points Halloween Festival Parade.

Your typical parade certainly doesn't have men in flowery hats and tutus.

Public Transportation (123 of 365)

Metro Atlanta's public transportation is known as MARTA (Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority). It covers a good portion of the metro area via rail and the remainder via bus. It's not as convenient as New York's MTA or the T in the D.C. metro area simply because there are many suburbs that aren't covered by the train.

This is a train pulling out of the Inman Park/Reynoldstown station. We were waiting for our westbound train after an afternoon at the Inman Park Festival.

Cutlery (122 of 365)

So, it's not a knife, but it is cutlery. This is my Microplane zester. I love this little kitchen tool!