Panabasis - the Journal of the Janus Museum

July 2004 Archive

30 July

Many homes in picturesque Washington Grove, Maryland feature beautiful outdoor sculpture to delight the eye and inspire the spirit:

Public Art, Washington Grove

I'll try to feature more examples from time to time.

M2 - That was then:

M2 back when

This is now:

M2 on watch

This week we celebrated the first anniversary of Maxine and Max's arrival at The Janus Museum as our official Museum Cats. After a year of satisfactory job performance, they're now fully vested in the Museum's pension plan.

Our apologies for the disappearance of the site for most of the week - we exceeded our measly bandwidth allowance again.

24 July

I'm off, in a bit, to the Dog Days Dog Show opening. I had a preview the other day - the show is great fun. Included is actual work by an actual dog - Ursulina, a vivacious pug who wears a camera around her neck; her owner, Kate Freedberg, trips a remote shutter release when the dog feels a decisive moment coming on. The pictures above are taken from the show's announcement. From the left: A High Aristocrat, photographer unknown; Mushroom, Emily Eve Weinstein; Untitled, R. Tepe (top); Untitled, anon. (bottom); Harry, Elena Bonafonte-Vidotto; Moise, Clignancourt, Allan Janus; Untitled postcard.

11 July

Willow, running in the Casey Field.

Happy to announce that a nice selection of vintage work by Allan Janus, plus a few of my own photographs, will be appearing in a forthcoming exhibit, Dog Days Dog Show, at Washington's Kathleen Ewing Gallery. The exhibit dates are July 24 – August 28. It's to benefit a very worthy cause, the Washington Animal Rescue League.

4 July - ~~Rained Out~~

Gus on the Circle Cam

Damn. Rain is raining on our parade. Gus, our maintenance man, pictured above on the Circle Cam, is dejected 'cos it's too damp to fire his annual musket salute.

Update - the rain let up a bit for the band to play the anthem and for Gus to fire his salute - two misfires this year, but his powder was pretty damp. The rain held off long enough for the parade through town, and for the charcoal to be lit. Then it came down pretty smart. I got soaked, but the hot dogs were grilled somehow - Gus couldn't help 'cos he was "cleaning his musket". We munched from the porch, watching the monsoon. Now that the final water-logged weiner has been consumed, the sun has emerged - figures. Here are a couple of snaps of the festivities:

Mayor Compton leads the parade

Mayor John Compton leads the parade on the town tractor.

The Washington Grove Women's Cross-Country Ski Team

The Women's Cross-Country Ski Team marches past.

Gus attempts another salute; achieves another misfire.

3 July

Boy with Flag, carte de visite c.1860

Carte de visite photograph by Francis S. Keeler, Philadelphia c.1860.

As reported here last year, Washington Grove does a fine old-fashioned celebration for the 4th of July. To catch a glimpse of the big aprade, tune in starting around 12:15 on the Museum's Circle Cam, or better yet, the Washington Grove Pacer Farm's cam and the Tucker Holstein Cam, which will have excellent views of the parade route.