An Intersection in Four Mile Run

In neighborhoods like Four Mile Run, nestled in a steep ravine, some of the streets necessarily turn into stairways.

Floral Wallpaper

Rosa multiflora (it has no common name except “multiflora rose” and some nicknames too impolite to repeat here) is a noxious and invasive weed that can take over whole hillsides with its thick, rambling, thorny shoots. In June, it’s also one of our most beautiful flowers, covering itself with clusters of white roses and filling the air with rose perfume.

Here are two versions of a Rosa multiflora picture that will make a splendid desktop wallpaper for your computer. Nothing is more restful, or more conducive to productive work, than a view of green leaves and white flowers. Click to enlarge; right-click to download the full-size version.

The wide-screen version is for typical wide-screen screen resolutions of 1680 by 1050 or smaller.

The standard version is for screen resolutions of 1280 by 1024 or smaller.

I Love You, Lillian Russell

Lillian Russell may be the most celebrated beauty in the history of the United States.

 

Her fourth and last husband was a Pittsburgh newspaperman, which earned her a mausoleum in the Allegheny Cemetery. On Valentine’s Day, someone left glass pebbles spelling out “I love you” in front of the door.

From the Editor

Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.