Today’s mystery is a beautiful wooden shaped figure that you might call a troll. Look at the intricate placement of pieces to make it look like a human figure. Figure where this photograph was taken and give us details about it. Send what you can about this figure to elliott@brack.net and be sure to tell us where you live.
One of Florence, Italy’s magnificent churches was the last mystery photo, sent in by Michael Blackwood of Duluth. Recognizing it were Barbara Dawson, Dahlonega; Stew Ogilvie, Lawrenceville; Jay Altman, Columbia, S.C.; George Graf, Palmyra, Va.; Susan McBrayer, Sugar Hill; and Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex.
Peel wrote: “Today’s mystery photo is of the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella in Florence, Italy. The word Novella means New in Italian. Considering that this church was built between 1279 and 1357 by Dominican friars, how in heaven’s name can anyone call this a ‘new’ church, especially since the facade is not only the oldest of all the churches in Florence, but it is also the only church with its original facade still in place today! This church was called Santa Maria ‘Novella’ because the Dominican Order decided to build a ‘new’ church and adjoining cloister on the site of the much older, 9th-century oratory of Santa Maria-delle-Vigne.”
SHARE A MYSTERY PHOTO: If you have a photo that you believe will stump readers, send it along (but make sure to tell us what it is because it may stump us too!) Send to: elliott@brack.net and mark it as a photo submission. Thanks.
$1 million command vehicle: Gwinnett Police will purchase a Mobile Command Vehicle to provide a safe and centralized location for staff responding to critical incidents. The vehicle will provide a collaborative space during searches for missing persons, homicide investigations and responses to natural disasters. The Mobile Command Vehicle includes a tethered drone, mobile hotspots, multiple workstations, mobile video warrant system, body worn camera docking stations, printers and a restroom. The mobile command vehicle will be purchased from Ten-8 Fire and Safety, LLC for $1,668,824 and will be delivered to police in 2025. To see another drawing of what the bus will look like, click here.
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