Mystery photos
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can you remember where you have eyeballed this scene?
Here’s betting many of you may have been at this scene, but can you remember where it is? Send your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and include your hometown.
The recent beautiful Mystery Photo was identified by Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex., who wrote: “Today’s mystery photo is of the Belvedere Gardens, located at the Pontifical Villas of Castel Gandolfo …
MYSTERY PHOTO: It takes lots of care to keep up this gorgeous garden
Today’s Mystery Photo is a gorgeous garden, which takes lots of tender care from the people tending it. There may be no clues from the vegetation, so this could be difficult to determine. Send your thoughts of where this garden is located to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include your hometown.
The last mystery photo was the shield of the City of Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. It is apparently on several buildings within the city.
MYSTERY PHOTO: Unusual photo may be difficult to recognize
Here’s a Mystery Photo that may be one of the most unusual of recent dates, and perhaps also extremely hard to identify.Try you hand at it! Send your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and include your hometown.
Michael Gagnon, Flowery Branch, immediately was able to identify the most recent puzzle. “It’s Seattle. You can see the Space Needle …
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can you determine which city owns this skyline?
Here’s a skyline for you to figure out. What city is this? Send your thoughts to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown.
The last mystery was a tricky one, and only four people recognized the photo. As Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex. reported: “This mystery photo is of an 800-foot granite dome located 1,700-feet west of Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park.
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can you identify this snow-capped mountain?
Perhaps the shape of this mountain will give you a clue as to where it is. Put on your thinking caps, get some mountain views, and determine the answer to this edition’s mystery. Hint: it’s not in Georgia! Send your conclusion to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown.
Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex. wrote of the last Mystery Photo: “This is of the Amphitheater of El Jem located in the center of El Djem, formerly known as Thysdrus, in Tunisia, Africa.
MYSTERY PHOTO: Try to pinpoint where this ancient architecture is from
We’ll give you this clue for this edition’s Mystery Photo: it’s Roman. Now you tell us where. Send your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and include your hometown.
Ruthie Lachman Paul of Norcross recognized the last photo from a trip in 1983: “It’s the Equestrian statue of King José I in Lisbon.It is in the center of the new “Praça do Comércio” Commerce Square.
Gwinnett Forum | Nov. 22, 2024
“We are born charming, fresh and spontaneous and must be civilized before we are fit to participate in society.”
– Etiquette Authority Judith Martin (1938 – ), also known as Miss Manners.
Continuing objectives
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:
- Move statewide non-partisan judge and school board elections to the General Election.
- Adoption of the 2023 Transit Plan for Gwinnett.
- More creative efforts to support the arts in Gwinnett.
- Advancement and expansion of city historical societies.
- Require establishments that serve alcoholic beverages to halt sales of such products at 1 a.m., and close by 2 a.m.
- Require the Georgia Legislature to meet only once every two years.
- 21st century salary for the Gwinnett County Commission members.
- Remove chewing gum on sidewalks at entrances of post offices and other governmental buildings.
- Eliminate single-use plastic packaging and straws in Gwinnett and require instead the use of paper products.
- Condos instead of apartments for Gwinnett.
Interested in Gwinnett history?
Now re-printed in its third edition, Gwinnett: A Little Above Atlanta, the award-winning history of Gwinnett County, is once again available for purchase. It sold out of its first two printings. The book won the 2010 Award of Excellence in Documenting Georgia History from the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board. The book is available at Old Town Antiques at 93 Main Street in Lilburn.
- The history of Gwinnett is also available as an e-book from Amazon or Barnes and Noble for $9.95.
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