Photo Hunters: Yellow

21 Mar

Steuben Marker 1

As a kid, I disliked yellow. As an adult, I like its sunny disposition and cheery brightness. More than anything, I love yellow for what it means to us historians in New York State: historical markers! While on the road, I am always seeking out these blue and yellow historical markers punctuated on open fields or next to old homes.

The state license plate design once looked like these historical markers with the blue body with yellow trim. Now, they are white with the Statue of Liberty on them. I much prefer the historical marker look, it depicts more of what New York is: loaded with history.

You can find more assorted historical markers at my Flickr site and the State’s official marker site, here.

97 Responses to “Photo Hunters: Yellow”

  1. baba's blog 21. Mar, 2009 at 10:47 pm #

    Wow.. thanks for sharing these beautiful fall colors with us..the yellow is so bright and golden!!

  2. ipanema 21. Mar, 2009 at 11:25 pm #

    wow…loads of yellow! happy colou r indeed!

  3. archiearchive 21. Mar, 2009 at 11:33 pm #

    As a fellow local historian, I also appreciate any civic recognition of the past. New York has more past than my city though. Perth was founded in 1829 :)

  4. alisha 21. Mar, 2009 at 11:45 pm #

    I love spring, but this photo just reminded me how much I love fall as well. Lovely photo.

  5. jerla 21. Mar, 2009 at 11:59 pm #

    thanks for commenting on my entry. your pix really shows the beauty of the earth :) nice fall season

  6. ann 22. Mar, 2009 at 12:00 am #

    Yellow is certainly an eye catcher… I love old history markers too… thanks for coming by to see me..

  7. sweetanlo 22. Mar, 2009 at 12:05 am #

    That’s really neat, great post!

    http://web.me.com/pastormac_/Sweetanlos_Soliloquy/Talking_to_myself/Entries/2009/3/20_Photo_Hunters_-_Yellow.html

  8. Alice Audrey 22. Mar, 2009 at 12:13 am #

    I like the way the sign echoes the autumn colors.

  9. JyLnC 22. Mar, 2009 at 12:24 am #

    The fall colors behind the sign create such a great backdrop. Nice photo. Thank you for visiting my photo hunt this week.

  10. East Gwillimbury WOW! 22. Mar, 2009 at 12:33 am #

    Isn’t fall beautiful? I visited Upstate New York last fall and the foliage was stunning along Lake Ontario. ;-)

  11. Jenn 22. Mar, 2009 at 1:25 am #

    Autumn’s my favorite time of the year, wish we have that on my side of the world. :-) Great take and love the information that came with it. Happy weekend!

  12. Suzy 22. Mar, 2009 at 2:02 am #

    Great shot for the yellow theme. We lived in Rochester N.Y. for 4 years, so I love to see anything about the state!
    I be back to read all about it and thanks for stoppin’ by !

  13. Lanie 22. Mar, 2009 at 2:04 am #

    Beautiful colors, Here’s my post this week theme.
    http://www.langging.com/2009/03/photo-hunter-4-yellow.html

  14. Cindy @ Fenced in Family 22. Mar, 2009 at 2:42 am #

    Nice photo. I love seeing historical markers around here too, but ours aren’t a distinction blue and yellow – just black and white.

  15. sassy mom 22. Mar, 2009 at 3:09 am #

    I love the colors! That’s a very nice take for this week’s theme. Thanks for dropping by my PH.

  16. incoherent 22. Mar, 2009 at 3:13 am #

    Awesome colors! I love this season.

  17. napaboaniya 22. Mar, 2009 at 3:21 am #

    Lovely!! With all the wonderful yellow around that sign :)

  18. gengen 22. Mar, 2009 at 3:37 am #

    Wow i like the bright yellow colors mix with other colors too. Thanks for coming by. TC

  19. dhenzcha 22. Mar, 2009 at 5:01 am #

    Wow! that is so lovely indeed, I really wish I could go to that place. Mmmm, anyway! Just keep it up and enjoy your weekend TC :)

  20. tanabata 22. Mar, 2009 at 5:49 am #

    I love the colours of autumn! Beautiful shot.

  21. MArites 22. Mar, 2009 at 6:00 am #

    I just love the color of your background, it’s a riot of color. It’s so beautiful. next time, I get to NY, I’ll make sure I look up those blue and yellow signs:) That’s quite informative tip you got there:)

  22. Gattina 22. Mar, 2009 at 6:32 am #

    It’s a beautiful picture ! and von Steuben was my compratriot ! He went in 1777 with his (male) lover to Porthmouth (I just read it in Wikipedia )

  23. bingskee 22. Mar, 2009 at 7:24 am #

    colorful!

  24. Blessed Chic 22. Mar, 2009 at 9:25 am #

    Great photo hunt. Thanks for the visit :)

  25. Ordinary Biscuit 22. Mar, 2009 at 11:10 am #

    The color is so vivid, very beautiful take.

  26. Kim 22. Mar, 2009 at 12:04 pm #

    I totally felt/feel the same way about yellow as a child and now as an adult!

  27. YTSL 22. Mar, 2009 at 12:07 pm #

    Interesting plaque and have to say that I’d like to know more about Baron Steuben. Will “google” him up! ;b

  28. jams O'Donnell 22. Mar, 2009 at 12:46 pm #

    Great’ shot. I love it!

  29. Sandy 22. Mar, 2009 at 1:40 pm #

    Beautiful foliage …well done

  30. isaiah 22. Mar, 2009 at 2:01 pm #

    lovely shot befitting the theme

  31. Arlene 22. Mar, 2009 at 2:30 pm #

    wow! what a yellow grandeur. Ive never seen autumn leaves as nice as this in real. But i hope to one day.

    Thanks for visiting by.

  32. annant 22. Mar, 2009 at 5:05 pm #

    good take on this week’s theme :)
    have a great week ahead ;)

  33. Kim 22. Mar, 2009 at 6:28 pm #

    I really love how the yellow frames this plaque. Great colors! What a great photo!

    Thanks so much for visiting mine too. :)

  34. Amanda 22. Mar, 2009 at 7:04 pm #

    Fantastic yellow background!

    Have a great Sunday!
    Amanda

  35. HEather 22. Mar, 2009 at 7:23 pm #

    Very good for yellow. I love fall. Do they still use the word erection on plaques now a days. I always think of the scene bridge in movie Kate and Leopold.

  36. tokenhippygirl 22. Mar, 2009 at 7:34 pm #

    Really lovely shot, and nice history to go along with.

  37. Lew 22. Mar, 2009 at 9:11 pm #

    Beautiful shot of the foliage!

  38. marta 23. Mar, 2009 at 1:07 am #

    Lovely golden yellow. It is cool that you went with the yellow of fall versus a spring yello.

  39. jam 23. Mar, 2009 at 1:49 am #

    Very beautiful yellow background!

  40. Patricia (Pollywog Creek) 23. Mar, 2009 at 2:11 am #

    Lovely post, Mrs. Mecomber. Interesting and pretty!

  41. Irene 23. Mar, 2009 at 3:07 am #

    The blue stands out from the yellow background. Very nice.

  42. SnoopyTheGoon 23. Mar, 2009 at 9:46 am #

    A great idea for this week’s topic! And a nice tribute for any person, governors included.

    Thanks for your visit and have a great week!

  43. diXymiss 23. Mar, 2009 at 9:44 pm #

    Lovely shot of fall color.

  44. Gigi 24. Mar, 2009 at 1:38 am #

    love the background

  45. Mariz 24. Mar, 2009 at 11:10 am #

    Great photo, love the splash of those vivid colors. Nice shot!

    Enjoy your day!
    Mix Pix
    Reflections by Mariz

  46. Rach (Heart of Rachel) 26. Mar, 2009 at 8:22 am #

    I love the beautiful burst of yellow in the surrounding.

  47. mm 28. Mar, 2009 at 12:03 am #

    Perfect! Love looking at those yellow leaves. Thanks for the visit.

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