MACHAELLE'S PIVOT SCRAPBOOK
This is a special series of photo galleries Machaelle has put together for all of her Pivot readers.
Here, glimpses from her scrapbooks add to the experience of what you learn from her memoir, whether it be your first or your fourth reading! Had she included photos within the chapters of Pivot, quite a number of pages would have been added to an already thick book.
Throughout these galleries, you'll see page numbers in brackets. This refers you back to the text in Pivot that goes along with that photo.
The Early Years: Pre-Upperco
Gertrude Smulovitz (Isadore's mother and my grandmother) holding me at 5 months.
This is the first recorded evidence of my "telling" the photographer where to stick that camera.
The Early Years: Pre-Upperco
Machaelle at 4 years old plunked atop some strange horse (not Freedom),
and being told by Isadore to look at the camera and smile, damnit.
The Early Years: Upperco
A shot taken across our field with the stable in the distance and showing Upperco's isolation. [Chapter 1]
The Early Years: Upperco
The Rugged Individualist.
The framed picture I took from Upperco. It hangs in my house at Perelandra. [p. 32]
The Early Years: Saint Joseph Academy
My graduation photo. A crossroads moment where I'm relieved to be getting
out of Saint Joseph Academy and concerned about my immediate future. [pp. 93-94]
National Gallery of Art
The West Building. [p. 295]
National Gallery of Art
The Gallery's rotunda.
(Answer: Kennedy is not buried here.) [p. 301]
National Gallery of Art
Salvador Dali's The Sacrament of the Last Supper
AKA: "Dolly Madison's Last Dinner" [p. 299]
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National Gallery of Art
Adoration of the Magi by Fra Angelico and Filippo Lippi
AKA: "The painting with the peacock." [p. 299]
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National Gallery of Art
Picasso's The Tragedy
(in blue) [p. 300]
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National Gallery of Art
The Farm by Charles-François Daubigny [p. 300]
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National Gallery of Art
Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci [p. 295]
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National Gallery of Art
Gilbert Stuart's Portrait of George Washington [p. 301]
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National Gallery of Art
John Singleton Copley's Watson and the Shark [p. 301-302]
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National Gallery of Art
Ginevra de' Benci by Leonardo da Vinci [p. 302-303]
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Europe 1967: The Ship
The S.S. American Press main deck outside my "stateroom" porthole. [pp. 130-133]
Europe 1967
Hand-drawn map of major European cities.
Europe 1967: London
Piccadilly Circus bordered by my Carnaby Street bag. [p. 141 & p. 148]
Europe 1967: London
London vista with Big Ben. [p. 143]
Europe 1967: London
The House of Commons program from the day I visited. [pp. 143-144]
Europe 1967: London
The Coronation Chair at Westminster Abbey. [p. 144]
Europe 1967: London
The Dickens House guide from the day that I visited. [p. 148]
Europe 1967: London
There really is an Old Curiosity Shop! [p. 148]
Europe 1967: Amsterdam
Amsterdam's streets and canals, circa 1967. [p. 153]
Europe 1967: Amsterdam
Rijksmuseum. [pp. 155-157]
Europe 1967: Amsterdam
The Night Watch by Rembrandt. [pp. 156-157]
(Get a current-day update of The Night Watch here.)
Europe 1967: Amsterdam
Anne Frank House. [pp. 158-163]
Europe 1967: Amsterdam
The bookcase and entrance to the backhouse [p. 160]
Europe 1967: Tangier
A winter street in beige and sandy brown. [p. 169]
Europe 1967: Tangier
Heidi and Ann happily sit for their camel photo. [p. 172]
Europe 1967: Tangier
Tangier marketplace, circa 1967. [pp. 173-174]
Europe 1967: Barcelona
Sagrada Familia. [p. 179]
Europe 1967: Barcelona
Josephina, the young woman who could do it all. [p. 179]
Europe 1967: Monte Carlo
Casino de Monte-Carlo, circa 1967. [pp. 182-183]
Europe 1967: Rome
Interior shot of the Coliseum. [p. 187]
Europe 1967: Rome
Two little girls in the park proudly pose for their picture. [p. 188]
Europe 1967: Rome
The main alter of St. Peter's, and Bernini's baldacchino. [p. 190]
Europe 1967: Rome
The Sistine Chapel. [p. 192]
Europe 1967: Rome
Standing behind the French choir for Easter Mass at the Vatican. [p. 193]
Europe 1967: Rome
The pope is visible just over the heads of the French choir. [p. 193]
Europe 1967: Orvieto
Orvieto, circa 1967. [pp. 198-199]
Europe 1967: Orvieto
Orvieto's duomo, exterior. [p. 198]
Europe 1967: Orvieto
Orvieto's duomo, interior. [p. 198]
Europe 1967: Siena
Piazza del Campo in Siena. [p. 200]
Europe 1967: Siena
Karen & Daniele, my autostopping partners. [pp. 200-201]
Europe 1967: Siena
Siena's duomo, exterior. [p. 200]
Europe 1967: Siena
Siena's duomo, interior. [p. 200]
Europe 1967: Siena
The duomo's intricate marble floors. [p. 200]
Europe 1967: Pisa
Street protesters at Pisa. [p. 202]
Europe 1967: Firenze
A well-used street map of Firenze. [p. 203]
Europe 1967: Firenze
Firenze.
Europe 1967: Firenze
And the Arno River runs through it. [p. 203]
Europe 1967: Firenze
Palazzo Vecchio. My new neighborhood. [pp. 206-207]
Europe 1967: Firenze
My first full day in Florence visiting Palazzo Pitti with (l to r) Nerio, me,
Antonio behind me and a friend with a long-ago-forgotten name. [pp. 203-204]
Europe 1967: Firenze — The Flood
The Arno on November 4, 1966. Water breaching the river wall at 37 mph. [pp. 208-210]
Europe 1967: Firenze — The Flood
Europe 1967: Firenze — The Flood
Europe 1967: Firenze — The Flood
Europe 1967: Firenze — The Flood
Europe 1967: Firenze — The Flood
Osterio del Guanto after being hit by the flood. The side of the building shows the high water mark.
Europe 1967: Firenze — The Flood
Osterio del Guanto (my street) when I arrived and after the flood cleanup. [pp. 209-210]
Europe 1967: Firenze — The Flood
The disaster at the Biblioteca Nazionale (the National Library of Florence). [pp. 209-210]
Europe 1967: Firenze — The Flood
The first wave of Mud Angels starting the daunting task of rescuing old manuscripts and books.
Europe 1967: Firenze — The Flood
Cleaned pages hung to dry.
Europe 1967: Firenze — The Flood
More shots of the massive book damage.
Europe 1967: Firenze — The Flood
Europe 1967: Firenze — The Flood
Europe 1967: Firenze — Mud Angels
Mud Angels on break outside the National Library.
Europe 1967: Firenze — Mud Angels
Ted Kennedy meeting the first wave of Mud Angels soon after the flood.
Europe 1967: Firenze — Mud Angels
Piazza della SS. Annunziata during the flood.
Europe 1967: Firenze — Mud Angels
Robbin sitting in front of the well we packed at Piazza della SS. Annunziata. [p. 218]
Europe 1967: Firenze — Mud Angels
The Uffici, two blocks from my albergo.
Europe 1967: Firenze — Mud Angels
Mud Angel rescuing a painting inside the Uffici right after the flood.
Europe 1967: Firenze — Mud Angels
A marble bust waiting to be cleaned so you can see the oil damage.
Europe 1967: Firenze — Mud Angels
My Servius all cleaned up. [pp. 219-220]
Europe 1967: Firenze — Mud Angels
Santa Croce, before the flood.
Europe 1967: Firenze — Mud Angels
Santa Croce, after the flood.
Europe 1967: Firenze — Mud Angels
Street leading to Santa Croce's piazza.
Europe 1967: Firenze — Mud Angels
The first wave of Mud Angels sweeping out the mud inside Santa Croce. [pp. 214-215]
Europe 1967: Firenze — Mud Angels
Mud Angels rescuing valuable artifacts from Santa Croce.
Europe 1967: Firenze — Mud Angels
A cleaned and packed marble statue.
Europe 1967: Firenze — Mud Angels
Mud Angels attaching rice paper to assist drying and keep paint chips from falling off. [pp. 215-216]
Europe 1967: Firenze — Mud Angels
Santa Croce interior before the flood.
Europe 1967: Firenze — Mud Angels
The high-water mark inside Santa Croce. [p. 231]
Europe 1967: Firenze — Mud Angels
A Giotto fresco in Santa Croce.
The white "framing" is courtesy of Vasari's white-washing the walls in the 16th century. [pp. 224-225]
Europe 1967: Firenze — Mud Angels
The damaged Cimabue Crucifix. [pp. 225-226]
Europe 1967: Firenze — Mud Angels
The flooded cloister that the old friar with the keys didn't notice on the morning after the flood. [p. 225]
Europe 1967: Firenze — Mud Angels
Yours truly cleaning the first sarcophagus in the Santa Croce loggia. [pp. 226-227]
Europe 1967: Firenze — Mud Angels
First sarcophagus with its color revealed.
Europe 1967: Firenze — Mud Angels
The plaque in the Santa Croce loggia with my "signature" square. [p. 231]
Europe 1967: Firenze — Mud Angels
My friend who came every day to feed the pigeons outside the loggia. [p. 230]
Europe 1967: Firenze — Mud Angels
Michelangelo's David in residence at the Accademia. [p. 228]
Europe 1967: Firenze — Mud Angels
Mike's Sorta House [p. 235]
Europe 1967: Firenze — Mud Angels
Europe 1967: Firenze — Mud Angels
Madonna of the Steps [pp. 235-237]
Europe 1967: Firenze — Mud Angels
Battle of the Centaurs [pp. 235-237]
Europe 1967: Firenze — Mud Angels
Dying Slave [pp. 235-237]
Europe 1967: Firenze — Mud Angels
Flier and article from the anti-Vietnam protest. [pp. 232-234]
Europe 1967: Firenze — Mud Angels
Mud Angel Margaret in front of the replica of David for her obligatory tourist shot. [p. 228 & p. 239]
Europe 1967: Firenze — Mud Angels
A pay stub from Ennio's. For 60 hours of work I was paid $38. [pp. 234-235]
Europe 1967: Firenze — Mud Angels
Piazza della Signoria during the flood.
Europe 1967: Firenze — Mud Angels
Florence's first post-flood Calcio match in Piazza della Signoria. A game not for the faint of heart. [pp. 239-240]
Europe 1967: Firenze — Mud Angels
San Marco's courtyard. [p. 241]
Europe 1967: Firenze — Mud Angels
The Mud Angel Stamp issued in 2016 on the 50th anniversary of the flood. [p. 215]
Europe 1967: Firenze — Mud Angels
Signor Lorini. His family owned and ran the Albergo Imperiale. [pp. 205-206]
Europe 1967: Hitchhiking with Donald Duck
My hitchhiking partner. [Chapter 16]
Europe 1967: Bologna
Bologna's porticoes. [pp. 245-246]
Europe 1967: Aosta
Map of Aosta and surrounding areas. [p. 247]
Europe 1967: Aosta
Aosta's central street, protected by the mountains. [pp. 247-249]
Europe 1967
Looking up at mountains. [pp. 247-249]
Europe 1967: Chamonix
The cable car heading up to the Aiguille du Midi. [pp. 249-250]
Europe 1967: Chamonix
Two mountain shots taken from the Aiguille du Midi platform. [pp. 249-250]
Europe 1967: Chamonix
Europe 1967: Geneve
The Jet d'Eau on Lake Geneva. [p. 252]
Europe 1967: Geneve
The flower clock at Pont du Mont-Blanc. [pp. 251-252]
Europe 1967: Murten
Murten's main street. [p. 254]
Europe 1967: Zurich
The walk along Zurichsee. [pp. 255-256]
Europe 1967: Zurich
A perpetual motion sculpture that accomplishes nothing along the Zurichsee walkway. [pp. 255-256]
Europe 1967: Zurich
There were an abundance of swans in Zurich. [pp. 255-256]
Europe 1967: Zurich
Landesmuseum. [pp. 255-256]
Europe 1967: Zurich
The Apothecary exhibit. [pp. 255-256]
Europe 1967: Zurich
The ceramic stove. [pp. 255-256]
Europe 1967: Liechtenstein
Vaduz, the capital of Liechtenstein. [p. 259]
Europe 1967: Liechtenstein
The Royal Wedding. [pp. 259-260]
Europe 1967: Dachau
The camp grounds with its sea of grey-white pebbles. [pp. 266-267]
Europe 1967: Dachau
The small crematorium. [pp. 268-269]
Europe 1967: Herrsching am Ammersee
Herrsching am Ammersee. [pp. 275-276]
Europe 1967: Neuschwanstein
Neuschwanstein Castle. [p. 277]
Europe 1967: Neuschwanstein
Europe 1967: Neuschwanstein
The German family who gave me a ride to the castle. [p. 277]
Europe 1967: Wies
The Pilgrimage Church of Wies surrounded by farmland and cow fields. [pp. 281-282]
Europe 1967: Wies
The Pilgrimage Church of Wies and the finest example Rococo I ever saw. [pp. 282-284]
Europe 1967: Wies
Europe 1967: Salzburg
Salzburg street. [pp. 286-288]
Europe 1967: Venice
What it's like not to have a sidewalk. [pp. 289-290]
Europe 1967: Paris
Rodin's Main de Dieu. [pp. 291-292]
Europe 1967: Paris
Rodin's Chute d'un Ange. [pp. 291-292]
Europe 1967: Paris
Rodin's Danaid. [pp. 291-292]
At Perelandra
Our new home at Perelandra.
Our two dogs, Jesse and Elsa, are chasing one another in the front yard.
[Chapter 19]
Perelandra: The Tipi
MW sanding eternity. [p. 504]
Perelandra: The Tipi
The completed tipi cover ready to be erected. [p. 504]
Perelandra: The Tipi
Yep. We did it. There it is. [p. 504]
Perelandra: The Tipi
The fire pit ringed with quartz rocks and a "ceremonial" slate. [p. 504]
Perelandra: The Tipi
The view looking up through the smoke hole. [p. 504]
Perelandra: The Tipi
The extended poles creating the upper cone. [p. 505]
Perelandra: The Sanctuary
Being built. [pp. 510-511]
Perelandra: The Sanctuary
The sanctuary interior. [pp. 513-514]
Perelandra: The Sanctuary
Peter Caddy (left) and friends taken the day the new sanctuary was activated. [pp. 513-514]
Perelandra: Moving the Garden
Breaking ground.
Clarence (holding Jesse) is standing in the middle of the newly plowed garden. [p. 512]
Perelandra: Moving the Garden
Setting the rows. [p.512]
Perelandra: Moving the Garden
The set rows. [p. 512]
Perelandra: Moving the Garden
My new garden shed and office. [p. 512]
Perelandra: Moving the Garden
The new garden planted that first year. [p. 512]
Perelandra: Moving the Garden
An aerial view taken a few years later showing the garden shape and paths. [p. 519]
Perelandra: Moving the Garden
The Elemental Annex moved to its new location. [p. 519]
Perelandra: The Working Garden
The pre-mixed essence solutions used in 1981 for the new Flower Essences Foliar Feeding Process. [p. 528]
Perelandra: Chapter 25 – Integration
A drawing that illustrates perfectly what a shattering feels like.
Drawing by Jim Brisson. [p. 591]
Perelandra: Chapter 25 – Integration
Charting the Split Molecular Process. Chart by Albert Schatz. [pp. 599-603]
Perelandra: Lacing Two Realities
The garden cabin. My Perelandra home for 18 years. [p. 640]
Perelandra: Lacing Two Realities
The cabin interior. [p. 640]
Perelandra: Lacing Two Realities
The cabin interior. [p. 640]
Perelandra: Gettysburg Battlefield
The detached Johnston gravestone.[p. 661-662]
Perelandra: Gettysburg Battlefield
The Dr. James Warren crypt at the Gettysburg Evergreen Cemetery.[p. 662-663]
Perelandra: The Garden's Center
The changes to the garden's center made in 1984. [p. 665]
Perelandra: The Mount Shasta Misson
Gettysburg Phase Two: The Copse of Trees. [p. 694]
Perelandra: The Mount Shasta Misson
Mount Shasta in California. [p. 702]
Perelandra: The Mount Shasta Misson
The Mount Shasta Mission site. [pp. 704-705]
Perelandra: The Mount Shasta Misson
Gettysburg Phase Three: The Copse of Trees testing area. [pp. 740-742]
Perelandra: The Mount Shasta Misson
Gettysburg Battlefield: The Angle testing area. [p. 742]
Perelandra: The Mount Shasta Misson
The "field of snakes" leading down to the gift. [pp. 743-744]
Perelandra: The Mount Shasta Misson
The gift from nature. [pp. 744-745]
Perelandra: The Mount Shasta Misson
Elizabeth’s gift: a small, hand-carved cherry wood spoon. [p. 756]
Perelandra: The Mount Shasta Misson
Yep. It happened. I'm sitting at the site waiting for a spacecraft to land. [p. 757]
At Perelandra
Toby and friend in the Perelandra garden. [pp. 822-824]