2024-11-29

Frost on a car…

Closeup of car hood and window with feathery frost pattern.

2024-11-29

Plastic Santa…

Plastic Santa in a shop window.

… maybe i’m projecting, but he looks a little concerned…

2024-11-27

The Christmas mood growing…

Red Christmas sweater in a shop window.

Christmas displays in a shop window.

Christmas wreath hanging on a utility pole. Mountain and crescent moon beyond.

2024-11-25

From this morning…

Cardboard santa gnome on a stair railing post. Railing shadows on steps behind.

Lobster trap pyramid Christmas tree in early morning sun.

Side of enamel lobster pot with lobster painted on it.

Illuminated lobster claw and Christmas lights.

2024-11-23

From this morning…

Sky before dawn. Storm clouds. Hood of a car in foreground.

House in landscape. Storm clouds in distance. Early morning.

Two masted sailboat. Early morning cloudy skies.

Crumpled English muffin foil with pools of butter.

Wild turkeys on edge of forest.

2024-11-20

From last night…

Composition of lighted hallway door and light on ceiling, all at a right shifted angle. Makes interesting angular abstract.

From this morning…

Concrete walk step with dashed caution markings on the leading edge.

Closeup of side of granite boulder.

Tiled terrace surface with imbedded boards over raceway leading to thick cables protruding above the surface. Rounded rocks strewn around.

2024-11-18

From this morning…

American flag and detritus processed with a gruge filter.

Ocean, clouds and landscape early AM.

Lobster trap Christmas tree.

2024-11-17

From this morning…

Parking lot illuminated with security lights, houses and mountain beyond, mostly in silhouette.

Colorful glass bead chandelier.

Closeup of frost on a black hair wig.

Streetscape with three story brick buildings on right, curb and road markings in the foreground.

Folding chair with floral seat cushion in early morning sun.

2024-11-16

From this morning…

Plants and flowers shop illuminated by two paper globe lanterns.

Spaghetti strap dress hanging in shop window.

Wedding dress on display in bridal shop window. Christmas decorations hang from above on either side.

Crumpled sheet of aluminum foil on sidewalk.

Giant inflatable Christmas snowman stuffed against inside of shop window.

2024-11-15

From this morning…

Building entry, illuminated by lights from within, green and orange dust tarps to the right.

One story building in final stages of renovation. Scene illuminated by building security lights. Linear shadow from horizontal board above draped over the scene.

Black and white detail image of dust control tarps hung from scaffolding.

Slightly creepy baby doll in window of antique store.

2024-11-14

from this morning…

Colorful leaves sprinkled on asphalt pavement like confetti.

Concrete block wall closeup, security light in the upper right corner creates a parabolic curve separating lighted from shadow. the end of a ladder juts in from the bottom left side of the frame towards the middle bottom of the frame.

Concrete block wall with square window through which is visible a red lit exit sign.

Street scene with cars and utility poles receding into the center of the frame. The scene is framed by the walls of two buildings on either side.

Streetscape with road curving from lower left corner to right edge of frame and back towards the center. A row of three story buildings follows the curve of the road on the left side.

Metal zombies lunch box in a shop window.

Inflatable Christmas snowmen jammed into a shop display window.

2024-11-13

From this morning…

Condensation on a window that has been smudged and dribbles as if a chaotic creature with long dangling tendrils.

Empty white cardboard food carton in a pile of leaves.

Yellow building wall running from left edge into middle of photograph, concrete pad and foundation under construction.

… the price of gas keeps going down… too late, too late…

Sunoco station gas price sign. Cash price for regular gas is $2.89 and credit price is $2.98.

2024-11-13

From yesterday…

Empty Ello Market popcorn bag on the sidewalk. Bag is white from top to midpoint, and blue from midpoint to bottom.

A streak of cornmeal on the sidewalk.

Sunoco gas station canopy with white car pulled up to the forward gas pump. Modelo beer delivery truck and silhouetted building in the background.

Building with dust tarps dropped over it. Illuminated entry to the building in the lower left corner.

Shop window with disco mirror ball hanging and reflection of mirror ball in an adjacent window pain to the left.

2024-11-11

From this morning…

side of a brick building with a roof access ladder, u shaped bike hitching bar. A forward corner of the building casts a shadow on the stepped back wall that fills most of the frame.

American and New York State flags flutter in the breeze against a cloudy sky backdrop.

Illuminated pendant globe lights in a shop space. Lights are dimmed and objects in the store are increasingly visible the closer they are to the lights.

Female mannequin in a shop window with light colored sweater top and dark colored pants on bottom. A mountain, trees, utility pole and building are visible as a reflection in the window of the shop.

the new world order…

A male bust mannequin in a bridal shop window. Mannequin is wearing a formal suit and tie. Two female mannequins with wedding dresses are visible in a mirror behind the left shoulder of the mannequin.

2024-11-08

from this morning…

Close up of collapsed venetian blind and connecting string.

Disco mirror ball.

Matte silver ballet flats on feet with black leggings extending up.

2024-11-07

From this morning…

Elevator tower waiting for building to be constructed around it.

Intersecting planes of storefront window elements and reflections leading to an abstract composition.

Tunnel under a building with square opening at the end.

2024-11-06

From this morning…

Sunoco gas station canopy and pump in early morning.

A note taped to a utility pole saying “Little detectives solving BIG problems! A drawing of a key and keyhole underneath.

Sunrise, telephone pole and mountain beyond the roof of a car.

2024-11-05

Three selfie images…

Headshot portrait of trans-person in black and white, lips glistening with lipstick, large crystal frame glasses, sequined headband.

Bare legs extending out from a dress garment with wooden table in background top of frame.

Reflection of the lower half of a person. Yellow orange glow overlay washes up from the bottom of the frame to about 1/3 point. floorboards painted white extend up and across the frame.

2024-11-04

From this morning’s walk…

Road directional signs against a cloudy blue morning sky.

Orchid flowers on a glass table outdoors.

Silhouette of building corner, utility pole with street light, and tree branches with leaves.

Revolving door entry to a building. Glass canopy overhang.

Paper towel randomly folded in an interesting way on concrete sidewalk.

2024-11-03

With the time change, the lighting conditions change…

Side of car in the foreground, bottom of frame. Mountains in the distance. Dawn.

Rocky bottom of creek lacking water because of drought.

Closeup of pile of bricks behind construction fence.

2024-11-02

From this morning’s walk…

Early morning streetscape, wrought iron gate shadow lower left corner, mountains and building in distance, sidewalk receding around corner of building on left, pickup truck parked on the street.

Early AM streetscape, Valero gas station canopy and car on left, price sign right of center, corner store in distance on right.

Illuminated front of local mosque.

Key Food grocery storefront. Empty parking lot in front of store.

Bale of cardboard boxes, white abstract shaped box at front that says “eggs”.

2024-11-01

From this morning…

Scaffolding in front of a building, illuminated by a security light. Peaked roof house structure in background.

Building in distance illuminated by street lights, some windows illuminated from within.

Store fronts on a street illuminated by street light. Early morning.

Shop display window illuminated by light in window hanging from ceiling.

… and one for the end of Halloween

Skeleton on an exercise bike in an antique shop window.

2024-10-31

From this morning’s walk…

SUNOCO gas station canopy with pumps underneath. Early AM. Scene illuminated by canopy lights.

Globe lighting fixture on side of white brick building. Shot looking up. Windows of the building disappear into the shadows at the top of the frame.

Courtyard of a bar/restaurant with illuminated sign showing graphic of flying saucer above the door, giant human skeleton in the shadows to the left.

… this sign amuses me… it reads to me like an invitation to having your car keyed…

Illuminated sign with a house key and car key, the former left to right, the latter right to left. “KeyMe” is written above the two keys.

2024-10-30

A few from this morning’s walk…

Uranium glass goblet illuminated by black light. Other green glass dishes and glasses in background.

Car illuminated by street light. Tree and mountain in the background. Dawn sky at the top of the frame.

Book store front, early in the morning, illuminated by lights in the store.

Succulent plant in a window casting shadow on the folds of a curtain. Dim illumination from street lights.

An entry light beneath roofed entry to building on the left illuminates the pavement in front of it and a van parked on the right side.

2024-10-30

We went to meet our new niece’s new daughter yesterday…

Portrait of four caucasian people, three adults, one baby, two adult women, one adult man.

Portrait of four caucasian people, two adults, one toddler child, on baby. One man, one woman.