2023-10-01

From a few days ago…

Sunlight and shadow on cedar shake wall and window.

Landscape with houses, gardens and victorian style garden chairs.

Boat and dock silhouetted in by early morning sunlight.

Red scooter and black motorcycle on grass.

House “hovering” above vegetation.

Open kitchen door with Ernie’s Restaurant sign to right.

2023-09-27

In a retro mood today…

Close up of rock crystals.

Black and white image residential building and sky.

Flash flood waters lit with spotlights.

Close up of rapidly flowing water.

Cars on a ferry.

2023-09-24

From this morning’s walk…

Purple/pink sweater, blue jeans, purple/pink handbag combo on mannequin in shop window. Sky, trees, building reflections layered overtop.

Armless female mannequin form in a shop window.

Shadows of table and candles on wall in shop window.

McDonald’s fries box on concrete pavement.

Four foot high tree stump and shadow on sidewalk.

2023-09-24

From Friday…

Strip mall buildings throughout car windshield.

From Saturday…

No parking, temporary police order signs attached to utility poles and trees.

Valero gas station from across the street.

Women’s blue jumpsuit and neck scarf on mannequin with reflections of trees, utility pole and wires overlaid.

Women’s flower print sundress on mannequin in shop window.

Women’s shirt dress on mannequin in shop window.

Street art painting of primitive mask face.

Storm cloud sky.

Shrub behind fence with building lights shining on leaves.

2023-09-21

From this morning’s walk…

Wooden pallet, yellow concrete parking bumper, looking like abstract sculpture against the side of a building.

Beach/oceanscape just before sunrise.

Erosion pattern in sand looking a little like a woman’s vulva.

Broken mollusk shell in the sand.

Landscape of beach and ocean at sunrise.

Pink, vintage like woman’s bicycle.

Goldenrod plants at sunrise.

2023-09-19

From this morning’s walk…

Ocean waves coming ashore from a bluff above.

Ocean waves coming ashore from a bluff above.

Old wooden gate and field of wildflowers.

Landscape with house and ocean in the distance. Sun coming up.

Landscape. Southeast Lighthouse sign with lighthouse in distance.

Harborscape with moped, bike and car rental signage.

Demolition site of Harborside Inn, Block Island, RI.

2023-09-18

From this morning’s walk…

American flag in window in clapboard wall of building.

Oil slick on water.

Dirty white tarp over object with rounded ends held on with a rope tied at the middle.

Green tarp over rectangular objects with rope and yellow power chord on dock boards in front.

Reflection of fishing boat cabin in water.

2023-09-17

Bonus photos from this morning…

Reinforcing bars on a wooden pallet. Bars running horizontally across the frame.

Concrete barrier with wooden pallet on the ground in front of it, on an asphalt paving surface.

2023-09-17

From this morning’s walk…

Red scooter in front of a tree and concrete curb.

Flattened drink can on an asphalt surface.

Crater in a parking lot with low angle sun casting a shadow across most of the bowl of the crater.

Landscape with two old houses, a pond, and dock with a couple of boats tied up to it.

Small garage/residential structure with outdoor furniture in front and big oval sign saying “My Oyster” above the garage doors.

Landscape with wooden bike rack, marker post and sign in front of a trail access across the dunes to the beach.

Gay pride flag, hung between two posts with decorative carvings, in front of a building.

2023-09-16

From this morning’s walk…

Nautical rope weaving around telephone pole. Gauzy red, yellow and blue gay pride fabric tied over rope.

Electrical utility boxes covered with stickers in a grassy landscape.

Rental cars waiting to be rented. Cloudy skies above.

Coke vending machine with large image of a bottle of coke standing next to a building with Block Island Ferry schedule on its side.

Pile of tires on a plastic pallet.

2023-09-15

Art show opening that was really a party for artists and their friends… as it’s gay pride week here, the colorful disco effect was in order! We’ll go back and see the artwork tomorrow!

Laser light show at an art opening. Light beams shining through the crowd.

Laser light show at an art opening. Light beams shining through the crowd.

2023-09-14

Yesterday, scenes from a crossing…

Ocean and storm clouds, horizon line tilted up to the left.

Ocean and storm clouds, horizon line tilted down to the left.

Ocean and storm clouds, horizon line tilted up to the left.

2023-09-14

From yesterday…

Front end of a car, boats in background.

Line of cars on a ferry.

Ferry porthole, land and sea beyond.

Woman at a table. Two beers on the table.

2023-09-14

Yesterday, waiting for the ferry, interesting clouds…

2023-09-13

Time to un-harsh our mellow…

2023-09-12

From this morning…

Wedding dresses in a bridal shop.

Directional signage at an intersection. Wires and utility poles in background.

Interior of a restaraunt in the morning. Beverage case in the back lights up the scene.

Close up of garment with checkerboard fabric and checkerboard button.

Trumpet type pink blossoms. Unopened blossom extending from upper left corner to middle of picture. Opened blossoms in background, out of focus.

Silhouette of tree branch and buildings. Looking up at the sky.

Women’s pink sweater and botanical print fabric pants on a mannequin in a shop building. Wires and trees reflected in window overlayed.

2023-09-11

From this morning’s walk…

Art toy figures in a gallery window.

Elongated rectangular patch in concrete sidewalk running from top to bottom of frame. A primitive vibe to the shape and scene.

Fire escape ladders and balcony hanging off the front of an old building. Silhouetted against a cloudy sky.

Display shelves loaded with art glass bowls, plates and glasses.

Sunoco gas price signage with gas station in the background. $3.799/gal cash, regular gas. $3.889/gal credit card, regular gas.

Wide angle streetscape with delivery tractor-trailer on left edge of picture and residential/commercial building with bridal shop on ground floor to the right.

Silky orange evening dress, with gathered waist, hanging in a vintage clothing shop window.

2023-09-10

From the past couple of days…

Wires against a cloudy sky, running from bottom right of center to top left of center.

Branches and leaves silhouetted against a cloudy sky.

Transparent, folded, umbrella on a wicker chair.

Graffiti.

Pink silky dress on a headless mannequin in a shop window, overlayed with reflection of buildings, wires and sky.

Steel chair upside down on a table in a restaurant.

Succulent plant in an office window.

Buildings at the end of a dark tunnel.

Trumpet type pink flowers against a leafy background.

2023-09-08

From yesterday…

Closeup of blue and white spiral stripped straw on concrete pavement at a door threshold.

Temporary banner sign advertising Krispy Krunch Chicken shop in commercial strip mall beyond.

Woman’s pink knit top on mannequin in shop window.

Box full of detritus, painted arrows and detritus scattered on the concrete pavement.

Bridal boutique storefront in the morning sun.

2023-09-06

From this morning’s walk…

Streetscape with trees, cars, utility wires and mountains in the background. Early morning.

Picnic table with parking lot in the background and debris left by picnickers.

Tropical plant leaves through a window with condensation on it.

Top of arch and pediment of a building with a plant peaking over the edge of the pediment and then sky.

Knot of a plastic bag containing bread.

Child’s fairy wings in a shopping basket in a shop.

2023-09-03

From today’s walk…

Artisinal toy creatures from Clutter.co

Sunrise clouds above a residential building.

Sticker on an iron pipe for <a href="https://micro.blog/izzy">@izzy</a>

Three cigarette buts on asphalt and concrete pavement. The line between asphalt on the left, and concrete on the right runs at a slight diagonal from top to bottom in the middle. Cigarette buts are arrayed along the line.

Sunoco gas station pumps on the right, convenience store on the left, sunrise sky above with fair-weather clouds. Made with very wide angle lens.

Graffiti on top of blue newspaper dispenser box. A sticker with the word “free” on the lower edge of the dispenser top. Concrete and asphalt paving below.

Six empty Stella Artois bottles standing next to a concrete curb in a parking lot. The left most bottle has a plastic cup inverted over it.

2023-08-31

From yesterday…

Cloudscape on a stormy day.

Sunoco gas station on the other side of a street.

Front end of a car with cracked adhesive residue.

Rectangular stone slab running diagonally across frame from lower right to upper left. Grass.

Wildflower going to seed.

2023-08-30

From yesterday…

Streetscape. Gas station and convenience store.

Brick wall painted gray, steel fence gate painted blue, curb painted red and yellow stripes.

Bug sticker on a steel column painted blue with graffiti. Sticker says IZZY.TATTZZ.

Woman’s floral print dress with horizontal lace bands at 1-2 foot intervals and buttoned bodice.

Plant branches with small oval shaped leaves alternate spaced either side of branch.

Landscape of trees, weeds and vines with fire escape ladder running from bottom to top of frame on the right side. The right side of the ladder is covered by the vines.

2023-08-29

From yesterday…

Interior of vintage clothing store with soft glow of table lamp illuminating vintage items and a soft blue light reflected off the window at the left and right edges.

Signage for Vails Gate Laundry &amp; Dry Cleaning.

Landscape with “tree of heaven” sapling in foreground, clouds and mountain in background.

Chainlink fence post with three clamps one on top of the other clamped to nothing.

Brick will of building, window with floor lamp on the right, railing leading into the frame from middle bottom to middle left, street, car and buildings in the background on the left.

Restaurant courtyard with hearts chalked onto the brick pavers, tables and chairs, deflated balloons in the background.

2023-08-28

From yesterday…

Silhouetted branches of a chestnut tree with most of its leaves gone and a scattering of chestnuts hanging from the branches.

Subtly striated cloudscape running diagonally from lower left to upper right. Soft gray, yellow, orange predawn colors.

Glass antique vase in a shop window with reflective silver inside and a gradation of dark to light turquoise green from top to bottom. Vase is circular with sides widening out uniformly two thirds of the way down, then gently curving down and in to the narrower base.

Blouse and pants on a female mannequin in a shop window. Blouse is white cotton knit. Pants are a rainbow circles print with shades of dark to light blue making up the rainbow swirls.

Yellow woven purse in a shop window.

Purple and orange matte finish large scale beaded neckless in a shop window.

Brick wall with window, signage, car vacuum vending machine, garbage can, on or in front of it. A rectangular shadow of a building projects in from the lower left corner, the shadow of a street light projects in from the lower right corner.