Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Electric gansett

 
electric company name on manhole cover
Now called by another name

This cross hatched manhole cover is seen in the street beneath our feet.  The company identity oval interrupts the orderly layout of the "=", "-", and "|" elements that are used in the design of this utility cover.  
 
Originally called the United Electric Power Company, the name was changed to that seen on the manhole cover on November 30, 1927.  This cover would have been produced some time after that. 
 
 

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Marlbleous too

 
stairs as seen from 4th floor
Was Escher the architect?

A fifth floor view of the stairs previously seen from the second floor.  This stairy scene is presented as a relaxed view 3d stereograph. 

 

 

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Solid center


cover of manhole
12x12x6x6 with solid center

This emergence of this variant of the 12 x 12 x 6 x 6 segments per ring manhole cover has caused circular crackling in the street asphalt.  This was seen in the street beneath our feet.


Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Electric red


manhole cover with electric service
highlighted functionality

This double ring "ELECTRIC SERVICE" manhole cover features a 15 x 15 cross hatched rectangular diamonds central panel.  The outer ring consists of an alternating pattern of 30 "=" and 30 "|".  Red paint is used to highlight the function of this manhole cover.

The circular crackles around the cover enhance this scene in the street beneath our feet.

Thursday, March 19, 2026

Contrails in the cloud


clouds with contrails
Four flew by

Jet airplanes on their way to somewhere flew through these cirrocumulus stratiformis clouds.  The airplanes are long gone; their contrails remain in the clouds as visible reminders of their passage.



Sunday, March 15, 2026

Starry starry pumpkin

A fourth grade arts class interprets a pumpkin patch on a starry night with a crescent moon overhead:  


starry pumpkin 3
Pumpkin 3

 
starry pumpkin 5
Pumpkin 5


starry pumpkin 6
Pumpkin 6


starry pumpkin 7
Pumpkin 7


starry pumpkin 8
Pumpkin 8
 
 
starry pumpkin 9
Pumpkin 9

 They are all so good!

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To dispel any notion that those pumpkins are distorted dimensionally:

various forms of pumpkins on one sheet
A sheet load of pumpkins


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Saturday, March 7, 2026

Leaky rainbow

 
oil slick oil
It is colorful, but it is not a rainbow

Passers-by were taken by surprise by the petroleum product drip "rainbow" that appeared in the parking lot beneath their feet.