Empty place

Gallery passage way

The paucity of persons at this art exhibition permits the uninterrupted enjoyment of the gallery light, shadow, and space.  Indeed, those prove to be more agreeable that the exhibit itself.

Contrail 005

Contrail, 007

High thin clouds hide the airplane that is making this contrail, leaving just the contrail to be seen.

Napa and flat

Two of many

The vegetable stand placed these Napa and flat cabbages next to each other; they are two of many cabbage cultivars. 

Pink and wavy

Were they comfy seats?

A look through the window of this shuttered business establishment reveals its wavy seat arrangement.  Bright sunlight has bleached out the color of the seat closest to the window.

This view is presented as a relaxed view 3d stereograph.

 

All by myself too

Dusted with snow

A  visit to that abandoned maple sugar house in the woods, after a dusting of snow.  This side view of the building is presented as a relaxed view 3d stereograph. 

Left behind

A hastily stitched view of the interior of the abandoned maple sugar house.  Not much was left behind; the pans have been removed.  This view is towards the front, the outside of which can be seen here.

 

All by myself

It was sweet

An abandoned maple sugar house stands alone in the woods.  This front view is presented as a relaxed view 3d stereograph. 

Other views of this building can be seen here.

 

Silver hydrant

Silver with a green cap

The sidewalk utility markings point to the newly silver-painted hydrant. 

For the relaxed view 3d stereogram viewers, 

Silver hydrant in 3d

a relaxed view 3d stereograph of the scene. 

A tale of three bottles

Aspirin 140 - 125 - 100

These three bottles of aspirin were bought over the past couple of years at a local dollar store.  During that that time, the price has remained the same - one dollar per bottle.  A closer look at the labels tells a different story.  The quantity in each bottle has gone down.

Some numbers:

Price per aspirin:

$1.00 for 140 aspirin = $$0.007143 = 0.715 cents each

$1.00 for 125 aspirin = $0.008 = 0.8 cents each

$1.00 for 100 aspirin = $0.01 = 1 cents each

If the quantity remained the same but the price went up:

140 aspirin (at 140 price per) = $1.00

140 aspirin (at 125 price per) = $1.12

140 aspirin (at 100 price per) = $1.40

100 aspirin (at 140 price per) = $0.72

100 aspirin (at 125 price per) = $0.80

100 aspirin (at 100 price per) = $1.00

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Smallification in progress!

Steam puff

Puff from pipe

Puffs of steam from the building heating plant create a ghostly apparition on the sidewalk.

One wonders how many passers-by have been startled or surprised when they walk by that steam pipe and a plume of steam surrounds them.

Flaunting foliage

Alone in color

There always seems to be that one tree that does not want to shed its leaves.  This maple continues to flaunt its colors long after the others in the grove have dropped theirs.

Shiny in the sun

Oil tank

The back of the building can be more interesting than the front.  

Maple, maple, burning bright

Maple in peak color

The clouds in the blue sky look like smoke coming off this maple ablaze in fall foliage.

Closed call

Shell and pedestal

The remnants of this public telephone are a reminder that at one time, public payphones were ubiquitous throughout the city.

 

Silver and grey

Rusty tin

The rust patches add a little color to the grey barn boards and silver roofing tin.

Crackled paint

The cracks in the paint are more noticeable when seen up close.

Grey and weathered

Green grass

The windows on this former dairy barn provided light and air.  That they are mismatched never seemed to bother the cows.

 

Antisolar rays

Rays in the eastern sky

It took a triple take to be sure that these rays really were there in the eastern sky just after sunset.   They are called "anticrepuscular rays" and seem to come from the antisolar point. 

Sunny and bright

Small sunflower

This small sunflower with lemon yellow petals was grown from the sunflower seeds that are in bird seed.  It is much smaller than was expected!

Some of the other seeds that are in bird seed were also planted.  They came up as well.  Being grasses, they were not as interesting as the sunflowers.

Trusses and turnbuckles

The exterior of this store was previously seen here.  With that left window now uncovered, one can peer inside as the store is being renovated.

Trusses under the beam

What is interesting about this store interior is not that it is a work in progress, nor all the doors and stairways at the back, but the rod trusses and turnbuckles below the beam that are holding the building together.

 

Brick and faucet

Patina faucet and red brick wall

This outdoor water faucet is on the side of an electrical substation building.  Although neither is actively used, this faucet would  have provided a connection for a hose that could be used to wash down the sidewalk.

Blue tricycle

Tricycle in blue

This blue tricycle waits on the lawn, ready for the return of its rider.

This is presented as a relaxed view 3d stereograph.  

 

Flowerama building

Building on a triangle shaped lot

All cities boast of buildings with unique footprints.  This is the well known triangular shaped "Flowerama" building.  Although the original business has long since closed, the signage remains, reminding passers by of days gone by.

This landmark is presented as a relaxed view 3d stereograph.  

String of pearls

Pearl necklace

The resulting multiple refractions from a bright LED shining through four sheets of plate glass creates this double string of pearls.

Ford 1958 Fairlane 500 Skyliner

Convertible hardtop

The license plate of this 1958 model year Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner faithfully describes how this hardtop becomes a convertible - the top slips into the trunk!

Shooting at the stars

Air powered "Combat" model

Two targets

This carnival game was originally invented in 1939.  Even with a load of 100 BBs, shooting out the red star is not easy.

Chevrolet 1955 Bel Air

Chevy two door

The front of this 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air looks almost stock.  This classic gets more customized the farther back one looks.

 

Staid in the shade

Wait in coolness

The sun was so bright that a shadow was cast by this person standing in the shade.

Willys 1941 coupe

Coming...

...going

...on the way out...

This bright yellow 1941 model year Willys coupe stopped long enough to be seen up close.

n.b.:  also seen here.

Agelenidae web

Funnel weaver web (note funnel near the top center)

A funnel weaver spider lives here

The fog droplets on these funnels webs make them stand out from the green of the evergreen bushes.  This type of spider web is spun by Agelenidae (funnel-weaver) spiders.  They generally stay in their tunnel  during the day.  There are over 600 species of these spinsters.  The specific species of this spinner is not identified; its work is enjoyed.

Corn clouds

Stormy corn field

Colliding weather fronts create ominous clouds over the corn field; no rain fell. 

Grey door

Neither in nor out

The grey paint on the rear door of a commercial building has become streaked with time.

Sunny stairs

Up to the roof

Although seldom seen, this sunlit stairway at the back of a commercial building continues to cast its shadow, purely for its own enjoyment.

 

Wires and crow

A crow sitting on one of the wires looks at me as I take its photograph.

Lurking in the corner

That "stuff"

The "stuff" in the corner of the counter in the doctor's examination room includes:  exam gloves, Hypafix tape, wipes, cotton swabs, cotton puffs, gauze pads, Drysol antiperspirant, plastic cups, and Hibiclens antiseptic soap.

Red and blue caboo

One caboose, two caboo, three cabeese, four - cabess? caboss?

Red and blue cabooses

The red caboose is on the main line, awaiting clearance to head southbound; the blue is on the Pier siding.

Two cabooses in the cold rain and snow

The red caboose is a N5B class, the blue is a "cupola" type.

 

Old Colony and Boston and Maine meet again

The red caboose sports the colors of the Old Colony railroad.  The blue caboose wears the venerable Boston and Maine livery.

 

The N5 class was introduced in 1914 by the Pennsylvania Railroad as the first all-steel caboose.  This red one was originally with the PRR; it is thought to be of 1920s vintage.  The blue caboose was originally a wooden caboose.  It was rebuilt by the B&M on the original frame but with a steel body.  A closer look shows it to be shorter by a few feet than the "usual" caboose length.

All three photos are relaxed view 3d stereographs.

A brief moment in time

RKING G

Thirty seconds before this photo was taken, the shopping cart was not there; the customer who used it had not yet left it there.  Thirty seconds after this photograph was made, the shopping cart was not there; a gust of wind had blown it away.  During that brief moment in time when it was there - the color standing out against the drabness, the basket casting an almost moire shadow - that moment has been saved to be savored.  

 

Bees and crocuses

Two bees in the blossoms

It is spring, it is warm and sunny, and the crocus flowers are open.  For a day or three, it gets warm - very, very warm.  So warm, that one can smell the sweetness of the crocus blossoms.  And, hear the bees buzzing among the blossoms.  It is a feeding frenzy.  

Five bees among the blossoms

Where they come from, where they go afterwards - who knows.  But for that day or two, the flowers are filled with fresh, sweet nectar, ripe pollen - and bees. 

Sunny cover

Shiny eight holer

Seen in the street beneath our feet, the wear pattern on this sixteen-armed eight-holed sewer cover is reminiscent of a sunburst.

Click through to Four in the floor for a view of an unworn version of this style of cover.

Friendly fruit

Grapefruit and limes and lemons

Contrary to the belief that they also have a sour attitude, citrus fruits are quite convivial and will visit with the fruits in the neighboring bins.

 

Yellow trio

Three yellows

Tulips can self-pollinate and can be cross-pollinated.  The dark patterns inside this trio of yellow tulips look like they should attract any pollinators that may come by.  

Ford 1935 coupe

Three quarters relaxed view 3d stereograph

A relaxed view 3d stereograph of a Ford 1935 5-window coupe.  

Full frontal view

A 1935 model year Ford five window coupe seen head on.

Three quarters (plus a dime) view

A three quarters view of a Ford 5 window coupe from 1935, all dressed in black.  Except for the changing of the rear wheels from wires to hubs, this classic car is as it was.  Even though it is parked, the shape and silhouette make it seem like it is moving.

N.B. according to the stats, this is No. 500.  Already?