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.