Spotted along Alberta St.
Category: Thoughts
Breakout!
This cat actually pushed out the window screen from the attic room. Once out, as with most felines, he realized he only had a breakout plan and had not thought through what to do after the breakout. He paced around the roof, meowing in distress at his predicament for a few minutes. A squirrel tempted the cat to jump into a tree on the other side of the roof peak to add to the drama. The owner poked her head out the escape window and was trying to call the cat back, with little luck for some time. Finally, the cat did come close enough to the window for the women to grab by the scruff and haul him inside the house.
Skagit Valley: Abandoned#3
Color versions of previous images. With color you can see the tonal variations in the corrugated roof ( as well as the geometry of lines) and the shades of rust to the right of the doorway above. I like seeing the partial windows in the background; adds some sort of depth, but leads nowhere. Well, just some random thoughts. I rarely comment on the images I post. I would rather the images spoke for themselves, but today I felt like sharing my impressions:-).
Alki Lighthouse
Located on Beach Drive in West Seattle. One of the last lighthouses on the West Coast to be automated.
Note: My seven year old Macbook Pro expired yesterday. I did most, but not all, of my photo and photoblog work on that machine. Apparently the logic card died and Apple, in the spirit of planned obsolescence, does not supply that part any more. So, I am in the process of deciding what to do next. Since 2008 I have enjoyed doing this blog and don’t want it to end due to some mechanical failure.
Amtrak: Seattle to Portland
Thought I would post a few images, today and tomorrow, from the train ride I took a few weeks ago. I have travelled the route, between Seattle and Portland, probably 50-60 times in the past 5 years. Most of the year the weather isn’t very cooperative. This particular trip, an early morning, was beautiful so I did remember to grab my camera and shoot through the window from my seat. These three shots are from the Tacoma area. Farm land just outside of Tacoma and the other two images are from the waterfront area just past the Tacoma Amtrak station.
Skidmore St. Cast-offs
Some of the odd items spotted along Skidmore St., NE Portland. I did pick up the syringe (diabetic?) and dispose of it later. It’s so infuriating to find stuff like a syringe that could be so dangerous to humans of all ages, but especially children. That is my rant for the day.
‘Painted Ladies’ of Albina St.
Not exactly as impressive as the ‘Painted Ladies‘ across from Alamo Park in San Francisco, but that is what came to mind as I walked by these houses on Albina St. in NE Portland.
Humans of Alberta St. #4
Tattoo, stilts, ukulele and washboard. Two people/one theme-red.
Fisher Flour Mill ( Con’t., still )
More vegetation in odd places,, broken windows and signage. Apparently King County Solid Waste Management Division is the current owner. On my to-do list is to find a contact inside the organization to field some of my questions.
Photo Within a Photo
Wherever I walk I tend to find odd objects, things out of place. I found this framed photo walking around NE Portland a few weeks ago. The photo seems to be a partial view of a house.
A Second Look
I’m pretty sure I have posted this photo in the near past. I also included an 8X10 print of it in my current display, that is about to end this Friday. What I have been curious about is the pair of lower legs in the photo, behind the old phone booth. I am not sure if everyone saw and got what I was trying to do with this image: Walking in front of the Coney Island Museum of “Freaks”, etc. is this torso-less being. To me, it was a curious juxtaposition, caught at just the right millisecond. A second later or earlier and the whole body is seen and the statement is lost. No matter how long and hard one looks at this image we will never know the ‘owner’ of the torso that must be attached to the legs we see.
Trio & Duo
I’m not sure why I am posting these images and even more unclear as to why I took them in the first place. But, here they are. 
Sand and …….
Coney Island, where sand and ghoulish smiles take over in the off-season.
Birthday Roses
Our daughter’s birthday is today, so for you…………L. Rose, a most youthful 37, hope today is as special for you as it was for us then.
Art Heist?
I was at the salon this morning, where I have had a photo display for the past 6 weeks, and discovered that someone has taken this photo, without contacting me about payment. If, perchance, that person is reading this blog ( since they did take the display card with my email) I encourage you to contact me ASAP. Although it is flattering that someone would consider my work worthy of theft, I am not in a position to give away my art.
Just a quick update/reminder: My current photo display
Just a quick update/reminder: My current photo display will continue through June 14th at Capitol Hill Hair, 514 East 19th St. If you live in or near Seattle it might be worth the energy to check it out. One image sold early on and three more are ‘spoken for’ as of today. Apparently the patrons of the salon are taking the time to walk around and both look and comment on the images. Perhaps most importantly the employees ( whom have to work around the images all day ) have stated they enjoy looking at them.
Wednesday Update: Message from the salon on Tuesday passing along the good news that another print on display has been purchased.
Friday Update: Two more photos have sold!
Coney Island- Off Season
Coney Island, after the summer passes, can be a very cold and lonely place. My kind of place.
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