Thinking, or Thumb-Sucking Gargolye

On By Fred KingIn garden2 Comments

I’m not sure why people put these gargoyle-like items in and around their gardens. This one seems more benevolent than most, but still it kind of creeps me out. I always feel a sense of negativity when I look at one. Maybe this is a thumb-sucking gargoyle?

Old House

On By Fred KingIn buildings, Portland, Urban Decay1 Comment

This house was hardly visible from the sidewalk a couple of years ago. I used to walk by it and wonder if it was occupied. Turns out there was a very old man living inside. I saw him on one of my walks with our granddaughter. Shortly afterwards ( a few months later ) I saw a younger man cleaning the yard and cutting back the brush, revealing a very run-down house that looked like it was in the verge of falling down. My guess is the elderly owner passed away and now the house is in the hands of his heirs. I’m very curious about the inside of the house.

Contrasting Brick

On By Fred KingIn buildings1 Comment

The bright, brick building is adjacent to the Gowanus Canal, Park Slope, Brooklyn. From what I have read it has been abandoned for many years. There is a fence around it, but it hasn’t stopped some of the graffiti artists from expressing themselves.

The curved, brick building is near Prospect Park. I think around the Grand Army Plaza. (Please excuse the light pole cutting across the image. With the lens I had on the camera at the time I couldn’t position myself to avoid the object. Cropping it out didn’t seem like a viable option).