Bank of the West

Bank of the West, Fresno, California.

Taken 16 October 2018.

Water Tower at Ventura and H

Nothing extra special about this water tower...

but it is slim and clean!

Taken 16 October 2018.

Chair #17

AT one of the entrances to the Livestock Pavilion

at the Big Fresno Fair.

Taken 8 October 2018.

Crest Theater, Fresno

Crest Theater, Fresno

built in 1948.

Taken 16 October 2018.

Hotel Fresno

Historic Hotel Fresno

hoping for a new life.

Taken 16 October 2018.

Esquire to squire

Used to be "Esquire Center"

but both sides of the sign have been altered

to read "squire center."

Taken 19 October 2018.

Southern Pacific Railroad Depot

This is the Southern Pacific Railroad Depot

in downtown Fresno.

The vacant ground in front of it is part of preparation

for construction of California's High Speed Rail project.

Taken 16 October 2018.

Arise (Mural)

This mural contains many layers of meaning.

Taken 16 October 2018.

Rooftop Pavilion

The pavilion atop this otherwise ordinary building

draws the eye away from the plain, straight lines.

Taken 16 October 2018.

The Cosmopolitan Tavern

The Cosmopolitan Tavern,

established in 1933.

Artwork in the patio:

16 October 2018.

Architectural Geometry

This is street level along the side of Selland Arena in Fresno, CA.

Taken 16 October 2018.

Holy Trinity Armenian Church

Don't know what I could say that would add anything meaningful...

Taken 16 October 2018.

It's a Sign

Something tells me

this used to be an eye-catching sign.

It still managed to catch my eye!

Taken 16 October 2018.

Arrow to Somewhere

Whatever it is,

it's right over there.

Apparently.

Taken 12 October 2018.

Unexpected Face #14

Honestly.

I did not stage this.

I just made my breakfast, and

there he was,

with this horrified look of chagrin.

I ate him anyway.

Taken 13 October 2018.

Seen Better Days

Abandoned and neglected.

Ever had one of those days?

Taken 10 October 2018.

Architectural Embellishments

These pillars do not add any obvious structural component,

but their simple design adds a note of interest to the building;

especially when the shadows appear.

Taken 10 October 2018.

Logo

I just like this logo.

I do not remember the full name of the company, though...

Taken 10 October 2018.

Lum's Chop Suey

Still selling chop suey,

though, frankly, one wouldn't

know it by the condition of their signs...

Taken 10 October 2018.

Chair #16

Usually my "chair" pictures

show one solitary chair or bench,

but one day this scene caught my attention.

Seven different chairs.

This must be where old chairs go to hang out.

Taken 10 October 2018.

Dee's Plumbing

Dee's.

Been around for a while.

Taken 7 October 2018.

More Street Art

My favorite part of this mural

is the anthropomorphized spray paint can.

My least favorite part is that I could not get

a clear photo of the whole mural...

Taken 2 October 2018.

Remember Autumn?

13 November 2018

21 November 2018

14 December 2018

I thought maybe I'd wait until the autumn leaves rush was over

and give you a little reminder ...

Julia's Mural

This colorful bird adds a touch

of tropical atmosphere to the parking

at Julia's Mexican Restaurant.

While the bird takes in the lovely scenery

of lake and snow-capped mountain,

he also wonders at the mysterious

interruption of crude tagging

on the tree trunk and in the distant sky...

Taken 26 September 2018.

Full Moon

I was just trying to see if I could get

a decent photo of the full moon.

In the first shot,

a bird in flight "photo-bombed" the frame!

Of course one cannot see great detail,

and the sky is a uniform dull gray backdrop;

but the visibility of the shades

of texture that appear on the moon's surface

makes me smile in wonder.

Taken 24 September 2018.

Rotary Amphitheater at Woodward Park

This is the Rotary Amphitheater at Woodward Park in Fresno, California, USA.

Taken 24 September 2018.

Road Ends in Water

Eastman Lake

It's good this warning is provided.

Taken 22 September 2018.

Clovis Water Tower

One wonders if,

when this water tower was first erected,

the builders envisioned it ever

becoming a bastion of electronic relay.

Taken 20 September 2018.

Meet on the corner

There's a surprising number of details

to observe in this deceptively plain

photograph.

Doors windows, ramp rail, street light, old brick,

rusty brackets, shadows, trees, blue sky,

whatever that lighter stain is

descending from the rusty brackets...

mainly I noticed at first

the way the ambient light

affects the color of the gray walls -

lighter to the left,

a bit darker to the right...

Taken 20 September 2018.

Crane

As we step into 2019,

we like the thought that the new year

represents an opportunity for a fresh start,

resolving to make changes in how we live our lives;

to be better people, really.

We can do that.

Still, our lives remain an accumulation

of all the experiences we have had over the preceding years.

We are who we are

because of the people we have known,

the places we have been,

what we have seen, read, heard, learned.

Some of us may need a crane like this

to heave our life experiences

into the new year with us.

Taken 20 September 2018.