Concrete and Metal

No curves allowed.

It's just metal and concrete.

A utilitarian installation

hidden in the corner

of a much grander edifice

(the Anaheim Convention Center);

but the counterplay

of repeating straight lines,

light and shadow,

in neutral shades of gray,

is appealing.

It draws you in;

makes you want to explore.

Taken 13 October 2010.

Colorful Georgetown Townhouses

This cheerful little row of townhouses in Georgetown (DC)

might surprise the original residents.

Ya think?

These structures are probably at least 150 years old.

Who could have expected a Japanese Restaurant?

The one in the middle is the most eye-catching, though.

Painted with at least four colors;

and I cannot make out the name of the business;

and,

what's up with the STOP sign?

One wonders.

Taken 19 November 2010.

Bucks at the Buffet

Local bucks line up

to take advantage of

the all-you-can-eat buffet

generously provided by nature.

All natural,

100% organic.

Taken 11 January 2012.

Fabric Pattern #13

Here is a delightful, whimsical pattern

found on the cushions of some of the

chairs in the lobby of Portola Plaza.

I kept hoping to find one of the fish

swimming in the opposite direction!

Taken 7 January 2011.

Following the lights...

Here I'm sharing a little bit of experimental light-play.

Mix a foggy, damp, grey morning

with various light subjects

and you get this effect.

I like the abstract nature

(is that an oxymoron?)

of this composition.

Taken 5 December 2012.

Front Yard Mushrooms

Of all the front yards

in all the world,

these mushrooms picked mine

to show up in.

They were tiny.

Their canopies no larger than a dime.

Nestled as they were

among the pine needles,

the eucalyptus leaves,

and the mulch,

they were real

attention-getters,

practically screaming out

in their squeaky imaginary voices,

"Me! Me! Take my picture!"

So, you see,

I couldn't help it.

The voices told me to do it.

Taken 16 December 2012.

Union Hotel & Saloon

Here is the not-to-be-missed

UNION HOTEL & SALOON

in Los Alamos, California.

Check your guns at the door!

On the ceiling!

These shots taken on 29 February 2012.