Thursday, 21 August 2014
At some point in the distant, dreamy past, I decided I’d love to live where I had a second-floor porch with REAL columns, overlooking a shaded street. Today I enjoyed such vicariously, for a few exceptional, delicious hours. Note the egg-and-dart detail accompanying the iconic Ionic column-top, a conventional and lovely pairing.
Sunday, 20 July 2014
There are Sundays and there are Sundays.
On this one, we had rain; real rain, not pop-up summer showers. Rain that interrupted my sleep, and also will make the weeds easier to pull. (Chore for the coming week.)
Also, the last of the legendary striped sofas moved on to a new home, a first-apartment-after-college. Now we have an empty spot.
Other activities that come to mind were the meaningless drudgery of household life.
Tuesday, 15 July 2014
Did a wee (and I mean wee) bit of thinking about the power of the Internet in connecting people who otherwise would not encounter one another. Not ground-breaking, that thought, but worth contemplating for several reasons. I was considering how/whether it makes for a significantly different dynamic when considering how civilizations and societies function.
Meanwhile, back on Planet Earth, is this broad, empty hallway in a busy well-populated office building this size mostly to satisfy fire regulations? That’s a lot of square footage that can never be rented….
Sunday, 22 June 2014
Seems like a workable combo, until you consider that the train-management probably wouldn’t like a bike tethered to the railing—insurance worries, I’m guessing.
The secret is that this caboose is parked, and seemed to be the office of a bike-messenger business.
BTW, that cream-colored canister is for spent butts.
Sunday, 8 June 2014
Wouldn’t ya know it. Our first stop in GA was the rest area just inside the state line—and we made it before the toilets closed for the evening!
Just so there’s no mistake in the minds of even casual visitors, the state has installed a neon reminder high in a gable dormer of the realm you have entered….
Friday, 9 May 2014
I spent about three hours this afternoon watching these fixtures hanging from the ceiling of this music hall—and the events below them. Just light diffusers? Or also sound reflectors?
Yeah, I’m admitting I couldn’t concentrate on the main speaker’s…um-hmmm…yawn….
Wednesday, 23 April 2014
I lived out in the country when I was a kid, and when I read about alleys I wondered what they were like. I didn’t know even if there were many alleys in the US of A, or if they were mostly in Europe.
Then I found out about alleys too narrow for vehicles, and even more dripping with mystery than the usual garbage-can-and-stray-cats alley.
This one is light-filled and pleasant—especially during a rare lunch-out expedition (not counting our Easter picnic).
Monday, 14 April 2014
When I took this, it was about the gate. Then, I was reading about the Roman deity Janus, and I thought about gates being one symbol of beginnings and endings. Then I thought that it’s all a continuum, which is somehow a less stressful way to contemplate it. However, maybe less…satisfying? renewing? though.
Tuesday, 8 April 2014
During my afternoon roam (in the sunshine!!), I spotted several buildings under construction, with this green exterior sheathing. Eye-catching green* sheathing.
Apparently, it’s all but replaced plywood and other engineered wood products for this purpose—at least for commercial buildings.
Or that’s what Zip System’s manufacturer would have you believe. Apparently, a big part of the superior qualities of the green-board lies in the breathability and air-barrier capabilities.
* Frooogy green?
Friday, 4 April 2014
For my dear non-fleur readers, here’s how they roll in FL. Like the palm trees best. (And, yes, there’s a real building under the bottom half of this monstrosity.)