Category: Cityscape
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Kayaks | Chelan, WA | May 2019 [Oops. Yesterday many of you received a notification email for this blog post by mistake — one day early, like a glimpse into the future. Well, here it is again. The photo is the same. The commentary has been changed slightly.] Some people, possessions and situations enable us…
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Umbrella | Wenatchee, WA | May 2019 Some consider the umbrella a sign of weakness, particularly in the drippy Pacific Northwest. (“Rain? What rain?”) But I own several. Being damp or sun-scorched (as in photo) isn’t my idea of paradise. Plus, I consider the umbrella a boundary-setting device, especially on city streets. It establishes a
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Camp Chair | Wenatchee, WA | May 2019 The history of fold-up camp chairs seems darned short. Just a few years ago, a smattering of camp chairs dotted a few backyards. A month later, they had taken over the world with dozens of brands and scores of designs. Now everybody has
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Window Abstract | Wenatchee, WA | May 2019 Reflections in store windows are puzzling enough. But mental reflection — hoo boy — overlays time, memory and emotions into complex compilations that obscure, reveal and tantalize. For instance: Yesterday, a worm on a downtown sidewalk triggered a decades-old memory of
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View Through Screen | Asheville, NC | April 2019 Don’t undervalue the screened porch. Sure, we appreciate that it lets air in and keeps bugs out. But the best benefit is how it softly filters the outside world. Everything — dogwood blooms, bird chirps, kid laughter — seems slightly distant, blurred or muffled. Perfect. Now…
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Taxidermy | Ellensburg, WA | February 2019 What scares you? Each of us faces fears that affect our lives — public speaking, heights and crowds, revealed secrets, big teeth on carnivores. Fear inhibits the spirit, hardens the heart, suffocates the soul. You’d find romance in Rome if you could steel your nerves to fly. I…
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Mirror | East Wenatchee, WA | April 2019 A small boy sits on the floor in a car dealership’s play area and stacks blocks. Each time he leans forward, a carnival mirror on a nearby wall catches his reflection. It distorts his cherub-like face into a monster mask with malevolent eyes and teeth. I have…
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Brushes | Asheville, NC | April 2019 Artists leave behind more than paint on canvas. Their creative efforts touch souls long after the brush strokes dry. Asheville artist Jonas Gerard, a dynamo who reportedly paints in an ecstatic flurry, invites visitors to reap inspiration from his richly spattered studio. Colors glow from hundreds of brushes…
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Tunnel | Asheville, NC | April 2019 We often know our direction but not our destination. What matters is to move forward and hope our route’s significance becomes
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