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to move toward the light

You may recall the breathless excitement that I brought back from my trip to Sicily early last fall.

I am still breathless when I think about it, so this starts a week of photos from that trip.

This is the most typical of typical Sicilian street scenes: narrow streets paved with worn-until-they-are-shiny stones, close-set buildings that block out a lot of sun (until they don’t), graffiti on the walls, laundry (often) hanging from balconies. And on and on.

(I guess the only thing in this photo that’s not typical is that the street doesn’t have pedestrians/cars/motorbikes sharing the space.)

Palermo, Sicily
photographed 8.31.2022

church

Thank you, sign, for stating the obvious.

Slaton, Texas
photographed 6.23.2023

citrus

Maybe you knew that part of Route 66 went through Chinatown in Los Angeles. I did not know that until fairly recently.

But look! Here’s a truck of citrus!

Chinatown
Los Angeles, California
photographed 6.3.2023

ocean dreams

Really, is there anyone who can stand at the end of a pier and NOT stand on tiptoes to see just a little further?

Santa Monica Pier, California
photographed 6.2.2023

another inexplicable thing

Somehow a toilet found its way over a tall fence along the highway and onto a hard, dry slope at the cemetery. That seems like a lot of effort on someone’s part, but admittedly my experience at disposing of toilets is very limited.

San José Cemetery
Albuquerque, New Mexico
photographed 5.28.2023