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it could have been magic

I mean, it did feel somewhat like magic, with the purple door and orange trim, the low light, the bounced light, the salt air.

And anyway, who am I to argue with Chaddy’s Emporium and their signage? Surely they wouldn’t say it if it weren’t a fact.

Camp Ellis Beach, Maine
photographed 9.16.2025

legs

Look! More from the off season. It is really sort of silly how much I enjoy this photo.

Old Orchard Beach, Maine
photographed 9.14.2025

beachcomber

I believe that seeing things in the off-season (like this beach and amusement park) is somehow related to my affection for looking around the back of buildings.

And I know without a doubt that I much prefer quieter, duller amusement parks to their mid-summer counterparts.

Old Orchard Beach, Maine
photographed 9.14.2025

full service

This farm stand was a full-service operation.

There were pumpkins, tomatoes (including ones marked “seconds” but that looked a delicious as the other ones), flowers, honey, squash, apples, etc. And in the side room, there was a tank with live lobster.

Cape Elizabeth, Maine
photographed 9.16.2025

the darkness got there first: 5

Sometimes I run out of artistic energy. Like right now. It really took just about all I had to edit and post this shot.

And now, I think I’ll take a nap.

Lubbock, Texas
photographed 8.23.2025