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candlelight + the cathedral

I really do like to find votives glowing in a dark corner of a cathedral. It makes it seem warmer than it is, and quieter, and very contemplative.

St. Giles’ Cathedral
Edinburgh, Scotland
photographed 11.14.2023

fountainbridge

Where I live, in Texas, there really aren’t any streets that could be called walkable. It’s dumb.
But check this out: a walkable street that has a nicely-lighted building and a conveniently placed pedestrian.

Edinburgh, Scotland
photographed 11.2.2023

second-story man

I really don’t have the faintest idea what that guy was doing up there – the one standing in front of the red window. It’s not like it was a balcony. It’s not like it was balcony weather. I just don’t know. It may have had something to do with the spirit merchant on the ground floor or it might not have. Other than that guy, I suspect that no one else knows. Or even noticed what was going on.

It was one of those reflex photos – I saw it and made the shot without taking time to do stuff like composing it or anything. The moment was there and then it was gone, possibly because a bus drove by.

Edinburgh, Scotland
photographed 11.2.2023

tiny rivers

The only reason I saw these tiny rivers easing their way from the puddle behind them is that I sat in the drizzle and took some time to look around me. You know: just being a photographer.

Boston, Massachusetts
photographed 9.5.2021

“espresso shots”

Yikes! There’s a lot going on here. But my favorite (and the reason for the photo) is the paper plate that’s serving as a sign on the wall of this bakery.

But I do wonder what exactly is the difference between regular espresso shots and their offer of “espresso shots.”

Boston, Massachusetts
photographed 9.5.2021