Reconstituted Ghost

It's rather sad to stumble upon a ghost who didn't make it back home, limp and formless in the morning dew.

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All wet.

California Dandelion

I got the pleasure of meeting D. Lester Williams and discovered some of his artwork at his residence while I was out and about last weekend. He was accommodating and enthusiastic, willing to answer some of my questions about his craft and let me shoot a few photos.

Below are shots of his California Dandelion, a nifty piece of sculpture created out of 125 wheel covers found along the highways of California.

Give his site a tour and marvel at some of the interesting artwork he's created.

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... rollin' ...

Desiccated

Worst. Garden. Ever.

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Rockin' good times.

6 Ways To Get In

Open air.

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Breezy

Do

Over and over we flatten the clover ...

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"But when the boats have gone ..."

Meltdown

At the outlet overload testing facility one fine afternoon, an experiment was being conducted ...

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"It's gonna blow ..."

Fuzz E

E spurns the fact A comes before him in the alphabet.

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... Eh ...

Numbers

Nary a bye.

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Dudley

50¢

From the interior front cover:

"This is the first issue of a new magazine designed solely for the entertainment and amusement of the reader. We have no lofty plans to better the world; no Quixotic ideals about righting wrongs or airing grievances. That we intend to leave to the many publications already in the field of educating and enlightening society.

"Our sole purpose - in this age of alarms, tensions, cold wars, hot nerves and neuroses - will be to afford the reader a pleasant interlude. If we can bestir a chuckle or an hour spent in relaxation and entertainment, we will feel that our job has been well done. To this end, therefore, we dedicate ourselves to the constant pursuit of what is pleasuring to the eye and delectable to the artistic taste of that section of the public gown weary of gory headlines.

"If we must be accused of leaning in any direction, let it be towards the Rabelaisian rather than getting the facts straight, ma'm' ..."

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October 1955, Vol. 1 No. 1

Red Thread

The air underneath ...

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... with the greatest of ease ...

(were) Oranges

Man ... these must have been delectable.

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Hurry!

One Way

There are many methods.

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Roasted.

Flamin'

May be fiery.

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Hot cha-cha.

Bootie Call

The carpet likes me a bit more.

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"Don't worry: I've got you covered."

Wonderful Wonderful Cat

Whenever he gets in a fix, he reaches into his bag of tricks.

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"... your heart will go pitter pat ..."

Self Serve

Vacancy.

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On the edge ...

Curb Project

September 11th, 2011.

Images, many of them, came to mind throughout the day beginning with the early morning broadcast of the Ground Zero Memorial in New York and continuing with those of where I was, what I was doing, what I thought and more from that day 10 years ago. In cases such as this - where the information overload just piles up heartrendingly - there comes a point where things just need to get curbed ... else they overwhelm you. You can only take so much, sometimes ...

And that's how this project came to be.

"Curb Project" is just that: Images taken from curb-view. It was a grounding effort (no pun intended) to aid in reflecting on this anniversary of where I was a decade ago.

I took a one block diameter and began from a westerly direction on a designated curb on Virginia, progressed forward, turned right on Oakwood, again on Sierra Madre and finally on Wilson. The shots were positioned in the middle of every curb between driveways and midways at houses and I included the four corners, noted in the photos below.

There was one spot where my efforts were stymied by growth, so I decided to get an additional shot from the street view. It is noted below.

The locals in and around the following were used: 1630, 1642, 1648, 1654, 1660, 1666 and 1672 Oakwood; 1675, 1669, 1663, 1657, 1651, 1645, 1637, 1631 and 1625 Wilson as well as the corners of Virginia / Oakwood, Oakwood / Sierra Madre, Sierra Madre Wilson and Wilson / Virginia.

Additionally, the final shot - a rag I used for placing my camera atop so as not to get scraped, damaged or dirty - was invaluable and appreciated.

(Click on any image to enlarge)

The corner of Virginia / Oakwood ...

The corner of Oakwood / Sierra Madre ...

Little view because of foliage, so ...

... I went down to street level to get another shot.

The corner of Sierra Madre / Wilson ...

The corner of Wilson / Virginia ...

The very, very useful rag ...

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On the edge ...