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stark, bare structures of various scraggly trees, including the antler-like forms of several ailanthus saplings, accent the post office parking lot and the back wall of the Oakwood Café (or the "Oakwood Caf'e", if the sign's curiously placed apostrophe is to be believed) and add to the dreary mood on a gray winter day, 1-21-12

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old roadside barn, slumped sharply to the right, as though frozen in the act of falling down, total collapse being prevented (for now) by 2×4 props on its right side and cable tethers on the left, 9-9-11

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a young, round live oak tree highlights an otherwise drab median island at the entrance to the ill-fated Braeburn develpoment, beneath an unbelievably crisp Carolina blue sky on one of the shorter days of the year, 12-16-11

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a pair of enormous tank-like climate control units adjacent to a state government barking lot issue forth billowing plumes of steam into the frigid air on a frosty winter morning, 2-12-12

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interesting shadows and lines cast by an uplit window at Jordan Price Wall Gray Jones & Carlton Attorneys at Law offices, creating a slightly spooky effect, appropriate for Halloween, America's holiday of slight spookiness, 10-31-11

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a friendly, purple "pink flamingo" wearing flip-flops, an iconic roadside mascot in the Carpenter community, 2-8-12

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a dazzling array of Christmas-themed plywood cutouts, illuminated shepherd's hooks, and sundry other effusively seasonal doodads decorate the front lawn of an otherwise ordinary suburban home, 12-18-11

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twin hillocks along the new section of the Apex Peakway under a dramatic, streaky sky, 11-26-11

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blocks of miscanthus, muhlenbergia, and other ornamental grasses wave in the steady breeze on a glorious autumn day at Pender Nursery, 10-1-11

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decorative but deteriorating ironwork around a balcony at Winters Square, with the fog-shrouded RBC Plaza and Wells Fargo Capitol Center buildings downtown in the distance, 2-5-12

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playground gizmo with a spinning yellow paddle and various balls and broken ball fragments inside of a clear plastic dome, at Leesville Community Park, 7-23-11

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weather-gnarled dead trees on the soundside of North Topsail on New Year's Day, 1-1-12

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stunning, overwhelming layers of waterfalls cascade through the radically redeveloped American Tobacco campus on a mild winter evening in the Bull City, 12-4-11

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the old St. Monica School building, no longer Catholic, but still a landmark and an icon on the east side of Raleigh, with bare-branched crapemyrtles silhouetted strikingly against the deep-hued brick on a bright Sunday morning, 1-29-12

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enormous, dramatic stained glass window, above the wreath-hung entrance doors at Beacon Baptist Church, shaped like an arrow, apparently pointing the way to outer space, appropriately ambivalent pagan/Christian imagery for a dark evening four days before Christmas and only one day before the solstice, 12-21-11

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interesting chevron pattern set in the brick of the chimney at the historic Joel Lane House, 11-26-11

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looking out from the entranceway canopy at the Holly Tree strip mall, showing its distinctively geometric concrete columns, and the namesake large American holly tree beyond, standing majestically against the madness of Capital Boulevard and the dreary overcast of a gray winter day, 1-22-12

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old well pump with broken pump handle, steadfast but deteriorating behind the out-of-service His Church in Knightdale, nestled in the weeds and unchecked growth of late summer, with the sparkler-like seedheads of crabgrasses dancing around its base, 9-2-11

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rows of black steel mailboxes sit packed neatly together, like pigeons perched on a wire, between white cinder block posts on a bright Christmas morning at Hunts Mobile Home Park, 12-24-11

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three latticed panels on the side of the old Carlaiegh Furniture Building in the fading evening light, with a silhouetted pine and a crisp crescent moon beyond, 1-24-12

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classical reproductions (a.k.a. "Venus and the Penis"), gleefully out-of-place in a corner of an otherwise ordinary suburban office parking lot at Artarama headquarters, 1-10-12

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Blue Flame Tires (La Llantera Azul) a bright blue and brightly lit beacon on a dark Thanksgiving evening, 11-24-11

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skeletal frames of pool umbrellas await spring in the dormant swimming pool area on a gusty winter day, 1-12-12

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old, grand stone staircase—seemingly to nowhere—through the haze and the glare of the morning sun in Chavis Park, 8-28-11

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BSveta said:

I am very pleased, that you accepted my invitation to the groop "Mosaic and Decorative tilework"! Warmest regards, Sveta

tompope2001 said:

Thanks for the info! I had some time to kill near Wallace one day last spring, so I spent a little while walking around, and this was one of the buildings that caught my eye. I'm not at all familiar with the town, and so yes, I foolishly assumed that the building was what the sign said it was. It makes more sense that it would have actually been an ice market. I had no idea about that movie, though. That's an interesting detail. What an odd and random little piece of cultural alluvium, combining history and modernity, and the real and the fictional. Fascinating.

tompope2001 said:

To me, I think it is a "clean" caption, and I don't see how it could hurt or harm anyone. I guess you may have been alluding to the use of the "S-word," but I don't see it as offensive or unclean in this context. I used it as part of an idiomatic phrase expressing exclamation in a playful way, rather than referring to anything actually scatological, nor is it abusive or name-calling towards anyone. I meant it exclusively in a fun spirit, and I think that's an appropriate usage. Regardless, I apologize if you were offended or upset by it, and thanks for viewing and commenting on the photo.

tompope2001 said:

I really like this picture. I took it from a window on one of the ornate interior staircases within the magnificent Cultural Center (former main public library) building in downtown Chicago. The view is out the window, through a portion of one of the enclosed courtyards, back into another window of the same building, across another room (which at the time was hosting a presentation about the famous 1930's murals at my alma mater, Lane Tech High School), and back out yet another window looking southeast across Michigan Avenue. There against the horizon glowing in the setting sun, you can make out the frame-like structure that covers much of the lawn area of the beautiful new Pritzker Pavilion in Millenium Park. All in all, I think it's an interesting, subtle but elegant image that effectively captures a memorable moment when I happened to have my cheap little digital camera with me.

tompope2001 said:

I like it

megskb said:

This is my favorite house in all of Old Irving!

chekki said:

Good Work, a great Shot. Voted.

My contest: Morning sun kisses Daytona Beach

Photos by tompope2001 : on the map, in Google Earth (KML)

old roadside barn, slumped sharply to the right, as though frozen in the act of falling down, total collapse being prevented (for now) by 2×4 props on its right side and cable tethers on the left, 9-9-11

a young, round live oak tree highlights an otherwise drab median island at the entrance to the ill-fated Braeburn develpoment, beneath an unbelievably crisp Carolina blue sky on one of the shorter days of the year, 12-16-11

a pair of enormous tank-like climate control units adjacent to a state government barking lot issue forth billowing plumes of steam into the frigid air on a frosty winter morning, 2-12-12

interesting shadows and lines cast by an uplit window at Jordan Price Wall Gray Jones & Carlton Attorneys at Law offices, creating a slightly spooky effect, appropriate for Halloween, America's holiday of slight spookiness, 10-31-11

a friendly, purple "pink flamingo" wearing flip-flops, an iconic roadside mascot in the Carpenter community, 2-8-12

a dazzling array of Christmas-themed plywood cutouts, illuminated shepherd's hooks, and sundry other effusively seasonal doodads decorate the front lawn of an otherwise ordinary suburban home, 12-18-11

twin hillocks along the new section of the Apex Peakway under a dramatic, streaky sky, 11-26-11

blocks of miscanthus, muhlenbergia, and other ornamental grasses wave in the steady breeze on a glorious autumn day at Pender Nursery, 10-1-11

decorative but deteriorating ironwork around a balcony at Winters Square, with the fog-shrouded RBC Plaza and Wells Fargo Capitol Center buildings downtown in the distance, 2-5-12

playground gizmo with a spinning yellow paddle and various balls and broken ball fragments inside of a clear plastic dome, at Leesville Community Park, 7-23-11

weather-gnarled dead trees on the soundside of North Topsail on New Year's Day, 1-1-12

stunning, overwhelming layers of waterfalls cascade through the radically redeveloped American Tobacco campus on a mild winter evening in the Bull City, 12-4-11

the old St. Monica School building, no longer Catholic, but still a landmark and an icon on the east side of Raleigh, with bare-branched crapemyrtles silhouetted strikingly against the deep-hued brick on a bright Sunday morning, 1-29-12

interesting chevron pattern set in the brick of the chimney at the historic Joel Lane House, 11-26-11

looking out from the entranceway canopy at the Holly Tree strip mall, showing its distinctively geometric concrete columns, and the namesake large American holly tree beyond, standing majestically against the madness of Capital Boulevard and the dreary overcast of a gray winter day, 1-22-12

old well pump with broken pump handle, steadfast but deteriorating behind the out-of-service His Church in Knightdale, nestled in the weeds and unchecked growth of late summer, with the sparkler-like seedheads of crabgrasses dancing around its base, 9-2-11

rows of black steel mailboxes sit packed neatly together, like pigeons perched on a wire, between white cinder block posts on a bright Christmas morning at Hunts Mobile Home Park, 12-24-11

three latticed panels on the side of the old Carlaiegh Furniture Building in the fading evening light, with a silhouetted pine and a crisp crescent moon beyond, 1-24-12

classical reproductions (a.k.a. "Venus and the Penis"), gleefully out-of-place in a corner of an otherwise ordinary suburban office parking lot at Artarama headquarters, 1-10-12

Blue Flame Tires (La Llantera Azul) a bright blue and brightly lit beacon on a dark Thanksgiving evening, 11-24-11

skeletal frames of pool umbrellas await spring in the dormant swimming pool area on a gusty winter day, 1-12-12

old, grand stone staircase—seemingly to nowhere—through the haze and the glare of the morning sun in Chavis Park, 8-28-11

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