Puzzlements and charms in Dunmore Cemetery.
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Scranton evening encore
Once again Scranton did not disappoint with sunset atmospherics!
Dramatic Scranton evening sky
Unexpected drama in the Scranton evening sky!
Proof!
For some overriding reason, somebody put D.G. Parr’s last will and testament front-and-center on his family monument in Cave Hill.
Electric City sunrise
As so often, the Electric City had great atmospherics for the 30 March 2022 sunrise!
A Hellenistic Greek epigram (A.P. 10.43)
An ancient Greek equivalent to “Thank God it’s Friday!”
Lenticular cloud over Scranton
I saw a lenticular cloud in Scranton at midday today, even though it was not world-class.
Roanoke Island flotsam
Come for the flotsam, stay for the barnacles!
Housewrecks of the Outer Banks
A satirical look at the OBX housing situation.
. . . this is a way of life!
Irony and parody in The Return of the Living Dead with an appearance by Clancy Brown’s Kurgan.
Whalehead bridge
Charming landscape architecture surrounds the old Whalehead estate in Corolla, N.C.
Lawton Lane pal, Ocracoke
I shoulda set the aperture to f/11 or even 14, but Ocragecko ™ is mostly in focus at f/8.
Pueblo-revival house!
An exceptionally fine San Diego house in the pueblo-revival style.
Electric City sunset
Why do iPhones tend to do a poor job with sunsets? Can anything be done about it?
Sticky situation
Some persistent oak leaves on a tree opposite my office.
The Call of Cthulhu
Whatever you think of H.P. Lovecraft, _The Call of Cthulhu_ (2005) is an excellent, exemplary adaptation of his work.
Far-off shores
What is meant by the unusual image of a ship off distant shores on Hiatt Hepburn’s 1864 monument in Cave Hill?
Praise for children
An early Latin inscription celebrates a freedwoman who lost six children but whose virtue was rewarded with manumission.
We all die, so have a drink while you can
Pop open a cold one and read a Roman tombstone with me.
La Bella Villa Mediterraneo
An unpretentious one-storey bungalow in San Diego was remodeled about 20 years ago into a Liliputian Italianate palazzo. Might this have been deliberate camp display?
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