Back road oddities
While driving the backroads one never knows what one will find. This one called Tin Man appeared along a remote farm road in central Wisconsin.
Light it up
Last day of September but I’ll be back
Trying to be funny with fotos
Just Colors
Walking through Key West this sunlit wall just caught my eye.
Getting ready
State Fair about an hour before the gates open.
Celebrating 174 consecutive years, the 2023 Wisconsin State Fair greeted 1,043,350 guests during its 10 days.
Free Flowers
Came upon this while driving on the causeway towards Antelope Island in the Great Salt Lake of Utah
Lines, shadows and contrast
Walking down the street with my black & white camera I'm always looking for lines, shadows, contrast and maybe a story of some sort. With no color you need something else but when you see you see it in color so if you like that aspect of photography it makes it kind of fun. So a guy is walking down the street and finishes his beer.........
Airplane House
As you walk through Key West you find interesting examples of exterior decorating. Since I took this photo the plane has been replaced with dinosaur looking things.
In what way?
Black, white and unisex
Any questions?
Key West Creative
Bike wheel, basket and poinsettia.
Step Right Up & Win a Prize
Squirt gun guy and a couple fairgoers.
Umbrella Academy
Colorful waterfront restaurant built on a pier in Key West.
Guard Dog
The Shih Tzu is an Asian toy dog breed originating from Tibet. They are well-known for their largely fun and playful personality, and calm and friendly temperament. They are highly independent dogs, and are able to adapt well in different situations. That was per Wikipedia but, if there was no glass between us he surly would have eaten me.
For those who wondered
Fire Lookout Tower
Jacob Lake Lookout Tower is located in North Kaibab AZ. Built in 1934 by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), it is an 80’ Aermotor steel tower with a 7’ x 7’ metal cab and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Visitors can still climb the tower to view the area and see the Osborne Fire Finder.
Wisconsin
Old house in Eagle Wisconsin.
Old World Wisconsin
Old World Wisconsin is an open-air museum located near Eagle Wisconsin. It depicts housing and the daily life of settlers in 19th-century Wisconsin, with separate areas representing the traditions of different ethnic groups who settled in the state. Costumed interpreters portray the occupations and chores of typical settlers of the time.
Opened in 1976, the museum is owned and operated by the Wisconsin Historical Society. The largest outdoor museum of rural life in the United States, it encompasses approximately 480 acres of rolling wooded hills. It contains more than 60 historic structures, ranging from ethnic farmsteads with furnished houses and rural outbuildings to an 1880s crossroads village with traditional small town institutions. Wikipedia
Artsy Old Sign
Walking around Las Vegas and it caught my eye.
The Green Parrot
The Green Parrot is the best dive bar in Key West. Opened in 1890 as a grocery store where local musicians would gather. When WWII began it changed to the Brown Derby Bar then in the 1970s it was renamed The Green Parrot. Today, come for the atmosphere and stay for the music. No food, just free popcorn. And don’t worry what live band is playing… they are all good.
Just caught my eye
Sometimes while walking through old neighborhoods in Key West porches will talk to me.
Very good junk
This was in a collection of equally good junk collected by one of those guys who collects junk...best description I have.
Beach Time
Walking Miami Beach
Birdman
Walking around Las Vegas I always find interesting things to point a camera at. Here a guy on a light pole attracted both myself and a bird.
Flower Basket
Sidewalk in Key West
Manitowoc Lighthouse
Built in 1895. Rebuilt in 1918. Automated in 1971 is marks the entrance to the Manitowoc WI harbor on Lake Michigan.
Made me look
David vs Goliath
Note Apache gunship off the bow
Because
I liked something about it...still do I guess.
Original homestead
1800s Wisconsin original home
St George Carousel
The carousel in downtown St George Utah is a fully restored antique brought over from Chicago.
Morning Neon
Walking Old Town Key West
Along the river
Came across this riverfront property that had interesting materials and lines. Looked like it could be a good jigsaw puzzle.
Fremont to the Strip
Old downtown Las Vegas to the Strip has pretty much colorful everything.
Side Mirror Doubler
Hoover Dam
You are looking at the Colorado River as it exits the bottom of the dam after it has gone through the turbines on each side to generate electricity. I'm standing on the very top middle of the dam so Lake Meade is behind me.
Mobile vase
Walking down side streets in Key West it is quite common to discover the unusual.
Snowman
As it was almost 70 degrees he didn't last long.
Period correct
Original 1800s farmhouse owned by the WI Historical Society
A Foggy Point Sur Light Station
Along the California coast this lighthouse was erected in 1889 to help ships navigate in the fog. When we arrived at its base the skies were clear but in the 30 minute climb to the top the fog rolled in and completely surrounded us.
Southernmost beach
This is the southernmost beach in the continental US, located in Key West FL. Admittedly it's not a very interesting photo but if you could feel the wind and hear the surf maybe you'd see why I not only took it, but shared it with you.
Not entirely sure
Passing through some economically dead former mining town was this......
Walking Las Vegas
Early morning walking down alleys and streets in an area between the Strip and Downtown Fremont street one will find all kinds of photo opportunities.
Street walking
Sometimes I wander through Key West neighborhoods looking for the things that normally would not cause me to pause. But with camera in hand, scenes like this make me stop a moment during which they tell me a brief story.
Rick’s
A bar on Duval Street sporting plenty of action. I took this around 6am on a walk around Key West one morning.
Waiting for the gardener
Techatticup Gold Mine
April 1861, silver and some gold and copper lodes had been discovered by John Moss and others in what became known as El Dorado Canyon. In 1867, to secure the riverboat traffic and protect miners in the canyon from Paiute attacks the U.S. Army established Camp El Dorado, an outpost at the mouth of El Dorado Canyon that remained until it was abandoned in 1869. From 1870 the mines again were active to the point where from 1879 to 1907 El Dorado Canyon again had a post office, now in Clark County, Nevada. The mines continued to produce ore until World War. Wikipedia
So, the gentleman that owns the mine leads people on tours. When coming to one intersection of shafts you can just make out a skeleton in tattered clothes leaning against the rock wall. When I asked who that was he said "the first boy that dated my daughter" then he turned and kept walking.
Nice Variety
Interesting front porch in Key West
Garden Art
I really enjoy photographing someone painting. If the angles cooperate I try getting the subject into the photo along with the painted version. I always ask permission to get different angles I then ask for their email address to send them the photo.
Petronia Street
Area of art galleries, shops and restaurants in "Old Town" Key West FL
One of a Kind
Walking down Duval Street one evening I come across this minivan with a large very well made kaleidoscope permanently attached to the hood. I of course looked into the end and turned the wheel. As it was pointed toward the sun the colors began to mix like a big round stain glass window. Very cool.... you should never walk around Key West without a camera or sense of humor.
Reflective layers
Walking in Miami I saw this wild reflection of multiple layers. When I got home and went through the photos I was able to really appreciate the depths of what I saw. Window, restaurant, wall of graffiti, new building and somebody standing on the sidewalk.
Dining Out
A classic
On A Walk
Slow walking with a camera in hand can yield some, in my opinion, interesting stuff.
Interesting Front Door
Walking around the back streets of Key West with a camera provides endless photo ops.
After Hours
Street in Key West called Petronia that day or night is pleasant to walk down. Nice shops and restaurants away from the hustle of Duval Street. This shop was closed but full of color. Happened to have a good lens on the camera that performs well in low light.
Clownin around
Innards of an old steam powered popcorn wagon. When the engine is working the clown is turning the capsule full of popcorn.
Las Vegas Graffiti Art
Walking around the Fremont Street area of Las Vegas is one of my favorite places to find all kinds of photo opportunities. This one in particular caught my eye as it seems you could peel back the layers of graffiti that have accumulated over the years.
Porch Art
I like interesting porches as they entice us into the house to see what's behind the door and meet the dwellers.
Original 1917
1917 Herschell-Spillman Carousel at Circus World Museum Baraboo, WI
24 jumping horses, 2 chariots, all wood composition and original 105 year old paint. In perfect working order and cost $1.00 a ride.
During a break the operator was nice enough to let me walk around taking photos of the horses.
Butch Lived Here
Robert Leroy Parker, A.K.A. Butch Cassidy, lived here with his family from 1880 to around 1884. The door was locked but I found this broken pane.
Ahhhh
Waiting for a customer to crawl in
Point Sur Lighthouse
Point Sur Lighthouse sits on a volcanic rock 361 feet above the Pacific Ocean. Erected in 1889, this Big Sur lighthouse has stayed in continuous operation since, and is the only complete lighthouse of its era in California.
A Walk In The Park
Hiking through Red Rock Canyon which is close to Las Vegas, I turned the corner and saw this. As I took a few photos others started showing up including photographers. When they finished I found out it was a photo shoot for these two brothers who were performing in Las Vegas.
To the bar
What the sign says. I liked the lighting.
Interesting Inventory
Street Walking is always full of surprises. Had this store been open I certainly would have gone in to see what other treasures it offered.
Key West Postcard
It is rare but not surprising to have a giant octopus in your neighbors yard.
Kiss Me
At a hot air balloon launch in WI the winds picked up while they were filling causing these two to lean sideways.
Street Walking
Early morning is a great time for street walking with my camera. I stopped to take this one in Key West when the guy gave me a nice wave. I walked over and it turned out he's also a camera geek so we had a nice conversation about photography before I moved on to look for the next photo.
Fence with locks
Walking down Fremont Street in an old section of Las Vegas
How could I not?
That is the Key West cemetery.....I had to take this photo and share it.
Just in case
Just in case the wall was not an adequate suggestion.
Have a seat
These stacked chairs, for some reason, looked photo worthy.
Barn Stuff
All I can say about this on is that it would make an interesting jigsaw puzzle.
Range Fence
In a Joshua Tree forrest - Utah
Sanibel Island FL
Known as the best shelling destination in North America.
Billboard Art
Great idea for an unused billboard
Winter is coming
Late fall in Wisconsin. Left my shoes out to dry but they froze overnight.
Gotta love these
It's so much fun watching tourists around these.
Steam Engine
Henry Ford Museum
Key West Cemetery
This is a 19 acre cemetery located in the Old Town area. It is estimated that as many as 100,000 people are buried here, many more than the 30,000 residents who currently live on the island.
In 1847 it was established at its current location after a 1846 hurricane washed remains from the earlier cemetery out of the coastal sand dunes. On June 24, 1976, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places..
Ghost Town Citizen
Rhyolite Nevada
Says it all………
SL2 ISO 400 35MM f/4 1/640
Sunset celebration or possibly breakfast
One early morning bike ride this, for some strange reason, just caught my eye.
MARK-REINNOLDT-266
Cheese Head Kitty
Street walking
....and porch snooping
Washed up shoes along the coast
Key West Cemetery
Green Parrot Bar
The making of a Key West Fish Car
A couple friends bought white cars then invited other friends to paint tropical fish on them.
Key West Bartender Helper
Cigar Store
Porch
With some stories in Key West
Bahama Village
Key West
Love Locks
What would you call this?
We call it: The Hooker Bird
Pineapple Art
Key West
Tourist Trap
Store Window
Certainly he will not be towed
It's a horse of course, with parking privileges.