☞ A homeless gentleman, wearing a giants baseball hat, sat alone on a 4th Street sidewalk and asked passersby for donations of money or food. Despite lacking pride, he sat with dignity. View all▼

☞ While on a bicycle ride one afternoon, we crested a hill and found this unusual view of the underneath of a freeway. ☞ A combination of shade from park trees and a freeway created a somber mood on a street past Dogpatch in San Francisco. A compact car crossed the intersection, and much further away a bus approached. To the left, power lines marched nearer, and on the left, street lights were not illuminated during daylight. View all▼

☞ Fallen branches fell into the river to form a tangle near the shore. The ground alongside the river was covered in a translucent frost. The frost had formed because of freezing temperatures. ☞ Almost bare branches in late December just before sunset. They were found on trees growing next to the Willamette River. ☞ Almost bare branches on a nearby tree were the only thing clear on that foggy, cold dawn. ☞ Just beyond the almost bare trees, a motor vehical bridge spanned the Willamette River. Below the bridge, on the other side of the river, was a park. On this side, a paved path ran alongside the river. View all▼

☞ A hand icon pointed left to indicate the presence of a "Saloon." The place at which it pointed, however, was a wine bar named "The Hidden Vine." View all▼

☞ A pineapple had been freshly sliced and set out on a plate to be served with dinner at Capps Campground. ☞ Two pineapples had been sliced in half and sold for €1,42, or four pineapples had bad a bad half removed and sold at a discount. ☞ A pineapple was found discarded on Mission Street under the overpass at 13th Street. Evicted from its home, and doomed to wander the alleys of the city alone and partly deflated. View all▼

☞ The mural was painted on the side of the Tank 18 Restaurant that faced Dore Alley. ☞ People walked past the mural, allowing you to better judge its size. ☞ The wall behind a parked car was covered with a copious collection of fun objects. ☞ On the black and white garage door, a banner read, "Have a Good Day," and a circle said, "Oh Wow!" ☞ The artist's signature was on the screen of a round television. It read, "Tank 18, Mural By, Elliott C Nathan." ☞ A bird said, "Be Kind," and a cloud wept happy raindrops. ☞ A wine bottle, just above an eye and to the right of a radio, showed the date 2017, which was the year the mural was painted. View all▼

☞ A Pacific National Bank ATM at night on Kearny Street in San Francisco. This ATM doubled as a cash drop. This is an old ATM, shown before chips in cards, and before many of the fraud prevention features of modern ATMs. View all▼

☞ Hot charcoals layered in a metal barbecue ready to cook food outdoors for an Easter meal. Food would later be placed on the grill, a shadow of which crossed the charcoals on the diagonal. An even bed of heat like this was only possible due to the skill of the chef. View all▼

☞ A plush ladybug toy lay on the carpet next to a roll of tape. A child in a blue dress was trapped by legs. The entire seen was photographed through a party balloon. View all▼

☞ An arch formed one end of a pictuesque alley in Warsaw, Poland. Despite barricades to prevent automobile travel, cars were parked alongside the alley. Notice old, weathered graffiti on the nearby walls. View all▼

☞ A bin of candy containers was found inside the Candy Heaven Store of Old Sacramento. Shaped like artificial persons, the containers, when emptied, could become push puppet toys. Like a bobble head, pushing the bottom upward caused the head to bobble. View all▼

☞ Its rear feet were attached to a round metal plate, and that plate was attached to a raised wooden platform. The tail rested on the metal plate but didn't appear attached to that plate. ☞ The rump of the Centaur as its front body rose off the ground. ☞ The statue of the Centaur was created from welded metal, some of it painted, and some of it unpainted and rusted. ☞ A closer view of the left hand of the Centaur. Note how the fingers were made from bits of round steel tubing. ☞ A view from the back of the Centaur's human top with its two hanging arms and long curly hair. View all▼

☞ A tuft of wild grass grew in rocky soil just above the high tide line of a beach in Florence, Oregon. A piece of driftwood was caught caught there after a big storm. Together the grass and driftwood formed an attractive pair. View all▼

☞ The entry to a downtown garage led up a ramp to a deep, dark second floor. The ramp was concrete, the walls brick, and the paint a dark, gunmetal blue. A pad on the floor sounded an alarm as an exiting automobile crossed it. A thin orange extension chord looped carelessly down the side. And just what was that tiny orange glow at the very top? View all▼