Monday, March 16, 2015

A Walk Among the Ruins

I found myself wandering through the watery ruins of a crumbling town, buildings now no more than bricks and even those not complete.

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Rickety walkways connect some of the structures, evidence of a recent presence.

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The views are desolate, but beautiful.

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Still, the only things that prosper here are the wildflowers, adding a pop of color into the gray landscape. Life, as a famous philosopher once said, will find a way.

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Ruins, by Cica Ghost, runs through March.

(Via Ziki Questi.)

Sunday, March 8, 2015

Snow and Tell

What a difference a few miles make! On Thursday, around eight inches of snow fell. On Friday, I finished shoveling.

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The view of the (late) winter wonderland from Chez Jameson

On Saturday, I drove to Richmond. The city got almost no snow.

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The United Daughters of the Confederacy building

That’s quite enough winter weather, thank you. Now to see if my car is still black under the layers of salt and brine...