At first glance, I thought somebody had dumped a bunch of broken pots alongside Elmwood Place in Athens, Ohio.
When I took a closer look, the pots turned into a cool piece of garden art.
Between Lost and Found
I’ve been tied up at the Athens Historical Society and Museum all day helping Curator Jessica get ready for an exhibit containing a bunch of my photos. We’re rushing to get captions done. I’m having horrible flashbacks of my Ohio University career as a student.
That’s why you’re going to get some random photos taken on the road between Cape and Athens.
I was hoping to get a nice sunset reflection in my rearview mirror, but the short zoom was too wide and the long zoom too long. The only reason I’m including it is that it gives you an idea of how bad the bugs were at twilight.
Between lost and found
I told Brother Mark I’d be back trucking again as soon as I got some go juice.
“Where are you?” he asked.
“Midway between Lost and Found, Indiana, I think,” I responded.
Did I shoot this before?
I have the weird feeling of deja vu that I shot this set of hills and curves before.
You may see them again. I like the way all the shadows, hill and lines work together under different lighting conditions.
Coming Into Jonesboro
My world is divided into categories:
- Stuff I don’t notice
- Stuff that is interesting enough to think about stopping to shoot
- Stuff I stop to shoot
- Stuff I shoot and figure out what it is
This building got promoted
Now that I’ve been going through Jonesboro,Ill., on the way to Athens, Ohio, on a more or less regular basis, I’ve been noticing this tiny building as you come into the town (which you usually hear as Anna-Jonesboro, even though they are separate entities).
It has long been on my Number 2 list, but yesterday I promoted it to Number 3 and pulled off long enough to bang off a couple of frames. I was in too much of a hurry to knock on doors to advance it to Number 4.
It’s sort of like this odd building in Glouster, Ohio.
Masonic Lodge / Keys Music
When I started down the Broadway hill on my way to Broussard’s for a take-out order, the Rust & Martin sign atop the brick building at the corner of Broadway and Spanish stood out.
On the left is the old First Baptist Church / General Baptist Church. I photographed the steeple being painted in 1967.
Cornerstone laid in 1891
An Old Town Cape plaque says “One November 5, 1891, the cornerstone was laid for the Masonic Temple and on June 24, 1892, the dedication ceremony was held. The builders were C. Lindemann & Son of Cape Girardeau. Kirchner & Kirchner of St. Louis were the architects. In 1970, the Masons sold the bulding to Vida Keys. It remained the Keys Music Store until 2001. It is a contributing building in the National Register Historic District.”
The Masons built a new building on land near Broadway and Kingshighway that had originally been donated to be Doggett Park.
A long time coming
I’ve been watching the renovation work for several years. It’s nice to see a landmark building preserved.
It’s in good company. The nicely-restored Kage House, built between 1860 and 1870, is right across the street from it.