Stamped and Crumbling

Astoria, Oregon ~ April 6, 2010

I used this photo on my Astoria, Oregon, Daily Photo blog. If you didn't see it there, here is a link to it, including a bit of text.

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Patterns with Hydrant

Astoria, Oregon ~ December 14, 2010

12th and Exchange

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Light My Path

Ocala, Florida ~ 2010

Guest Photographer: Jacob

From Ocala (Florida) Daily Photo

"Light My Path"

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Shiny

Astoria, Oregon ~ Februay 11, 2010

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I Agree with Dogs

Portland, Oregon ~ February 18, 2008

I agree with dogs

That fire hydrants

Are fascinating,

But we have different ideas

About how they should be used.

I find in a fire hydrant

An unexpected glimpse of color

Usually on a gray ground

Often faded

Cracking paint

The more to be enjoyed

In p(a)ssing.

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Pink Pavement

Lava Butte, Oregon ~ February 4, 2009

Central Oregon near Bend

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Time-Tripping in Balboa Park

San Diego, California ~ November 6, 2009

Balboa Park

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Along the River Walk

Astoria, Oregon ~ April 11, 2010

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Mosaic Floor in the Museum

London ~ February 20, 2010

Museum of Natural History

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Striding in Stratford

Stratford-upon-Avon, England ~ February 17, 2010

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Cloud Puddle

Astoria, Oregon ~ December 2, 2010

Weekend Reflections

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Displacement

Astoria, Oregon ~ March 27, 2010

Outside the Flavel House on Duane Avenue

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Hotel Steps, South Kensington

London ~ February 19, 2010

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More Metal Roses

Portland, Oregon ~ August 7, 2010

. . . "The City of Roses"

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Not Quite Pavement

London ~ February 14, 2010

On the London Underground

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Spring Puddle by the Trolley Line

Astoria, Oregon ~ April 27, 2010

See Weekend Reflections from around the world.

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Brick Street, Orange Chairs, Rain

Stratford-upon-Avon, England ~ February 17, 2010

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Bridges on the Waterfront

Portland, Oregon ~ August 7, 2010

Willamette River Waterfront

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Deco is Everywhere

New York ~ May 8, 2009

One of the many fun things about being in New York City after having not visited for so many years (decades) was finding delightful Art Deco designs everywhere I looked. I'm sure that when I was there in 1969 (?) I didn't even know what Deco was.

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Like a Flower

Photo by Kate Joshi
Santa Barbara, California ~ July 7, 2005

My friend Kate sent this one from a trip to Santa Barbara.

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Chewing Gum

Oxford, England ~ February 19, 2010

I'm not sure why this photo doesn't show it as intensely as I remembered, but I don't think I've seen as much chewing gum on the ground in one place as here outside of a disco in Oxford near the train station.

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Taxi Rank

Stratford-Upon-Avon, England ~ February 17, 2010

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Coming Soon to a Street Near You?

Bend, Oregon ~ December 30, 2009

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A Silver Rose for Portland

Portland, Oregon ~ August 8, 2010

Portland General Electric

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Puerto Vallarta Cobblestones

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico ~ February 4, 2006

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Lines and Traffic

New York ~ May 8, 2009

As seen with a zoom lens

from the top of the Empire State Building

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Keyhole with Blue

Oxford, England ~ February 18, 2010

On The High Street

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An Ancient Design on the Floor?

New York ~ May 7, 2009

Metropolitan Museum of Art

I believe this was in the Roman section. Since it's on the floor for everyone to walk on, I think it must be a reproduction or a design meant to recall the period.

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Wading Bird Mosaic

Dallas, Texas ~ April 13, 2007

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport

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On the Freedom Trail

Boston, Massachusetts ~ May 8, 2006

Outside Paul Revere's House

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Fan Shapes on the Pavement

Pompeii, Italy ~ April 17, 2004

I love the cobbled streets of Europe with their painted fan-shaped markings. I have no idea what the fan shape means, but it's fun to look at and adds a certain character.

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Quiet Lights

Warwick, Warwickshire, England ~

February 17, 2010

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In Case You Forget . . .

Stratford-upon-Avon, England ~ February 17, 2010

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Woodpecker Mosaic

Guadalupe, Panama ~ January 11, 2010

Los Quetzales Ecolodge

See today's post on my Animal Art Along the Way blog for another bird mosaic at Los Quetzales.

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Patterns in Portland

Portland, Oregon ~ April 18, 2010

Near Northwest 23rd Street

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Buzz Up, Catch Down

Los Angeles ~ 2003
From the series "Los Angeles Urban Art 2003"
by Francisca

Francisca wrote, "These were all taken on the Metro Train route from LA Airport to downtown . . . each stop has wonderful urban art."

I have no idea where the words and phrases come from in this uniquely thought-provoking staircase. Like a collage, the random juxtapositions cause an interesting cascade of images to form. Is the building at the top a psych center? Holistic healing and therapists' offices? Day Trading Central? Maybe Francisca can help us out here. I love the shadow in the first photo.

Later: Francisca helped answer the question. She wrote, "Sheryl, this is what the architects said about the words: 'Walking up the station's stairs, passengers will discover words and phrases which have entered our 1990's vocabulary; will they remain in our lexicon or become obsolete?' Source: http://www.metro.net/about/art/locations/el-segundo-sta/#1" Thanks, Francisca!

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London Underground

London ~ February 14, 2010

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Thames Water

London ~ February 15, 2010

Oxford Street near Marble Arch

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A Blue Streak in the City of Roses

Portland, Oregon ~ April 18, 2010

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Oxford Water

Oxford, England ~ February 18, 2010

Bodleian Library

Under the circumstances, the text on the metal cover is perfect. Check out today's post on Tapirgal's Daily Image to see the building reflected here.

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Magic Lantern or a Samovar of Coffee?

Los Angeles ~ 2003

From the series "Los Angeles Urban Art 2003"

by Francisca

Francisca wrote, "These were all taken on the Metro Train route from LA Airport to downtown . . . each stop has wonderful urban art."

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A City of Bikes

Oxford, England ~ February 19, 2010

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Bent Bolt

Astoria, Oregon ~ March 17, 2010

This industrial-sized bolt is clearly something not to trip on. I don't remember exactly where I found it, but it's in the vicinity of the old Englund Marine along the River Walk in Astoria.

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Monreale Star

Monreale, Sicily ~ April 29, 2004
On the floor of the cathedral

Here is a photo of the adjoining cloister on Tapirgal's Daily Image.

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Peace

Bend, Oregon ~ February 7, 2009

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Sunburst

Los Angeles ~ 2003
From the series "Los Angeles Urban Art 2003"
by Francisca

These were all taken on the Metro Train route from LA Airport to downtown . . . each stop has wonderful urban art."

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Nothing Fancy . . .

Astoria, Oregon ~ February 7, 2010

. . . and yet I felt compelled to take its portrait long before I had serious thoughts of starting this blog.

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Compass Rose: Belém, western Lisbon, Portugal

Oeiras, Portugal ~ July 24, 2009

Photo by JM

Many thanks to JM of Oeiras and environs daily photo for the use of this magnificent piece of pavement! You MUST enlarge it. Those are actually people down there! For the full story and comments check out JM's original post of the rose.

I also learned from JM that this type of pavement pattern (the black and white wavy lines) originated in Portugal. Having not been to Portugal (yet), I first encountered similar patterns in Brazil. In fact, I posted one of the sidewalks from Sao Paulo during the first week of Tapirgal's Daily Image.

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