SLC incidental images, pt. 2

[OT from cottage renovations]

these are also from 30 June.  video production does involve lots of hurry-up-and-wait.  during a bit of the latter my UK colleague needed to get some flip flops and I tagged along on a quick walk to a nearby store.  he found his sandals pretty quickly and then got a bit of distracted in the consumer electronics section; for my part I never made it past the garden department ... 

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galliardia, a/k/a blanketflower


bouganvillia

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there are times when I wonder how fuchsia evolved before hanging baskets came along.  like tomatoes and basil, it's one of those combinations that just works. 

fuchsia

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gazinias, these are new to me.  I was pleased to make their acquaintance. 

gazinias

still to come: architectural detail. 

SLC incidental images, pt. 3

[OT from cottage renovations]

Saturday morning's production activities didn't need anything from me so I was able to dawdle over to the facility, walking through the city's historic district on the way.  the 2001 Winter Olympics must have provided a brief surge of economic activity which seems to have washed on through as there were quite a few vacant storefronts.  one level above, however, these stone faces were gazing out over the street. 

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this bronze lion certainly looks like a worthy guardian of anybody's deposits.  what the plaque doesn't tell you, however, is that behind these impressive doors the bank bulding is empty.  whatever happened, I don't think it was the lion's fault. 

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this handsome bison is emerging from the stonework, note the way the chin curls around the lip of the arch keystone.  he/she looks rather surprised but slighly sad. 

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these fellows are still on the job, holding up the canopy with massive chains hooked to their nose rings.  looks mighty uncomfortable to me but it made me wonder how many patrons of the establishment (the Manhattan Club) might sport matching piercings.  I had to get over to the studio, though, leaving the question unanswered. 

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