Apple tree and abandoned apartment building
This apartment building on 15th Street has been abandoned for months and perhaps years, and for just as long I have been photographing its pale west wall and open windows. Unlike the building, the apple tree is thriving–heavy with fruit at the height of summer. Someone has now cut down all the weeds in this vacant lot beside the building, which makes me think that something is about to happen. My guess is that this is not good news for the tree.
Picket fence – Healdsburg
Taken at the very last blink of daylight. Without that flush of light on the fence, I don’t think I would have wanted to record this image.
Magnolia and fence, Pemberton Steps
One of my goals is to someday do a photographic series on San Francisco’s sets of public steps. A hilly city, we are blessed by many of these, climbing past leafy backyards and past gates and walkways that lead to the spacious homes, tiny cottages, and apartments of those who are lucky enough to live along them. These steps are on the east side of Twin Peaks within an easy walk of my home. Here I was struck by the contrast between the shape of the tree and the disciplined line of the manmade fence.
Mission Dolores Graveyard
I very much like this old cemetery behind Mission Dolores and usually come away with at least one photo that I like. They recently trimmed the shrubbery along the fence–I’m guessing to prevent vandalism–opening up an alley and the houses beyond. This image is part of two ongoing series, one being of graveyard images.
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