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My photo walk of 21 August 2009

 

21 August 2009

75 minute brisk walk

Sometimes when I leave home on a photo walk I have no idea where I'm going. I just take off walking in a random direction and see what inspires me. Today I had a specific goal, to cross the Columbia Street bridge over Highway 127 and investigate that area. I headed up Jefferson Street past the new Dos Tres Amigos restaurant, which has finally opened after many months. I crossed the street and headed down the opposite alley and snapped a few shots of an area not formerly documented. Then it was off to Columbia Street, walking past the Mason Elevator Company. I reached the Keith L. Hayes Park on Columbia Street just before reaching the Hwy 127 overpass. I've documented walks that included the Keith Hayes Park on a couple occasions, but this time I headed west over the bridge and located a couple housing developments Sycamore Village and Coventry Woods. I didn't explore the side streets (a future trip, no doubt) since I had pretty well reached my limit for this walk (I always have to keep in mind that I have to walk the return trip, however far I've already walked). I headed back and took a few additional shots showing a bus stop, a nice collection of sunflowers, a friendly cat and a rusty building next to the train tracks.

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Los Tres Amigos Mexican restaurant
Scenes along the alley off Jefferson Street
Scenes along the alley off Jefferson Street
Scenes along the alley off Jefferson Street
NO PARKING ANY TIME
Mason railroad tracks
Mason railroad tracks
The Mason Elevator Company store
Keith L. Hayes Park Columbia Street entrance
Columbia Street overpass crossing Highway 127
Highway 127 from Columbia Street bridge
housing development from Columbia Street
Sycamore Village
Coventry Woods housing development
A house in Sycamore Village
Bus stop near Sycamore Village
interesting lighting on sign
sunflowers
a friendly cat!
rusting building
 

As I was returning home and paused to take the previous photo of sunflowers surrounding a telephone poll I felt something brushing my leg. I was a friendly black cat rubbing up against my leg. I took several photos but this was the only one where the cat wasn't blurred by motion.

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