But E.B. White said it all, on the subject of Maine re-entry.
Trucks, cars, highways, landscape, good writing. "You cannot travel on the path, before you have become the Path itself."
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
1965 Galaxie 500 post coupe.
May in Maine, and the cars are coming out of hibernation. Caught the Galaxie at Belfast, ME. Which is where Downeast Maine starts--for some people. I would say you have to cross the Penobscot Narrows Bridge.
But E.B. White said it all, on the subject of Maine re-entry.
But E.B. White said it all, on the subject of Maine re-entry.
Monday, May 30, 2016
Bridges Point Boatyard: Tranquil C, etc.
Lobstermen are just starting to put gear in the water now. Wade Dow, owner of Bridge Point Boatyard is also responsible for building most of the Bridges Point 24's, a Joel White designed daysailer/weekender very popular in our part of the world. Check the last photos on this post for the rig Wade uses to launch boats.
Friday, May 27, 2016
The Last Stop: Vanishing Road Stops of the American Highway
Thanks to Matt Dallett for the heads-up.Photos are from The Last Stop: Vanishing Rest Stops of the American Roadside ($45, powerHouse Books),"Over nearly 15 road-trips since 2009—several taken with her mother in tow—the California-based photographer Ryann Ford traveled the American West, Midwest, and parts of the South in search of the unique character that defines these highway fixtures."
Thursday, May 26, 2016
1970 El Camino SS 354. Cambridge MA
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Sunday, May 22, 2016
'50 Mercury Lead Sled, The Big Island
from Colin Washburn: "Whoever owns this lime green Merc works at the Hamakua Macadamia Nut Factory in Kawaihae, Big Island..." |
Saturday, May 21, 2016
Redbrick Manhattan
I have been spending a lot of time in New York this spring, mostly in Manhattan. Always interested to catch the bones of an older city, faced in stone or brick, which still show through Manhattan steel and glass, even midtown. East Forties, above.
E. 11th St., above & below
Broadway? |
Washington Square |
Midtown. |
Chelsea, Edward Hopper Light |
Street Punk |
W. Village |
Street punk and mother. |
West Village |
Upper West Side, Riverside Drive |
Upper West Side, Riverside Drive |
E. 11th St., above and below. |
Glucksman Ireland House NYU, Fifth Avenue near Washiungton Square |
No fooling around. |
Midtown, I think. Or Upper East, 7os. |
Woolworth Bldg.? |
Broadway, downtown. |
Downtown |
Woolworth Bldg. |
Midtown, East Side. |