And the Walls Come Crumbling Down...

Covenant Community Church campus, Mt. Airy Neighborhood, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - October 29, 2005.

I live on a street with cobblestones and trolley tracks, and in the rain and snow, drivers frequently go out of control. Well, yet another one did, and smashed into the stone retaining wall which circles the campus of the Covenant Community Church (formerly the home of Spring Garden College, and the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf many years ago). This is not an urban greenscape, nor a flower, but I was drawn to the image of the broken and crumbling wall. (Cue up the John Mellencamp song...)

Here is a reference photo:



ETA: This wall has now been repaired as of mid-November. I'm glad I took the shots when I did...

D.

Vines of Germantown Avenue

My House, Mt. Airy Neighborhood, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - October 29, 2005.

Yes, I admit it. These are weed vines snaking their way up my downspout. I have been too lazy to do my (much needed) gardening. But the artist in me had to take time to photograph them, LOLOL.

D.

Vines of Allens Lane 1

Allens Lane, Mt. Airy Neighborhood, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - October 26, 2005.

As part of my exploration of urban greenscapes and flowers and plants on the edges, I happened upon some vines overgrowing a fence. Coming closer, I was intrigued by the patterns and textures of leaves and berries against the grey corrugated metal of the train trestle. The changing of the fall colors adds to the depths of color in ways that make these shots much more interesting than they might be in spring.

D.

Oak Leaf Curtain

Allens Lane Train Station, Mt. Airy Neighborhood, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - October 26, 2005.

Yesterday, with at least a half-day's worth of much-needed sun, I took advantage of a few free moments to snap some fall leaf shots. I really enjoy working with the changing colors of the leaves - it is a privilege for me to have grown up and lived my life on the eastern coast of the USA for this reason. Fall is my favorite season of the year.

D.

Spring Ahead, Fall Behind...

Allens Lane, Mt. Airy Neighborhood, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - October 26, 2005.

As the old saying goes, "Spring Ahead, Fall Behind..", to remind us how to change our clocks for Daylight Savings and Standard time here in the U.S. Unfortunately, with the changing of the season from summer to fall, I feel that I have definitely, painfully, fallen behind. Philadelphia has been suffering from days and days of rain and darkness. There is a chill in the air, and with it comes a foreboding of a winter much colder and darker than anyone realizes. Due to the high winds, many trees have lost their leaves. Slowly, the ones remaining are changing color. I LOVE the fall, but today I feel merely chilly and numb, inside and out.

Yesterday, with at least a half-days worth of sun, I took advantage of a few free moments to snap some fall leaf and urban greenscape shots. I hope that you enjoy them.

D.