Category: Lensbaby

This is the last of the series of seven monochrome images from the Good Night Inn property. the sofa is still there as it was sitting next to and outbuilding which did not burn. I could not tell from peeking around the fence if the clothes and other debris were still there as well. Makes me wonder if someone grabbed an armload of clothes and household items during evacuation and ended up abandoning them.

Today’s quote is from John Ruskin. I visited his home in the Lake District on my last trip to England. He was a bit of an odd duck but very quotable.

The object in life is to find that undertaking, that occupation with which you have infinite patience.

The bedsprings are all gone now along with the rest of the debris. There is a small square of chain link fence in the middle of where the buildings stood. I wonder if they found a secret passage or an archeological treasure?

Today’s quote is from Thomas Mann:

A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.

This is day four of the seven day series from the Good Night Inn where cleanup continues to plague me with the noise of heavy equipment loading dump trucks and beeping every time it changes direction. I found nails everywhere last Saturday. Rusty nails, bent nails, nails accompanied by screws, and I took a lot of pictures of the groupings of nails juxtaposed with striping in the parking lot, etc. But it was this one nail embedded in a burned piece of wood that seemed to best tell the story. I also love the texture of the cracks in the asphalt.

Today we have a quote from Thomas Crum:

What would it be like if you lived each day, each breath, as a work of art in progress? Imagine that you are a masterpiece unfolding every second of every day, a work of art taking form with every breath.

This is the second in my black and white series from the Good Night Inn property. Where you see the lighter toned fence in the distance is where the fire burned the fence and it has been replaced.  My neighborhood is on the other side of the fence. My house is just off the frame to the left.

Our quote for today is from Franz Kafka:

Anything that has real and lasting value is always a gift from within.