A woman wearing frog headband and a red coat holding an ebike, which she rode to the No Kings protest.
I saw this woman's headband through the crowd at the #NoKings event. I didn't see her #ebike until I got out of the crowd. She said the protest location was too close to drive to, but too far (& too uphill) for her to walk. #Ebike to the rescue.
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At a No Kings demonstration a young man wearing sunglasses holds a sign reading, "Castrate Trump." A city skyline is in the background, as if a US flag.
One of the more interesting things I've noticed at each of the #NoKings events is the intense personal hatred of and bitter hostility to Trump as an individual. It's not just the Trump administration, it's Trump his ownself.
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Part of the No Kings protest at the capitol building in Des Moines, Iowa.
Near the middle of the #NoKings crowd in Des Moines.
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A black-and-white photograph of the side of a barn, a wooden picket fence that hasn't been painted in recent history, and some random farm equipment. Winter denuded trees can be seen in the background. On the side of the barn is a sign detailing the rules for duck racing.
Sometimes you shoot a photo without quite knowing why, just that there's something there that pleases your eye. It doesn't do to ask too many questions.
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A photograph of an empty parking lot for an empty building that once included a drive-thru pharmacy. The sky is blue.
Why I carry a #RicohGR3x in my pocket (even on my bike): Bollards and Shadows edition.
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The Railway Cafe & Lounge. A large crimson metal shed on the right side of the frame is reflected in the tavern's window.
Crimson in the window.
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A black-and-white photograph of people eating in a small cafe. There appears to be some tension between a customer and the wait staff.
Soup and a sandwich.
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An old railroad bridge over the Des Moines River has been converted for bicycle/pedestrian use. It's late afternoon/early evening. Trees stretch above the bike trail.
Near the end of our ride yesterday. We stopped at a bike pub where maybe 200 bikes were parked. None were locked up; many had helmets hanging from handlebars. Our local cycling community is very trusting & that trust is beautiful.
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A black-and-white photograph of a shed (in shadow) and a barn repurposed as a market. A sign on the roof reads, "Harvest Barn." Winter denuded trees for a line in the background.
Out in the country yesterday. Post-winter farmland is pretty bleak, but sometimes dramatic.
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An old ramshackle barn on a country road. In front of the barn is a section of fence. The sky is blue.
Out on the gravel. Old barn, pointless fence.
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The silhouette of some trees and a man leaning against the side of a building. A building with copper-colored window screens is in the background. A sliver of dark, cloudy, stormy sky can be seen.
Late afternoon, storm coming.
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In an alleyway, snowmelt from the roof dripped onto this wooden crosspiece and refroze. Electrical and gas meters, along with some guy wires, are in front of a brick building painted two shades of orange.
Snowmelt from the roof dripped onto this wooden crosspiece and refroze.
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A black-and-white photograph of a cityscape. Shadows from the fire escape partially obscure a window in a brick building. In the distance, tall buildings.
Ain't nothing but straight lines.
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A black-and-white photograph of a basketball net and backboard in a parking lot. A suburban alleyway separates the lot from a garage, with a trash bin beside it and a house in the background. Winter denuded trees can be seen.
Out and about in America.
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A black-and-white photograph of the interior of a pub on Thursday lunch hour.
Stopped in for plate of chorizo-cheddar fries & a cocoa espresso milk stout. Not a healthy meal, but satisfying.
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A black-and-white photograph of a Midwestern farmstead briefly illuminated by sunlight through storm clouds.
Before the storm hits.
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An oriel window in which can be seen a white mannequin torso.
Your basic torso in a window.
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A black-and-white photograph shot in an old automotive garage turned into a bicycle bar five minutes after it opened. Two men sit at a table, having a beer. A pirate flag hangs in one of the windows.
The 'emptiness' of a bar when it first opens.
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Near the entrance of a big box store -- a regular shopping cart, a wheelchair, a pair of blue wheelchair carts, and a couple of serious trolleys. A garage-style door is in the background.
Grocery Day
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A black-and-white photograph of a bearded man wearing a rather battered hat quietly napping. He's sitting behind two tables on which a wide selection of knives is laid out. The photo was taken at a flea market.
Guy selling knives at the weekend flea market took a wee nap.
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A man with a long beard wearing glasses and a baseball cap counting money at his stall in a flea market.
I love going to flea markets, though I almost never buy anything. I already own too much stuff. But flea markets have a very weird energy that appeals to me.
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A black-and-white photograph of four ducks in a marsh, swimming away from the photographer.
Four ducks along the bike path.
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The dusty passenger side window of an old Ford F1 panel truck. The lower left of the window has been shattered by bullet, allowing moisture into the abandoned vehicle, which has frozen over, leaving small ice bubbles along the fracture lines. A farm field can be seen through the windshield and driver's side window.
Target practice?
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On a cold, grey day, an old asphalt bike trail beside a pond. Winter-nude trees line the path.
It won't be long until we begin to see a touch of green along this old bike trail beside the marsh.
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A black-and-white photo of a man on a street corner holding two signs; one reads "Party lines shouldn't protect pedophiles," the other reads, "Honk if you hate president pedophiles." A third of the frame is taken up by the blunt hood of an enormous pickup truck.
Ain't that America.
I'm in a small town, there's a young couple on a street corner holding up Trump/Pedo signs. Before I can get a photo of both of them, a monstrous bastard truck pulls up, blocking my view.
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The sidewalk outside a small restaurant/bar at night. There are tables, chair, benches...all empty. A neon sign provides illumination.
Ain't nobody dining al fresco when it's 28F.
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Looking down from a height at people in shirtsleeves on a sunny day, carrying take-out lunches.
It was 64F yesterday. Sun was shining, people were out walking, taking their lunch in parks and plazas, and nobody was thinking we'd find ourselves dragged into another stupid completely avoidable conflict.
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A woman looks at her phone while walking her wee dog down a city street. An ugly clump of dirty snow is on the sidewalk, and a rather large sign says, "Park".
I'm not convinced they need such a large facility to park Corgis.
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A window casts weird reflections of the street; the photographer's reflection is lost in the shadows.
Every so often I'm reminded of one of the very first lessons we took from The Wire. "Life just be that way, I guess."
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A blue child's pennyfarthing bicycle leaning against a bookcase holding mostly books on cycling and bicycles.
Why I carry a #RicohGR3x in my pocket: Random child's #pennyfarthing edition.
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