Street Photography: It was so hot…, LA, 2025

I was at a fiddle contest once in Kansas, many years ago. It was really hot. One of the hosts was an old timer, who called himself Southeast. He told us that once he made his own banjo out of a toilet seat. He called it a comodeophone. But I digress. He remarked about the […]

Street Photography: Fooie Detour, LA, 2025

I assume FWY is an abbreviation for ‘fooie’. According to Google, ‘fooie’ is a misspelling of the word ‘phooey’ which is “an informal American English interjection used to express contempt, disgust, disbelief or mocking disagreement, similar to saying ‘Nonsense’ or ‘Balderdash!’.” I wish there wasn’t a detour. I always like to get to phooey straight […]

Street Photography: Ash Tree Seeds, LA 2025

They looked like maple seeds, but with only one wing. They were always being tracked into the house. I took a picture of one and Google told me it was from a Cuban palm tree. I couldn’t fine any Cuban palm trees around the house, but I did find a tree that had these droopy […]