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puppy a day keeps the doctor away

labrador puppies — therapy for politics

day of rest

mother and child — Chili,chills, napping. Ravenwood Farm.

Porch Life

porch night — “Porch life” is a term social historians have applied to the gathering of family; neighbors and friends which took place regularly during fair weather on the verandahs or front porches of many of America’s homes around the turn-of-the-century. Such use of porches was a strong tradition until after World War II. —From Porch Swings to Patios

zoning

rolla harris — Kim Rolla JD and Bill Harris PhD present “The Facts on Gentrification, Zoning, and Form-Based Code”

audience — Their presentation was given at the Jefferson School 2/21/17

The Facts on Gentrification, Zoning, and Form-Based Code — Handout distributed to attendees. Audio is available below.

30 x1028 px box — The Facts on Gentrification, Zoning, and Form-Base

Flying a sign

high street 250 cho — All of her signs had “God Bless” written across the bottom. That’s a trope now. Whether your claim is that of a homeless veteran or a Katrina victim or just a wise-ass gutterpunk with a sign that says, “I need beer,” writing “God Bless” on the bottom of your sign is telling passersby that you’re safe, you’re good, you’re just unlucky, but you’re right with the Lord.–Vice

Psalm 100

DTM — Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with
singing.–KJV

complicated dreams

skull and bones — I slept next to the manatee ribs. I’d done it before.

day of rest

the German church — The Hebron Lutheran Church, Madison County, Virginia. Pastor Patricia Covington, church built 1740. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places 1971

John and Edward, flip phone

JSD ELD Bizou

A clean, well-lighted cafe was a very different thing.–EH

Downtown Thai for sale — Very sad to see this sign yesterday.

DTT kitchen — Missing the people, the place, the food and the drink.