Endless Summer

The art and culture of  Williamsburg, with its fun street scenes, is just so nifty that I felt the need to do a second post. Actually, there are going to be a third and fourth post shortly following. All of the photographs that I shared yesterday were of the same wall- these are from all around the neighborhood.  It felt like summer on the day I was in that area- so sunny and nice!  I can't wait until it is in the seventies every day.  In August I know I'll be biting my tongue, but right now, I'm just enjoying being able to wear sandals for the first time in months. 

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

A Reading Romp

 No, not Reading like a book.

 Reading, Pennsylvania!

Get it?  You're reading... at a library... in Reading...

And here we have probably the most fabulous play on Alice in Wonderland that I have ever seen.  Quite possibly the best grafitti I've seen in a while.  This was right across the street from the library too.

You may have noticed that the photos in this post are very dark lighting-wise and have an ethereal, slightly out-of-focus feel.  This is me being "artistic" and trying new tactics.

Alright... that's half true.  These photos are dark because, well, it was really dark that day, and they are blurrly because they were taken out of the window of my car. I was on my way to Kutztown, to visit Jenny and Donna.  There was a lot of stop and go traffic through downtown, so I took the opportunity to get some photographs!

Reading, Pennsylvania, USA

Horse and Carriage Parking Only

Oxford is the town next to West Grove, where I grew up.  My area was fairly rural- some of my friends don't really grasp what it was like growing up in a town with one stoplight, cornfields, and Amish buggies.  Driving in my area was always tricky- many of the roads were so old, that two normal sized cars cannot pass one another very easily, especially around twists and turns in the woods.  Lines in the middle of the road are few and far between, and shoulders and sidewalks are distant dreams.  Some roads aren't even paved.  Going around the turns becomes even more difficult when there is an Amish buggy.

If that depiction didn't give you an idea, I think that this photograph captures it pretty brilliantly.  

And to top it off, this parking spot was at the DMV.  Amazing. 

Oxford, Pennsylvania, USA