Sep 10 2006
It Was Such a Beautiful Day
I thought I’d take a couple of pictures while waiting for Rita-Belle to stop sniffing the finish off the concrete.
Here’s the funky old former coffin factory, where I live, along with dozens of artists. Though no-one lives here, of course. We’re all just imagining it.
View from the side, showing the old (a disused chimney) and the new (satellite dish). Signs of their particular times.
The cat got trapped (and rescued) recently. Update: I saw her owner last night, and she said that the cat may have gotten pregnant while she was out that night. She asked brightly, “Do you want a kitten?”
Uh-oh.
The slightly creepy passageway leading to the courtyard. The building with the air conditioner* is now our castle (Queen Rita and her Lady-In-Waiting – I know my place). It used to be the woodworking shop of the coffin factory.
If you want some real eye candy after that industrial little appetizer, check out these talented guys:
Daddy-O, where Mike shares his gift for observation and eye for the beautiful and poetic, sometimes in the most unexpected places. If you don’t smile or laugh at least once when you read him, you better send out a search party for your missing soul.
Scotty, whose photos are breathtaking and inspiring, and whose brief accompanying prose is evocative and powerful. Look through the previous entries – you’ll be glad you did.
Joey, who describes himself as “just some guy”, but he couldn’t be more wrong. His clean, stylish photos make everything from county fairs to vacant buildings works of art.
Whoever invented the air conditioner and the mute button are my total heroes.
4 Responses to “It Was Such a Beautiful Day”
Hey, thanks for the referral. BTW, how would Rita do with a cat?
I’m hoping not to find out!
You cannot risist a kitten… and why should you? Do it, do it! And this is not just me being selfish and wanting lots of posts filled with adorable kitten pictures, I’m totally thinking of you here. 😉
Also – I love your building and can’t believe it hasn’t been gentrified into luxury condos yet.
I guess I’ll see if Miss Dimwit’s cat does have kittens. If she does, I think the result is inevitable. You know how great I am at willpower!
I’m amazed the building hasn’t been condo-ized, either. It might be because it’s in a crappy (slaughterhouse & railroad tracks adjacent) neighborhood. Also, someone told me that it’s a historic (i.e., protected) building, but I’m not sure about that.