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Spain V: Coches

Larry — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 06:29:39 +0000

Who knew that Salamanca boasts a fine museum on the history of the automobile?

I don’t know much about cars, though my son is teaching me some (and he’s 4). I do enjoy his Hot Wheels. But I digress. I enjoyed the car museum on two different levels: for the history of the development of the automobile, but beyond that, for the artistic lines of the vehicles.

Spain II: The Cemetery in Salamanca

Larry — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:15:32 +0000

I had seen Spanish cemeteries from buses and trains, but never stepped inside one. So one afternoon, we hiked up the hill to the edge of town where Salamanca’s cemetery rests. The cemetery was huge. The tombs were tight together. There were some impressive, but decaying, mausolea. There was a section at the edge for infant burials. There were few other living people there–some workers, a single elderly widow. We had more questions than answers. I took some pictures.

Just a picture . . .

Larry — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 21:06:31 +0000

. . . of a “fence” I saw here in Spokane.

An Apartment

Larry — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 02:14:13 +0000

Partitioned from a Victorian mansion, an apartment, in pale green and greys, some minor quirks, make-shift plumbing, a clawfoot tub, odd angels, mostly empty, minimalist. Intimately photographed in cloudy, natural light.

A Look at Airplanes

Larry — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 01:26:35 +0000

Over Christmas in California, we took my boy Marcus to the March Air Force Base Museum, where he could look at real, live airplanes! I’m not big into planes, by any means, but I enjoyed walking around and looking at the old airplanes. I took a few pictues.