Vintage transportation. Nothing quite like an old Italian scooter.

This picture is an entry in the Photo Friday: Overlooked challenge. Everything in this image has been overlooked at some point: the "wallpaper" of weekly adverts overlooked by consumers and discarded, the non-working clock on the back wall, the cardboard and thin plywood roof was overlooked as garbage by construction workers or shipping companies, the sheet metal siding overlooked as scrap and dumped. What this particular photo overlooks is the uneven packed mud and dirt floor and the lack of electricity and running water. Even the people, who still retain their friendliness and spirit, more often than not overlooked as well.
Location: township near Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 2000.

"Beware the lollipop of mediocrity. Lick once and you suck forever."
-- Anonymous

Taking a walk on a nice spring evening before dinner reveals the full glory of the seasonal changes. Blooming plants are everywhere.

Imposing concrete columns in the dim light of a parking garage in downtown St. Paul. Follow the light...