I've been doing a lot of house work lately and while removing a large nasty "cedar closet" from the basement I came across this note, under the floorboards, from Jeannie to Tony.

In case you can't make it out, it reads:
"Tony - I stopped in after work to see how your Dr. appt went -- did I do any permanent damage to your incision? I got the night off tomorrow (thurs) do you want to do something? (say yes, I HATE REJECTION!) I still got lots of Jamaican! The Miami Vice soundtrack is GREAT! See ya tomorrow. Love, Jeannie."

* for those who read my site regularly, yes, I wrote about this back in June, too. Redundancy!

These old metal wheels propped against the weathered wooden box were just sitting in the side yard of a house in Bayfield, Wisconsin. Probably just put there randomly, with no artistic intent, but I found them to be beautiful with the remnants of last year's leaves surrounding them.

Up on the south shore of Lake Superior in Wisconsin there are numerous "retired" fishing boats sitting around. The only way they'll ever see the water again would probably be as pieces of "driftwood" should a big storm ever come along.

"Reason is our soul’s left hand, Faith her right, By these we reach divinity."
- John Donne (c. 1572–1631)

The Minneapolis Basilica, the nation's oldest, is a majestic and gorgeous structure. If you've never been, go now.

Faith in the eternal soul or faith in man's mortality...?

This tombstone is located just a few blocks from my house. It shocked me upon first viewing, with a weird chill down my back, but then it amused me greatly. Somebody, I know not who, had a sense of humor.

Or maybe this is more your style.

This is a found foto of unknown origin, I believe from an antique store in Bellingham, Washington, USA. The ripped up program(?) at her feet intrigues me. Did she see a summer play or musical performance? I like that the aged photo of the aged woman reminds me of a quote upon a building in South Minneapolis: "Let us remember the aged, for, yes, even you too are getting older."

Update: lest anyone think I'm not capable of producing my very own photo of an aged item, please note these photos (1, 2) taken this spring over Memorial Day weekend.