Underground pig

Sept. 14, 2016. Half of a walnut that fell last year and shaved by a mower. Whenever I see this I think of a pig buried under the ground, breathing only because the end of the snout is above the surface.

Predawn McCleary

Sept. 14, 2016. Taken from Pine and 6th.

Square angles

Feb. 10, 2013. Rainbow Park

Carnations

Feb. 8, 2012. Rainbow Park

Red red pear

Feb. 6, 2015.

Lamp

Jan. 29, 2014.

In the alley behind the Simpson Ave. mini-mall

Sept. 6, 2016

Jake Anderson's gate

Sept. 5, 2016. A surly Norwegian bachelor named Jake Anderson owned everything west of current day 4th Street before Henry McCleary arrived. Anderson lived at the top of the "T" at 5th and Oak, and was known to use a boat to get around the cedar swamp that is now the filled-in downtown area. The gate to Anderson's digs was here, on this northernmost block of Main St.

Until recently, the spot where Anderson's gate stood was marked on the sidewalk, but a redo of the area wiped that out. This particular side of the block has been home to some iconic McCleary business establishments in the past: Timbear Cafe, Golden Rule Store, the office of Dr. James Arima, Hankinson Jewelry, Porter Hotel, a movie theater, Pastime Pool Hall, McCleary Pharmacy, just to name a few.

Charlie

Jan. 25, 2013

Happy breakfast at Rain Country

Jan. 25, 2011.

Raindrops on a dusty Buick

Jan. 24, 2013

Hawthorn berries on asphalt

Jan. 24, 2013

Drain on Third

Sept. 4, 2016

Cleaning off the bacon grease

Jan. 18, 2016

A quiet night

Jan. 18, 2014. Sam's Food Mart. I don't know what the story is on those lights in the sky, so in that sense they truly are unidentified flying objects, or just a lens reflection.

Food mart

Jan. 18, 2014

Newspaper boxes

Jan. 18, 2014. Sam's Food Mart

Nail painted over

Jan. 18, 2012

Seattle Seahawks

Jan. 17, 2014. Gordon's joins Seahawks fever as the Super Bowl approaches. Note the football helmet shaped helium balloons competing with Valentine balloons in the background. The town erupted with fireworks when the Seahawks beat Denver that year.

Bedspread

Jan. 14, 2012. Rainbow Park

Wall light

Jan. 14, 2012. Rainbow Park.

Morning coffee

Jan. 14, 2012

Rainbow Park doorways

Jan. 14, 2012

The smiling breakfast

Jan. 14, 2011

Ketchup in dishwater

Jan. 13, 2013.

The hook

Jan. 12, 2013. Rainbow Park, if I'm not mistaken

Impressionist tree

Jan. 12, 2011. I believe this is the little tree between the Post Office and the outside mail dropoff box. There used to be a brick flower box at that spot, but it kept getting plowed over by bad drivers,  and the cycle of rebuilding/destroying/rebuilding got old fast. So now there's a tree in that location.

Stepping stones

Jan. 11, 2014. Rainbow Park, I think.

Heart on the sidewalk

Sept. 1, 2016. Simpson Ave.

Sunrise, first day of school

Sept. 1, 2016, 5th and Oak