Neon

Dekalb Avenue, Atlanta; 11:00 PM

Sidewalk Art

I'm continually amazed at humans' efforts to bring more beauty into the world. A homeowner on Nelms Avenue in Atlanta took advantage of the wet concrete of a sidewalk repair to create some art.

Rehearsing With Darryl Rhoades

Atlanta rocker/songwriter/comic Darryl Rhoades and trombonist/singer Jimmy Royals rehearsing.

Honeysuckle

The honeysuckle beside our house in Atlanta smells really good right now.

Record Store Sign

Sign above the dollar bin in an Atlanta record store.

Double-Barreled Cannon

A failed Civil War-era weapon, Athens, Georgia.

Easter Brunch Dessert Table

I played piano for an Easter Brunch at a country club today. This was the impressive dessert table, included a watermelon Easter bunny.

Gig Sign

The 4th Ward Afro-Klezmer Orchestra, with whom I play, shared a bill with Klezmer Local 42 tonight.

Old Sidewalk

Another day of cellphone-only pictures; I wanted to learn more about the capabilities and limitations of my cellphone camera. I thought this early 20-century sidewalk on Clifton Road in Atlanta showed character.

Cat with Ribbon

As an experiment today, I only used my cheap cellphone to take pictures. Although my usual digital camera is not expensive, it does give me a lot more control than the cellphone camera. Here's the best of the lot today - Sassy with her favorite ribbon.

Graffiti Artist Self-Portrait

Little Five Points, Atlanta

Elias Nour

Elias Nour (1914-1993) began exploring Stone Mountain, near Atlanta, when he was ten years old. By the time he was thirteen, he knew the mountain so well that he was able to rescue a hiker who had slipped partway down the steep side of the mountain. Over the years, he rescued over thirty hikers and received a Carnegie Medal for heroism. At some point, he carved his name into the mountain.

I forgot my camera when I climbed Stone Mountain today; this picture was taken on my cheap cellphone.

Fencepost Art

Connecticut Avenue, Atlanta

Ivy Wall

Atlanta

Bird Nest

Candler Park, Atlanta.

No picture from Friday, April 15 - sorry.

Concern

Brooks Avenue, Atlanta

Bottle Tree

Brooks Avenue, Atlanta

Peanut Monument

Turner County, Georgia

Turtle on a Log

Mead Gardens, Winter Park, Florida

Cemetery and Spanish Moss

Maitland, Florida

Duet for Theremin and Lap Steel

The band whose name describes exactly what it is. Scott Burland and Frank Schultz - just a couple of guys with a theremin, a steel guitar, and a couple of laptops. The Drunken Unicorn, Atlanta.

Springtime Scene

Atlanta is so beautiful in the spring that it's hard to resist taking pictures of the trees in bloom. This early 20th century house is on Mell Avenue.

Storm Aftermath

Strong storms brought down lots of trees in my part of Atlanta a couple of nights ago.

Sakitini

My wife's apple sakitini (a martini made with saki) at Thai Chili restaurant in Atlanta.

Another 78 label

Most people probably aren't interested in seeing another 78 RPM record label, but I thought this one, from a 1920 record I just picked up, was really nice.

Candler Park Shops at Dusk

McLendon Avenue, Atlanta.

Urban Chickens

Nelms Avenue, Atlanta.

Newspaper Box

...for Creative Loafing, an Atlanta entertainment paper; Clifton Road.

Hindu Temple

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir; Lilburn, Georgia.