urban still life, ellensburg, wa

this was one of those moments where i usually take a goofy photo because Tim has instructed me to photograph something.
sometimes it's hard if the thing doesn't catch your own eye but i quite like this wall.
i prefer the third image despite usually preferences things not quite so central but sometimes it hits a sweet spot.
i am so much easier to please in life and can be easily highly excited by a wall - cant beat that eh?

Down an Ellensburg Alley

in addition to all other aspects of urbanity i love , let's add alleys to the mix-
growing up in buffalo there were not many alleys.
Living in London there were small slender alleys one could imagine jack the ripper manipulating the system to claim victims.
here in seattle my front door opens unto an alley, one too narrow and busy with car traffic for anyone to truly appreciate it - as part of my own appreciation of alleys relies on the alley being a lesser used space - a back entry , so my alley is actually more a shitty street due to it's use.
this alley is wide and capable of a big truck going down it - a little too spacious to be a secret back road- but still an enjoyable backstage to the front stage of the street.

Ramsay Sheet Metal Sign, Ellensburg, Wa

A sign in a wall, just a few buildings down from the ghost jcpenney sign.

JCPenney Ghost Sign , Ellensburg, wa

 I have always been fond of the ghost sign. and here is what once was a JCPenney and now is a dollar store.

Dick and Janes Spot, Ellensburg, wa

 Dick and Janes Spot!!
Fantastic place!
on my top five of favorite art since landing back in amrica five years ago...
i took alot more photos which I will have posted here at
thendara's installation and intervention. we stumbled on this on our evening- night walk around downtown Ellensburg  on friday night.
having arrive from Pullman via the Palouse falls  State Park and a visit through washtucna, washington.
It was late and the light had faded too much for anything but flash photos and that just would not have done for this place.
right across the street from the fire department and the police station (which are tidily connected.) Jane and Dick have re enlivened a fading property into something that is much more then a house. I would be a proud home owner and artist were this my own life's work.
Thank you for brightening up the some what more conservative eastern washington!
we heart the scablands and dick and janes spot.