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An Ordinary Town Isn't Really Ordinary

2008.05.16
I passed these two chairs outside the back entrance to a bakery.

A local second-hand clothes store—

The thrift store piled the sidewalk in front of the store with items on sale. While I photographed this sofa someone offered the owner $45.00 for the sofa and two folding chairs.

Do you think these lobsters have only one claw?

An ancient ruin?

Where's Tom Sawyer when you need him?

This is part of a discarded machine—

It left me wondering what cost $3.29.

There are several churches—some in buildings and two in storefronts.

Monogramed walls.

A tree in front of the Town Hall.


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A cluster of mushrooms near the police and fire department.


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I found this outside a new restaurant.

It still works—on the side of the Congregational Church

Outside someone's house.

I love to walk around the downtowns of small towns and look for the unexpected—
I admit to usually passing by the manicured, well-finished, scrubbed down look—

I once sent a dozen of my friends a telegram saying 'flee at once - all is discovered.' They all left town immediately.”

—Mark Twain
25 Comments
urmysunshine Great fun, truly enjoyed this one!~ R
urmysunshine · 2008-05-15: 20:34
mojaroo ur photos are extra ordinery
mojaroo · 2008-05-15: 20:57
viralshah great set...
viralshah · 2008-05-15: 21:40
joycephotography Great shots and one liners.
joycephotography · 2008-05-15: 21:44
youlookmahvelous I so agree with you, I love to take shots of little simplicities I see in small towns as well, great work here, very nice.
youlookmahvelous · 2008-05-15: 22:02
rolpa Great commentary! Lovely photos too.
rolpa · 2008-05-15: 22:29
cobaltbutterfly Great composition!
cobaltbutterfly · 2008-05-15: 22:55
Gwadannie Great set
Gwadannie · 2008-05-16: 00:50
swkotor2 original set!!
swkotor2 · 2008-05-16: 01:47
nasser nice set!
nasser · 2008-05-16: 01:58
ronin53 :):):)
ronin53 · 2008-05-16: 02:50
somogyvari Interesting perspectives,amazing compositions!
Great set!
somogyvari · 2008-05-16: 02:53
storytaylor great details. they means a lot to me
storytaylor · 2008-05-16: 03:23
vterezia VERY ARTISTIC COMPOSITIONS!!
vterezia · 2008-05-16: 04:24
oldbabe I love old small towns too. I live near many.
And I must admit to eyeing that apron in the second hand store. I've been thinking of using old aprons as my kitchen window dressing!

I'm not sure I'd like to try the obster for lunch, though.
oldbabe · 2008-05-16: 05:48
glennis Original set--I love the old fence and the tree.
glennis · 2008-05-16: 06:49
openbelarus i think there are no ordinary places. all of them are little special
openbelarus · 2008-05-16: 09:57
Queen911 I love the way you take ordinary objects and turn them into works of art.
Queen911 · 2008-05-16: 19:44
jagungal Nothing is ordinary, really — the extraordinary is always lurking in there somewhere, as you show in your wonderful images. I especially like #7, #9 and #12. (Tom Sawyer went fishin'!)
jagungal · 2008-05-16: 21:31
SheriJ Womderful walk around town! I could have sat on the couch and rested for a spell!! ;)
SheriJ · 2008-05-16: 22:06
sendao you made a such beautiful work!# 11 is the greateste!
sendao · 2008-05-17: 17:21
Peche So true... I like looking for the cracks in the paint.. they tell a story much louder than something glossed over and tizzed up...
Stunning, rich set, full of textures and colours I just wish I could reach out and feel and see myself...
Peche · 2008-05-17: 21:56
zahra2 good ideas for photographing..

I added 2 , to my fav
zahra2 · 2008-05-18: 02:11
ScubaLiz How observant of you, great set!
ScubaLiz · 2008-05-18: 22:55
leocheung Great discoveries.
Extraordinaries out of the very ordinaries.
leocheung · 2008-05-20: 18:13
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