The summer in my town still looks like a ravaging spring, even if we are in the middle of July. We have the constant electrical storms, showers, we even had a bit of an ice some time ago. The weather doesn't leave us alone and the climate has been really off this year. So, instead on the beach, we spent most of our time either walking or just enjoying ourselves in a way we can.
Yesterday, we visited a beach and after the initial 15 minutes, a clash of the lightning sliced the sky. We came back home after an epic drought, but at least kid was happy as she managed to hop in the sea before it started.
If I plan to I take my phone with me and make a few snaps for the Steemit showcase - otherwise, I leave that thing at home because I intend to enjoy my free time with my folks, not attached to a ring-a-bell.
This is something you don't see an every day. A boat in between the buildings. By the way, I took a few photos of this one, and the most interesting fact is that it is white, and filled with the coal. Interesting. I used to know some people who were like that - clean souls with the dark baggage.
This lovely derelict is right next to the said boat. The building is falling apart and basically is held together with the toothpicks and tape. The building gates are chained and most of the windows are shut, but that didn't stop a tree to grow on top of it. When ever I pass next to it I think 'the death from above' because there is little left to a chance of collapsing walls or flying bricks.
Usually the graffiti in my town are 'strategically positioned' - meaning they are in display on an open view, but this piece of the street art for some reason is left hidden in between two buildings - which I can hardly call a building, more like sheds - so I was enough surprised to take a snap.
The chess enthusiasts wouldn't be happy to see it. This bench is set directly behind the mentioned Death from above building and as you can see, the local youth doesn't really appreciate its purpose. The best it can expect is a few beer bottles and an unleashed puppy.
And, finally, the only beautiful thing in this whole story are some of the permanent inhabitants of our town. N, I don't mean the elderly, I mean the pigeons. They were just having a lunch when we were passing by. We usually feed them in the park which is across the street. The park has a small fountain, so the birds can take a dip after the lunch.
The red brick building is not the only construction in the same block that is doomed and probably scheduled for the 'retirement'. The most disturbing thing about the buildings is that nobody put any effort to preserve them and they are usually left there to silently rot and decay, until they become unsafe for pedestrians and traffic. Only in that case they are terminated and a spot is turned into a parking lot.
The street isles with trinkets and street entertainers are not the novelty. The difference is this guy, who is on the market an every single day. I don't know where he left at the moment I was taking a snap, but nobody is even merely curious about tempering around his 'gear'.
The street lamp is decorating a pigeon fountain camp, and an outside barrel-counter is next to the market in the street street behind it.
I decided to give you a few more snaps and then wrap it up. Sometimes you think you know the town, but it always keeps on surprising you.
The first image is the exhibit in the firefighter station, an old firefighter's vehicle.
After that I posted a snap of the train station with the silos behind it and an inscription above one old gates in the same street.
On the way back home, and yes, that odd black shape on the sky is actually the Sun. I am still contemplating how did I get that awesome form, taking in consideration that I have a really steady hand, but undoubtedly, the snaps turned to be awesome.
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All photos are originally made by me and posted only on Steemit by Busy.org's ipfs .
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