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Portland Parks Lock
Rust and a padlock? Who can resist such a grunge photo cliche? Click for larger view. Labels: Grunge/Rustic
Yellow Circle, White Up
A drive-thru arrow on the pavement. I suppose it's lucky I didn't get run over by someone in a hurry to get their fries and a shake. Labels: City, Grunge/Rustic
Wall and Window
Sunny day, grungy wall, strange thing in the window. Labels: Grunge/Rustic
Weather Bird
This sign will forever be etched in my brain. Something to stare at in the early morning as I wait for my bus. Labels: City, Grunge/Rustic
This Train
I ride the electric commuter train to work every day here in Oregon, but don't see many old freight trains any more. Labels: Grunge/Rustic, Vehicles
Cash for Cars
The car salesman tells me that this sign has been up since 1970-something. That makes the sign an antique. And me too, now that I think of it. Labels: City, Grunge/Rustic, Miscellaneous
Fence Decay
Urban decay both fascinates and bums me. Odd how there can be scenes like this, and a house across the street with an immaculate lawn and flowers--like a neatly trimmed personal oasis for some city dweller. Labels: City, Grunge/Rustic
3800
Random shot from a junkyard. If you can tell me what make / model of vehicle it came off of, you win... um... bragging rights? Labels: Grunge/Rustic, Vehicles
Oregon Farms
 After nine months of our new urban life, the sight of a rusty ol' tractor and wide open fields of fruit and grains refreshed my soul this weekend. If only I could have the idyllic country setting with a shopping mall, coffee shop, and plenty of restaurants right next door. I'm a study in contrasts. Labels: Grunge/Rustic, Rural
Master
Lockin' up nothing in particular. Just a padlock on a pole. ------------------- Still going with yesterday's contest post. If you haven't posted your guess yet, be sure to. The winner gets a free 5x7 of any Crossmark photo. Those who don't win can always order prints and other stuff here or here. =) Labels: Grunge/Rustic
Trash Bash
It's hard enough being a trash can without having your sides bashed in. Stuck in a corner. By yourself. Labels: City, Grunge/Rustic
No Red
Traffic signal sign approaching the Steel Bridge over the Willamette River in Portland. I didn't remove the color from the red light. That's just how the sign was. Did somebody steal the little red circle? Labels: City, Grunge/Rustic
O
An engraved "O" from a sign on the campus of Reed College here in Portland. Or is it a giant stone eyeball? Labels: Grunge/Rustic
Rusty Grid
Rusted window on a school door. Looks more like a prison though. Labels: Grunge/Rustic
Patina Gate
The ubiquitous pale turquois metal guarding the public transit system in Portland. Labels: City, Grunge/Rustic
Yellow Pole
A colorful triad of poles from a swingset at Grant Park in Portland. If you've ever read Beverly Cleary's children's books about Ramona Quimby and Henry Huggins, you'll recognize Grant Park as just one of the real life landmarks from Portland that she includes in her fiction. My wife writes about our visit here. Labels: Grunge/Rustic
Speaker Dots
A rusty speaker box along the train line that I ride to work every day.
Labels: City, Grunge/Rustic
Gas Pump
More farm footage. Gotta fuel that machinery somehow. (And you thought gas prices were high for YOUR car!)
Labels: Grunge/Rustic, Rural
Cascading Tires
Old tires never die, they just take the road less traveled.
Labels: Grunge/Rustic
Warehouse
Something about the repetition in this practical architecture caught my eye. This building sits just a block from us, but I never noticed this side of it until last week. Labels: Architecture, Grunge/Rustic
Too Late
So did they put the sign up BEFORE or AFTER this happened?
Labels: Grunge/Rustic
Gas
Just an oddity on the sidewalk on Toy Street. Labels: Grunge/Rustic
Hole in the Wall
Pretend I said something deep about this ladder. Or the hole in the wall. I'm sure it's a metaphor for something... Labels: Architecture, Grunge/Rustic
Rusty Latch
Wooden green door from the old train depot in our town. One of those places you wish someone would restore and turn into a museum, ice cream shop, or something. Labels: Architecture, Grunge/Rustic
Open
Can't believe I let almost a week slip by without posting. Been gone and pretty busy with the July 4th holiday. Back in business again. This shot is from Toy Street by Ohio Art.
Labels: Grunge/Rustic
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