This week's photos from around Columbia...
River Baptism
Morning in Rotary Park
In the window at Burning Bridge Antiques -
Google tells us this is a Biedermeier painting, a style popular in the first half of the 19th century.
Making a new friend over by the Mifflin House on Walnut
The media descend on the committee.
(At last Wednesday's legislative committee meeting that included discussion of the Knox Box issue)
(At last Wednesday's legislative committee meeting that included discussion of the Knox Box issue)
Forgotten work table?
Wells CARGO
At the site of the proposed animal shelter
Big chunks of concrete were turned into little stones.
There's a big pile there now, but what will it be used for?
This partial wall is the only thing left besides the roof and framework.
A long shot
Outside machines at Keystone Cap, relics from a former era
Follow your bliss - and there it is.
(Well, someone's anyway)
(Well, someone's anyway)
Did the operator who ran this machine feel bliss?
The beauty of rust
The proverbial ton of bricks, which some people's Karma will cause them to be hit with.
Well-decorated porch
Low flier sporting the presidential seal
Off on its way to...where?
(Probably HIA)
There's that green heron again - looking for breakfast
Bagworm cocoons
Wildflowers at River Park
Good seat, nice view
He's still there, near 4th & Chestnut
The School District Administration Center formerly a church, at 5th and Chestnut
The Elks Club on Chestnut
A grand old house, now apartments, further down on Chestnut
The Owls Club, also known as the Columbia Fraternal Association, at 3rd and Chestnut
The former Poplar Street School, then an art gallery, now for sale, at 3rd and Poplar
That's one small step for a crow...
...one giant leap for crowkind.
Later, over in Avenue I
Another low flier
Mowing at 4th & Locust
Hey, isn't that the Market House sign?
Piling up in Avenue I
Oh great, more apartments
What's that on the wall?
No, it's not a key lock box.
No, it's not a key lock box.
It's for reading water usage.
Bird on a wire - barbed wire, that is
Lights are being installed at Rotary Park.
Obelisk with lights at the Veterans Memorial Bridge
Canine Corps keeping the alleyways safe
Looking like a giant yellowjacket, STAT MedEvac
Speaking of wasps and the like, here's a hornet's nest - hopefully abandoned - on the 300 block of Walnut
The Pledge, created by a Socialist
Snazzy mail truck
Down Up Down Up
Decisions decisions
Metal stars such as this one appear on several brick homes in town.
They are functional and can help secure a bulging wall, according to the article HERE.
This guy is warning people about a fire, but he's carrying a flaming torch.
Fancy gate
Decorative stars? But not like the ones shown above.
Workin' on the railroad
Well, quack!
Reflecting but not necessarily reminiscing
New speed bump at the high school
Abandoned vehicle up near Kleen-Rite
Flagger Force forgot their sign.
Abandoned van on Bank Avenue?
No license plate, but the key's in the ignition
Might not get too far with that flat, though
Not to mention the expired inspection sticker
Down at Tollbooth Antiques, a space to keep your brews - or departed relatives
Someone didn't like the flasher.
Time for a second look at these signs?
May be time to look at this one, too - if you can find it
A jumble of wires
Were they formerly inside this box?
