June 2024

POTD: Ornamental Gable

Ornamental Gable
Deer Lodge, Montana
2024

Gingerbread on a side gable of an antique carriage house built out of a kit ordered from the Sears-Roebuck catalog in the early 19th century. All four sides of the carriage house were a little bit different because the building was meant to be a demonstration model, showing a number of the various finish options available.

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POTD: Speaking in Tongues

Speaking in Tongues
Deer Lodge, Montana
2024

A triple example of interesting cracked paint patterns, couched in a flurry of acronyms that are beyond my understanding and a series of what could be interpreted as some kind of two dimensional Morse code pattern. The impression is that a lot’s being said here, none of which I can understand.

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POTD: Spot On

Spot On
Deer Lodge, Montana
2024

The patterns of cracked paint on signs etc. have always been of interest to me. This circular one on the colorful background of an old train caboose is a particularly nice graphic example.

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