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Contagious Missoula, Montana 2012

I don’t know why this scene appealed to me, other than the interesting “Zink” graffiti. It makes me wonder if the post-modern trend in photography I for the most part despise is contagious. I’ll know I’ve succumbed if find myself renewing the subscription to Aperture magazine that I dropped several years ago in disgust.]]>

The Quiet Side Missoula, Montana 2012

The south side of the Clark Fork River in downtown Missoula is decidedly quieter on a Friday night than the north side. Here some folks are crossing over to the quiet side as well as some coming back.]]>

Patriot’s Dream #32 Missoula, Montana 2012

This one just seemed to work better in color. I’m not sure what was in this building but a good guess would probably be that it was a campaign headquarters for someone. Wonder if they won…

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Living the Dream Missoula, Montana 2012

Most of the repurposing of the grain elevator in Missoula has been to convert space to artist studios and shops. On the door of this one it says Briar Diggs Fine Art Photography. I don’t know what Briar’s photography looks like but I like his architectural statement.]]>

Repurposing Missoula, Montana 2012

I don’t recall seeing a grain elevator in Missoula before but stumbled across this one right downtown. (Perhaps stumbling across it was a poor choice of words–can one really just stumble across something as big as a grain elevator?) It does not appear to be used at all for it’s original purpose anymore, but parts of have been converted for other uses.]]>

Bel Air Missoula, Montana 2012

The first car I remember my parents having when I was growing up was an early 50’s Chevy much like this one. Although it’s within a year or two my own age, this car looks like it has weathered the years much better than I have. (Neither of us have been restored.)]]>

Moby Dick Book Report Footnote Missoula, Montana 2012

…oh, and of course there was this boat too.

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Moby Dick Book Report Missoula, Montana 2012

So you see, there was this guy and a big whale and…well, you get the picture.

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Just a Thought Missoula, Montana 2012

I’ve exaggerated the contrast in the rocks in this wall, but this string of lighter colored rocks stood out to me immediately as some sort of stone version of the thought bubbles that are used in cartoons to indicate what a character is thinking.]]>

Squeaky Clean Missoula, Montana 2012

A second shift janitor cleaning windows in the hospital.

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