Friday, August 1, 2008 - Tricycle with Handle

Gee, do I wish I'd come up with this idea! Mama and I were over at the Dairy Queen on SE Division, near 56th, a few weeks ago. Remember when we had to buy a battery for the Buick? We ended up eating supper at the DQ. A daddy and his little boy stopped at the curb, waiting to cross Division so that they could come to the DQ. That's when I noticed the daddy had his hand on a handle attached to the back of his little boy's tricycle which meant no tired, aching back for that dad. I just had to ask the daddy, "Did you make that yourself?" "No," he replied. "My parents got it at a Western Auto." Western Auto! How cool is that? I can remember walking by the store in downtown Clinton, Mississippi, and seeing the wagons, bicycles and tricycles in the window, just in time for Christmas.

Have you ever seen a trike like this?

Roundin' the Curve

Wish I'd had my tripod, but I couldn't pass up this shot, on a cold weekend night in between rain showers. I parked the car on a side street, looked both ways, and crossed quickly.

You're looking at SE Division, curving eastward around to its intersection with SE 11th Avenue, where the traffic signals have gone yellow. I particularly hoped to capture the line of the building's roof, stopping at the corner, of course, but suggesting perfectly a proper perspective on its way to the vanishing point.