Curved, supported

I took this photo on July 25, 2009, through the Yellow Line MAX Light Rail window, riding south on Interstate Avenue. That's the Fremont Bridge, a steel-tied arch bridge, and some of its western ramps, plus the supports. I love to look at this beautiful bridge from any angle.

Today this photos speaks to me of life's path, the curves we take when circumstances change, yet these curves don't take us off our path because we have the support of what we've learned from the life that has gone before.

What I saw while on a NE Portland Kerns Neighborhood Walk with Lamont, Sunday, January 5, 2014, No. 3

Altered with HDR at PicMonkey. Could not pass up the chance to get these two sorts of bicycle racks in a photo, playing off the curves, the rectangles, the colors. I took this photo at at da Vinci Arts Middle School, a short walk from my apartment building.

Curves, similar shapes, dissimiliar substances

Today's title refers to the brim of the top hat and the curve of bell on the CG Conn Grand Jumbo 46K Sousaphone. I suppose the top hat is made of wool felt. And the tuba is made of silver-colored sheet brass. I know, I know. You thought I was going to point out that it refers to the top of the head and the curve of the bell on the golden CG Conn 20K. A toss up, which one to mention first!

I got the name of the tuba from two commenters on a previous post, one named Anonymous, one named Ian. Turns out that Ian is playing the CG Conn Grand Jumbo 46K Sousaphone! And Anonymous, actually Fred Williams is his name according to Ian, was playing a CG Conn 20K in the other post, standing between the two tubas you see here but facing towards them-- the one Ian is playing and to the golden one played by Johnny Quirarte of Los Culpables de la Sierra, according to Ian who is a veritable fount of information. Thanks, Ian!