{"id":10627,"date":"2026-02-18T12:13:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T19:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/?p=10627"},"modified":"2026-02-18T12:13:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T19:13:58","slug":"neighborhood-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/18\/neighborhood-images\/","title":{"rendered":"Neighborhood Images"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

During the last month, I made several visits in our neighborhood during mostly daily afternoon walks. During these walks, I frequently make images of interesting or unusual subjects. Close to Kunming Park, the evening sun lit up power lines against a blue sky at sunset.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Power lines At Sunset.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

As I passed on the other side of the street, I noticed that this pole which supported a streetlamp was covered with a tangle of branches. Crossing to the other side, I made this image without the background clutter of the house behind me.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Tangled Streetlamp Pole.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

We did get some snow during the last month! Several homes still had their Christmas lights out and switched on in the evenings. Returning home, I found this patch where the red lights were reflected in the street ice that was a remnant of a recent snow storm.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Reflections In The Street Ice.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Sometimes my route takes me through several alleys in our neighborhood. I found this abandoned rodeo cowboy. Perhaps this was a discard from a visit to the Stock Show which takes place every year in January?<\/p>\n\n\n

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Abandoned Rodeo Cowboy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

There are several trees that have interesting features during the winter. I found this gnarly tree along the sidewalk. A monochrome black and white rendition really shows the texture of the branches and trunk.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Gnarly Tree.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

As the sun set lower in the horizon, the raking sun revealed the texture of the concrete and shadows cast by the curb of the sidewalk.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Sidewalk Shadow And Texture.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

During another day’s walk, I pass the Harvard Gulch golf course. The edge of the fence casts a pronounced shadow on the grass near sunset.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Fence Shadows At Golf Course.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

This week, I made another detour through an alley. One of fence posts was adorned with a cute bicycle helmet.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Cute Fence Cap.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Nearby, I found a parked car whose windows were reflecting the scene that included houses behind me that were lit by the setting sun.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Alley Reflections.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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