12.4.10

lines, planes

I grew up in the suburbs of the suburbs of St. Louis, a mid-size mid-west city in the US. We had backyards, not courtyards. This courtyard, near the Basta neighborhood of Beirut is rather typical: antennas, wires, windows, lots of different structures jutting out in all directions.

4 comments:

  1. Hmm, that's a good way to contrast the two different ways of life. The individualism of American backyards to the togetherness of courtyards.

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  2. Sadly, the lines that run through my neighborhood look similar to this! What an interesting community to photograph though! Thanks for visiting Tillicum Daily Photo!

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  3. Thank you for using the word 'plane' here. I helped my eye to cut through. It is a delightful mish-mash of stone and cement ... such a different world.

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  4. What a great composition and slice of living you bring us. I think the courtyard and structures have a beauty all their own...

    No matter where we live, there are slices of beauty.

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