A thousand words

This photo was taken from the Willis Tower Skydeck in Chicago, Illinois.

On this Thanksgiving day, here are some pictures of two community gardens I saw on my journey around the country.  Without these community gardens, hunger among those who cannot afford or have limited access to fresh vegetables would remain silent.  Today, we should be thankful for the healthy alternatives mother nature provides and look for more ways to eliminate hunger for good.

Cannons were a common weapon during the Civil War and the many other wars the United States has seen in her history.  Here are a few cannons I saw around the country.

Signs come in all different shapes and sizes, colors and styles.  They all share one thing in common, giving an identification to a person, place, or object of interest.  Here are a few I captured along the way.

This photo was taken at Niagara Falls.  What do you see?

Clocks guide us through the day, assisting us to gauge of how long we’ve spent doing one thing, or until the next event will start.  They come in all different shapes, all sharing a common characteristic: a circular ring of numbers and two hands.  For some, the hands on the clock seem to go around too fast, others too slow.  As long as they remain accurate, human beings will continue to look for them in the world.

The different types of stairways in the state capitols I visited were interesting to compare.  Some were flared at the bottom, some turned ninety-degrees with the walls, and others split into two allowing access to two sides of the same floor.

Water fountains are fascinating to watch. The drops of water are never exactly the same, making every split second a different appearance. Here are some photos that capture one split second.

I came across this photo that perfectly captured the unexpectedly confusing day (err, night) that included three cities, Portland, Boston…