Friday, November 1, 2013

Scenes from (a Colorful) Life


I guess this is a controversial "color" post as there are many theories about whether black and white are even considered colors at all. But for my purposes, they are colors, and very popular ones at that.

If anyone is curious about that "ICE" building, it's exactly what you think it is: an ice house. It was built in 1932 and served as one of nine ice stations in Alexandria until the mid-1960s. A few years ago, I read about plans to turn it into a small coffee shop, but so far it still looks unchanged and unoccupied. It's crazy to think that it wasn't that long ago that people didn't have refrigerators in their houses. I guess there are many parts of the world where they still don't.

That dog was the sweetest, fluffiest thing I have ever petted. And it's hard to tell from this photo, but he was really big...like my nephews could ride him big. One of these days, we are finally going to get a dog and maybe I'll stop harassing other people's dogs on the street. Probably not, but maybe. :)

10 comments:

  1. Great post, I love the number and the icehouse. I can not imagine, not having a fridge. And the dog looks like a sweetheart. Keep those colour-posts coming!

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  2. Amazing shots! I've always considered black and white as colours!
    I like those black shutters against the white wall and love the dog :)

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  3. Wonderful photos, the last one is fantastic!!

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  4. Love the white flowery tree. And the dog is adorable! Our neighbors have a huge black and white husky too!

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  5. Gorgeous! I always love the mix of buildings & flowers in your pics.

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  6. Awesome photos, I think black and white are totally classifiable as colors.

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  7. Great photo's, the dog is a cuty, and the last photo is beautiful.

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  8. I just love the architecture around there- those are always my favorite shots! But, of course, the dog comes in pretty close too. :)

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  9. White actually happens to be my favorite color. :) The architecture there is fantastic! The ice house makes me a little sad; it seems like something that needs to be revitalized. Hopefully someone will invest in it in the near future?

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