For some Thursday Doors this week, this painted-brick building (in Richmond, VA) stood out to me. Notice the three diverse doors – only one seems to be working (far right). This is “so” Richmond.
That tree had some nice winter interest (this was early February 2018) – and the rooftop gadgets suggest this building might have some business activity.
Right down the road – a nice street shot shows you people lined up at the end of a workday. And who gets to have the number “50” put on their license plate? I thought that’d be taken – or is this government issued? hm
We saw the man with the bag a few times that day:
Also from early February – did you hear about the lady who did not want to let go of her bag at the airport X-ray machine – so she went on the conveyor belt with her bag? Hey sometimes you just have to keep that bag with you at all times…. ha
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And now for my closing door – no bags here – just some light beams…. quite inviting…
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T o see more doors or to join in with Norm’s challenge – go HERE.
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The 1st picture, the building has some weird doors, I think. They look something like wooden shutter. I love how you experimented with light and a half closed door. So many patterns created. How is that possible. Usually only one big ray beam comes through the gaps. Did you try some sort of experiment ?
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Hi Ady – thanks for the comment – and that last picture witht he beams – I have NO IDEA!!
That is a place we do sunday night yoga – and the beams happen in their own.
I have similar rays beam in other places – including a door at home.
I think it is from the light sources – the one on the photo has some ceiling lights –
but no experiment and that was actually a quick phone pic.
I did edit it a tiny put – but very simple.
thanks for asking.
and good point on the shutter look – I bet those are service doors – some of the old hotels have similar slits and we heard it was “service” and maintenance back in the days
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I will experiment a bit someday, I am really curious about these awesome stripes 😀 Thanks for giving me a clue 😉
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I will show you another photo later – beams from a bathroom door that has a dozen lights above the mirror
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I’d heard about that lady. I mean really, what did she have in her bag that was so important?
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i know – but maybe something sketchy was going on and she sensed someone would steal from her – maybe a family heirloom ring she say someone eye-balling??
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Nice shadows in that last shot but your doors are overshadowed by that weird woman!! Why get any more X-rays than you need…provided that’s not fake news. I wouldn’t think they’d let her.
janet
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Yeah – I wonder why they’d let her too – but the photo feels legit to me.
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Interesting post. Three diverse doors but only one works (Richmondesque). The rooftop gadgets look a little disorderly? Wonder what the business activity is; but the man you saw a few times has beautiful tresses or is it some scarf? The X-ray woman can’t be from the US? And the best is saved for the last: inviting indeed, and not only is it ‘brightly positive’ but look at the shadows – lines of white dividing lovely triangles.
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I replied to this but it disappeared – and further I found this comment in :”trash” not spam – so weird.
and in my other comment I noted how we call those tresses “dreads”
and they were cool.
And thanks for the term Richmondesque
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and loved the artsy description on that final photo.
thanks M
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The one door looks so narrow.
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Hi – yes – I think that “in” back at the turn of the century – and had a function that did not need a wide entrance. maybe???
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Like sneaking in the back door? 🙂
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hahah
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From what I think the roof gears in the picture is, I think that build is not a simple or ordinary build. That gadget on the roof looks like a bunch of microwave antennae. I am not sure you see the car with “50” on the license tag near that same building or not. If it is that might be government related. Hmm.
Oh, I love the light in the last door picture!
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I like your thinking – and maybe we are on to something here – just kidding –
but thanks for explaining the gear on the roof.
and maybe that is a new type of escape room that offers some electric shock – kidding kidding
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Ha ha, that is not a bad idea. A couple of mild shocks might be health benefit 🙂
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ha!!
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Nice shots! And that lady made me shake my head. Hmm, suspicious… 🤔
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shaking head here too –
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I wonder they allowed the lady to go through the X-ray machine! What about the health hazard? Lovely shots Y 🙂 Have a great day!
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yeah – I was wondering about that too -but maybe that was part of why she wanted to go with her bag – things were a little sketchy ?
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Love that last shot! Hope you have a great weekend.
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thanks and hope your weekend is nice too…
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off to a good start here – a little sunshine even tho chilly
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Yay for sunshine 🙂
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ye s- this pale skin is drinking it up
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the last photo says “X-Files” to me 🙂
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you are so right – I can see that now
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have a great weekend Yvette! Love the one with the lady 😀
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thanks, A…
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I can’t imagine anything worth the exposure, but everybody has choices.
Up here, all two-digit plates and most three-digit ones are assigned by the State.
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you made a really great point – I wonder about the radiation exposure too –
and thx for the info on the plate – It looked like it was a State kind of vehicle.
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You’re just like me. Saving the best photo for last. I love that photo Yvette 😁
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well thanks for saying that – and would you believe this post started off with that single photo?
I was done and was about to post (a single pic) and then saw the trio pic from Feb – and thought “let’s add it – yeah, why not….”
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That’s so funny. I hate it when I think of something like that after I hit publish or worse still days after 😀
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yes – cos then it is too late –
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I love the shadows in the last photo!!
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thanks so much 🙂
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The light beams are awesome!
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thx Jesh
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Never know what kind of doors you’ll find in some of the old buildings! Love the light beams! I must say, though, that woman seems to be taking the advice of not letting her bags out of her sight just a bit to the extreme! LOL!
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thanks for the fun comment and laughed because Oh my goodness – that phrase is embedded in us when we travel – “do not leave your bags alone” and they ask “did you have your bags out of sight at any time”
and well, she did take it literal – lol
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That peek of light is pleasant. I likey.
I also like that building with its odd doors and windows. It’s interesting. I would have photographed that one, too.
I do like to keep my bag about me, but not enough to get ON the conveyor belt… Hm…
Here, the plates like that are state government plates.
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Thanks Joey – and yeah – I watch my bag closely too – and I have stood there to grab it right when it comes out of the X-ray line – (some people let their bag sit in the mid of bags while they re shoe) – but no belt for me either – lol
but it looks like she has some cute high heels on – a nice height and width – lol
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Your eye for doors, Yvette! And this facade tells such a story. Neglected doors, once proud and useful, as doors in brick buildings are, now closed up. 😦
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🙂
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