Andrew Trundlewagon's photos

OK, you got me in. But how do I drive this thing?

A large steel clothes peg (or clothes pin) outside City Hall, Philadelphia. A city with a giant clothes peg as the centre piece of its civic sculpture gets my vote. It is the work of Claes Oldenburg, from the 1970s. I did not know what to expect from my quick trip to Philadelphia, but I was very pleasantly surprised. There is a lot to see, and everyone was immensely welcoming and helpful. (I highly recommend the Amish booth in the Reading Terminal Food market).

Beside the lake, the same location as the last photo, but two weeks later.

By the lake, the first dusting of snow.

The final bow. The last leaves before winter

After a series of rather gloomy pictures, this is the Love sculpture, John F. Kennedy Square, Philadelphia, by Robert Indianna. Several copies exist (three in Philadelphia, including one in Spanish).

Another glum photo from the Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, opened in 1829 and closed in 1971. The prison is now a ruin, open for visits. This is a recreation of Al Capone's cell. He was a prisoner in Philadelphia for about seven months, and seems to have lived in style, with a Victrola radio, a desk, a rug and paintings on the walls. He shared the cell with an embezzler.

Towards the light. Pennsylvania Penitentiary, Philadelphia. The Eastern State Penitentiary opened in 1829 and closed in 1971. The prison is now a ruin, open for visits. When it first opened the prisoners were held in solitary confinement 23 hours a day. Silence was absolute, the guards even wore special soft shoes to prevent making noise as they patrolled.

The barber's chair in Hell, Pennsylvania Penitentiary, Philadelphia. The Eastern State Penitentiary opened in 1829 and closed in 1971. Prisoners were held in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day. The prison is now a ruin, open for visits.

The hunter and the hunted. A hawk feeding in the woods, St, Bruno, Quebec.

Pale flax (Linum bienne) is, according to Wikipedia, the probable wild forebear of the cultivated flax. (South Downs, Sussex, UK)

Not every photo goes according to plan.

Hesitancy.

The sandy shore of lac des Deux Montagnes in the Le parc national d'Oka, Quebec. A sunny day early in autumn. This is about halfway between two beaches with very different occupants. The beach in front, across the bay is a family-oriented beach. Roughly the same distance in the opposite direction behind the photo is a beach that is used mostly by nudists.

Watermint growing beside a small lake.

A blast of autumn colour before the long sleep of winter.

Light at the end of the tunnel. Early in autumn.

Reflected autumn leaves.