Friday we’re doing “home improvement” chores we’ve put off because the summer’s been busy, the weather’s been hot, etc., etc. I’ve been lazy.

After the home improvement stuff is done, and we’re waiting for the paint to dry and the pressure treated wood to “sweat” whatever’s used now in place of the arsenic to preserve the wood, we’re going to the beach. Haven’t been at all this year. I’ve been busy.

This picture is intended to make me feel inspired. About going to the beach.

A reminder that galleries in Portland’s Arts District are open all month long. Some are even air conditioned!

Yellahoose has photography in its suites (#405 and 407). Just called 207.838.8678 beforehand to make certain someone’s there. We have AC too.

And yes I have in fact been getting lots of unprocessed film done at Black and White Photo Lab. Thanks Dierdre!

Cleverer title might have been “Cloudy Water Beneath Commercial St. Wharf.”

Taken from Flatbread’s “holding pen” on deck for people waiting to eat.

(Flatbread’s got good pizza — I mean that!)

This was taken in same series of brownfield pictures I did behind Morrill’s Corner.

Morrill’s is notorious, I suppose, for it’s traffic bottleneck, especially after 4 PM when a freight train usually cuts off traffic at Forest Ave. Walton St. and Allen Ave. for 10-15 minutes. People want to speed to/from Windham and other towns off of Route 302. It would be nicer if there were a plan to do a kind of small town center at Morrill’s. Granted, that would do much for the traffic here.

There are big warehouse spaces, looks to me like they’re underused if used at all, off Read Street.

There was to be a Stop & Shop and condo development at Morrill’s, off Allen Avenue. But my understand was that Stop & Shop had pulled out of the state. If anyone knows more about this project, email.

Concord and Nevens Streets behind Woodford’s Corner.

This picture was taken in brownfield land behind Morrill’s Corner.

Woodford and Beacon Streets, just up the road from Woodford’s Corner.