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An old, rusted car partially covered by overgrown grass and plants sits beside a gray building on a sloped yard.

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A bug in the garden

by Walter Mackins July 21, 2026, 6:00 amJuly 28, 2026, 10:40 pm

A row of weathered wooden stable doors on a long, white concrete building with a tiled roof; two orange traffic cones are near the corner.

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On stables ground

by Walter Mackins July 20, 2026, 6:00 amJuly 28, 2026, 10:42 pm

Row of pastel-colored townhouses with bay windows behind a fence covered in green vines, with wild grass and pink flowers in the foreground under a blue sky.

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Little boxes

by Walter Mackins July 18, 2026, 6:00 amJuly 28, 2026, 10:45 pm

A sidewalk chalkboard outside a restaurant advertises "Lagunitas Sycamore Soup of the Day: Beer." Several people walk along the street.

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Soup of the day

by Walter Mackins July 17, 2026, 6:00 amJuly 28, 2026, 10:47 pm

A white fire hydrant with a red top and the number 6 painted on it stands on a sidewalk with scattered leaves.

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… with a cherry on top

by Walter Mackins July 16, 2026, 6:00 amJuly 28, 2026, 10:47 pm

Concrete staircase with yellow-painted walls, metal handrails, and a few scattered pieces of litter at the base, leading upward to an unseen exit.

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Pintura fresca

by Walter Mackins July 15, 2026, 6:00 amJuly 28, 2026, 10:54 pm

A wall displays a collage of black and white portraits of various people, each with distinct expressions and styles, in an urban setting.

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Their eyes are watching

by Walter Mackins July 14, 2026, 6:00 amJuly 28, 2026, 10:56 pm

Two metal utility covers on a concrete sidewalk, one inscribed with graffiti, with parts of two shoes visible at the bottom corners of the image.

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Being Anticolonial

by Walter Mackins July 12, 2026, 6:00 amJuly 28, 2026, 10:53 pm

Faded, weathered sign on the side of an old building reads "Restaurant"; adjacent buildings and chain-link fence are visible.

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Not fade away

by Walter Mackins July 10, 2026, 6:00 amJuly 28, 2026, 11:06 pm

Black and white photo of a brick windmill viewed from below, showing its tower and large blades extending outward against the sky.

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To catch the wind

by Walter Mackins July 8, 2026, 6:00 amJuly 28, 2026, 11:21 pm

A person stands in an art gallery photographing a wall display of black-and-white photographs arranged in a grid.

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Doing shots

by Walter Mackins July 6, 2026, 6:00 amJuly 28, 2026, 11:24 pm

A worn beige door with an oval glass window is set in a peach-colored wall beside a Skittles advertisement poster.

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When One Door Closes

by Walter Mackins July 4, 2026, 6:00 amJuly 28, 2026, 11:26 pm

White brick wall with blue and red mortar lines, showing diagonal shadows cast across the surface.

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The wall

by Walter Mackins June 29, 2026, 6:00 amJuly 28, 2026, 11:30 pm

Three Victorian-style houses line a street; the center house has boarded-up windows, and cars are parked along the curb under a partly cloudy sky.

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Art-chitecture

by Walter Mackins June 25, 2026, 6:00 amJuly 29, 2026, 1:31 am

Black and white photo of a tunnel with "CHINATOWN" painted on the wall, leading to a city street with parked cars and a lone person walking on the sidewalk.

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Tunnel vision

by Walter Mackins June 20, 2026, 11:01 amJuly 28, 2026, 11:51 pm

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