This week’s photos from Columbia
When beating the heat, it’s best to use a stick.
In for a landing
This snowy egret was keeping an eye (or two) on things the other day, as shown here and below:
Here’s a bird of a different feather over in Avenue G – one of two black vulture siblings.
They left their attic nest at 123 North 5th earlier in the week.
Here’s one last photo before they left the scene entirely.
Emergent pyrotechnics on “The 4th”
[Submitted photo]
[Submitted photo]
That’s a lot of sod.
All you need is love – or a rock that says it.
Hydrant in hiding
River view
Panorama
(Click to enlarge.)
PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources at Columbia River Park
Brown-eyed Susan and friend
That’s one way to hold a truck together, but duct tape generally works better.
Boutique at Hermansader’s Gallery on the 400 block of Locust
It’s already here.
Airing out the upper floors at 401 Locust
Onward and upward!
Here’s a big fat dumpster across the street.
It’s on borough property, but council OK’d the use.
Memorial at Columbia Presbyterian
Morning melody
And a deep bow afterwards
Standing and sanding at 101 North Front
Soon to be a coffee and ice cream shop called, fittingly enough, “Coffee and Cream.”
Meanwhile, down below
Living Stones Masonry at Front and Locust
What better way to show your product than to put it on your building?
Got one!
A cover-up!
No, that’s not the way to the trail.
Batcycle-in-waiting
Pit stop
Sprucing up on South 3rd
Red, white, blue and red, white, and blue
Piano keys at Front & Bridge
Precise edging at River Park
Morning meow
NO
Unattended
The mission continues.
The pawn shop – now with drinks and snacks
Inside the Market House
“Welcome to the jungle,
It gets worse here every day.”
(- Guns N’ Roses)
(- Guns N’ Roses)
But seriously, what the hell???!!!
What was to be an apartment building is now a jungle that can be seen, free of charge, along Bank Avenue.
You can even play the game of “Find the Cat”!
(Yes, he’s in there.)
“The weeds are as high as an elephant’s eye,
And it looks like they’re climbin’ right up to the sky!”
(Apologies to Rodgers and Hammerstein.)
There’s that cat again.
(Who knows what other critters lurk therein?)
What a “beautiful” sight for visitors to see.
That Saturday night rain came up quick.
[Photo by Phil Shirk]
Columbia Spy 