Haxall Canal

History steeped
Walking tour
Bypass the falls

In some locations, old transportation canals are transformed into recreational amenities.

“When all your efforts are channeled through a common canal for progress, no condition can alter a single sentence of your success story.” – Israelmore Ayivor

Private Property

Best pawn only
Vehicles towed
Owners expense

A shadow silhouette overcomes an ominous message.

“None who enter will leave unchanged. Trespassers will be turned to stone.” – Brandon Mull

Convergence

Parallel efforts
Concrete cases
Formulation articulation

Looking up at a constructed building-dialog vanishing-point horizon boundary involves eye movement divergence.

“What are the implications of the fact that convergence is so common for our understanding of causation, for a deeper understanding of reality?” – John Templeton Foundation

Equilibrium

Bargain hunters
Thrift store
Hard times

Lines and colors through mutual oppositions function on an abstract level.

“Everything is expressed through relationship. Color can exist only through other colors, dimension through other dimensions, position through other positions that oppose them. That is why I regard relationship as the principal thing.” – Piet Mondrian

Bypass the Falls

First towpath
Canal system
In North America

George Washington was involved in the development of this transportation waterway.

“If there’s nothing wrong with me… maybe there’s something wrong with the universe!” – Beverly Crusher

Mirror Surface

Adjacent high-rise
Building reflectance
Golden light

The “Gold Building” in downtown Hartford features a gold tinted glass curtain wall exterior that illuminates nearby structures by reflection.

“Sometimes truths are what we run from, and sometimes they are what we seek.” – R.D. Ronald

Fall Line

River running
Right through
Downtown

The James River contains many interesting historical remnants within dynamic proceedings.

“By Poetry I mean, not the particular art which consists in writing verses, but a process both more general :and more primary: that intercommunication between the inner being of things and the inner being of the human Self.” – Jacques Maritain

Agees

City breaking
Everybody shaking
Staying alive

Early morning sunlight in an alley demands attention.

“As long as you’re having fun, that’s the key. The moment it becomes a grind, it’s over.” – Barry Gibb

Fenced In

Circumscribed
Nervous breakdown
In the city

Spiritual entities lurk in protected locations.

“Everything is only as it is.” – Yuki Urishibara

For the Roses

Running duality
Sensual indulgence
Human spirit

Messages in the city occasionally evoke fascinating feelings.

“I heard it in the wind last night, it sounded like applause.” – Joni Mitchell

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