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the east end
the front facade of the halawa congregational chruch, at the far east end of moloka‘i. built in 1852, it was pounded by a massive tsunami in 1946 that destroyed the entire community, leaving the valley abandoned.
new low light
back to northeast england. the old low light’s (see previous entry) role was appropriated by this building. sitting above the north shields fish quay, it looks out to sea and houses a local family.
old low light
if you ever find yourself back in time out fishing the north sea, trying to navigate treacherous offshore waters on your way toward the safety of the tyne river, remember this building. it’s the old low light - and if you line it up with the high light (its sister up on the cliff) then you’re all good to make a straight course in.
it was painted black when the “new” one was built, but though otherwise non-descript, it does indeed have some history…
deserted in the desert
archaeology often leads to places resplendent in silence, places that are more often forgotten than not. places that, usually through the window of a fast-traveling automobile, are permanently distant - and forever reinvented - in the background of our modern lives.
this time it was a literal key to padlocked ranch gates and a hidden valley. two days spent surveying solo on the lands of the historic j six ranch in cochise country was time well spent.
broad street
oxford colleges specialize in making walls out of residences. exterior = street; interior = courtyard. this is part of trinity, i think…
link to st. john’s college, where i resided while at the university there…
front facade of farmhouse
old farmhouse, upper denton. near hadrian’s wall, just the other side of the river from birdoswald. the residence of an oxford anthropologist, specialist of chinese sculpture, family friend of the rutherford’s. aga oven heated this aged house from inside out, chilly nights in the far reaches of the residence. ’secret’ bathroom in guest quarters, its entrance concealed behind otherwise non-descript closet doors… interesting library, apple trees, fresh spinach from the garden out back…
