Derek Dees

[Tall Roman Statue @TallRomanStatue]

"Exploration is really the essence of the human spirit"
- Frank Borman

[Angela Montanti @montanti8angela]

Well captured!

[Mr. P. Explores @ExploresMr]

The Michigan Avenue lift bridge over the Buffalo River in Buffalo, New York, adjacent to the General Mills factory. The smell of warm cereal on the air made this one of the most pleasant shoots I can ever remember having.

[Micah Edwards (on Threads as @micahbedwards) @micahwrites]

At Waffle House, if you are boothless
You may leave the restaurant toothless
Tables and chairs
Catch diners unawares
For the chef's throws are rapid and ruthless.

#limerick #limericks #VSSThreads

[Mr. Illinois @mr1llinois]

Old Oak Street School (1913, now apartments) in Lake Zurich. Come see me tonight in the town's much newer library building, where I'll be sharing my Route 66 in Illinois presentation, including photos, history, and travel tips. Link below.

[et al., @deeptimealien]

The stars no longer held their places. One crossed the other. Something scaled and silver brushed against his hand. The moon lurched. When he looked up, the distance between him and it had changed. His father’s cry struck the moon like a pistol shot. The ladder twisted■

#VSS365

[Mr. P. Explores @ExploresMr]

The repurposed factory in Detroit, Michigan that holds the Lincoln Street Art Park. Once a crumbling factory, it now contains a sculpture garden and outdoor art gallery, and includes murals, street art, site-specific installations made from salvaged materials, and a stage.

[jacque boatman @jacqueboatman]

“…we should remember that Tolkien was keenly interested in words, and names, and their origins, and knew more about some kinds of them than anyone alive.”

- Tom Shippey, J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century

[Monique @starfish_72]

I lie on my back in the short grass. One hand rests on my stomach. With the other, I pull a stem apart, letting the tiny pieces fall by my hip. A beetle climbs over my shoe but I let it. I close my eyes. The sun warms my sleeves and I think that I don't have to go anywhere soon.

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

@sun_girlxo I want Joseph Campbell to be rediscovered, because he introduced a whole generation to myth.

[Mr. Illinois @mr1llinois]

Elgin Tower

[Mr. P. Explores @ExploresMr]

The gymnasium/computer graveyard and empty auditorium inside the ruins of Carver Elementary in Gary, Indiana.

[Derek Dees @NihilSineLabor]

@DzintraSullivan I may know just the person for that curse. :)

[Mr. P. Explores @ExploresMr]

@tha_buffalo I love this old jackknife rail bridge next to Shooter's!

[et al., @deeptimealien]

The moon hung above him, full and bright. The satchel held the urn. His father held the ladder, hands exact on the rungs, not looking up. The soft putter of water against the hull, as if the sky were breathing. Halfway, the moon tilted toward him. He did not look down■

#VSS365

[Mr. P. Explores @ExploresMr]

@JohnGetchel Emerald City stairs; an abandoned factory in Buffalo, New York.

[et al., @deeptimealien]

Midsummer thickened the air. The moon gave its canticle into the darkness. Above him, the leviathan sky, vast, near. Below, the water shifted; something answered in its deep abyss. The batch of stars gathered around him like fish.He climbed, and the moon reached for him■
#VSS365

[Mr. Illinois @mr1llinois]

Leland Tower, built in 1928, once had on its top floor the swanky Sky Club, where guests dined and danced. Some historical interior photos in next post.

[Mr. P. Explores @ExploresMr]

The crumbling ruins of the old Newburgh Masonic Temple in Cleveland, Ohio. The times and the elements have not been good to what used to be a beautiful old building many decades ago.

[Vince Mpls @vincempls]

Minneapolis sunset 9:05pm, longest day of the year