Gas canopy at the former Sheetz store in Westminster, Maryland.

Photographed: August 8, 2016

Light fixture overgrown with plants in an abandoned house near Elkridge, Maryland.

Photographed: March 17, 2016

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "Scott's House" in Photography, and "Exploring an abandoned house…" in the Journal.

New Flyer D40LF at the stand for SEPTA's 90 route to Plymouth Meeting Mall, in Norristown, Pennsylvania.

Photographed: June 9, 2016

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "Good to see our old house looking better than it has in quite some time…" in the Journal.

Empty store at Landmark Mall in Alexandria, Virginia.

Photographed: January 24, 2017

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "Saying goodbye to Landmark Mall…" in the Journal.

The sign for The Inn at Afton, a run-down motel near Waynesboro, Virginia, towers over an empty parking lot.

Photographed: April 11, 2017

Tip jar on the counter of a pretzel stand in Ocean City, Maryland.

Photographed: October 10, 2016

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "A day trip to Ocean City that definitely felt rushed…" in the Journal.

A Yellow Line train arrives at King Street station in Alexandria, Virginia.

Photographed: August 3, 2005

Notes: This photo is part of the "Shades of Gray" set in Photography.

The Roanoke Star, in early evening.

Photographed: April 7, 2005

Notes from a recently-given lecture on the chalkboard of a classroom in the University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning.

Photographed: October 25, 2016

Notes: This photo is from the Pittsburgh 2016 photo set in Life and Tines.

Waves crash over large rocks on the beach in Ocean City, Maryland.

Photographed: October 10, 2016

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "A day trip to Ocean City that definitely felt rushed…" in the Journal.

Ellenco 5C fire alarm pull station at 932 South Walter Reed Drive in Arlington, Virginia.

Photographed: December 27, 2016

Amtrak locomotive 13 leads the eastbound Capitol Limited, shown here making a station stop in Rockville, Maryland.

Photographed: February 15, 2017

Springer Road in Valley Lee, Maryland, facing approximately northwest.

Photographed: December 20, 2016

Orange Daylily at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, Illinois.

Photographed: July 27, 2013

Notes: This photo is part of the Chicago Botanic Garden Photography set.

An Embraer 175LR airliner takes off from Washington National Airport, as seen from Gravelly Point in Arlington, Virginia.

Photographed: November 15, 2016

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "Trying my hand at planespotting…" in the Journal.

Contents of a trash can on North Eutaw Street in Baltimore, Maryland, filled mostly with discarded parking citations.

Photographed: January 18, 2017

Bottles of Crystal Pepsi for sale at a grocery store in Glen Burnie, Maryland.

Photographed: August 6, 2016

Sign for a payphone, on the ground near an abandoned house in Elkridge, Maryland.

Photographed: December 29, 2016

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "Returning to Scott’s house…" in the Journal.

Discarded soda can on the beach at Piney Point, Maryland.

Photographed: December 20, 2016

Clouds in the sky, as viewed through the canopy over the entrance to the Glenmont Metro station in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Photographed: October 19, 2016

The Cathedral of Learning, at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Photographed: October 25, 2016

Manhole cover for the Philadelphia Electric Company, now PECO, in the Manayunk neighborhood of Philadelphia.

Photographed: October 3, 2016

A Boeing 737 airliner, still painted in the older livery for American Airlines, takes off from Washington National Airport, as seen from Gravelly Point in Arlington, Virginia.

Photographed: November 15, 2016

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "Trying my hand at planespotting…" in the Journal.

Traffic light at the intersection of Green Lane and the Schuylkill Expressway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Photographed: October 3, 2016

Discarded swim mask on the beach at Lake Habeeb, a reservoir in Allegany County, Maryland.

Photographed: September 1, 2016

Joy of Life, a sculpture at the intersection of Baum Blvd. and South Whitfield Street in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Photographed: October 25, 2016

Notes: This is the so-called "Anatomically Correct Statue", last seen on Schumin Web in the Pittsburgh with LPCM photo set from 2003. The sculpture is formally known as "Joy of Life", by Virgil Cantini, and was dedicated in 1969.

Outbound MARC Brunswick Line train at the station in Kensington, Maryland.

Photographed: July 22, 2016

Bus 2221, a 2000 Orion V, at Burtonsville Park and Ride, northern terminus for the Z6 route.

Photographed: April 15, 2016

A can of Steel Reserve beer, wrapped in a paper bag underneath a bench in a bus shelter at the Takoma Metro station.

Photographed: May 31, 2015

Smokestack at Brunner Island Steam Electric Station in York County, Pennsylvania.

Photographed: August 11, 2016

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "I have been to Pennsylvania a lot lately…" in the Journal.

A vintage Remington "Quiet Riter" typewriter in the front lawn of an abandoned house in Elkridge, Maryland.

Photographed: March 17, 2016

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "Scott's House" in Photography, and "Exploring an abandoned house…" in the Journal.

A swim mask sits abandoned on the sand in the beach area at Lake Habeeb, a lake in Allegany County, Maryland.

Photographed: September 1, 2016

Two people stand on High Rock, taking in the view and talking on the phone.

Photographed: October 22, 2015

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "High Rock" in Photography.

A SEPTA regional rail train led by car 316 and consisting of Silverliner railcars, at Suburban Station in Philadelphia.

Photographed: June 9, 2016

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "Good to see our old house looking better than it has in quite some time…" in the Journal.

A woman lines up a shot with her camera in a park in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Photographed: August 11, 2016

Notes: The subject of this photo is my friend Elyse. For more photos from this day, see "I have been to Pennsylvania a lot lately…" in the Journal.

Stuffed toys of The Smurfs inside a claw machine at a store in Glen Burnie, Maryland.

Photographed: March 3, 2015

Marker graffiti on a wall at the former Skyline Parkway Motor Court, an abandoned motel on Afton Mountain in Virginia.

Photographed: March 30, 2016

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "The only constant is change…" in the Journal.

Outbound MARC Brunswick Line train arriving at the station in Kensington, Maryland.

Photographed: July 22, 2016

Signage for the Interstate 83 business loop through downtown York, Pennsylvania.

Photographed: July 14, 2016

Edwards fire alarm pull station at 4303 Connecticut Avenue NW in Washington, DC.

Photographed: May 26, 2016

Notes: Note the older Edwards logo, where the shield is more square in shape, rather than triangular.

House on Cornell Road in Glassboro, New Jersey.

Photographed: June 9, 2016

Notes: This is the house where I lived from birth to age three. For more photos from this day, see "Good to see our old house looking better than it has in quite some time…" in the Journal.

A plastic shopping bag from the now-defunct discount store Ames, now holding trash on the side of a road in Aspen Hill, Maryland.

Photographed: June 24, 2016

Notes: For those curious, this bag is 14 years old at minimum, as Ames went out of business in 2002. Really a shame to see this vintage shopping bag end its days as a garbage bag, as I'm sure that many collectors would love to have had it.

Vintage neon sign for Marlow Heights Shopping Center, off of Branch Avenue and St. Barnabas Road in Prince George's County, Maryland.

Photographed: May 25, 2016

Chancellor Street, a cobblestone alley between South 12th and 13th Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Photographed: June 9, 2016

Railroad signal and crossbuck on Gun Road, at one of the exits for Patapsco Valley State Park in Baltimore County, Maryland.

Photographed: March 17, 2016

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "Exploring an abandoned house…" in the Journal, and "Scott's House" in Photography.

Former Shoppers Food store in Ellicott City, Maryland, two hours after closing for the final time.

Photographed: October 18, 2014

An unfinished Best Western hotel, after construction had been halted due to financial problems, in Thornburg, Virginia.

Photographed: November 29, 2014

Notes: Construction resumed on this hotel in 2015, and as of this writing is substantially complete, with new paint and stone facing on the exterior. The hotel will be branded as a Best Western Plus.

HAWK beacon at the intersection of 16th and Jonquil Streets NW in Washington, DC.

Photographed: March 24, 2016

An opened container of whole cloves sits on a counter in the kitchen of an abandoned house near Elkridge, Maryland.

Photographed: March 17, 2016

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "Exploring an abandoned house…" in the Journal, and "Scott's House" in Photography.

The M/V Neuse, a River Class ferryboat, running the North Carolina Ferry System's Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry service.

Photographed: June 28, 2014

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "Outer Banks" in Life and Times.