I've taken the train into the city several times in the last week, and there's one apartment building, relatively short, that's caught my attention on the north side. The L gives you an excellent view on to people's back porches, stairways and windows. (And if you're having a very lucky day, like I did today, you will spot a friend you haven't spoken to in many years playing violin on one of those back porches.) The building that has my attention can't hold much more than eight apartments, but there are more than eight satellite dishes attached to the back of the house; they all face south, and they are all on northwest corner of the building. The other day as I passed this building I was struck by the way the satellite dishes reminded me of barnacles stuck to a whale. Satellite dishes for tv are a common sight from the L but I was struck by these in particular. I wanted to try and take a picture, but it's never easy to capture visions from the L. It's better to let them pass and look out for them the next time you're on the L.
This is my 200th post!
love,
hannah
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