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I have been gone, lost in a crunch of time and work. School’s coming to the brutal end. Papers are due. Finals are looming on the horizon like a dark thundercloud. Here are several from the past week or so. Enjoy.

Man On Broad Street Line

Waiting For Subway, City Hall

Drinking Man On the #34 Trolley

The Conversation, #34 Trolley

Lunch, Temple University

Vent, 18^th and Locust

Waiting For Change #1, 20^th and Chestnut

Waiting For Change #2, 20^th and Chestnut

“S”, 49^th and Chester Ave

“3-9″, 49^th and Chester Ave

Old Man, Broad Street Line

Business, Broad Street Line

Sign Post, 19th Street Trolley Stop

#13 Trolley, West Bound

Sunglasses At Night #1, Trolley #13

Crowd, Trolley #13

Sunglasses At Night #2, Trolley #13

Late-Night Journey, Trolley #13

Lamp, 48^th and Chester Ave

Forlorn, 17^th and Sansom

Crosswalk, 18^th and Market

Reading, Market Street Line

Laura, 18^th and Market

Conversation, 18^th and Market

Sunday, 18^th and Market

Untitled, 2^nd and Girard

Getting crunched by school like a tin can in a trash compactor. But none the less, still determined to shoot and create where the opportunities fall. Enjoy.

Sad Man With A Black Hat, 18^th and Walnut

Waiting For the Bus #1, 18^th and Walnut

Waiting For the Bus #2, 18^th and Walnut

Man On Bus, 30^th and Walnut

Window Sits Above Small Tree, 41^st and Pine

House and Lawn, 41^st and Pine

In an effort to procrastinate my school work even further, I decided to write a little blurb about the series since so many have found them of interest. Enjoy.

Thanksgiving has come and gone so quickly as holidays do now. As a child it seemed as if they went on and on. Here are a few straglers that I forgot to include over the last several days. Enjoy.

Night Scene, 18^th and Market

Construction, 17^th and JFK

Thanksgiving Day Parade, 17^th and Market

Thanksgiving Day Parade, 17^th and Market

Cross Walk, 48^th and Chester Ave

Street Scene, 19^th and Market

Waiting For Breakfast, 19^th and Market

In Transit, #34 Trolley

In Transit, #34 Trolley

Day Dreaming, #13 Trolley

No long words tonight. Just got off of work and walked home in the rain. Here’s a few from the damp journey. Happy Thanksgiving. Enjoy.

Weary Traveler, 22^nd and Walnut

Wet Street, 22^nd and Walnut

Man and Umbrella, 23^rd and Walnut

Schuylkill River, 30^th and Chestnut

Street Scene, 30^th and Chestnut

Passing Cars, 30^th and Chestnut

In conversation with many folks today, I received condolances on having to work for Thanksgiving. And while I could most certainly use the break, I chose instead to reflect, as we are want to do for this holiday. One of my co-worker’s father passed away just a few days ago. My thoughts, prayers and condolences go out to him and his family. In contrast, my father is healthy and still with me. Upon hearing the news it was not difficult to find something to be thankful for. Not more than a week ago, I was sitting with both of my parents, laughing and enjoying their company. And while we would all love to have time off, it is a Blessing that we have the loved ones who are still with us. So this Thanksgiving I say, al-Hamdulillah (all thanks and praise belong to God) for my mother, my father, my friends and family. I pray for many happy returns. May all of you have a pleasant Thanksgiving. Salaams.

View From Back Seat of a Cab, 18^th and Samson

Thanksgiving break is officially here. My energy level is so low I could only muster two shots for today. Hope you all have good Turkey Days. Enjoy.

Street Scene, 16^th and JFK

Homeless Cart, Center City

The End Is Near. These are the words I hear most in my head these days. Everywhere I go on campus students and professors alike are consoling each other that the term’s almost done. Well, here’s a few more from the cell phone. Enjoy.

6,000 lbs. Limit, North Philly

Muslim Woman on Trolley #13, West Philly

Stairs, Temple University

Church Construction, West Philly

Door, West Philly

King of Falafel, 16^th and JFK

Self-portrait - 19^th Street Trolley Stop, Center City

Self-portrait - 19^th Street Trolley Stop, Center City