Bricks & Stones +repost

... or rock in the wall, or both.  Here is another from Columbia.  Preston has posted many images of brick, doors, windows and buildings over the years.  It's a terrific little old mining town loaded with photo ops.

I'm posting this more for the story really than the image. Thought I would share.  I found this wall off the main street kinda tucked away by some back doors.  I thought it was an interesting wall, combined of brick and stone.  Not sure the story behind these (as there were a number of various designs like this around town - Maybe Mr. Columbia and fill us in.

Anyway, I'm set up, looking through the viewfinder, setting the tripod, the usual stuff.  Behind me I hear a young voice faintly asking her mother, "what is he taking a picture of?"  And just as I turned to look, Mom says, "It's art." with a smile on her face, and I replied out saying, that's right!   I'm sure she was local and I sensed a slight sarcasm in there... probably because she's seen countless photogs taking a picture of this very wall.    Made my day though.

Thanks for looking!