The art of seeing or not

Sometimes when we stop and look at something we've passed over and over again, we see it in a way that we never saw it before. Is it a wall or is it a fence? Are we looking through it or at it? What about its "eyes?" Is it a mirror with blue panels, or are there open spaces between the panels? Is it the face of a comic book monster watching us as we drive by?

Next time you go somewhere, carry a camera and start looking at things you've looked at everyday but in a new way. For example, the back of your favorite diner. You know, the one with all the chrome trim, the genuine naugahyde upholstered booths with those authentic Formica table tops, the counter with the swivel stools, and the mouthwatering displays of every kind of dessert known to mankind.

Our favorite blast-from-the-past is the Blue Colony Diner-Restaurant just off Exit 10 on I-84 in Newtown, Connecticut. Stop in sometime and see for yourself. (The food is really good, too!)