The Flickr Cigarettebuttdisposal Image Generatr

According to what I was taught as a child, the gate is the Door of My Heart, which I either open or close to Jesus, depending on the strength of Satan's grip on my life at any given moment.

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In Big Stone Gap, Virginia, on December 29th, 2013, on the south side of Wood Avenue East, between East 3rd Street South and East 4th Street South.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Big Stone Gap (2110663)
• Wise (county) (2002195)

Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
• awnings (300254200)
• chain link fences (300002002)
• dampness (300068676)
• deterioration (300054106)
• Fungi (kingdom) (300265679)
• gates (300002916)
• moss (plant) (300262568)
• shingle (300014898)
• sidewalks (300003893)

Wikidata items:
• brick architecture (Q41955438)
• December 29 (Q2862)
• December 2013 (Q3039186)

Looking at and thinking about the windows and the cigarette disposal, I figure this building is more appealing to look at than it would be to live in. Which is fine with me; I do not live here. I like the snaking brown downspout.

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In St. Paul, Minnesota, on February 27th, 2012, on the east side of Snelling Avenue (Minnesota Route 51), north of Bayard Avenue.

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Library of Congress classification idea:
NA7861 Apartment houses—United States—Pictorial works.
NA3010 Doorways—Pictorial works.
F614.S4 Saint Paul (Minn.)—Pictorial works.

The vertical stripes of protrusions were intended to provide visual "resting places" as your eyes scan the large expanse of façade.

The awning or canopy extends out past the sidewalk; this will be useful for keeping your VIPs out of the rain when you're dropping them off here.

There's a halo of soot on the wall adjacent to the cigarette receptacle's insertion hole.

A gas meter design idea.

What formerly occupied the large square to the right of the black trashcan?

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In downtown Wilmington, North Carolina, on December 30th, 2012, off the east side of North Front Street between Princess Street and Market Street.

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Library of Congress classification ideas:
NA3008 Canopies, Architectural—Pictorial works.
NA3010 Doorways—Pictorial works.
NA4120 Building, Brick—United States—Pictorial works.
F264.W7 Wilmington (N.C.)—Pictorial works.

I worked very hard to compose this carefully.

Walk under the dolphins -- past the old melted-down plastic ciggies disposal and the painting of the plant -- to your car!, or to the door of your house.

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In downtown Wilmington, North Carolina, on December 30th, 2012, inside a parking garage off the west side of North Front Street between Princess Street and Market Street.

The brand name of the ruined cigarette receptacle is "Smokers Cease-Fire."

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Library of Congress classification ideas:
ND2605 Mural painting and decoration, American.
N7668.D65 Dolphins in art.
N8240 Sea in art.
N7680 Plants in art.
NA6370.P37 Parking garages—United States—Pictorial works.
NA3010 Doors—Pictorial works.
TS2280 Smoking paraphernalia—Pictorial works.
F264.W7 Wilmington (N.C.)—Pictorial works.

During brilliant sunshine I need to run for the shadows of shade areas, alongside the walls of buildings — but why must these kinds of places always smell like pee.

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In downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 22nd, 2010, outside "The Plaza" hotel and casino (erected in 1971), at the northwest corner of Main Street and Carson Avenue.

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Library of Congress classification ideas:
NA6810 Casinos—United States—Pictorial works.
TX945.5.M33 McDonald's Corporation—Pictorial works.
NA3705 Tiles—Pictorial works.
TK4351 Light bulbs—Pictorial works.
TH7725 Lighting, Architectural and decorative—Pictorial works.
F849.L35 Las Vegas (Nev.)—Pictorial works.