I finally got around to developing a roll of film I started back in February. It's always interesting to see what shows up, since I tend to keep a camera with me and snap random interesting stuff I run across: cool cars, funny signs, whatever. It turned out that this one had some before and after pix of the work I did on my front porch this spring. The brick border on top of the wall makes a striking difference, and although it may not have the best contrast, the Chinese dragon which appears white in the top pic is the same blue as the flowerpots in the second pic.
Before:
After:
And one of these days, I'm going to paint the big "stone" panther (best visible in the top shot) solid black and drag him around to prowl in my backyard....