Mark Finch

@katzenfinch.bsky.social

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A blue dot in a red state who likes bikes, photography, cooking, and dogs. All photos my own unless noted otherwise. WineCanine at the old place. Photos at https://katzenfinch.picfair.com

This is where the 16th Street dam in White River was until fairly recently. Now it’s the 16th Street rapids
A colorful bowl containing a breakfast of scrambled eggs and yellow squash
Tomato blossom with dew on plant hairs
A dark grey Weimaraner and a light grey Weimaraner being uncharacteristically tolerant of one another.
An old barn with a faded American flag painted on the front with a giant hole in the roof, the whole building in the process of collapsing
Monument to Caedmon, the father of English sacred song, in St. Mary’s churchyard in Whitby, England. Caedmon “fell asleep hard” in 680.
This 1951 Studebaker was used in The Muppet Movie (1979).
The ruined abbey in Whitby, England is mentioned in Bram Stoker’s book, Dracula. In this photo it is reflected in a pond.
A dense, mossy forest in Lochgilphead, Scotland
Storefront of a patisserie in Whitby, England called Marie Antoinette’s. Cakes are visible in the ground floor windows.
A 25-foot-tall monolith towers over gravestones in the All Saints Church in Rudston, England
A dense wood with lots of soft moss
Evening shot of standing stones on the Isle of Lewis in northwest Scotland.
A ruined abbey reflected in a pond
A ruined abbey illuminated by moonlight seen from the vantage point of a nearby churchyard. This abbey and churchyard are mentioned in the book Dracula by Bram Stoker.
Scenery and clouds near Dalkeith, Scotland
The lobby of the Melville Castle Hotel
Two shots of actress Virginia Mayo with the Borg-Warner trophy at the 1956 Indianapolis 500.
Interior of a red room with a bar, a typewriter, a sofa, and a sleeping dog.
Pulled pork on a platter, with bowls of red cabbage slaw with raisins, toasted walnuts, and blue cheese on the side
A mess of morel mushrooms
A sign in a rural location that says STOP CHEESE (I didn’t take this photo, and don’t know who did)
A statue of Persephone in Holcomb Gardens at Butler University, Indianapolis.
Black and white photo of the back of Budde’s Pizza; elements include a dumpster, the delivery door, some sheets of corrugated metal, and a gas meter with its own little roof.
A wrecked semi tractor with the trailer it was towing on its side behind it. Above the broken windshield on the cab spoiler is painted the word LUCKY Taken on I-74 in central Illinois 03/29/25
A blurry dog in the foreground looking over his shoulder at his companion who has an attentive expression on his face
A dark gray (“blue”) Weimaraner holding a pink Peeps bunny
A bicycle leaning against a tombstone in a cemetery
The United States Capitol Building with a guillotine erected in front of it
Shot of part of the back of a blue Subaru with an Ukraine flag magnet below its nameplate. The left end of a Bicycle Indiana license plate is visible on the right.
Inside a burial chamber where people have left offerings of plants, shells, rocks, and coins
A large abandoned house on a hill in Parke County, Indiana
A bicycle leaned against a snowbank on a gravel road
A fabric art piece featuring a deer, a lizard, a dragonfly and several other elements
An altered sign reading “Danger Weird” on the River Lee near London.
A covered bridge spanning a creek next to a dam with water pouring over the spillway, taken through a window in a mill
A black and white photograph of a phone booth in a hotel in Marietta, Ohio
A partially melted snowman with a top hat, red mittens, colorful buttons and googly eyes standing in front of a new picket fence
An Ansel Adams photograph of snow covered trees
A black and white photograph of a pay phone in a gas station parking lot taken at night. The phone is leaning at an angle, as are the metal posts embedded in the pavement to protect it. A house is visible in the background.
A rondeaux sitting on a counter filled with a pot roast consisting of chuck roast, carrots, and potatoes. thewickednoodle.com/chuck-roast
Two men are standing in front of a fireplace; the one on the right looks remarkably like the portrait of Satan hanging on the wall
A clamp on a ham on a plate on a counter
A frittata made in a cast iron skillet with 8 eggs, a wrinkly green pepper, a bunch of mostly wilted green onions, pecorino romano cheese, and six link sausages seasoned with salt, pepper, and thyme
Interior shot of a Costco store with very few shoppers in it due to a recent snowstorm. There was one checkout station open, and I was the only customer in it.
A yellow and blue Veterans Time Trial Association sticker on a yellow Woodrup bicycle
A green Brompton bicycle leaning on the railing of a wet bridge
Two Weimaraners standing by a snow covered wood pile looking at the photographer
The New River Gorge Bridge in autumn
Two roadside signs for two different businesses in Waveland, Indiana
A glass of wine and the bottle it came from perched on a crowded bookshelf
Heading up Trail 9 where it follows a stream bed
A photo of the John Hancock skyscraper in Chicago taken on a foggy evening