I stumbled upon this scene earlier in the week while on a political assignment. It struck me in the sense that the same scene could have existed twenty or even thirty years ago. Objects that used to be staples in our lives, such as phones with chords and cigarette dispensers, are now becoming things of the past.

Rain drops collect on a feather in Concord on Thursday, March 4, 2010.  (Concord Monitor photo/Katie Barnes)

Mechanic Howard Brown checks to see if the framing is level while working on a 1949 Chrysler Windsor at Complete Car Care in Concord on February 15, 2010. "I'm like a doctor, a car doctor," Brown said.
(Concord Monitor Photo/Max Bittle)

After 7 years of living in the USA I've noticed that I don't get so upset when the Americans gobble up all the medals at the Olympics.

I grew up living in an apartment complex located just down the road from a park where the stadium for the 1976 Olympics was built in Montreal.

I noticed this scene while driving back from an assignment a few days ago.  This is the bridal shop on Pleasant Street in Concord.

I found these strange ice patterns along a multi-use recreational trail in Concord... I think they look like vertebrae.

I spotted this mysterious object under the ice during an assignment on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010.  Can you guess what it is?

Concord Monitor photo / Katie Barnes

While waiting for an assignment to begin at the St. Paul's School on Friday, Jan. 15, 2010, I noticed this cracked window pane in the art building. 

Buster stares down my camera at the Concord dog park in Terrill Park on Friday, Jan. 15, 2010. Pet owners are trying to revive the Friends of the Concord Dog Park volunteer group that originally helped set up the leash-free area for dogs. See the story here.