Illusory Promise
I often don't understand the images I like.
I have no adequate reason for having taken these images and I have a lot more like them.
![The way people chose to decorate their buildings has always been a mystery to me. Paris, France. Apartment building with dog's mouth.](https://static.livebooks.com/d87f3054593f44f0aa826782230213f9/i/b5816fd7dfa94f6894d76ad52e08569e/1/GCuCv726gZycFxatR9d99n/Apartment%20building%20with%20dog%2527s%20mouth%208.5.jpg)
Apartment building with dog's mouth.
The way people chose to decorate their buildings has always been a mystery to me. Paris, France.
![If you have a big canvas mural do you really need a door within a door? Brasov, Romania. Mysterious bike mural.](https://static.livebooks.com/d87f3054593f44f0aa826782230213f9/i/ead13efcadc44b25a212ecc04f733643/1/GCuCv726gZycFxatR9d99n/Bike%20mural%20with%20door%208.5-2.jpg)
Mysterious bike mural.
If you have a big canvas mural do you really need a door within a door? Brasov, Romania.
![It takes a long time to see all the things going on here. Bulgaria. Bike with little Christ in the back.](https://static.livebooks.com/d87f3054593f44f0aa826782230213f9/i/a05b68dae7104ef3af8f42f387aff4f3/1/GCuCv726gZycFxatR9d99n/Bike%20with%20little%20Christ%20in%20the%20back%208.5.jpg)
Bike with little Christ in the back.
It takes a long time to see all the things going on here. Bulgaria.
![In the distance seen through the pinnacle of bad Soviet hotel design. Moldova. Deck reflection on the Black Sea.](https://static.livebooks.com/d87f3054593f44f0aa826782230213f9/i/c2130b331b5a45ad8d444a99221b33f5/1/GCuCv726gZycFxatR9d99n/Deck%20reflection%20on%20the%20Black%20Sea%208.5.jpg)
Deck reflection on the Black Sea.
In the distance seen through the pinnacle of bad Soviet hotel design. Moldova.
![I get the idea that no one is supposed to mess with the jug, but the string? Pazin, Croatia. Bondage jug.](https://static.livebooks.com/d87f3054593f44f0aa826782230213f9/i/c701bd34a9f54dd7ab8dadf30ab477b0/1/GCuCv726gZycFxatR9d99n/crooked%20pot%20pazin%2010.jpg)
Bondage jug.
I get the idea that no one is supposed to mess with the jug, but the string? Pazin, Croatia.
![This feels like mining in a jigsaw puzzle. Cusco, Peru. A mural undergoing restoration.](https://static.livebooks.com/d87f3054593f44f0aa826782230213f9/i/bc2b53edee90408b92eb8a49a89ac496/1/GCuCv726gZycFxatR9d99n/A%20mural%20undergoing%20restoration%2010.jpg)
A mural undergoing restoration.
This feels like mining in a jigsaw puzzle. Cusco, Peru.
![Did they lower the hoop or what? Snowbird, Utah. Snow basket.](https://static.livebooks.com/d87f3054593f44f0aa826782230213f9/i/ab2a85e6da57466baf2351093126660a/1/GCuCv726gZycFxatR9d99n/Snow%20basket%2010.jpg)
Snow basket.
Did they lower the hoop or what? Snowbird, Utah.
![Will someone please get him out of the kitchen? Baywood Park, California. Jungle cooking.](https://static.livebooks.com/d87f3054593f44f0aa826782230213f9/i/f4e359ec95f343a19db64b94a7e0eaec/1/GCuCv726gZycFxatR9d99n/Jungle%20cooking%2010.jpg)
Jungle cooking.
Will someone please get him out of the kitchen? Baywood Park, California.
![All that red laundry for one woman leaves me wondering. Arles, France. An exhibition called "Faits diverse."](https://static.livebooks.com/d87f3054593f44f0aa826782230213f9/i/db4dd2d314874bea9c325e80175a9484/1/GCuCv726gZycFxatR9d99n/An%20exibition%20called%20%22Faits%20diverse.%22%208.jpg)
An exhibition called "Faits diverse."
All that red laundry for one woman leaves me wondering. Arles, France.
![A grimy underground corridor leading to St. Peter's. Nothing to see here, just keep moving. Rome. Walking to the Vatican.](https://static.livebooks.com/d87f3054593f44f0aa826782230213f9/i/a5d3836878a643958654f8cc371095fb/1/GCuCv726gZycFxatR9d99n/Walking%20to%20the%20Vatican.%208.5.jpg)
Walking to the Vatican.
A grimy underground corridor leading to St. Peter's. Nothing to see here, just keep moving. Rome.
![She said that cowboys were her weakness. Santa Fe, New Mexico . Cowboy in my eye.](https://static.livebooks.com/d87f3054593f44f0aa826782230213f9/i/de3a3e2b79084f8d8b69b085fd43349b/1/GCuCv726gZycFxatR9d99n/cowboy%20in%20my%20eye%20NM%2095.jpg)
Cowboy in my eye.
She said that cowboys were her weakness. Santa Fe, New Mexico .
![I'll believe it when I see it. New York City. Witness relocation.](https://static.livebooks.com/d87f3054593f44f0aa826782230213f9/i/d0e7dfb18b1a45a080f41038d4dc4f72/1/GCuCv726gZycFxatR9d99n/whitness%20relocation%20livebooks.jpg)
Witness relocation.
I'll believe it when I see it. New York City.