Andrew Trundlewagon's photos

Another glum photo from the Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, opened in 1829 and closed in 1971. The prison is now a ruin, open for visits. This is a recreation of Al Capone's cell. He was a prisoner in Philadelphia for about seven months, and seems to have lived in style, with a Victrola radio, a desk, a rug and paintings on the walls. He shared the cell with an embezzler.

Towards the light. Pennsylvania Penitentiary, Philadelphia. The Eastern State Penitentiary opened in 1829 and closed in 1971. The prison is now a ruin, open for visits. When it first opened the prisoners were held in solitary confinement 23 hours a day. Silence was absolute, the guards even wore special soft shoes to prevent making noise as they patrolled.

The barber's chair in Hell, Pennsylvania Penitentiary, Philadelphia. The Eastern State Penitentiary opened in 1829 and closed in 1971. Prisoners were held in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day. The prison is now a ruin, open for visits.

The hunter and the hunted. A hawk feeding in the woods, St, Bruno, Quebec.

Pale flax (Linum bienne) is, according to Wikipedia, the probable wild forebear of the cultivated flax. (South Downs, Sussex, UK)

Not every photo goes according to plan.

Hesitancy.

The sandy shore of lac des Deux Montagnes in the Le parc national d'Oka, Quebec. A sunny day early in autumn. This is about halfway between two beaches with very different occupants. The beach in front, across the bay is a family-oriented beach. Roughly the same distance in the opposite direction behind the photo is a beach that is used mostly by nudists.

Watermint growing beside a small lake.

A blast of autumn colour before the long sleep of winter.

Light at the end of the tunnel. Early in autumn.

Reflected autumn leaves.

Plants behaving badly: Beech-drops (Epifagus virginiana) are parasitic plants that grow on the roots of beech trees. They only emerge above ground to flower. Beech-drops lack chlorophyll as they obtain all their nutrients from the host trees with most of their life spent underground attached to the tree root. In this way they can survive in the deep shade of the forest floor. The flowering plants are about 20 to 30 cm tall and look like dead sticks until backlit, when the delicacy of their flowers appears.

The REM (Réseau express métropolitain), a new light rail system for Montreal and its suburbs. It has been open for about a year, but so far only serves five stations (out of about 24). It works very well so far, except that the brains behind its design forgot to include enough parking at the stations to make it a more practical option than simply driving to town. I guess you can't expect everything.

An azure butterfly feeding on goldenrod flowers.

A small Downy woodpecker.

Fox tail grass with an empty silk cocoon, probably built by a spider.