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RED BANK: THE VERY PICTURE OF SPRING

Spotted on Spring Street in Red Bank this beautiful spring Friday morning: an instant, and truly lifelike, still life image, pre-framed and ready for hanging. 

Check out more images found by the Accidental Photographer in the redbankgreen archive here. (Click to enlarge)

RUMSON: WORDS NEEDED FUR CHAIR BEAR

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RED BANK: A DATE WITH DESTINY?

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The photo cries out for a witty caption. Got one? (Photo by Trish Russoniello. Click to enlarge)

ACCIDENTAL PHOTO: TRACKING THE WEATHER

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The snow should end by 5 p.m. with an accummulation of less than two inches, the National Weather Service says. (Photo by Trish Russoniello. Click to enlarge)

MIDDLETOWN: WIRY CHARACTER SIGHTED

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ACCIDENTAL PHOTOGRAPHER: PINK SLIPPERED

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A CHANCE MEETING ON THE STREET

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redbankgreen‘s Accidental Photographer stumbled upon this busted-frame portrait just as you see it on River Road in Red Bank Saturday evening: on the ground, leaning against a pole, all by its lonesome.

What could it mean that it was out there? (Click to enlarge)

A LITTLE EARLY IN LITTLE SILVER

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redbankgreen‘s Accidental Photographer came upon this chair left out in the rain on Woodbine Avenue in Little Silver Tuesday night and thought it looked eager to welcome Thanksgiving guests.

SPLITTING THE PROFITS, TOO?

aphotographer_111410Spotted by redbankgreen‘s Accidental Photographer on Oceanport Avenue in Little Silver on Sunday, this sign… well, wow. Perhaps a reminder to the folks who took part in Saturday’s Wedding Walk in Red Bank to choose well? Click to enlarge.

ACCIDENTAL PHOTOGRAPHER

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Spotted by redbankgreen‘s Accidental Photographer at Garden State Auto Repair on Branch Avenue in Little Silver, this 1963 Rambler Classic seems to be saying something to passersby. But what?

With a blue tarp draped over its open hood creating the illusion of eternal blue skies ahead, and the blow-up globe in the back window — not to mention its name — this old jalopy seems to embody a wandering, open and hopeful spirit.

Or maybe that’s just us, feeling a little TGIF-y. What’s your take on it?

Have a great weekend, folks.

ACCIDENTAL PHOTOGRAPHER: GETTING BUGGY

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OK, we’re no entomologists here, but redbankgreen’s accidental photographer saw this mantis-looking fella chilling on a set of bicycle handlebars the other day and had to snap a pic.

Anybody out there know what this particular insect is called?

ACCIDENTAL PHOTOGRAPHER: WEED WHACKER

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Just north of Point Road Elementary School on Seven Bridges Road in Little Silver, the weeds needed a trim. Enter Wayne Elsbree (aka Mohawk Wayne), who struck a pose for redbankgreen’s Accidental Photographer Friday morning as he tamed the roadside overgrowth.

Could Monmouth County have sent a more apt stylist for the job?

ON ICE

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It’s beginning to look like winter out on the Shrewsbury River.

redbankgreen‘s accidental photographer captured this northward view of a dredge Thursday from the Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge, where a bridgetender told us the river has not frozen solid since 1996.

Is it likely to freeze soon?

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FOLIAGE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR

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OK, this season’s leaves aren’t as pale as this one, found yesterday on  newly painted pavement lines at Seven Bridge and Point Roads in Little Silver.

But if it seems the crop of fallen leaves isn’t as overall  crimson and radiant gold as in years past, all that rain we had this summer may be the culprit. According to the United States National Arboretum, heavy rain may cause the leaves to be lost before they develop their full color potential.

And speaking of rain, how would you like a weekend without any? That’s what appears to be on tap — a seemingly rare run of sunshiney days.

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6:35p ARRIVAL LAVIRRA p53:6

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No, it’s not quite one of those new double-decker passenger trains. But the glass-smooth Navesink River did a nice job of mirroring everything above it when redbankgreen‘s accidental photographer snapped the arrival of this southbound train from Hubbard’s Bridge one evening last week.

WALK THIS WAY… PLEASE

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Spotted by redbankgreen‘s accidental photographer one evening last week: a busy spider building a web near the corner of Hubbard Avenue and Navesink River Road in Middletown.