January is the month where I try to participate in Linda G. Hill’s Just-Jot-it-January challenge. The JusJoJan prompt for today is Invigorating by Wendy at Wendy’s Waffle. Please drop by Wendy’s place. I was just there, it’s pretty nice.

Now, let’s turn to the hometown challenge, if you will. The CFFC challenge this week is the last time we’ll be looking for buildings. Our prompt: All about buildings: Wide and narrow. As I have mentioned several times, I have a loose definition of building, so if you think it’s a building, it’s a building. Similarly, wide and narrow are often defined by context. Also, as always, you can share new photos or photos from your archive. One thing that Cee and Linda have in common is that they taught us that the most important thing is to have fun.

I’ll start with JusJoJan. I like to walk in the morning – usually before 8:00. Yesterday’s walk was invigorating. It was 17°f (-8°c) and we had a sustained wind of 8 mph (13 kph) and gusts as high as 27 mph (43 kph) 

Let’s move on to CFFC. I’ve selected photos from my archive:

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71 responses to “Wide and Narrow — CFFC — JusJoJan”

  1. Ooo..I like that NPR building, sorry I never got to see it.

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    1. After they tore it down, I was glad I took this picture.

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      1. Yes, we don’t realize how much documenting we are doing until things change like that.

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  2. Good morning Dan your walk certainly sounds very invigorating with the low temperature and wind gusts!

    Great photos too! Is the taxi booth chained up to stop it being stolen? 💜

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    1. Thanks Willow. The chain is/was to keep people from jumping the line. You had to wait for (and tip) the Cab Starter to get a cab. It’s funny, the line was sometimes very long. But, if you walked to the end of the block, you could hail a cab off the street.

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      1. Lol we don’t have to tip a ‘cab starter ” but we have to queue ! But as you say walk around the corner and you can hail a taxi 💜💜💜

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        1. You guys probably don’t need the chain. You’re pretty good about queues.

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          1. We are and we get put out by those who don’t Queue…and we have a lot of non Brits now who think we are barely sane with “after yous” 🤣🤣🤣

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            1. Haha – I was amazed when I was buying a train ticket. I thought, in New York, this would be a mob scene, but the line just moved quietly along.

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            2. yes indeed most people play the game 💜💜

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  3. Nice one’s metro stations, you just gave me an idea

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    1. I love those stations. I look forward to seeing the results of your idea.

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  4. […] CFFC: All about buildings – Wide and Narrow […]

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  5. Great selections Dan

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  6. VERY nice gallery of photos, Dan! (I enjoy morning walks, too. :-) )

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    1. Thanks Dave. Your morning walking buddy also seems to meander (that word was the prompt a couple days ago).

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      1. Ha, Dan! True! Misty the cat is a meander master. :-) (In addition to walking Misty, I also take a solo human walk later in the morning. :-) )

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  7. You covered ‘invigorating’ and ‘wide and narrow’ in fine fashion. This time of year, even a short walk before 8 am would be invigorating!

    The women’s memorial and Washington monument/capitol are excellent examples of wide and narrow. Love the taxi stand and DC metro station and that tall and narrow house.

    Great gallery Dan. Happy Monday. Hoping this first full week of 2025 is a good one for you.

    Ginger 🦋

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    1. Thanks Ginger. It’s cold and windy again today. That’s the worst walking weather. I’m glad you like these examples. I’m sure I looked like a tourist when I was in D.C. and NYC, but that’s OK.

      I hope you have a great week. Stay warm!

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  8. I particularly like the tall and narrow brick house.

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    1. I’m glad, Liz. I love brick buildings.

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  9. […] Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Wide and Narrow […]

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  10. Am I weird because I like the rusty phone cell best? Nevertheless, the whole gallery is great.

    Here is my contribution today: https://picturesimperfectblog.com/2025/01/06/the-wide-and-the-narrow-in-aachen/

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    1. Not weird at all. It’s there because I really like it.

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  11. The 2nd to the last photo of that narrow house–of course, I could live there! You post so many that would suit me to a T! They tore down the NPR building?! Had it been in bad shape? I’m glad you took a photo of it, too.

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    1. I could live in a lot of places I photograph. NPR needed more room. They moved to a new location, and then they tore that building down. I think they built another hotel on that spot. It’s not far from the Convention Center.

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  12. Wonderful photos Dan. I like the metro station and the red brick building.
    Your walk sounded, epic.

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    1. Thanks, Suzette. I don’t mind the cold nearly as much as the wind.

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      1. Yes, the wind chill is brrrr.

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  13. That brick building is my very mostest favorite!

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    1. I do love that building – I’m glad you do, too.

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  14. A super gallery of pics, Dan. Your weather is mirroring ours with a forecast of snow and more cold beginning tomorrow. I’m never surprised by it (it never fails to be brutally cold during the National Western Stock Show which begins this weekend for a couple of weeks) but as I get older, it’s brutal on the ole joints and bones. Morning walks have been pushed to late morning. Yesterday there was hoar frost around which is unbelievably beautiful.

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    1. I do love looking at frost and fog. I can deal with the cold, but I don’t like the wind.

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      1. Right there with you, Dan. Wind is beyond dreadful.

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  15. I love all of these photos, Dan! You nailed the challenge!

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  16. muy frio as we say in South Texas. I enjoy a brisk walk on an indoor track 🤣

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    1. I’m not sure that’s fair ;-)

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      1. Your way is better. The scenery has to be lovely ☺️

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    Brrr! That walk would have required a lot of layers :) Great pics!

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    1. Thanks Denise. Layers, hat, gloves. The wind is the worst part. I try not to walk when the temperature is below 20, but the windchill drops below that. It feels good to get some exercise, but it feels better coming back to a warm house.

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    1. I love that taxi stand.

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  18. […] to finally have something to share for this week’s Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Wide and Narrow, recently taken over by Dan at No Facilities […]

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  19. My favorite is definitely the taxi stand. Color red and Doctor Who might show up. 😁

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  20. A cool collection of photos, Dan, and appropriate to the day. That tall narrow brick building puts me in mind of where I used to live (except that there was a veritable sea of them there.) Hugs.

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    1. Thanks Teagan. Too much of a good thing?

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  21. I really like that brick house. (K)

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  22. […] week for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge, bloggers are asked to share photos of buildings that are either narrow or wide. Above there’s a […]

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  23. […] Dan’s #CFFC (Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge) where this week’s invitation is narrow or wide […]

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  24. […] For more interesting narrow & wide photos, and/or to share yours, visit CFFC. […]

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  25. […] this week’s challenge by Dan’s CFFC I decided to search through my archives to see what I could select for his challenge of Wide and […]

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  26. We have wind like that year round here. In the winter they feel so much colder don’t they! Mark Twain wrote 2 1/2 pages describing the Zephyr winds here in the valley in his book Roughing it. It’s an accurate, and hilarious description.

    I love that yellow phone box! I’ve never seen a taxi phone box and I didn’t notice it while I visited GCS. It’s so valuable they’re chaining it up! Is it still there?

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  27. […] Wide and Narrow for this week’s CFFC – So many interpretations and opportunities to duck n dive😅 […]

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  28. Interesting mix Dan – Hangars are always an option for wide! Love the subway and the old Post Office building 😎👍 Here’s mine… Wide and Narrow — CFFC – Images from Finchley

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  29. […] week on CFFC hosted by Dan the topic is Wide and Narrow Buildings. Both of these photos were taken at Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in the Outer Banks, […]

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  30. Well done, Dan! I can’t even pick a favorite.

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      1. You’re welcome, Dan.

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  31. […] Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: All about buildings: Wide and narrow. […]

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