ordinary wonder

observations of the everyday, ordinary, and mostly unnoticed details that shape our lives. This is a space for appreciating what happens when not much happens.

Ordinary Square

Náměstí 14. Října (14th October Square) Prague 5

Thursday, May 15, 2025 1:43 pm

Weather: Sunny, breezy, mostly-blue sky with scattered large white clouds.

I enter the public park at the square through its northwest entrance.

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Two Minutes of Red

Tram stop Náměstí Míru, Prague

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 9:15 am

Red things visible:

  • Tram 22 arriving at the opposite platform. Its number is 8559.
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Art Café Kunsthalle Praha Klárov, Prague

Sunday, May 11, 2025 11:20 am

The table top is wooden and has a square shape with a smooth black finish.

The top is set on a black metal column rising from a circular metal pedestal.

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Arbesovo náměstí, Prague

Saturday, May 10, 2025 9:23 am

Weather: cool spring morning, partly cloudy, no breeze

Three people sit at the bench inside the tram stop's enclosure.

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CAMP Prague New Town, Prague

Friday, May 9, 2025 2:27 pm

Sights:

  • The countertop is space gray in color. Its sleek surface has two parallel rows of eighteen metal (steel?) discs, representing CAMP's readily identifiable brand identity.
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Anděl, Prague

Thursday, May 7, 2025 2:10 pm

Outside weather: spring cool, overcast skies, light breeze

Sounds:

  • Coffee machine percolating, milk foaming
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Hotel Mandala Potsdamer Platz, Berlin

Monday, May 5, 2025 10:41 pm

Inside the room:

  • Large TV screen, turned off, but with a tiny red light glowing on the bottom right
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Potsdamer Platz, Berlin

Monday, May 5, 2025 12:20 pm

Signs, logos, brand names:

  • A large M with its second vertical line missing, enclosed in a circle, at its 1 o’clock position is a symbol of a feather.
  • Coca-Cola logo on the wooden menu holders on every table
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Potsdamer Platz, Berlin

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 Afternoon

Seats by the large glass windows of Pret A Manger’s corner cafe offer a view of:

  • the minimalist, airy, large cuboid structure of the entrance to the underground Bahnhof Potsdamer Platz
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Potsdamer Platz, Berlin

Monday, April 28, 2025 Late morning

Weather: cool, sunny, clear blue skies, light breeze

From this large cafe’s indoor corner table, customers having savored a breakfast served by the friendly wait staff can relax and enjoy a variety of views. Visible right now, for example, are:

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