Covered in dust.

During a walk, we passed an old store where two men were restoring what time had slowly taken apart—cleaning, repairing plaster, bringing fragments back to life. In a corner sat a bale of hay. And behind it, something hidden.

A motorcycle.

Curiosity pulled us closer. The owner noticed, came outside, and struck up a conversation. I asked if I could take a photo. The bike itself couldn’t be moved—but the hay bale could. With a bit of effort, it revealed a vintage Hungarian Danuvia 125, dating back to the early 1960s. Dark red, covered in dust, draped in spiderwebs. Forgotten, but not gone.

Captured with a Canon 5DSR and Sigma 24–70mm Art, I chose a natural perspective—wide enough to include context, close enough to hold detail. Dust particles, worn paint, the quiet texture of time itself.

Machines like this tell a different kind of story. Built in an era where simplicity and function defined design, the Danuvia 125 was a lightweight, practical motorcycle—engineered for everyday use, not display. And yet here it was, decades later, preserved unintentionally.

I didn’t want to take too much of the man’s time. I thanked him for his openness and hospitality, and we moved on.

But for a moment, time stood still in that corner.

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Filippo Lippi painting—once the centrepiece of Florence's Palazzo Medici Chapel—to undergo two-year restoration https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/05/filippo-lippi-paintingonce-the-centrepiece-of-florences-palazzo-medici-chapelto-undergo-two-year-restoration?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Restoration #Conservation

Filippo Lippi painting—once the centrepiece of Florence's Medici Chapel—to undergo two-year restoration https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/05/filippo-lippi-paintingonce-the-centrepiece-of-florences-medici-chapelto-undergo-two-year-restoration?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Restoration #Conservation

"The window depicts “angeli ministrantes” and “angeli laudantes” – ministering and praising angels. Burne-Jones designed the angels, Morris the decorative leaf design." #architecture #restoration #church #cathedral www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

We needed some parts for our #movieprojector #restoration, and San Rafael still has an actual electronics parts store.

This is a power supply for a 16mm projector (ours use arc lights and that takes a lot of juice). This one failed during a show a week ago (thanks to a spare, and a quick-thinking volunteer, we got things up and running again in only a few minutes).
I had a scheduled visit with my "projector sensei" in San Rafael today, and I really prefer to get there by train+bike+ferry. This thing's heavy but in a backpack it's ok. I'm not going to try carrying a projector on my back though!
Anyway, the issue was a burnt out bridge rectified, and I'm happy to say this it's fixed and on it's way home.
If you want to read up on what this part does: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diode_bridge
#movieprojector #restoration #silentfilm