I’m feeling rather obstructed in my progress these days. Here are 4 photos of gates and doors that I couldn’t get through.
September, 2009. Sevilla, Spain.
August, 2011. Macau.
March, 2012. New York, NY.
August, 2012. Massachusetts.
Clearly, I am able to attach significance to these bits of metal (unlike those of 2 days ago). Also, I do seem to get around, even when I’m not getting through…
collecting tokens 
Those are cool photos. I need to learn to take my camera with me wherever I go. Not that I’d find photos as cool as yours, but at least I’d have much more interesting photos to share.
Thanks, Ally! I have been out of the habit of carrying my camera around since I got my iPhone, but I’m still generally happier with the photos I get with my real camera. And I bet you could find lots of cool photos that I wouldn’t even think to take! It’s fun to see how different people are drawn to different subject matter.
These are great. I like how different they all are despite the similar theme.
I’m catching up on selected older posts (which means, of course, that I’m supposed to be packing and am procrastinating). I love that you found these great locked gate photos for a time when you’re feeling your progress obstructed — that sounds like a throwaway “good job!” but I don’t mean it as such. I often have trouble thinking of an appropriate symbolic image for an emotional state (or even more generally something like “my mood of the past week”). I think you often find very good ones, though!