“You can never go home again, but the truth is you can never leave home, so it’s all right.”
~Maya Angelou
New York, USA
San Francisco, USA
Stay Home
Sydney, Australia
Sos, Spain
Bergen, Norway
San Francisco, USA
Stockholm, Sweden
San Francisco, USA
Kyoto, Japan
Go Away
No Invitation
“Ya’ know that old trees just grow stronger
And old rivers grow wilder ev’ry day
Old people just grow lonesome
Waiting for someone to say, ‘Hello in there, hello’.”
~John Prine
Jane Lurie Photography 
the black and whites are my favorites. Hi there. I am going around the neighborhood introducing myself. My name is Marc. My blog contains excerpts from my book The Driveway Rules. It contains memoirs about growing up with undiagnosed autism. I hope you stop by.
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Hi Marc, Glad you enjoyed my photos- thanks very much. I appreciate your visit here and wish you luck with your new book.
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Of course, being in a John Prine state of mind, I’ve come through this post as well. The Maya Angelou quote was just what I needed today as I am reflecting on returning home (NYC beautifully pictured here) after a long absence. Closest I’ve been to it in 7 years, yet so out of reach right now. This post widened my perspective of home, making me realize that I can now call many ports home after years on the sea, the world is my home, home is where the boat is, home is a state of mind, and home is still just a phone call away.
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Hi Lisa, I’m so glad this post spoke to you. (this song always makes me cry…little did I know when I posted this what was about to happen to John Prine)
I’m from NJ and so NYC is close to my heart. You are fortunate to have called many places home for brief periods and I love your definition of home…so true. What a wonderful adventure you have had these past years! I am thankful to have been able to travel a great deal but the way you have done it is amazing. 🙂 Thank you for being in touch.
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Absolutely lovely series, Jane, great combination of the somber times but the love of humanity.
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Thanks so much, Jet. You’ve said it beautifully. 💙
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A wonderful post that relates so well to our times. With scenes from several places … it reminds us, we are all in this together. I love John Prine lyrics … I hope he pulls through.
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Thank you, Denise. I’m pleased you took away that message and how terrible about the recent new about John Prine. So sad. Hope you are doing well. 💙
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A perfect series that so well illustrates the emptiness and loneliness we all feel in these challenging times. All those cities, completely empty, if not at the time of capture, so in fact right now. Strange and scary. I take solace in the words of Maya Angelou.
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Thank you, Otto. How strange that the images take on a whole new meaning in these sad times. I hope you and your family are faring well. Stay safe and healthy. Appreciate you stopping by. 💙
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So far me and my family is doing just fine. 🙂 Thanks.
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That’s great. 😊
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Hi, Jane. his is another fine collection. I especially enjoyed “Stay Home” and “Stockholm”. Your inclusion of John Prine’s lyric is so very poignant. Hope he pulls through. Everyone who is dealing with this virus has a story and he has written and sung so many good ones.
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Thank you, Steve. These images bring on a whole new sentiment now. I couldn’t believe it when they announced yesterday about John Prine. He’s a favorite– we saw him in concert not that long ago. He was obviously in my thoughts when I made this post. Very sad. Take care and stay healthy. 💙
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the framing of the first photograph is just magnificent and I, as always appreciated the others with an attraction for the yellow, blue and white facade
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Thank you, Yoshimi. That image of NY is a favorite- glad you enjoyed it and the others. I hope you are doing well and are safe and stay healthy. 💙
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Thank you Jane, it’s okay but I’m staying confined to my 38m2 Parisian apartment … it’s not easy
I hope all is well for you and your loved ones in the States
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I’m glad you’re safe, Yoshimi. We are doing the same. Our worlds are small right now.
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Reading the first quote and then seeing the photo of New York brings tears, Jane. The post is melancholy, but for me, the SF balconies with yellow panels and the interior shot with the staircase and an open door are more cheerful. Let’s leave it there. 🙂
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I know, Lynn, I was melancholy putting this together, revisiting images that now have a whole new perspective on living in our world. With hope, these images will again mean home in a positive way, although, I bet there are good things happening behind those doors right now. Sadly, it was announced yesterday that John Prine has the virus and is critical. So my thoughts of him (a favorite songwriter) when I created this post were rather prescient. Thank you, friend, as always for sharing your thoughts. 💙
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I think if the feeling you had while making the post came across to me, many miles away, you really succeeded. Prine is still hanging in there…I just listened to him singing with Stephen Colbert – wow, just plain sweet.
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I saw the Colbert duet. Talk about a good cry…❤️
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I love doorways, particularly in old places.
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Thank you, Lisa. Me, too. And the stories that lie behind them. Appreciate your visit and hope you and your family are doing well.
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And the stories that can be created by these photos. We are. I am hoping yours is as well.
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Hello In There too. These pictures of place we live in look so good this time of crisis. They are very nice.! Oh can’t help to say thank you to those who still serve the society, not just the obvious ones but there are many more we may not aware of.
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Hello In There, YC. Thank you and you are so right, the people on the front lines caring for people with this virus are the heroes among many others. I hope you are safe and stay healthy. 💙
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Lovely collection!
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Thank you, Graham. Hope you are managing all of this well. 💙
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Beautiful pictures, my friend, I’m especially take with Bergen, Stockholm and San Francisco; and that second quote, especially relevant at the moment – and I’m sure I have Bette Midler singing it. 🙂
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HI Adrian, Thank you. It was poignant going through these images and how they’ve brought on a whole new meaning. Sadly, it was just announced that John Prine has the virus and is critical. 😦 He’s a favorite songwriter of mine.
I hope you are managing well – be safe and stay healthy, friend. 💙
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Jane, this is just such a great collection for this theme, I love your images, because they are very storytelling. Stay safe my friend
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Thank you, Cornelia. I do enjoy gathering images that tell a story. Happy you appreciate that. Be safe and healthy, friend. 💙
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Beautiful post….may we come out of this wiser and kinder!!
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Thank you, Therese. Yes, let’s hope so. Wishing you healthy days. 💙Appreciate your visit!
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beautiful…haunting images! Thank you for sharing! Stay safe and take care! sending you greetings from Vancouver
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Thank you so much, “Someone”. It’s nice to know you are out there and appreciate your visit. Take care and stay safe, too. 💙
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Wonderful to see Sydney’s red door. There’s another door that’s always open for our friends no matter how we connect. Sally
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Hi Sally, How wonderful to hear from you. I was missing you and Sydney as I revisited my images. I agree, knowing that friendship doors are always open helps in times of crisis. Hope you and Jock are safe and stay healthy. ❤️
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Wonderful collection Jane. So beautifully framed.
Alison
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Thank you, Alison. Photographs form a new meaning depending on the circumstances. Hope you and Don are safe and stay healthy. 💙
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Each image is a work of art, and each resonates profoundly during the current crisis. Keep safe.
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Hi Carol, Thank you. Poignant and sad times that give images a new meaning. I’m glad for your appreciation. Hoping you are safe in SA. 💙
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beautiful photos. thank you for letting us see. stay healthy, best regards from berlin.
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Thank you so much, Wolken. Wishing you safe and healthy days. 💙
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thank you. you too. 💙
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Perfect quotes and possibly your best collection ever. Absolutely marvelous.
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Thank you, Michael. How nice to read– I’m glad you enjoyed this one despite its melancholy tone. Much appreciated. 💙
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It’s a surreal world right now.
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Hi Brian, It sure is. I hope you are safe and stay healthy. Take care. 💙
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These are great, spot on. Particularly like the yellow and blue SF building with balconies.
Thanks, Jane!
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Thanks, Adam. These homes have taken on a whole new meaning. Hope you are doing well.
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That Maya Angelou line makes such a marvelous title for all your perfect ‘closeups’ (and not so closeups) !
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Thank you, Sreddigari. Much appreciated.
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Haunting images.
Excellent work, Jane.
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Thanks, Rabirius. They’ve taken on a whole new meaning. Hope you stay safe and healthy. 💙
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Ahhh… the places you’ve been! What a joy to relive your travels through the treasured images you’ve come back with! Thanks for taking me along. 😊
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Thank you, Gunta. Hope you continue to weather the storm well. Appreciate you traveling with me. 💙
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Your title and opening quotation remind me that before John Prine and Maya Angelou came Thomas Wolfe, whose novel Look Homeward, Angel appeared in 1929, and whose You Can’t Go Home Again was posthumously published in 1940.
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Thanks, Steve. More themes of home.
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For a shut in, you get around!
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Haha, Bob. Mind traveling now. 🙂
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A nice portfolio of empty of streets.
I remember your “No Invitation” from a previous post. I like your stairwell so much that I may have to come over and crash at your place for a few weeks, or months, with my cats in tow (lol). 🙂
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Hi David, Thanks. Now these are more poignant than ever. You are right, I posted “Invitation” a while ago. We may have to negotiate about the cats… 😂
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The cats would likely hang out with me. But, as long as they have a window … 🙂
I asked Megan, who’s renting our house in the old neighborhood, how she’s doing and how our old neighbors are doing. Megan said she’s doing okay. She hopes to get back to work soon. Megan works as a project engineer with a small Intel subsidiary, but is on indefinite furlough. Her neighbors, they’re not exactly going to work either. She has seen those who walk their dogs regular still walking their dogs. I don’t know how we’ll do on another month of reduced contact. If it means we stay well, gotta do it.
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Indeed we do. We must be vigilant and strong. We take long walks in the city carefully avoiding anyone who comes by. Scary days.
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Wow, this post powerfully speaks volumes! ❤
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Thanks, Eliza. Our sad world right now. Take care. ❤️
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A beautiful story board of image’s Jane.
Stay safe. 🤗☘️
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Thank you, George, and you, too. Be safe.💙
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All of them so beautiful. The lack of people gives them a haunting impression.
What has become of our world.
Be safe.
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Thank you, Andrew. Indeed, when and how will this end. Take care. 💙
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John Prine and Maya Angelou… Very wise minds and hearts…
Regards Thom
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Hi Thom, They got to me, today. Especially that verse from Prine… Thanks for stopping by and hope you are faring well. 💙
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PS Thom, just heard that John Prine has Covid symptoms and is in critical condition. 😢💔
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Very sorry to hear that
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