Winter light does strange things. It turned the white wall beside me a soft yellow, almost warm, and then—just outside—there it was. The bluest blue imaginable. A porta-potty framed perfectly in the window like it was meant to be admired.

I think I took the photo to remind myself what home renovation actually feels like. The mess. The delays. The quiet comedy of temporary structures becoming permanent fixtures.

For weeks months, that blue box stood there, a little sentinel guarding unfinished work. A reminder that progress isn’t always photogenic—but sometimes the waiting is.

Taken on 21 February, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona.

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🪟 Probably Nothing is an every-so-often photo log where each issue features one small moment that was… well, probably nothing. Think morning light on a coffee maker, or the way a cloud decides to be dramatic on an otherwise unremarkable day.