Back West

Day 178



This guy usually sits on my desk and reminds that there is a world outside my office that is waiting to be explored. This evening he went into the outside and felt the sun on his back. Or he would have felt it if he were not made of an old railroad spike.

My One Cent

Day 168



This wheat penny is from 1956. Nothing else in the room, including me, was even around back then. I wonder about old coins like this, where they have been, and the paths they've taken to wind up where they are. Back when it was minted, no one could have guessed that one day 52 years later it would be blogged about as the photo of day.

Kinetic

Day 162



In between two waves of some nicely powerful thunderstorms, the sky turned the kind of color you only see when the weather is intense. This piece of kinetic art (aka: moves when the wind blows on it) managed to stay intact, which is more than I can say for this wooden rocking chair.

Fred Frog

Day 160



We took the kids into Fred City for the Frederick Festival of the Arts. The kids like this fest because of the paddle boats, and I have the sweat stains and sunburn to prove it. This frog was courtesy of Rick Heard from Rick Heard's Garden Originals, from whom we actually wound up buying another frog which I'm sure will show up here before too long. I also enjoyed many of the photography booths, but to be honest I routinely see stuff on Flickr and Zooomr that is as good as or better than much of what was being sold.

Concentric Sevens

Day 141



Good day, and welcome to Day 141. I took a walk around my kingdom this evening hunting for the number seven, when I saw this flower, which is the closest thing we have to yard art. I had considered shooting this back during Entropy Month, but I am glad that I waited, especially now that the Irises are in bloom behind it.

Not Your Time

Day 99



A country church along a meandering country road has a small cemetery with very old stones that remind us that people have been living and dying here for a very long time.

All This Time

Day 97



I went on a photo-riding expedition back to the truck graveyard from Day 19. This time I actually got permission from the proprietor, who was quite an interesting guy, as you might expect from someone who collects old rusty Ford trucks.

Cutlery

Day 88



And yet another shot from the big kitchen drawer of wonderful stuff. This is my most favorite untensil, unless you count the spoon.

Give Me Steam

Day 87



Does anyone remember that old song - I think it was by Peter Gabriel? I don't feel like looking it up now, since I am currently lacking in the very thing that the song is about.

World Turning Circles

Day 84



Another in the photo-from-the-kitchen-drawer series.

Barbie

Day 73



Swung by some industrial building with weird towers, but this was the only really interesting shot in the bunch.

I'll Be Behind You

Day 65



We've seen it before, and I'm sure we'll see it again.

Between Us

Day 55



You may not be able to tell from this picture, but the color for the final week of Color Theory Challenge is yellow. I actually took nearly this same shot on Day 54 (which would have been nice for the Green Week), but had accidentally left my ISO on 1600 from Day 53. Even so, that shot wasn't terrible, but since we walked all the way back to Esplanade Ave, this one became the keeper.

Turn Me On

Day 51



Here at the house of Roth, we go through hose bibs like most people go through potato chips. This green beauty is the third in this location in less than five years. Figured I should capture it before it too needs to be replaced.

Top Popper

Day 39



Don't know if this counts as a red picture or not, but that was my intention. I was going to call it "Opener" but then realized I already used that title way back on Day 3.

Better Than One

Day 30



A retired railroad spike reflects on itself. We picked this up years ago from Brunswick, MD, when my son was heavy into trains. It got shiny after we sanded off years of rust.

Accidental

20 January 2008



This saxophone was very old when I bought it at a yard sale in 1988. What this picture fails to capture is the smell.

Shine No More

19 January 2008



Not far from home is an old stone barn next to a truck graveyard. I was only slightly trespassing to get this shot.

Twister

16 January 2008



Feel free to guess what this really is. I'll give you a hint - I'd never seen one before I visited England.

Mugger

15 January 2008



These pewter things hang in our kitchen, but I'm not sure what they are. They are like bottomless mugs (not the free refills kind). They caught my eye when the just risen sun was touching them this morning.