Day 142 - Tingling - 2 May 2011

For whatever reason, some of my most viewed photos on Flickr are of superhero statues. I really don't know why that is, but since views on Flickr are like catnip to me, I'll go back to that well until it runs dry.

Now before you think I've reached new levels of geekiness by posing these two statues in a scene... Hmmm. Well yeah, I guess I have. Thwip!

Day 141 - Pulling The Light - 1 May 2011

Cockroaches are bugs. Butterflies are bugs. Both are part of the food web and thus have important roles to play in keeping the ecosystems of the world functioning.

Even so, just try buying a ceiling fan with cockroaches at the ends of the pull chains, and I bet the guys at Lowe's would think you were some kind of crazy weirdo.

They would be right of course. Only a crazy weirdo would want to grab a cockroach to turn a light off and on or adjust the fan speed.

See, so when you think about it, it really does make sense that they wouldn't make fans with cockroaches.

Day 140 - Kemptown Stile - 30 Apr 2011

Sometimes in life your path is very clear. It is easy to see which way to go, and you can proceed with certainty. Perhaps you can even get a glimpse of your destination.

Other times it is less so. Choices abound, none of which shows a clear advantage over the others. You have to proceed, because life keeps moving no matter what, but you do so without any sort of certainty about where you are going.

Which way is better? I don't know. I am not here to offer answers - just pictures.

Day 139 - MoDa - 29 Apr 2011

Obviously I've gotten behind at posting these, but at least I am still taking them. Best as I can figure we went to Brewer's Alley on this fine Friday and this is in the room that is in the front (or as Shelley calls, the back).

Friday night is not usually family go out to dinner night, so it must have been some kind of occasion. I really just don't remember what. I think we had a good time though.

Day 138 - It's A Colander - 28 Apr 2011

My hope was that this would come out looking like a ladybug or a piece of watermellon. Or maybe the light reflecting in those water drops would make them look Spider-Man.

That would have been cool.

Instead all I got was a stupid picture of a red plastic colander. At least I learned how to spell colander.

Day 137 - This Old Heart Of Mine - 27 Apr 2011

I've never been known as someone who is heavy into floriculture. And you know, what? That's OK with me. I am much more interested in olericulture and pomology (but not viticulture) and whatever the thing is that's about planting trees so that I can't see all my neighbors' houses.

Even so, when I see a nice example of Genus Dicentra, I'm not above taking a picture of it.

Day 136 - Wrapped Around - 26 Apr 2011

This is part of a piece of kinetic art. It gets pretty windy here in Adamstown, MD and we've learned the hard way that these kind of things don't usually survive the winter winds. So, for the past several months it has been hanging from the middle hinge of the coat closet. The nice thing about this location is that the kids tend to knock it down which leads to a really loud noise, after which hilarity ensues.

Day 135 - Sockeye Plus Five - 25 Apr 2011

One of the nice things about the warmer months is that we tend to grill out a lot. Actually, we tend to grill out a lot during the colder months, too. Point is I like to cook food on the grill.

That's all I have to say about that.

Day 134 - Great Mom - 24 Apr 2011

This is my grandmother, Lucille Roth. She picked up the name "Great Mom" when she became a great grandmother and that was too many syllables for the kids to say.

Though she is in her mid-nineties there is still an indomitable spark to her character that has been there as long as I've known her.

She's seen so much in her 9+ decades that I wonder what she was thinking about in this moment of contemplation. Probably something along the lines of "He better not be taking my picture."

Day 133 - Another Bell - 23 Apr 2011

When I was a kid we had a bell just like this by the side of our house. My mom would ring it when she needed us to return home (3g coverage wasn't so good there back then).

When we were visiting the nearby village of St. Peter's on day 133 I saw what looked to be the exact same bell. I soon determined however that this one was not the same one we had in our yard because:
1. Ours was not on a purple post
2. Ours faced the other way
3. Ours is still in our yard, which is not in St. Peters

So, I guess the people at the bell factory must have made more than one.