Daily Photos

< May 2026

May 1, 2026
The wind kept blowing spray paint toward my camera. Chromatic. We still admire painters, but the medium has changed. I never know what I`ll see at Front Street`s First Friday. Whatever they were playing, I didn`t know it.

May 2, 2026
While there was a horse race in Kentucky, there was a dog race in the Oregon District. The dogs didn`t seem to care they were in a race. Derby Day is a good reason to get dressed up. Later on, the dogs yielded their track to a fashion show. The shot I`ve been waiting for (see April 29, 2026).

May 3, 2026
Even a bad hummingbird photo is an accomplishment. Next month`s frogs. I was too late in the season and too late in the day to visit Smith Garden, but I`ve been kinda busy lately. It was so sunny I couldn`t see a thing, so I just had to trust the Canon -- and Canon didn`t let me down. It was a cold and sunny Sunday.

May 4, 2026
The front of Rabbit Hole Books is forbidding (see April 28, 2026), but the back looks fun. My not-quite-annual flute photo (see April 27, 2022). Many layers of `no` stand between me and this activity. Family squabble. An all-time low point.

May 5, 2026
I voted against anyone who wants to make it harder for me to vote. DUCK! It`s a goose! It rained, and then rained some more. Later it rained. Our radio listeners love us, and I love cookies. A frequent sight in my living room.

May 6, 2026
If you like ducks, don`t give them bread. Ya don`t wanna know how much I just paid for gas. In photography, we`d say my aperture is at f/1.8. I could`ve worn my stylish glasses to a concert, but I decided to stay home instead. It was more interesting to watch the robin`s nest (see May 2 above).

May 7, 2026
The Kettering Children`s Choir is a talented group. Another song about pirates (see May 5, 2024). Photographs help us remember our earlier selves. It is a destructive and expensive delusion that all of us need to own cars. Have you noticed it too? The pictures just aren`t that good lately.

May 8, 2026
Every morning you greet me. You look happy to meet me. OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II The life expectancy of your car is determined by where you park (see October 16, 2022). I took more than 500 pictures during the choir rehearsal last night (see May 7 above), but only 37 still exist today. I tried to make something out of nothing, but ended up with nothing. After a rough week, I identify with a rotting banana.

May 9, 2026
Oh to have you in May, to talk with you under the trees, dreaming throughout the day, drinking the wine-like breeze. PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR There`s probably a do-it-yourself video on YouTube. Spring has sprung -- more than once. You just don`t hear much K. C. and the Sunshine Band anymore. Each day is a blank page where we write our own story.

May 10, 2026
Somebody was mowing the grass nearby and I nearly coughed up a lung. Every fifteen minutes, it reminded me of the relentless passage of time. These two came by and I thought, `This is why I`m here this morning.` Thinking of the relentless passage of time, it seemed appropriate to visit Saint Kateri (see November 4, 2021). Sweet dreams attend thee in thy sleep, and angels round thee vigil keep. PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR

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