Daily Photos

< November 2025

November 1, 2025
I`m proud of my friend the entrepreneur (see November 8, 2020). Arrive early. Sit in the front row. Take good pictures. (see December 7, 2023) With a ribbon cutting in the morning and fashion show in the evening, I couldn`t go to Dia de los Muertos in the afternoon, but this kind of made up for it. She was previously seen (with less makeup) on July 13, 2025. When some of the models saw my camera, they lit up.

November 2, 2025
Technology advances, but I still have to change my clocks every six months. It gets dark early, making it harder to take good photos. Another seasonal observance that means nothing to me. I eat more nuts than I used to (see June 16, 2025). This was a very fast picture-taking trip through the neighborhood.

November 3, 2025
That looks like sunlight, but it`s fake. I spend a lot of time crawling around on the ground. Goodbye formalwear store, hello coffee shop. Look up and remember your insignificance. This has been on the porch a few days. Should I eat it?

November 4, 2025
Orville Wright has lots of pennies. Paul Laurence Dunbar has just a few pennies. Seasons come and go. The Archers don`t go anywhere. The cemetery needs a strong gate because people are just dying to get in. Still wondering about this duck (see November 7, 2023).

November 5, 2025
I helped prepare for the Dayton Book Fair, but I`ve got enough so I didn`t buy any (see November 6, 2024). There were lots and preachers and popes at my table. Somebody swiped the Sharpie at the volunteer check-in table, so I did the best I could with a pencil. There was a pond nearby, and the killdeers were freaking out over this buzzard. This was taken safely through my living room window.

November 6, 2025
I was surprised to find flowers at the point in the season, and even more surprised to see bees on the flowers. At my age, I feel a kinship with November butterflies. I was about a mile away, but I had the big lens today. This picture violates many of the principles that I teach in my photography workshops. Robins were already swarming around these berries.

November 7, 2025
A musician I know is also a talented artist. The customer service staff is ready to serve you. No thanks, I`ve already painted once this year (see October 23, 2025). Eye see you. I`ve been here before (see March 24, 2023).

November 8, 2025
Late bloomer. As I took this picture, I was surrounded by participants in my photography class. It was a pretty morning at Aullwood Garden. I brought the wrong lens for this shot, but I made it work. I`m inside the Aull home (see September 27, 2009).

November 9, 2025
The annual meeting of the Tall Girls Club (see November 7, 2024; November 11, 2023; November 12, 2022; November 13, 2021; November 9, 2019; November 10, 2018; November 11, 2017; November 12, 2016; November 14, 2015; November 8, 2014; and November 9, 2013). The price of admission has gone up, so each of these photos costs $3.40. But I didn`t have to pay to park this year. It was cold and raining, so the parking lot attendants just waved me in. I shot only three sets, but I kept changing my angle. The final score looks lopsided, but it was a close game.

November 10, 2025
And thus begins the long, dark night of the soul. Same tree, same leaves, just colder (see November 2 above). Taken through my window with the furnace running. How many days until spring? I went back on the radio today after four weeks off the air. What does this button do?

November 11, 2025
I work at a classical music public radio station in Dayton, Ohio, called WDPR. The station went on the air for the first time on today`s date in 1985. Tonight we had a 40th birthday party. Lots and lots and lots of people came to celebrate. I photographed the cake, but didn`t get to eat any of it.

November 12, 2025
Frigid fisherman. The large waves are from the flowing of the river. The tiny ripples are from the bitter wind. Just look around and you`ll be reminded of the endless cycle of life and death. Words without the leaves would be less interesting. The person who almost ran me over in a crosswalk tonight (see November 22, 2023). Sorry it`s blurry. I`ll try to do better next time someone tries to kill me.

November 13, 2025
`Footloose the Musical` is based on the 1984 hit film. The show is on stage at Springboro Community Theatre. I had the opportunity to photograph final dress rehearsal. It`s a good show and adds depth to the familiar story. The cast is talented and everyone`s having lots of fun.

November 14, 2025
Leaf pickup day was supposed to be Monday, but it snowed (see November 10 above). What the world needs now. Inspiring, though probably illegal, messages about peace and equality. Artwork in the trash (see November 16 below). I walked to work because the weather was warm, but I kinda forgot that it would be pitch dark on the way home.

November 15, 2025
I went out at the crack of midmorning for a photography activity organized by The Contemporary Dayton. We took pictures inside the gallery for a while. Then we went out to the bustling metropolis. There`s a harmonica in there somewhere. Faces of downtown Dayton. My fellow photographers chatted (left) as I indulged my narcissism.

November 16, 2025
Dance as if no one is taking your picture. Autumn in the city. The red shoe was built to last (see October 7, 2025), but it didn`t survive the Oregon District Halloween party. Artwork in the trash (see November 14 above). I`m nuts about squirrels.

November 17, 2025
Everything below the knee is tinted orange. My skinny self. Duck duo. Time for a new sign, perhaps? I work inside and still complain about the cold.

November 18, 2025
When it rains all day, you get a photo of raspberry tea (see October 24, 2021). I`ve banged and dropped this glass and it hasn`t broken. A stack of memory cards by my computer indicate a lack of discipline on my part. Simple pleasures. Talking about music is like dancing about architecture.

November 19, 2025
It`s beginning to look a lot like Thanksgiving. The outside of my building is being power washed. I just need somebody to clean my office. My tax dollars at work, apparently. He`s got a long, long way to go. How them guys got up there (see November 17 above). A giant crane is clogging downtown (see May 7, 2025).

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