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< July 2004 >

July 1, 2004
Secular stained glass. Yes, those are HER feet. This is the first time I`ve taken a picture of the actual painting. On the grounds of The Dayton Art Institute. For his solo, he took off his glasses and closed his eyes - the better to see the groove. And when the ship landed, these little men came out and performed all sorts of experiments on me.

July 2, 2004
That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE They`re having fun now, but just try to get these kids to take a bath. `Wilbur! Don`t fly so close to that building!` He was mugging for someone else`s camera. I just got lucky. People drive way too fast.

July 3, 2004
Scientists are at a loss to explain the recent upsurge in the duck population. Keep your eye on the ball. New water pipes for the Oregon District (replacing those installed in 1885). I wish I was a glow worm, `cuz a glow worm`s never glum. Independence Day 2004 (almost).

July 4, 2004
Oh, and I get to haul it myself too? Thank you! Sadly, this passes for a waterfront in Dayton, Ohio. And this passes for a waterfall. This cloud brought to you by the friendly people at Iams. I seem to remember there were goldfish in that pond.

July 5, 2004
Real owl, fake background. Birds know when they look cool. Conducting surveillance at the children`s museum. Moonrise at the children`s museum. She looks guilty to me.

July 6, 2004
Presumably everything in here is edible. A little bit of the country in the middle of the city. That`s not an effect of light - the grass really has stripes. [ Insert humorous caption here. ] The U.D. chapel dome at night (you can tell because it`s dark).

July 7, 2004
Queen of my heart. I stood in the sun for hours and couldn`t sell a single one of my `Bush/Cheney` T-shirts. Dinnertime! It all started when I was bitten by this radioactive spider . . . `These captions are really funny!` `No they aren`t`.

July 8, 2004
`Pathway`, a polished steel sculpture by John Safer outside The Dayton Art Institute. We play nothing but oldies at Dayton Public Radio. I know about `red sky at night` and all that, but what does a white sky mean? Sive ergo manducatis sive bibitis vel aliud quid facitis omnia in gloriam Dei facite. I CORINTHIANS 10:31 Somehow, a lot of these roses are turning out white.

July 9, 2004
Oh what a tangled performing arts center we weave. The same wall, many hours later from the other side. The Dayton Foundation staircase. Without their generosity, we`d have to climb ropes to the balcony. Okay, so not everything at the Schuster Center was impressive. High-tech entertainment at Dayton`s RiverScape.

July 10, 2004
About the size of a quarter. [I`m obsessed with money, aren`t I?] Has anybody seen my new -- DOOOH! Mud! Mud! Glorious mud! Nothing quite like it for cooling the blood. Designed to trip any passing bee. Edward Weston wants his sand dunes back.

July 11, 2004
When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom`d. WALT WHITMAN I noticed this when I leaned against the park wall to scrape the bottom of my shoe. Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy. Today is Sunday. Why aren`t they open? I really do feel kind of bad taking all these pictures of flowers, without knowing what most of them are.

July 12, 2004
A photo opportunity like this comes along only once in a blue moon. They were here long before me, and will probably outlast me too. So much more precious than a pearl, but no one would buy it. Things like this are all around for anyone to see. Hang up the phone. Get out of the car. Look around. How quickly we fall out of love.

July 13, 2004
At the bottom of my stairway. At the top of my stairway. I`d turn back if I were you. It may look like a barn, but my neighbors park their convertible in it. The last three photos were taken standing in the same spot.

July 14, 2004
Besides photographing flowers I can`t identify, I also take pictures of bugs I can`t identify. Open the doors and see all the people. `NORMAN!` `Coming, Mother.` Sure, she`s cute, but she has no depth. Does this mean when the cabinet`s loaded, or when I am?

July 15, 2004
Due to space limitations on campus, U.D.`s new dorms will be smaller than normal. `The Line` by Kyle and Kelly Phelps, twin brothers and art professors at U.D. (see June 30). Today`s blue sky brought to you by Pepsi. In 30 seconds, you have to turn each screw clockwise 32.5 degrees. Engineers love this game! Mozart was a pretty good pianist, considering he didn`t have arms.

July 16, 2004
`Red Cross`, a painted steel sculpture by Bret Price. I`m getting rid of my 1735 violin and buying me a NEW one! C`mon, you know you want to. I`ll give you a hint: without them, night baseball would be impossible. I was out past my bedtime.

July 17, 2004
People with cameras are so annoying. Do you see the triangle? Haven`t taken a flower picture in a few days. Sure, she`s cute, but she`s so inflexible. The Von Trapp children visit Ohio.

July 18, 2004
Entrances can be entrancing. Exits can be exciting. The birds weren`t eating them, so I took that as a bad sign. Liberty restrained in the name of security. Captive goddess held against her will.

July 19, 2004
An urban woodchuck doesn`t chuck wood. He has it delivered. There wasn`t a whole lot of pollenating going on here. Mostly just resting. More resting. Obviously, I shoot a lot of pictures in the morning. Before . . .

July 20, 2004
. . . After. Like a bridge over polluted waters . . . I guess this means I took the low way. This planter maintained by the Miami Valley Procrastinators` Society. Today`s photos were brought to you by the letters K, L, R and S.

July 21, 2004
Probably not for everyday dining (and not for the dishwasher, either). Showoff! Rock on! They hide in the shadows, making their treacherous plans. They look at us in sullen hatred.

July 22, 2004
Let`s return now to nicer subjects. There`s a little black spot on the sun today . . . Simpler times: kerosene lanterns. Simpler times: flowered hats. Waterslide!

July 23, 2004
L`Appartement Engloutie. Have fun storming the castle! I think girders are just riveting. I like to unwrap them during concerts. Gotta download this one to my iPod.

July 24, 2004
Though her mother blamed `cold feet`, Bernice postponed her wedding to July so it could have a patriotic theme. You`d BETTER like this one. I risked my life on the highway taking this shot. Protecting the good citizens of Xenia, Ohio. Non-denominational stained glass. Music causes a lot of wear and tear.

July 25, 2004
She`s just masking her disappointment at always being a bridesmaid but never a bride. I HATE it when that happens! Attention K-Mart shoppers! About the size of a pencil eraser. About the size of a -- well -- a small purple flower.

July 26, 2004
I don`t speak fluent dog, but I doubt he was asking me to come back soon. The University was kind enough to mark my private parking lot with my initials. Curses! Foiled again. Whassa matter? Ya yellow or sumpin? Grrr . . . It`s still raining. Gotta improvise another picture.

July 27, 2004
When I hold this up to my eyes, I can rule the world! Just a general observation, like `Ice forms on bridges first`. You have to decide how to apply this knowledge. Okay, got that shot. Next up, whiskers on kittens . . . `I sthaid, take thith sthtupid thing ouw uh muh mouwth!` The flowers are always redder on the other side of the fence.

July 28, 2004
A moment of silence, now, to remember our fallen brethren. Hawthorne Hill, the mansion built by the Wright family AFTER they made a fortune inventing the airplane. Just down the street, students at the Harman School celebrate being in an elite, well-funded district. They have to grow close together because there isn`t very mushroom. Thankfully, I was able to escape from the group -- and find another shirt.

July 29, 2004
`Watch out for the sign. Stop! WATCH OUT FOR THE -- .` Time for an exfoliant. It may be the result of some terrible disease, but it looked cool to me. Getting tired of flower pictures? TOO BAD! A shy wallflower.

July 30, 2004
The relentless pusuit of perfection. A little dab`ll do ya. The ultimate photographic cliche: I`m shooting rainbows. Mister, we could use a man like Herbert Hoover again. Using a time delayed shutter, I finally figured out if the light turns off when the refrigerator door is closed.

July 31, 2004
I`ve achieved new pair o` dimes in photography. Just for a change of pace, I think I`ll take pictures of some flowers today. I say unto you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. MATTHEW 6:29 Nobody ever looks up inside of a gazebo. `It`ll be fun, you said. It`ll be good exercise, you said.`

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