Daily Photos

< July 2006 >

July 1, 2006
They haven`t yet made up their minds about the flag desecration amendment. Putting his engineering degree to good use. Kind of defeats the purpose. That guy is a very patient patient. Just like I taught her.

July 2, 2006
I didn`t touch it. It may still be there. Seasons of the Oregon District No. 3. Not a church service, but close. I`m experimenting with a new stereo camera. The Artful Dodger of Dayton.

July 3, 2006
I come to the garden alone, while the dew is still on the roses. C. AUSTIN MILES `Race ya to the swan.` Jem and Scout. Jazz lover. Canine incline.

July 4, 2006
We hold these truths to be self-evident . . . . . . that all men are created equal . . . . . . that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights . . . . . . that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Adopted by Congress July 4, 1776.

July 5, 2006
Sure, it`s nothing -- but it`s a NICE picture of nothing. You`d have to be nuts to live in a tree. My lunchtime haunts. This very brave -- or very dumb -- bird nearly walked over my shoes. Zap crackle and pop.

July 6, 2006
Look out for that tree! I`m being followed by a bench shadow, bench shadow, bench shadow. Taking pictures in the morning: I remember doing that. For your Windows desktop. Tour de Kettering.

July 7, 2006
I`d rather be -- Ready, aim -- A walk in the -- I`ll never understand -- Parsley, sage, rosemary and --

July 8, 2006
Yes, I do sometimes have an elite manner about me, but I`m trying to stop. I left my heart in San Francisco. Shimmering. Down by the riverside. Performing a public service.

July 9, 2006
I wanted to take pictures today without sweating or getting bitten by bugs. So, for only the second time since I`ve owned this camera, I went to the Air Force Museum. In addition to being air conditioned and bugless, it`s also free of charge. This combination of factors brought a smile to my face. The only down side is that the people who work there are awfully stiff.

July 10, 2006
With this ring, I began taking pictures today. Not a promising start. Today I bought nine books for nine bucks. Great -- but are they worth photographing? With nothing happening, I got in the car and wasted time and gas looking for interesting things to take pictures of. Mostly, I just found uninteresting things to take pictures of. My wanderings eventually paid off -- with perhaps the most ephemeral vision I`ve ever tried to capture.

July 11, 2006
I love to wear cords. `I don`t want to go to this university. It rains too much.` Good to the last -- well, you know. Dinner tonight was cool and crisp and crunchy. How much I cared about taking five photos today.

July 12, 2006
He looks a bit cross-eyed to me. I`ve always wanted to visit the fountains of Rome, but this was cheaper. Lonely pony. I couldn`t take a picture and dunk the ball at the same time, so this is all you get. Sweet graffiti.

July 13, 2006
So bees have clawed feet. Who knew? Oh my arches are killing me. Landscapers looked on curiously as I took an intense interest in their work. Is it better to live in a cage and get fed, or be free and have to find your own food? I tawt I taw a lost and found.

July 14, 2006
SURPRISE! Get ready to sing. Instead of participating in life, I normally observe others. But lately I`ve started to observe others observing others. Is it better to live in an aquarium and get fed, or be free and get eaten by a bigger fish? Others observing others.

July 15, 2006
There are no bugs in this shot: enjoy it while you can. Close encounters of the creepy kind. Actually, other grasshoppers consider him very attractive. Hey lady! JERRY LEWIS Microcozzzzum.

July 16, 2006
Though they`re normally located in the ground, today I found a crystal in a tree. Unlike the June 24th, 2006, model, I can`t hint at how old this girl is, since nobody her age is famous yet. This shot is just a-door-able. Nature failed the white glove test. Keeping an eye on things.

July 17, 2006
The early bird gets the cicada. Irrepressible nature (see April 16, 2006). Hanging around the back yard. Now we see through a pizza tray darkly . . . . . . but by simply changing focus, now the tray is visible.

July 18, 2006
Hard and soft. I rose early this morning. Future generation. Past generation. The painting studio in the off season.

July 19, 2006
Pro-lifers on the ground . . . . . . and in the air. Break time! [Hey is that writing backwards?] Nwod wols [That`s definitely backwards.] Roll in the barrel.

July 20, 2006
With my new telephoto lens, I can see the face on Mars. Dubious marketing techniques. `Okay, here`s the page we need. It says, STEP 1: GRASP WHEEL FIRMLY WITH LEFT HAND. Check!` This wilderness for sale. Dare to be different.

July 21, 2006
This picture leaves me unsatisfied. This way, please. Don`t laugh. My car gets better gas mileage than yours. There`s more where that came from. Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate`s life for me.

July 22, 2006
Someone else`s photo exhibit has made me feel a lot better about some of the garbage I put on this Web site. Little does he know that most NORMAL bugs spend their lives on land. I walked very carefully down the irregular stone steps, but when it started to rain, I ran back up at top speed. You have my permission to shudder. Society puts too much pressure on everyone to be thin.

July 23, 2006
Why did the dairymaid throw the churn? To watch the butter fly. Why couldn`t the butterfly go to the dance? Because it was a moth ball. What does a kitten sleep on? A cat-a-pillow. What`s orange and black with little white spots, and can kill you if it lands on you? A truck painted like a butterfly. What`s a butterfly`s favorite subject? Mothematics.

July 24, 2006
Oh my head is kiln me! Real men don`t need safety gear. I wasn`t aware music was in captivity. This is how I found them. I later tried to arrange the doors myself, but couldn`t do better than total randomness. I was once familiar with this landscape, but that was before I started taking pictures every day.

July 25, 2006
It`s a real drag, knowing there`s always the same thing at the top of my To Do List. The idea was to show five pictures chosen from what I shot in a day, but it has since become an end in itself. For instance, today ended with five pictures stored on my camera, which have no purpose other than posting here. So people sometimes suggest I take a break from the demanding routine and stop taking five photos a day. However, I will not stop - yet - because of the many unexpected glories that occur as I fulfil my daily quota.

July 26, 2006
I sought shady shelter from the sun at lunch. Still in the shady shelter. He wouldn`t face the camera, even though I kept saying `Look at the birdie!` Isn`t that one of those toys that got a bad safety rating? What was that guy`s name in `Cat on a Hot Tin Roof`?

July 27, 2006
A drink with jam and bread. Trying to make boring things look interesting. Bookends: `I have a photograph. Preserve your memories, they`re all that`s left you.` SIMON & GARFUNKEL Perfect setting for a French farce. That`s quite a drop. You`d think there`d be a guard rail.

July 28, 2006
Be careful. Where the little people come from. The pipes are on the right and the drums on the left. There`s a high probability her name is Erin O`Shaughnessy. Among all the teams in the NBA, the Boston Celtics have the most unusual cheerleading squad.

July 29, 2006
Hay there! Not old enough to drive. Unlike most other sports, this one is very predictable, so getting good shots is easy. The downside is you have to watch where you step. After she finishes braiding the mane, then the horse does HER hair.

July 30, 2006
I warned him what would happen if he kept chewing on the seats. This fountain is like shooting fish in a barrel, photographically speaking. That fan really helps, I`m sure. Choose your stereotype. Hail be your heart, hail be your fiddle, Long may your elbow jink and diddle. ROBERT BURNS

July 31, 2006
At over 90 degrees, this was very tempting. It was a very sweaty day. That`s as far as it goes. They thrive by the air conditioner. So do I. Images from a distant galaxy.

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