Daily Photos

< November 2007 >

November 1, 2007
Photographer on bridge. Photographer on bridge, Part II. Autumn glow. In the chapel. In the chapel, Part II.

November 2, 2007
She won the race. She didn`t win, but was close enough to photograph. I could go faster than her . . . if I was running. Meanwhile, on the other side of the pool. Meanwhile, on the other side of the campus.

November 3, 2007
The face of fall. From here on in, just finding enough to eat will be hard. Ready to be carried away by the wind (or by my shoes). The last of its kind. The color everyone`s wearing this season.

November 4, 2007
The Libertarian National Convention will be May 22-26, 2008, in Denver, Colorado, but what does it really matter? I had no intention of being in Enon today. I had no intention of being at the airport today. A man who`s going places. Birds going nowhere.

November 5, 2007
`Nothing to maim or kill today . . . how boring.` There`s daylight at 7:30am now. Laces in strange places. The only good TV is a dead TV. There`s darkness at 7:30pm now.

November 6, 2007
Seventy percent of us didn`t see one of these today. After voting: roaming the neighborhood. How have you bean? Swiss 15 jewels. How many times can he shoot the living room blinds?

November 7, 2007
Eddy plays sax, Eddie plays bass. Ever since that tabloid story came out about me and Angelina Jolie, they follow me everywhere. Shouldn`t you be migrating somewhere? It grew for 20 years so it could be cut down and put on display for two months. There`s more where that came from.

November 8, 2007
Nine catalogs in today`s mail. I feel like putting a trash bag inside my mailbox just to save time. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth, that thine alms may be in secret. MATTHEW 6:3, 4 If you`re singing and you`re not having fun, then something is wrong. If you`re singing and you`re not having fun, then something is wrong. If you`re singing and you`re not having fun, then something is wrong.

November 9, 2007
Fall is my second-least favorite season, mainly because it leads to my least favorite season. Hopefully this person will be able to use another method of transportation in the months to come. National Celebrate Life week. Besides photography, astronomy is another very expensive hobby that I could become interested in. Along with disguises and jealous scheming, every good opera should have a letter scene.

November 10, 2007
Where`s the fire? Where there`s smoke, there are firefighters. Another bench with leaves . . . but this one`s lavender. Banners with a strange device. Not bad, I guess, taken with one hand out the car window.

November 11, 2007
Fall is on the wall. You don`t expect me to go out in the rain and take pictures? Roamin` the ancient world. Green plastic chair. I`m okay, Buddha`s okay.

November 12, 2007
No, I didn`t have to hold my breath when I took this one. When they`re not sleeping, they`re looking for food. The littlest angel. In terms of the amount of turkey consumed (per capita), the United States ranks third behind Israel and Slovakia. You sholy is de sweetes` t`ing walkin` on dis blessed earf. Possum is de sweetes` meat. PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR

November 13, 2007
You know what this is. `Daddy, I think the tree is just too big this year.` Thanks to a broken clock, it`s always lunch hour. `[Autumn] decks herself in garments bold, of scarlet, purple, red, and gold. PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR Ghosts in the graveyard.

November 14, 2007
Tentative. Feathers and leaves. Obviously this butterfly hasn`t read my caption predicting its demise (see October 20, 2007). Do I open the parachute now? Squirrels have sophisticated spatial memory allowing them to bury and relocate food in thousands of caches.

November 15, 2007
I can never predict when some simple photo will make me very happy. Feel the rhythm. It`s blazing hot at the beginning of the season, and cold at the end. I`ll be glad to wear the Official Photographer badge at the Holiday Festival, but I`ll probably forget to bring the hat. Just me (and a mirror, a tripod and a self-timer).

November 16, 2007
Normally it`s not a good idea for me to wait until 8:00pm to start taking photos. Tonight, however, it worked out fine and I ended up with more than five pictures to choose from. Even though the person in the box office was reluctant to sell me a seat in the front row, it`s the best spot for photos. Flash photography is prohibited at a dance performance, but my cameras don`t need a flash to see in the dark. I brought both of my cameras, stuffed into the same bag so I wouldn`t look too odd.

November 17, 2007
It`s starting already. I told you she had the leading role in her school`s fall play (see July 15, 2007). Killing time during intermission of the play. As a coach, what do you say to your team during timeouts when they`re losing 42 to 10? Starry, starry night.

November 18, 2007
What is the purpose of this circle?! BO DUKE, in `The Dukes of Hazzard` See the picture of the squirrel four days ago? The tree it`s hiding in has been cut down, along with all nearby trees. Autumn hues. Postcard material. It finally stopped raining (see June 9, 2004).

November 19, 2007
I hereby apologize for all of today`s pictures. Really, you can just skip to tomorrow. Among artists and historians, this type of picture is called `memento mori`, or a symbolic reminder of our mortality. A submerged pine tree. Apple juice [aerial view]. Time to get out the sweaters.

November 20, 2007
I came to the cemetery before sunrise, but the sun never rose. This WOULD HAVE BEEN bathed in golden light. Without sunshine, the place has a nice dreary quality. Even now, the military makes sure they all look alike and that they keep in formation. Unhappy about being dead. Don`t let them plant you too close to a tree, no matter how small it is at the time (see October 3, 2007).

November 21, 2007
And now abideth faith, hope, and love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. I CORINTHIANS 13:13 Shrivelled like my toes in the bathtub. I also had a picture of a leaf on a bench, but I think you`ve seen that before. They`re not just for hot chocolate anymore. It`s nearly midnight and pouring down rain, but it`s better than snow.

November 22, 2007
Rushing to Thanksgiving dinner. It`s another whole month before winter even begins. Accustomed to photographing leaves one at a time, I had to force myself to take this picture. On the surface. Above the surface.

November 23, 2007
`Maybe Mommy will let me take you home.` The Holiday Festival is a Dayton tradition. Maybe fire juggling will become a holiday tradition. `You`d better not pout, you`d better not cry.` Dasher (left) and Dancer (right).

November 24, 2007
It`s probably a sad song. Lost and found. What starts up . . . . . . must end down . . . . . . including me and you.

November 25, 2007
A happier song than yesterday`s flute player. `WE LOVE A PARADE!` An otherwise normal citizen, until he straps on the giant shoes. Holding a flag in one hand and a horse`s reins in another makes it hard to give the parade wave. `Is it over already?`

November 26, 2007
It was a good day to stay indoors. It rained all day. There`s a surprising scarcity of umbrellas on this campus. And a high number of colds. They don`t respect my signs. The best Christmas presents have page numbers, and not buttons to push or screens to look at.

November 27, 2007
Ticklish? The flag of the United States of America should be at the center and at the highest point of the group when a number of flags of States or localities or pennants of societies are grouped and displayed from staffs. UNITED STATES CODE TITLE 4 CHAPTER 1 Last leaf standing. Christmas lights . . . during an earthquake. Where were you when I was outside in the cold wind taking this photo for your amusement?

November 28, 2007
Inside the confessional. Is it something to be ashamed of? Hidden away? The birds are ignoring these now, but when winter comes they`ll fight for them. Looking for a place to roost for the night. All good gifts come from above.

November 29, 2007
I`m stuck at Folsom Prison and time keeps draggin` on, but that train keeps rollin` on down to San Antone. JOHNNY CASH The sun sets way too soon these days. At times like this, I can hear the suburbs calling to me. Evidently the flagpole fell and clipped a shrub. Hopefully there weren`t any Boy Scouts standing there. Black coat, black hood, black camera. Could I be any more sinister?

November 30, 2007
November madness. Wait -- what sport is this? `He could at least let me play for FIVE MINUTES.` The overhead flip caught them napping. `Those annoying cheerleaders always block my view.`

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