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< February 2016 >

February 1, 2016
No, that`s fine . . . park in front of the emergency exit. Praying for springtime. If I keep walking around the river, I will probably continue to take pictures of waterfowl. I might be in a rut. I don`t understand why people ask me to take their photo. Someone`s got to stand there and hold the ladder. And someone else has to stand there and watch him hold it.

February 2, 2016
Someone was working on the roof of this building and the resident falcon was freaking out. The other birds downtown looked on in sympathy. Sacred saints viewed from the back side. Inside the Arts Garage (see February 3 below). This country is tearing itself apart.

February 3, 2016
I`d turn back if I were you. We all have dark shadows in our past. I`ll send an SOS to the world. STING Outside the Arts Garage (see February 2 above). Sunshine on my shoulder makes me happy. JOHN DENVER

February 4, 2016
Every once in a while I need a little external motivation. Fork, please. Time to say goodbye. Walking to the parking garage at dusk. Carrots for dinner make up for the candy bar for lunch.

February 5, 2016
I`ve been thinking maybe my place needs modernized. He finally decided to give up that desk job. All hail the red, white and red. When all else fails, take pictures of food. I`m at home boiling macaroni. How can I be on the radio?

February 6, 2016
Off into the swamp I go. Looking down. Looking up. When all else fails, take pictures of food. The irises are thinking about it.

February 7, 2016
Getting five receipts for one trip to the ATM is beyond what I expected. `No more run. Rest now.` Don`t give me that stony stare. Why it`s never a good idea to climb a barbed wire fence. Have you read my latest column? It`s very ionic.

February 8, 2016
Where the sidewalk ends. Not a good omen. I was outnumbered, so I yielded the right of way. Does anyone have a towel I can borrow? Only the finest photos appear on magazine covers.

February 9, 2016
Winter strikes back. It was a fine morning for a walk through the neighborhood. He marches to the beat of his own drum. It was eating shriveled berries from the tree. I work in an office, at a desk, where it`s not snowing.

February 10, 2016
The blueberry ice melt tastes much better than the plain. On standby. Thanks for the warning. I do not heart snow. We`re all getting older.

February 11, 2016
I`m in there somewhere. Yes, I still use books (and that new Internet thing). Some people are slow to take down their Christmas lights (I`m looking at you, Oakwood). Exploring my favorite landscape. What`s the score?

February 12, 2016
Friday night at the pool: CANOE BATTLESHIP! You can barely see it, but she`s sitting in a canoe. This activity encourages everything your mother told you not to do, including eating and then going into the water. Sunk, but still smiling. Last boat floating.

February 13, 2016
I took this photo while safely wearing earplugs. Freaky masks are always popular (see April 9, 2015). I took 3,367 photos today. Hey, here`s one of them. They shout too, since banging drums isn`t loud enough. I was the only photographer, and I was sitting right in front of the judge, so of course she looked in my direction.

February 14, 2016
In Dayton, Presidents` Day weekend means volleyball. One of my theories of photography was tested and failed. Normally I can go anywhere I want because of my camera. But today I went into a second floor VIP Lounge to take some overhead shots (like I did on February 16, 2014). Someone in the lounge immediately told me, `This area is for coaches only.` And yet my camera was clearly visible! `Can I just take some pictures from the -- ` `No.` Oh well, so much for that theory.

February 15, 2016
A drone would`ve come in handy here. I`m working on it. Impressions of the basement window. You only get half of me today. Her first kid`s meal, and moments away from a juice box mishap.

February 16, 2016
Stone steps, cut from a quarry about 110 years ago. Around the corner at the same church, concrete steps. Bail bonds are big business across from the courthouse. We need to be more reluctant to go to war. JIMMY CARTER Why couldn`t Beethoven find his teacher? He was Haydn.

February 17, 2016
Life is full of mysteries. He was made of snow, but the children know how he came to life one day. STEVE NELSON MELT! I stood there in the sun and waited for this to happen. A shadowy figure is watching from above.

February 18, 2016
The year 2015 was the warmest ever measured since record-keeping began in 1880. Looks like Main Street is closed until further notice. X marks the spot. `Are you sure you dropped it here?` The smell of chocolate was too much to resist, so there is now one less in the box than you see in this photo.

February 19, 2016
Well, blow me down! Well, blow me down!. C`mon and set a spell. Putting the river back where it belongs.

February 20, 2016
In a hurry. Looks like somebody limped home. The writing is on the wall. At least I think it`s writing. Morris the cat on his day off. The golden hour.

February 21, 2016
Do you like orchids? Their flesh is too much like the flesh of men, and their perfume has the rotten sweetness of corruption. GENERAL STERNWOOD in `The Big Sleep` This picture proves it: ducks have teeth. They won`t last the week, but I`m glad to see them today. Forget the groundhog. This chipmunk says it`s spring. People tell me I need to come out of my shell.

February 22, 2016
Hey kids, let`s have fun with Minimum Focusing Distance! All the really cool kids have a legit macro lens, so they can get closeup pictures of flowers, bugs and other small stuff. Here`s what that AWESOME macro lens sees right now. But a lame-o normal lens has a longer minimum focusing distance. It can`t get as close and has less magnification. Here`s what the normal lens sees. So unless you want to be a LOSER, have mom and dad get you a macro lens!

February 23, 2016
Keeping an eye on things. The ol` dusty trail. Rolling roof. Jaywalking is completely safe. Taken down from the wall to make room for a fire alarm.

February 24, 2016
Could be worse. It could be raining. IGOR, in `Young Frankenstein` Reflection One. Your new hairstyle? Well, I think it`s . . . just . . . WOW! The flagpole is now fixed and the falcon has calmed down (see February 2 above). Reflection Two.

February 25, 2016
Trying to get my $5.99 worth from those yellow flowers. What you see when you try to focus. Could be a problem. Just press the amazing Depth of Field Preview Button! It gives you a preview of what the picture will look like. The most difficult thing here was water droplet placement.

February 26, 2016
In France, it`s illegal to make up stupid words like this. Vive la France! The new fire alarm was successfully, and loudly, tested (see February 23 above). I can neither confirm nor deny the existence of that memo. Maybe this is how I got sick: sharing a microphone. Maybe this is how I got sick: eating pre-licked candy.

February 27, 2016
My view of the outside world today: kitchen window 1. My view of the outside world today: kitchen window 2. My view of the outside world today: living room window 1. My view of the outside world today: living room window 2. My view of the outside world today: bedroom window.

February 28, 2016
Heart in the balance. It was inevitable. Joan Crawford in the Oregon District. Found blooming in my own neighborhood. The opera is four acts. Four cough drops should do it.

February 29, 2016
The city just noticed how unsafe my parking garage is (see May 30, June 4, August 28, 2014; February 3, March 10 and July 30, 2015). Now where will I park? The river refuses to stay where it belongs (see February 19 above). A sure sign of spring: the Zamboni is getting hauled away. Shouldn`t you two be heading north soon? Forget groundhogs. Songbirds tell us when spring is here.

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