Daily Photos

< June 2016 >

June 1, 2016
Give me your answer, do. Things to do, places to go. Even shattered dreams may shine brightly. Now this graph shows the growth of my bank account. Oh wait, the slide`s backwards. While you were driving to work, this happened.

June 2, 2016
Proto-grasshopper. Death among the peonies. Traveling light. C3-PO`s girlfriend. Another few days and they`ll be ripe enough to pick.

June 3, 2016
I shot this picture before 9:00 am and it took me about twelve hours before I started to like it. This cat -- and its fleas -- would soon flee. You expect a caption for this? The immovable statue lady turned in my direction as soon as she noticed I had a camera. I live in an interesting neighborhood.

June 4, 2016
A Saturday morning in the springtime, alone in a garden park, nobody there but me and nature. Life is good. Did you see that movie `The Neverending Story`? On the ground were lots of tiny frogs -- smaller than a thumbnail -- that had been tadpoles five minutes earlier. One of these days I`m going to fall in. One of my most extraordinary experiences happened when this little guy placed a morsel of food at my feet. I felt like an honorary member of the chipmunk kingdom.

June 5, 2016
Cardinals are usually skittish, but we were both enjoying this beautiful spring morning, so we shared a moment. This is shaping up to be a bird day. I was hoping a bird would offer me a tasty worm or bug, but they weren`t as generous as yesterday`s chipmunk. I also took pictures of butterflies, bees and flowers, but none of them made the cut. An awful lot of birds today, but each was a good photo.

June 6, 2016
It was the year of the Beatles, it was the year of the Stones, a year after JFK. PAUL SIMON Flaming flower. DAYTON`S ALRIGHT. Tiny landscape. Sitting in judgment.

June 7, 2016
I follow you, others will follow me. Till death do us part. All your money won`t another minute buy. Dust in the wind. All we are is dust in the wind. KERRY LIVGREN For lo, the way is dark, Through mist and cloud I grope, Save for that fitful spark, The little flame of hope. PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR I was not -- now I am. A few days hence -- I shall not be. I fain would look before and after -- but can neither do. PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR

June 8, 2016
Do they get paid for their work? If not, isn`t that -- ? Single parent. Plum tuckered out. Roll on. Fly on.

June 9, 2016
Another sunrise, another picture of flowers. Fine dining in the Oregon District. Springtime in the city. Building the future. This is how those giant trees at Angkor Wat got started.

June 10, 2016
Dayton Dragons drumline. This was difficult. Every brick you see was put there by hand long ago. Most of what goes on has nothing to do with baseball. Up to no good.

June 11, 2016
This cat can`t read the sign at the entrance that says NO PETS. Sometimes you get lucky, but usually it takes lots of patience and persistence. Today wasn`t a lucky day. There was a bit of luck involved here. I`m copying myself (see June 28, 2015). I took more than twenty shots of this dragonfly -- patiently and persistently.

June 12, 2016
Bees are important. Respect bees, please. Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy. JOHN DENVER Heart drops. Beauty and brevity go hand in hand. Today`s dragonfly required more than 25 photos.

June 13, 2016
`It can`t be Monday already.` Greeting the morning. Basically a tree-dwelling rat. If you told me you were drowning, I would not lend a hand. PHIL COLLINS The sun also rises.

June 14, 2016
It`s a dirty job, so I`m glad somebody else has to do it. Of course, the wind started blowing at this moment. `You`re wearing THAT?` But no perfection is so absolute that some impurity doth not pollute. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Good advice.

June 15, 2016
These hands ain`t the hands of a gentleman. EDDIE NOACK Do you want Door Number One, Door Number Two, or Door Number Three?. It was hot. I was tempted. Thar she blows. The birds don`t care this is just a vacant lot in the city. To them it`s a prairie for hunting bugs.

June 16, 2016
The view from the top. The view from underneath. Weep you no more, sad fountains. You`ve really got a point there. One of my biggest fans -- well, littlest fans -- came to visit me at the radio station today. She was so excited!

June 17, 2016
This tiny creature exists for a purpose. Thirsty? That first cup of pollen in the morning is always the best. Calling all bees! I looked down to see a miniature sunrise at my feet.

June 18, 2016
It was too hot and sunny for pictures -- but here we go! Rustic beauty. It`s easy to take good pictures of Sydney. Oh, those shoes were an adventure in themselves. She has been to see a henna artist.

June 19, 2016
From the sublime to the ridiculous. Ewww . . . don`t drink your bath water! Nature in the middle of the city. Another downtown Dayton success story. On a day like this, be happy you got a pine cone.

June 20, 2016
Yes, I live in Dayton, Ohio, the birthplace of aviation. He thought that if he stood on the bottom rail of the bridge, and leant over, and watched the river slipping slowly away beneath him, then he would suddenly know everything that there was to be known. A. A. MILNE And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water. EXODUS 2:10 This was difficult. This was easy.

June 21, 2016
It was a drippy morning. LOOK! Nothing on your phone can compete with reality. The Hungry, Hungry Goldfinch. `Oh dear! I shall be too late!` LEWIS CARROLL At this time of morning, they`re too chilly and wet to fly, so they have no choice but to endure my camera.

June 22, 2016
Quaint obsolescence. For by grace are ye saved through faith. EPHESIANS 2:8 With an umbrella in my pocket, I venture forth bravely. Put your phone away and be free! I went down by the schoolyard, but Julio wasn`t there.

June 23, 2016
A sweet smile, a sweet girl. A sweet smile, a sweet girl. A crazy dog. `This game is easy!` I`m often surprised by my ability to see tiny things.

June 24, 2016
The most important substance on earth. Madly preening his wet feathers. National Pollinator Week, June 20 - 26, is a time to celebrate pollinators and learn how to protect them. I appreciate people who plant flowers. When all else fails, shoot a flower closeup.

June 25, 2016
Insect rendez-vous. Rowers and their oars. A few ounces of Eastwood Lake. Put it on my bill. Teamwork.

June 26, 2016
Soaking up the summer sun. I`m glad they don`t get really big. Two pollinators, large and small. Have you met my friend Lily? It was another beautiful morning in the garden.

June 27, 2016
Off to work! There was a berry feeding frenzy at this tree today. Quite possibly the same cardinal from June 1 above. Guess which direction the sun was in. This could finally be your year. Nah . . .

June 28, 2016
Morning commute. With bees scarce and butterflies almost nonexistent, this has been a big year for dragonfly photos. All it takes to get photos like this are an expensive, high-resolution camera and expensive telephoto lens. Trampoline of death. I spend my mornings among birds, bugs and blooms, before I have to go to work and be an adult in an office.

June 29, 2016
Juvenile birds give away their location by their frequent `I`m hungry` peeps. And they`re too young to be afraid. Here a baby bird was peeping and mom came over to find it. Dad was looking down on me with disapproval. Big happenings are happening on the river. However, there are some undesirable immigrants here. The undesirable geese were rounded up in a net and hauled away to a government re-education center.

June 30, 2016
Just bugs and blooms today, no beasts or birds. Bumble B. This was much harder than it looks. Yes, it`s just a creepy fly, but it`s a nearly perfect photo. A butterfly fluttered by and I waited in vain for it to return.

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