Daily Photos

< September 2016 >

September 1, 2016
This little piggy went to sleep. A girl and a goat (see September 2, 2004). It`s always embarrassing to puke on your first date. I feel bad calling her pork queen, but that`s what she is. ANY OBJECT = GOAT FOOD

September 2, 2016
The fairest of the fair. Rodeo riding is a really good way to get killed. While the PA announcer read a prayer worthy of a Pharisee, this cowboy, `standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me.` Meanwhile, the dog rodeo is a lot safer. Somewhere in America.

September 3, 2016
Wide-eyed wonder. Wide-mouthed terror. Solid gold. Really. You mean there`s a goat queen AND a pork queen? (See September 1 above.) Goat princess.

September 4, 2016
`Snowbunny`s ready to go home. It`s been a long week.` Adam Alonzo, exotic wildlife photographer. A slow day at the concession stand. The horses are dirty and the groomers are clean. The horses are clean and the groomers are dirty.

September 5, 2016
I saved my chicken picture for the final day of the fair. Oh, how it wanted to bite my fingers! They`re both too young to be wearing mascara. `SOLD!` You`ll never know how many useless pictures I took at the livestock auction before this one came along. Kids watch as the animals they raised are auctioned off. As the animals are put on the truck to be slaughtered, the kids are left with nothing but a receipt and lead rope.

September 6, 2016
Early in the morning, there is water EVERYWHERE. After spending all of last week at the county fair, today I wanted to see what I might have missed on the prairie. I came home with good photos and mosquito bites. I come here so often they should charge me rent. Water, water everywhere.

September 7, 2016
Gort, Klaatu barada nikto! It`s all a matter of perspective. Reflections on downtown Dayton. Would you like some pop? There are enough birds in this picture to last me a week.

September 8, 2016
It`s that time of year again. It`s always fun until somebody breaks a pinky. The libero is always the spunky one on the team. E x t e n s i o n. The faces in the other huddle weren`t so cheerful.

September 9, 2016
Daisy dew. I`m grateful to spiders for doing what they do -- I just don`t want them to do it inside my house. What happens when you can`t blink your eyes. It kind of looked like it could hurt me, but I hung in there. Like a walk-off home run in baseball, I sometimes take pictures like this and think, `Okay, I can go home now.`

September 10, 2016
Where do you want to go today? I want to go here. It was a perfect morning on the prairie. I can hear the goldfinches chirping as I walk around, and see the tall grass suddenly droop where they land. Home sweet home. Down and dirty.

September 11, 2016
The Great Miami River, original version. The Great Miami River, as improved by humans. The presidential campaign is really heating up. What Orwell and Huxley didn`t forsee is how willingly people submit to their own enslavement. Amuse them with shallow diversions and chains are unnecessary. Sweet dreamzzz.

September 12, 2016
With some people, friendship is written in stone. Well, at least the web worked properly. `Can Joey come out and play?` He`s hunting for cicadas but wouldn`t turn down a moth. I smell gas, but I`m sure they`ve got it all under control.

September 13, 2016
Mister blue sky, please tell us why you had to hide away for so long. ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA I guess it`s good that an old property is being fixed up, but it means more people and cars in the neighborhood. The renovation also means that the City of Dayton will close Garden Station in about six weeks. Colors and lines, it`s all about the colors and lines. Gort brought the whole family to the public library (see September 7 above).

September 14, 2016
Your daily droplets. As you get older, it`s hard to get started in the morning. Taken from about a mile away shooting against the sun. Come here . . . lie down . . . never get up. Why I go outside with my camera day after day.

September 15, 2016
How not to use a viewfinder. How not to take a portrait. Have you met my friend Jacob? Emma turns one. `Who wants to walk me?`

September 16, 2016
What if they threw a flash mob and nobody came? The burning flames smacked his flesh a few times, which just made the show all the more entertaining. I doubt she`s old enough to drink what`s in the glasses. Downtown was crowded with talented performers. I think it`s tragic that so many colleges and universities have eliminated their juggling programs.

September 17, 2016
It seemed curious, or just wanted its picture taken. Falling into the pond was a real possibility. Possibly the generous chipmunk from June 4, 2016. Probably not the drippy bee from September 9 above. If you were with me as I took pictures, I wouldn`t speak, but I`d do a lot of pointing. That`s what my photos are.

September 18, 2016
She arrived wearing blue, so I borrowed a blue bench. That branch grew here just for this moment. I couldn`t find a red bench to match this dress. What are you looking down here for? With some people, it`s easy to take stunning pictures.

September 19, 2016
Starry, starry morning. I`m falling behind on my daily bird quota. Moony, moony morning. A walk in the park. Spiders are more furry than you think.

September 20, 2016
This place really has first class service. Somebody`s in for a world of hurt. Courtside seats cost a cool grand. Can your camera do this? An easy victory for the home team.

September 21, 2016
Fresh seafood delivered daily. Endless summer ends tomorrow. Sprinkler at sunrise. Skimming for seafood. Red means danger.

September 22, 2016
Downtown Dayton is crying out for help. I cannot see why all you artists want a likeness of me unless it is because I am the homeliest man in the state of Illinois. ABRAHAM LINCOLN Engage anti-gravity device! I`m so embarrassed by this. My hair was a mess. My parking garage isn`t creepy or anything.

September 23, 2016
Drippy morning. Now that`s a big spider. Thirsty? The cloaking device has been disabled. Walking around the prairie early this morning, I was perforated with mosquito bites.

September 24, 2016
I think the white feet give this bug a touch of class. Everything that falls must converge. Flies are ugly, but they benefit the environment, and us. It was quiet and I was alone, except for two chipmunks chirping warnings to each other, probably about me. Late-season harvest.

September 25, 2016
It was big and chunky, but could move very quickly, retreating into a network of tunnels hidden all over. Why do people consider exertion to be enjoyable? The spider`s feast. I accidentally took a good picture today. The ship of autumn has set sail.

September 26, 2016
Portrait of the Oregon District. Light in the darkness. The shops in my neighborhood provide many services. Waiting for the human who brings the food. Autumn hit today.

September 27, 2016
Digging up Dayton. Who`s going to clean that up? DANGER: Morning Glories! Things are difficult in the Oregon District these days. A musical lunch.

September 28, 2016
Tchaikovsky didn`t show up, so I ate his cake. It has been a contentious election year. After lunch, a death-defying drive on the highway. She`s practicing Rachmaninoff (see August 24, 2006). Faithful until the end -- and even after that.

September 29, 2016
Nothing much to smile about. Hey, do you mind not standing on the graves? The turn in the weather is a turn for the worse. And from the midst of the clouds, there appeared a city. What I made today.

September 30, 2016
Outside the concert hall. Inside the concert hall. It does a body good. The days dwindle down to a precious few. September!

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