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< January 2018 >

January 1, 2018
In the Oregon District, getting a shot like this is easy (see January 1, 2016; January 1, 2015; January 1, 2013; January 1, 2012; and January 1, 2009). Melt. MELT! With the temperature around 10 degrees, this woodpecker banged its head all day trying to find food. Let`s do donuts in the parking lot! Don`t you wish you had an Adam Alonzo calendar too?

January 2, 2018
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January 3, 2018
If you were a hooded merganser from northern Canada, you`d fly to Ohio and think it`s warm enough to swim. When the river freezes all the way across, I may try walking on water. Crossing the bar. This sounds like the punchline to a joke. So now I have to think of a setup for it. A constellation of birds.

January 4, 2018
I get invited to the swingingest parties. The ghost of Christmas cookies past. I dunno what that black gunk is, but I`m breathing it. AFTER (see October 23, 2017, for the BEFORE shot). The weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful.

January 5, 2018
Missing something? Hot coffee doesn`t really help when it`s 7 degrees. Letting off steam. This is the first photo of 2018 that I actually like. My post-holiday diet seems to be going well.

January 6, 2018
Seriously thinking about migrating. There`s still some green in the garden. When all the ice melts, we`re going to be in big trouble. Many brave souls endured the cold to come to my class. I`m not being repetitive. It`s a different robin, see?

January 7, 2018
My feet seem to have become detached. Hanging around the Oregon District. An overabundance of caution (see December 7, 2017). `Whadda you lookin at?` The colors of my neighborhood.

January 8, 2018
Dayton under glass. Even the handrail was icy. It`s a bad day when I start taking pictures after 6pm. I may need to adjust the tension on my new curtain rod. Sunday`s newspaper article boosted my Web site hits.

January 9, 2018
For more than a thousand years, builders around the world have observed the topping-out ceremony. Today it was above freezing for the first time in weeks, so I went outside just to remember what that felt like. Paul is starting to thaw. Watch your step kids! The most dangerous part of my day: crossing the street.

January 10, 2018
Today was a beautiful preview of spring. I CAN`T WAIT! The last remnants of Dayton`s Christmas tree (see November 9 and December 7, 2017). The entrance to a law office should look respectable. To take good photographs, you have to be able to SEE. Since when are there cell phones in `Hello Dolly`?

January 11, 2018
I was given some bad information that led me outside on a winter night, so I decided to make the most of it. I accidentally discovered where all the gulls go at night. Everyone seems to drive too fast. He apparently wanted me to do the hokey-pokey. The new most dangerous part of my day (see January 9 above).

January 12, 2018
I won`t complain about my snowy drive home. When I was at work, I didn`t even think about going out. When I was home, I didn`t even think about going out. A neighbor accidentally opened my package. These new boxes will help me store my digital photos.

January 13, 2018
I have a self-cleaning car. A bird`s downy feathers help it survive the winter cold. Birds also just DO LESS in winter. I like that strategy. The cat seems uninterested in its yummy bowl of ice. Public park generosity.

January 14, 2018
For me this would be torture, but some people enjoy it. The water is warmer than the ice, but not by much. The snowman had a terrible accident. Next stop: Cancun. Toxic sludge freezes at a warmer temperature than water (see December 29, 2017).

January 15, 2018
Birds remind the squirrel who the bird feeder is for. Lions don`t like snow. First it snowed, and then later it snowed some more. This is the Oregon District: the shops must stay open! I doubt this ever happens to Arizona license plates.

January 16, 2018
I`m ready for a January thaw. Water comes in many forms. I prefer mine in a glass. And you thought your office was cold. Winter damages my skin, my emotions and my photos. I keep returning to this subject (see January 14, 2005).

January 17, 2018
I drink a lot more raspberry tea than you do. When all else fails, take closeup pictures of stuff. Theodore Roosevelt`s horse. Just the tines of a fork -- nothing else. Me, myself and eye.

January 18, 2018
The smallest building in downtown Dayton. Whence and whither? Today`s crosswalk violator. I`m losing territory daily. It won`t be needed again this season, I`m sure of it. Everybody makes mistakes. Can they be forgiven?

January 19, 2018
Goodbye, `Hello Dolly.` In the sunny Schuster Center. Falcons fighting noisily high above downtown Dayton. When there are THREE in a relationship, it`s trouble. Call someplace where it`s warm. Layers.

January 20, 2018
Whether the borders that divide us are picket fences or national boundaries, we are all neighbors in a global community. JIMMY CARTER, 2017 We are a nation of many nationalities, many races, many religions, bound together by a single unity: the unity of freedom and equality. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, 1940 We all do better when we work together. Our differences do matter, but our common humanity matters more. BILL CLINTON, 2004 I leave you, hoping that the lamp of liberty will burn in your bosoms until there shall no longer be a doubt that all men are created free and equal. ABRAHAM LINCOLN, 1858 The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit, to choose our better history, to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness. BARACK OBAMA, 2009

January 21, 2018
Herbert Woodward Martin is still reciting Paul Laurence Dunbar (see November 3, 2005, and February 25, 2012). Seen my lady home las` night. Jump back, honey, jump back! PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR How Violet Beauregarde looked after she chewed the gum Willy Wonka told her not to chew. Nature will provide for all of our needs. Where all the cool kids hang out.

January 22, 2018
This isn`t a bird`s nest. It`s a drey and squirrels live in it. I try to avoid going out in the rain with my camera. See the wires helping to hold this sign on the building? There`s always someone having a worse day than you. I`m looking forward to color guard season already!

January 23, 2018
Did you see that movie `West Side Story`? Herons don`t like people, so this was a brief encounter. Kind of pretty, but potentially fatal. A man and his superstructure. The older you get, the more bottles and tubes there are.

January 24, 2018
Frosty the snowman had to hurry on his way, but he waved goodbye saying `Don`t you cry! I`ll be back again some day.` If the birds haven`t eaten them, I probably shouldn`t. Better than a steel-toed boot, this one is bronze. A good policy to live by. I remain healthy in the midst of cold and flu season.

January 25, 2018
There was one too many males, so it means trouble (see January 19 above). The river puked. Ouch. Not everything is dead. Does Dayton need a tiny hotel on a busy corner?

January 26, 2018
Somehow he made this shot, and then the free throw. Hey what? Another game was being played on the sidelines. Someone always tries to keep you from succeeding. HALFTIME!

January 27, 2018
I got splashed a few times, but didn`t fall into the pool. Nobody seems to mind when I shoot right by the pool. This picture would be perfect for a motivational poster. I was going for the reflection off the goggles, but I`ll gladly take the dome of water too. Comin` at you in lane three!

January 28, 2018
Other people`s photo shoots. The forest maiden. Everything looks better at sunset. I went to a lot of trouble for this shot. You`re welcome. The Oregon District`s Most Selfish Person has been parking here, making this entire street impassible, so I was rather glad when the police vehicle showed up.

January 29, 2018
When I spend the entire day in a meeting, then my pictures will be taken at night and they`ll be bad. I often see this guy walking around downtown. I wish I had more time just to hang out at the library. The parking lot ghost. Merry Christmas!

January 30, 2018
A line of clouds is moving into the area. Looking pretty good for 150 years old. Shop window fashion. Somebody`s shiny car in the parking lot. Not the eclipse I was expecting.

January 31, 2018
Darkness is diagonal. As I walked past, he asked me if I was a photographer. I`ve always had trouble answering that question. Please stay off the carpet. It was sunny, but oh so cold. And with that, I`ve taken photos for 5,000 days in a row.

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