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< December 2019 >

December 1, 2019
Fat, orange, and rotten inside. Remind you of anyone? This hawk was flying so low, a dog barked at it. These daisies are past their prime, as am I. When it starts raining, any picture is a good picture. See, I told you it was raining.

December 2, 2019
It`s Shostakovich at work but Shakira on the drive home. Look at any one of my springtime photos and then look at this one. Is it any wonder that I hate cold weather? Santa wants you to buy all of your Christmas presents on Cyber Monday so he doesn`t have to deliver them. There`s a tiny spider hidden in the webbing of a $1 bill. With no raspberry tea, my glass is half empty.

December 3, 2019
About the only thing that makes people happy is spending time with people they are emotionally close with. People don`t go to the theatre merely to see things that are true. They also go to see that which is interesting. Our conscious existence is based on two distinct yet simultaneous realities: an external world where activity occurs and an internal reality where we process what has taken place. He absolutely astounded me, for it is hardly possible that anyone has ever played, or ever will play, in such a fashion. He looked across the water and was happy again. He had forgotten this freedom in his breathing, this strength in his legs, the openness in his head, welcoming the world without any unhappy thoughts to bar the way.

December 4, 2019
I got up early to prepare for a group photo. I arrived early to prepare for a group photo. Merry Christmas from the group. I usually have something in my hand in group photos. And then I took a selfie.

December 5, 2019
You`ll never guess what I saw today. Pa-rum-pa-pah-pum. Silverware Bells. The snow is snowing, the wind is blowing, but I will weather the storm. IRVING BERLIN This will give you a nightmare before Christmas.

December 6, 2019
Holly of Holly & Emily. Emily of Holly & Emily. Holly and Emily of Holly & Emily. Where I went to kindergarten. Where I went to play golf.

December 7, 2019
A tiny violin for a tiny violinist. She played with great intensity. After the recital, there was fun to be had. And chairs to move. And now for something completely different.

December 8, 2019
Very soon, this room was packed with people. It`s time to sing Christmas carols. Little Joey is already part of the family tradition. He can`t read, but he`s very literate. O tannenbaum.

December 9, 2019
Can you guess who will sit in this chair in a moment? Did you guess Elisabeth von Trapp, the granddaughter of Maria and Captain von Trapp from `The Sound of Music`? If only there was a pill to make winter go away. Hey, uh . . . are you going to finish that? A relic of the Civil War.

December 10, 2019
The incredible, edible egg. Insert a yolk pun here. It would be hard to mess up cooking eggs. An unusual number of my photos are of food. Who`s going to clean this up?

December 11, 2019
I get to work faster since I got the helicopter. Someone else made breakfast for me this morning. One track mind. Nobody needs that many pickles. I should tell my coworkers the truth about Santa, but I love how their eyes glow when they hang their stockings.

December 12, 2019
In case you don`t have a chimney. An abnormal photo of a normal Christmas tree. Ask ten people what Christmas is and you`ll get ten different answers. Tiny tot with her eyes all aglow. A quiet night in the district.

December 13, 2019
Learn to skate with a penguin at RiverScape! Shining lights on a hill. The colors of Christmas. The city that never sleeps. Two brothers from Dayton changed the world.

December 14, 2019
Away in a manger. Ring the bells! Play the harp! Stomp the feet! KCC cuteness.

December 15, 2019
You have your holiday traditions, and I have mine. Riu, riu, chiu! The KCC is a place to make forever friends. They`re concert veterans already at a young age. See the world through children`s eyes.

December 16, 2019
This could be a problem. I reluctantly went for a walk this morning. Positive reinforcement. Nine days `til Christmas. Don`t stick your tongue on that.

December 17, 2019
Christmas decorations are out of control this year. MVG. SKYJACK (see March 1, 2006). OHIO. It was a very chili day.

December 18, 2019
I spend the day surrounded by music. Have a sweet holiday. This is the pose I strike when I want ATTENTION. How an architect decorates for Christmas. We have so little of each other, now. So far from tribe and fire. Only these brief moments of exchange. From `Small Kindnesses` by Danusha Lameris

December 19, 2019
I arrive at work hours earlier than necessary, but I don`t stay one minute longer than I have to. I came up from Mississippi with a guitar full of songs. Thought I was really something, maybe I was wrong. DELBERT MCCLINTON Don`t take this personally, but I hope it gets warm. If it was warmer, I wouldn`t take photos from my car. Two banners: new and old.

December 20, 2019
Guitarist Jim Smith and the Bright Moments Quintet salvaged my Friday. Drummer James Leslie and the Bright Moments Quintet salvaged my Friday. Bassist Christian Berg and the Bright Moments Quintet salvaged my Friday. Pianist Brian Cashwell and the Bright Moments Quintet salvaged my Friday. Vocalist Felita Larock and the Bright Moments Quintet salvaged my Friday.

December 21, 2019
This was the place to be today. Joey enjoyed the wrapping paper more than the gifts. He had his own little cake to eat, or to play with. Joey seemed to like his first taste of sugar. After the cake, birthday turned into bathday.

December 22, 2019
Where birds go ice skating. Due to warm weather, motorcycle season has been extended. It looks better at night. On the second day of winter, the sun was actually warm. Hanging on until the very end.

December 23, 2019
Reflections on downtown Dayton. My enemy. My friend. `I see everything twice!` Yossarian shouted. JOSEPH HELLER (see July 1, 2008). Looks like fun, but unfortunately I have a job.

December 24, 2019
Scrooge found himself face to face with a strange figure -- like a child: yet not so like a child. CHARLES DICKENS `Don`t you want to be in the picture?` `I bring my camera so I don`t have to be in the pictures.` Christmas Eve at Frisch`s? As long as everyone`s having a good time! Normality. Abnormality.

December 25, 2019
I`ve been eating a lot of cookies latey. Hmmm . . . my name starts with A. His name starts with J, so he has nothing to worry about. Be careful where you spend it. A quiet Christmas night at the radio station.

December 26, 2019
Model. Singer. Athlete. Writer. Lumberjack.

December 27, 2019
Costume designer. Warrior princess. Woodland huntress. Elf maid. Theatre actress.

December 28, 2019
Opera singer. Published author. Certified personal trainer. Cancer survivor. Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner.

December 29, 2019
The camera is pointing down. It has rained a lot lately. It briefly stopped raining and so I went outside. AH! They were chirping loudly. I pointed my camera: silence. It was a quiet day in the neighborhood.

December 30, 2019
It`s not my fault. Reflections on a Steinway. Chromaticism. Musicians are always the center of attention. `I see everything twice!` Yossarian shouted. JOSEPH HELLER (see December 23 above).

December 31, 2019
Out with the old (see January 1, 2019). Just to clarify, this isn`t a camera. Christmas Part 2, as the gift cards kick in. My Web site is popular at the end of the year. I saved the best photo of the year for tonight.

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