Daily Photos

< January 2023 >

January 1, 2023
Oh well, no tulips in the spring. The squirrel`s enjoying the rest of the thrifty. He munches his store in the old hollow tree. `Winter Song` by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR Throw it in a lake and it will feed the fish. Seriously. I went to a park in wintertime and found what I expected. I`ll check back again in two . . . or three . . . months.

January 2, 2023
They flew overhead, but didn`t come down because . . . . . . the pool was already crowded. There was no one fishing on the lake today. I got another terrible photo of a bald eagle today (see December 30, 2022), but I`d rather show you this one. All of their children`s names will start with E.

January 3, 2023
My team colors are greenish gray and black. Woo-hoo! People tryna make me fat! The ghost of Christmas past. I loitered long enough to take a photo in my creepy parking garage. The floor is wet, and there are no rugs. Long time no see. I don`t get out at night very much.

January 4, 2023
There used to be a Wright Flyer here (see July 2, 2004; August 1, 2005; June 4, 2006; and September 17, 2010). The sentinel. I`ll send an S. O. S. to the world. I hope that someone gets my message in a bottle. THE POLICE And you thought it was hard to take down YOUR Christmas tree. Don`t look at me. It was broken when I got here.

January 5, 2023
I saw an Opel GT on the street and was mentally transported back to my youth. At this point, I realized that I`d misplaced my winter hat. My maniacal laughter echoed off the walls of the parking garage when I saw this citation for safety violations. I went to a jazz jam at a little coffee shop, but it was way too crowded. This was taken through the front window. So I just went home and listened to my own jazz.

January 6, 2023
If only those were pieces of chocolate. I was the only one at the park on a cold winter morning. Reflections on January. What the Shawnee tribe saw in 1600. Trapped by winter for another 11 weeks or so.

January 7, 2023
On a cold winter day, I might pay $5 to get my photos. I`ve learned that the action is often away from the ball. During halftime, their friendship was put to the test. Notice the `crowd` that shows up for women`s sports. Darwin had an evolutionary theory all about blondes.

January 8, 2023
They flew around and around in a circle honking loudly, and my pictures of them got better each time. My skin gets so dry during the winter. On this very ground, flowers will soon be blooming. I was ready for bald eagles today, but none appeared. It was bitterly cold, but I got some good bird pictures.

January 9, 2023
Humanity decided we`re not going to bed when it gets dark, and that has resulted in all sorts of complications. I used to have excess energy too, but not anymore. Another plate with writing on it smashed by the river (see December 20, 2022). Someone thinks they`re being creative, but really they`re just littering. I was trying unsuccessfully to take pictures of birds in the air when one came floating by. The lights that appeared on November 11, 2022, have been removed, so my parking garage is dark again.

January 10, 2023
I think I actually see some progress on repairing the lights in my parking garage (see February 1, 2022). Did I mention it`s illegal to ride a bike on the sidewalk in downtown Dayton? There are bike lanes in the street. Is this a nature photo or an urban photo? Let me know. I`m always looking for patterns. This building is undergoing surgery.

January 11, 2023
I wasn`t the only one outside in the cold today. I`m glad my car isn`t white. Things I can`t explain: water was being pumped out of the ground and into the red container. I`m tired of the `frigid blast` and could use the `sunshine hot` that Paul Laurence Dunbar wrote about here. Other rivers are going dry. How long will we have ours?

January 12, 2023
The rainy commute home. This gas pump addressed me by name. Just take it slow and we`ll all get home. I figured out that when it`s raining my car turns on the rear wiper when I put it in reverse gear. I hope someday you`ll join us and the world will be as one. JOHN LENNON

January 13, 2023
Opening night stacks. Opening night . . . . . . scribbles. Opening night debris. Signs of affection.

January 14, 2023
I could take better pictures if I had a plane. This morning I decided to drop by the Air Force Museum. About 10,000 other people had the same idea. This B-17 was named in honor of Margaret Polk of Memphis, Tennessee. The painting was done by Corporal Tony Starcer. Ground Control to Major Tom: Take your protein pills and put your helmet on. DAVID BOWIE People travel a long way to visit a museum that`s always been in my backyard.

January 15, 2023
This seems like the beginning of some children`s book. A rare case of crosswalk civility. Some people don`t know when it`s time for them to go. My skin gets so dry in the winter. Squirrel lunch.

January 16, 2023
Can I walk through the park before it starts to rain? No, I can`t. There we saw giants, and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight. NUMBERS 13:33 Christmas lights are still up in Kettering (see November 22, 2022). I`m driving around doing errands while my voice is on the radio. It must be a national holiday.

January 17, 2023
In the wintertime, just about any photo is good enough. Remnants of opening night (see January 13 above). Lots of kids = lots of sanitizer. Downtown Dayton is full of cops just waiting for somebody to come back and try this again. Somebody has been in a lot of plays lately, so I`ve read a lot of plays lately.

January 18, 2023
My ship hasn`t come in yet, but this did. `You can take our picture if you want. You know, for practice.` I can hear a skateboard from a long way off. Lawyers park on the third level, and there are lights. A public radio announcer parks on the fourth level and there are no lights (see January 9 above).

January 19, 2023
Reflections on Oakwood. The daffodils are starting to think about it. Meanwhile, the tulips are having a rough winter because of hungry squirrels (see January 1 above). Everyone and everything will fall one day. It`s winter and there`s nothing worth taking pictures of. But I still take pictures.

January 20, 2023
The RTA is making it hard for me to use The Flyer. I think this is a nature photo. Are you at all acquainted with squalor? J. D. SALINGER Suddenly there`s a light on my level of the garage (see January 18 above). Somebody`s just messing with me. How did this get in my kitchen? Oh yeah, I bought it.

January 21, 2023
There`s an old European legend about a juggler who performed for the Virgin Mary and received her blessing. The legend has been adapted into works of visual art, literature and music. Today a new opera was premiered. Barnaby was a juggler who enjoyed making people happy with his skills -- but he sometimes went hungry. Barnaby was persuaded to become a monk, because he would always have enough to eat. But as a monk, Barnaby couldn`t give up his old ways.

January 22, 2023
It probably doesn`t take much to feed a bird this small, but there isn`t much to eat at this time of year. This morning I looked out the window and was unhappy. No thanks, I`ll just walk. MELT! Frosty the Snowblob.

January 23, 2023
Johnny and I are cold. Mr. Schantz and I are cold. This faceless individual and I are cold. Paul Laurence Dunbar and I are cold. The Wright brothers and I are cold.

January 24, 2023
The Flying Pizza has been in business on the same corner in downtown Dayton for more than 50 years. It was founded by John Graci in October of 1971, and now his sons Tony and Frank run the restaurant. They make New York style pizza using a process and ingredients that haven`t changed much in half a century. Other employees prepare ingredients, but only Frank and Tony spin the dough, flying it high over their heads. The brothers are chatty with customers, and The Flying Pizza has a friendly atmosphere.

January 25, 2023
I open my eyes in the morning and hope it hasn`t snowed. Another new light in my parking garage (see January 20 above). Yes, the lights in the stairwell didn`t work before. Why look back at where you`ve been when you can look forward to what you can achieve? I get paid to push buttons. RECIPE: Wash `em. Slice `em. Eat `em.

January 26, 2023
The wind blew hard and this door will never close again. I almost left home with a camera bag but no camera. What time is it? Time for Idiot Driver of the Day (see December 15, 2022). If only there was some sort of color-coded light system that told people when it`s safe to cross the street. I wish I had time to hang around the library at night.

January 27, 2023
Sunrise in the big city. Which is better: mini buckeyes or many buckeyes? Yes. On a summer night, it`s not unusual for me to walk around with my camera after work. But this is January! There was old snow on the ground, but it wasn`t cold. I stood still and watched the world pass me by.

January 28, 2023
Her 365th day of being cute. By eating this way, her hands don`t get as messy. I plunged my face into the cupcakes, but it wasn`t as cute. Bags and boxes full of things to wear, eat and play with. Being so cute is exhausting.

January 29, 2023
Eaglus americanus hairline recedus. Foulingus canadus annoyusmaximus. Oceanus lottasquawkus. I had more bird photos, but this is better. Flowers in January are a gift, an inspiration, a reason to hope for warm and sunny spring days.

January 30, 2023
Some people don`t want to pay taxes. I guess they`re willing to fix street lights and put out fires themselves. No. Make it stop. Waiting for something interesting to take a picture of. Still waiting. I wimped out and didn`t go outside much today. My only exercise is walking up and down stairs.

January 31, 2023
Don`t ask about the mileage on this car. Yes, I`ve got a button for that on my camera. I didn`t go out in the cold yesterday and ended up with boring photos. Today I went out and got boring photos. It`s really cold. Honest. Did you see that movie Tar?

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