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< July 2023 >

July 1, 2023
It was Dayton (in orange) vs. Dayton (in blue). Orange was the home team, but it hardly mattered. Blue controlled most of the game. Orange lost 6 to 0 and finished the season with 0 wins. Orange would`ve lost 7 - 0 without this great save.

July 2, 2023
Some plants grow upward, while some grow sideways. Refraction. Sometimes it`s hard to get started on Sunday mornings. What kind of salad dressing would you like? We`ve had plenty of rain lately.

July 3, 2023
Some plants grow sideways (see July 2 above). When it rains, I don`t have to wash my car. But when it doesn`t rain, I still don`t wash my car. I forgot my flash, but the sun was cooperative. The rabbit tolerated me for a while, then hopped off. Taking nature photos in the morning gives me a buzz.

July 4, 2023
Patriotic park. Patriotic parade. Patriotic pooch. Patriotic people. Patriotic plants.

July 5, 2023
How to keep cool on a hot summer day. The Idiot Driver of the Day went around another car so he could run a red light (see January 26, 2023). Solitude: just the warm sun and soft sounds of the river. Solitude: just me, the breeze and shimmering shadows. Solitude: having to wash all the stupid windows alone.

July 6, 2023
Time to meet new people. Take some free stuff -- please. Really! Ceiling ceilfie. In need of another photo, I walk outside. It was supposed to rain so I drove to work. It didn`t rain.

July 7, 2023
I photographed another theatre summer camp performance (see June 23, 2023). Each of the participants was awarded a certificate. I take pictures of the show so parents don`t have to. This church has lost its soul. It`s a private home now. Cats are able to smell people who don`t like cats. When all else fails, take a picture of a flower.

July 8, 2023
It rained, a lot. A common sight in a historic neighborhood. Less is more (see June 27, 2023). It was reluctant to hold still, but I was patient. Suppertime.

July 9, 2023
I took many, many more pictures of the hummingbird. A familiar shot, but with a new flower and a new bee. It knows nothing of pollination. It`s just following instinct. Today was mostly about the birds and the bees. I didn`t notice the water droplets until later.

July 10, 2023
Clouds and glass. Clouds and water. Clouds and kids. Clouds and trees. Clouds and clouds.

July 11, 2023
I wonder where Evvey is now (see July 18, 2021). It hasn`t peeled off the wall yet (see May 17, 2023). The birds do not respect PLD. I could get home faster on a bike, but I prefer to walk. Laying rubber since 1926.

July 12, 2023
He was just standing there, then the spacecraft took him. The greatest jazz album of all time is `Kind of Blue.` Surfing is a battle between humanity and physics, and physics usually wins. I had low expectations for this shot, but was amazed. Waiting for the light to change on a 90-degree day.

July 13, 2023
My camera let me down today, but it did well here. Are you absolutely certain you want to eat that? In the place where I expected to see a chipmunk, I saw a chipmunk. They`re very predictable. We all need a little liquid refreshment now and then. Do we have time for one more bird?

July 14, 2023
It`s dangerous to walk on the sidewalk in nut season. The sun is still low in the sky when I walk to work. And it`s a good idea to walk, since cars are forbidden. Vintage Dayton: how much do the pointy windows cost? Two guys do the work, eight guys stand around and talk.

July 15, 2023
Not a good day for a picnic. What now (see July 8 above)? The demolition has revealed this facetnating wall. Mischief. I came, I saw, I left before the concert started.

July 16, 2023
Softly, as in a morning sunrise. OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II It was only me in the garden today. That`s how I like it. Bees buzz around me sometimes, but I ain`t scared. What -- no bug? Ah, there`s the bug.

July 17, 2023
Monday is Be Inconsiderate to Your Neighbors Day. It was another smoky day (see June 28, 2023). In the fall, I`m going to come back and rake tiny leaves. Stopping to take a photo of this colorful crosswalk kept me from getting run over by a car that ran the red light. Someone I know went to Georgia.

July 18, 2023
If it has a bug on it, I`ll probably take a photo of it. One of many reasons why I wouldn`t want to be a bird. Flower with Bug No. 892. The risk of falling into a pond was high. Do we have time for one more bug?

July 19, 2023
Found in a dumpster is a dressing room mirror from a department store that closed decades ago. I wish I had time to just sit around the pool. You saw it here first: unicorns exist! All together now! Preserving Irish hair-itage.

July 20, 2023
Repairs have finally begun (see May 15, 2023). The daily crosswalk violator (see July 17 above). I left out the part with the swastika. `WHAT have you done with your hair?` Don`t whisper about her. She can hear you.

July 21, 2023
Standing in the corner at the Dayton Arcade. I have to walk very deliberately on this floor to keep from getting disoriented. I`d have to buy a new lens to get this photo just right. I just push a button and -- BAM -- there`s my picture. And down in the bowels of the Arcade, there`s this.

July 22, 2023
On the street, my car whispers. This car shouts. Just another Saturday in downtown Dayton. Gem City Comic Con is my annual reminder that I know nothing about popular culture (see July 23, 2022). I`m vaguely aware of who these characters represent. Aaaannnd . . . it`s raining.

July 23, 2023
What`s wrong with this picture? The Levitt Pavilion is normally a welcoming place, but not when the City of Dayton holds an event there. After walking an extra block to get around the barricade, I spent three minutes at the Blues Festival. No blues here: I have a satisfying life in a beautiful world. I think I went to see `The Love Bug,` but don`t recall. It came out when I was four.

July 24, 2023
Walking all over Paul Laurence Dunbar. Maybe they`re doing it on a dare. Not my best bumblebee ever, but it`ll have to do. Bunny was on a hill. I don`t understand why strangers ask me to take their photo (see February 1, 2016, and March 28, 2014).

July 25, 2023
Why can`t the morning last all day? If I can see sunspots from 93 million miles away, they must be pretty big. Oh, and never point your camera at the sun (see March 14, 2009; August 16, 2009; June 19, 2011; August 25, 2019; and November 28, 2020). This makes up for yesterday`s disappointing bumblebee. My life flows on in endless song above earth`s lamentation. How can I keep from singing? I`ve now taken photos for 7,000 days in a row (in case you`re keeping track).

July 26, 2023
Nothing could be finer than a crisis that is minor in the morning. CHARLES OSGOOD My neighbor`s misfortune. Unsanctioned beauty growing through broken concrete. Cityscape in a Tesla. `I`m really curious,` said a random person on the sidewalk. `What are you taking pictures of?`

July 27, 2023
I work in an office. I come outside and see the ducks. Then I go back inside and work in an office. Such is life. I got a bit wet taking this picture. Preparing for the Dayton Celtic Festival. I can jaywalk safely thanks to a beer truck. It`s impossible to be sad and draw a chalk rainbow.

July 28, 2023
I wish we had muffins at work every day. Another production of Stone Soup (see June 23, 2023)? No, this was A Wrinkle in Time. I take pictures of theatre productions so people in the audience don`t have to (but they do anyway). This show had good performances and nice costumes. Then I went to see my famous friend (see August 19, 2019).

July 29, 2023
A Riot of Color. Taking Flight. Blowing in the Breeze. All Wet. Come Here Often?

July 30, 2023
I was very busy Friday and Saturday. Thank goodness the Dayton Celtic Festival is three days. She keeps getting taller, and I just keep getting older (see July 28, 2018). Getting some air. Over my dead body. Keeping cool on a hot summer afternoon.

July 31, 2023
I walked to work through the sprawling metropolis. Firefighter fashions. A leftover window on the sidewalk (see June 21, 2023). Gnats buzz in, but they don`t buzz out. Please come inside and help me with the gnats.

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