September: Portrait of an Unknown Ice Cream Stand

2nd in a Series of Inanimate Objects across the Lifespan Marking The End of Summer.

A little self parody never hurt a narcissistic bastard like myself. And only my best regular Gentle Viewers will get it anyway.

Step

Flags

Coming Rain

Reposted for Photo Tuesday: Foreboding

JKirlin, The Ideal Tenant, presents "Another Reason Why I Rent"

Back during the bird feeder debacle a Gentle Viewer asked "Why don't you just buy a house of your own and put up the bird feeder, you frigging immature loser!"

Here is why (DAD!). I love this house. I am in LOVE LOVE LOVE with it. If this house were a woman it would be a sexy, classy, old broad. I have a GREAT apartment and a GREAT view. Some of my best photos have been shot from the windows on the second floor. I love this house FAR more than my landlady does. (Seen here PAINTING MY HOUSE FOR ME FOR FREE)

More than once she's said to me, "You know, JKirlin, people usually get an apartment here for awhile until they get back on their feet, then they move on." I'm trying to get a 30 year lease.

Now I don't know if any of you Gentle Viewers have live in staff who heat and maintain your house for you as well as the grounds and keeps the driveway shoveled etc, but let me tell you something... It's gotten pricey since the Civil War.

So when people ask why I don't buy a house...to this I answer, I am buying one. For my landlords. And they've earned it. I love them both. *smooch*

This is you.

jenn see left a comment on my series about leaving a mark that says "I was here" and that got me thinking about why I take photos.

Why do you take pictures? A multiple choice quiz.

*PLEASE no cheating.*

Fill in the blank. I take pictures __________________.

A) for eventual fame and riches.

B) in the hopes that in some vague unidentifiable way it will get me 'laid'.

C) to shove down the throats of snooty photographers everywhere that even a monkey like me can do it. (No offense monkey 0)

D) because I have a camera and don't know what else to do with it.

E) to desperately document the moments flying by in this uncertain life as we speed toward our graves.

F) because I can't remember anything and pictures remind me. (Oh yeah! There was a summer 2004! There the fool is!)

G) to have an excuse to nose around where I don't belong.

H) because taking 'art' photos gives me an excuse to have my camera always present for the 't and a' photos.

I) to make 'art' even though I can't draw a circle.

J) to fill my screen saver with something besides images of unicorns flying over waterfalls.

K) because no one else will take pictures of the things I want to see so I'll do it myself. (Bastards)

L) because I am a compliment driven sonuvabitch and I'm sure not going to get it for my looks.

M) so that when Hurricane Sonufabitch comes through my town, I alone will have all the images needed to rebuild.

N) they make cheaper gifts than I get so I WIN!

O) All of the above.

P) Other, please specify:

MacroDay: Fire

Brook and Mark

From a series of photographs taken for 2 friends who asked me to take a photo for their wedding invitation. I had never taken photos of people like that before and was a nervous wreck. Then I learned it's hard to screw up a shot of nice looking people.

This week marks their first anniversary.

And they are STILL in love.

Or at least still LIKE each other.

I *KNOW* it! *STILL* Crazy, huh?

Things I Have Learned Today®

Today's teacher, my niece, sstout. (on the right. )

1) Cheering is a sport.

2) Cheering is the only sport that supports another sport.

3) It doesn't matter how pixie-ish and light she seems, when you throw a girl in the air and catch her, she comes down HARD, and it can hurt as much as any tackle.

4) Nothing makes you feel your age like having an entire squad of Cheerleaders call you "Uncle"

Orono High School Fall Cheering Squad 2005

Orono High School Fall Cheering Captains 2005