Thomas Hill Standpipe

Thursday Challenge: Container

The Thomas Hill Standpipe is the holding tank for water on the west side of the city. Local historian, photographer, promoter and Internet wonk Ryan Robbins gives it a better write up than I ever could for anyone interested.

I'll just call it one tall drink of water.

Lensday: Independence

Civil War Monument, Lagrange, Maine.

Ok, So it's a Civil War Monument. But he stands alone, like the CHEESE! But the REAL story of Independence can be found in these following photos. This is what he looks at every day. These stores are side by side in a town of about 500 people. I tried to get them in the same frame, but they are far enough away, Gentle Viewer, that you miss out on the full effect. Exhibit One and Exhibit Two

D & M Discount Tire and Oil and Take Out (or Eat In) 

LaGrange General Store and Redemption (and Take Out)

Go, Speed Racer! Go!

Don doesn't know it yet, but he wants to be a race car driver when he retires. He wants to strap on his helmet and race his car with his pet monkey by his side and have adventures. It's not a life for everyone but he'll make it his own. The smell of gas, the sound of rubber squealing on the track, the smell of of doughboys at the concession stands, all of this makes Don howl at the moon.

If you stay below the stacks, Bassett, you won't get the smoke in your face.

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Gotcha!

A mosquito was, in fact, harmed in the making of this photograph.

A McRose among McThorns.

I know..it's wrong. It's another flower. It's centered. It's blah blah blah. But I posted it because I took it from my car between the first and second drive-thru windows at my local McDonald's.

And THAT, Gentle Viewers, makes it KICK ASS!

Photo Tuesday: Urban Wildlife

Crows on the Belltower

Busted

for bricotrout and kj who are on to me.

MacroDay: Fluffy

Q-Tips in a Jar.

Safety Pup Sez®: The wooden Q-Tips are cool and old skool but MAKE SURE TO CHECK THE TIP before jamming it in your ear.

Nothing Says Summer Like Time for Long Talks With Friends

Nothing Says Summer Like Just Getting in the Car for a Drive with the Windows Down

Nothing Says Summer like Sitting in the Grass for a While

Nothing Says Summer Like a Good Belly Swing

Repost for Photo Friday

Photo Friday: Orange

Thursday Challenge: Fragile

I found this inside a tool room of an abandoned railroad deisel shop. Nuts and bolts were stored in jars and screwed up into the lids which were nailed to the shelves. Didn't your Dads do this?

La Lune

Another cliche, I know.

Lensday: Smell

Bait Lady

Sun

For Alexandra Wolfe, who apparently can never have too much sun.

Moody Monday: Sunny

Frenchman's Bay, February 2005

Sunny doesn't always mean warm.

A Ladybug in its Natural Environment

That is if its natural environment is plucked from a window and made to walk on a Wenger® Swiss Army Knife so that no matter where it goes it is always on top.

It may or may not be art, but it IS art SUPPLIES.

Paint brushes in can

"Hands" by JKirlin, Paparazzi

I knew I'd find a use for these someday.

And apparently it would be JKirlin, PaprazzO. Mea culpa.

i-gizmo: hands