Chingis (Genghis) Reposted from 6.13.05

After conquering most of the known World, a weary Chingis, the Greatest of the Khans, returned to Mongolia and planted a stone in the road with the inscription "I turn to simplicity. I turn again to purity."

Thursday Challenge: High

Paris, Las Vegas.

In Vegas, I found both the Meaning of Life and The American Dream.

Lensday.com: Junk

I found this part of a train coupling in an abandoned Railroad Diesel Shop and thought it would make a cool doorstop until I tried to lift it.

Does This Scaffolding Make My Castle Look Fat?

As Frequent Gentle Viewers know, I live high on a hill renting the main tower of a castle which overlooks the village and peasants below because it's easier to defend with big axes and maybe rocks (thanks steph!). I usually only take photos FROM it. But for this shot I disguised myself as a commoner and made my way to the far side of the village to get a long shot OF it.

I'll Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaave..........

What do you have on draft?....................what was before the bitter ale?............................ummmm. Ok.........................................a pizzaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...
with........................................................what are your toppings?.........................................
okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay.......... ..uuuuuummmm
Chickeeeeeeeeeeeen with Barbeque saaaaaaaaaaaaauuuuuuuuuce...........ummmmmmmmmm
can I get that with no onions? Okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay.......nooooooooow............

(disclaimer: No waitresses were harmed in the taking of this photograph and this was immediately the standing joke :) )

The Thing of the Moment's 'Groaner O' The Day®' (Let's hear it)

Ice Cream Float

Chemical Billy's Got It

Look!

So now it's gone from Prairie Girl in Germany to me in Maine and now Billy will be hauling it around SF for a little while....

Thursday Challenge: New

New Kayaks at Cadillac Mountain Sports in Ellsworth.

Ok, it should really be called 'The Thing of the Moment's Annual Dumpster Dive into the Archives-O-Rama 2006 (The Sequel)'

But if you haven't seen this before: IT'S NEW TO YOU! 

Who Is Your Lightning Daddy Now?

Reposted for lensday.com: Weather 

Why, YES, I DID!

At dinner tonight with my friend Jenny Rainmaker, I was telling her how I was still taking lots of photos but nothing to put on the blog. I've been taking photos of things in the city either slated for destruction, under contruction or just some 'archive' shots for when someplace or other burns down. They are my favorite sorts of photos actually, because, inevitably, 'that change, she do occur.' So she's eating and CLEARLY bored or not matching my enthusiasm, when she brightens and says "Did you get a photo of that bizarre snowman in front of the Thai Place that was up all fall?"

Sunset Motel

Posted for Moody Monday: Unique