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31 May

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That's just silly.

29 May

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Vera Bradley hell.

28 May

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27 May

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Andy's gradution cake. Happy med school graduation!

26 May

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Some old tree.

25 May

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I wasn't sure that todays picture was up to snuff (below), so I included a better one from yesterday too.

24 May

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Avalanche falls at The Flume in the White mountains The mini enjoyed the Kangamangus highway immensely.

23 May

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Yeah, I know, another flower. You'd rather see the mini, right?

22 May

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Today was take your Ellie to work day, so I found myself running calls with Andy in Maine. T'was good times. Sadly, I didn't get to ride in this 1940's Jeep.

21 May

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The first two of many, may more to come of my new ride. 

20 May

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Happiest sheep ever.

19 May

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Two pictures today to make up for yesterday. 

Helpful Honking

I didn't post a picture yesterday, but I was too busy stalling my mother's car 10 times in a row in the middle of a four lane road to take a picture. It wouldn't have been an pretty one anyway. Mostly it would have looked like us trying really hard not to shout at eachother, me cursing loudly, and strangers honking at us and while trying not to kill us all. Why is it that when your car becomes disabled either through user error or poorly timed mechanical failure, that people feel the need to honk at you? Do they think that I didn't notice that I was blocking two lanes of traffic and being a general pain in everyone's ass? "Oh, thank you for honking. I didn't notice that I was in the middle of the street. This is inconvenient? People want to get by? Thank you for letting me know." In reality, there was nothing I wanted more than to move the car 20 feet. Every fiber of my being was willing that car to go, but I still managed to stall over an

17 May

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Work is cool when I come home smelling like aircraft fuel.

Plant Update

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Thanks to reader, Anne for helping me to figure out the mystery plant from the 15th.  She wins $100,000 and an RV!! The plant is nighshade.  So I guess that I should stop eating it. (ps. Anne was close with a shooting star.  Though the bloom is similar, mine is a vine, so I googled 'shooting star vine' and a pictue of the plant came up!)

16 May

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Night shots.  I really need to remember when I've put the manual focus on.  So that I turn it back to auto. 

Self Checkout

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Something that boggles me, though I use anyway, is the self checkout at the grocery store.  Firstly, why am I doing more work while someone is standing ten feet away who will do it for me?  I'm not getting paid by the store to check myself out.  I'm not even getting a discount. I've used the self check out even when regular check outs are available.  Why?  Probably because my reclusive tendencies are increasing and it's one less human I have to interact with.  But, at the same time, I hate that check out robot.  Hate her. All of the things I hate about her make me look crazy. Probably because recently I have have found myself talking back to her. "Thank you for using self check out.  Please scan your member card."  She starts already. "Why are you shouting at me.  Can't you see I'm digging my card out of my wallet?  And don't thank me.  Pay me instead." Just as I fish the card out, she repeats "Please scan your member card."

15 May

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Cash and prizes if anyone can name this tiny flower from my yard.  

14 May

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A tree.  If you weren't sure.

13 May

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Cows.

12 May

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Dilapidated barn.

11 May

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Everybody loves a little SVT.

10 May

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My neice and nephew turn 10 today.

9 May

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Thank you, nail, for causing me to jump off the bike in the middle of the intersection like an idiot.  For causing me to look like a fool, cursing on the side of the road.  For causing me to walk it (thankfully) three blocks to the bike shop, and then have to pay them to use pliers to get you out. Thank you, nail,  for punching all inch and a half of yourself into my brand new tire and tube. Thank you, nail, for being in the street.  Don't you have some boards to hold together or something? 

8 May

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 Fire trucks are complicated.

7 May

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Lola.  Now starring in the other obligatory cat picture.

6 May

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Crafting today, ftw!  Tough luck placed in front of a dumpster. 

5 May

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Roses, clearly.

4 May

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Scout.  Now starring in the obligatory cat picture. 

3 May

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An Iris in my Grandmother's garden. 

2 May

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The grievance board.  My favorite place in the newly renovated ER. 

1 May

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A weird start this year at the Laboring Sons Memorial Ground in my hometown.  This was an African American cemetery way back in 1837.  In a very silly move after it fell into disrepair, it was made a whites only playground.  Obviously, this didn't last, but it wasn't properly memorialized until 2003, after much lobbying. 

It's that time of year again

I'm off to the usual roaring start to the (5th annual!) picture a day project. I took a picture today, but had a busy evening and now I'm in bed so it will have to be posted tomorrow. If you happen to be a new reader of the blog, every May I attempt to post a picture of the day for the whole month, with mild success. So, here's hoping that this May will be full of interesting subjects and moving images. Time will tell. Check out past May photo projects in the archives. 2010 was a good year. 2008 2009 2010 2011