A Work in Progress

That's just silly.

Vera Bradley hell.

Andy's gradution cake. Happy med school graduation!

Some old tree.

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

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

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

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.

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

Happiest sheep ever.

Two pictures today to make up for yesterday. 

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...

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

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!)

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

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...

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

A tree.  If you weren't sure.

Cows.