Thursday, May 31, 2018

Throwback Thursday (151/365)

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TIME: 2:57 PM
PLACE: San Francisco, CA
SUBJECT: Boat

Ten years ago, we were in San Francisco visiting my brother and his family.

The husband, James, my brother and nephew went down to the wharf to check things out.

HH took this photo.

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And this one of my boy – I can’t wait to visit him next week!

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Impression (150/365)

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TIME: 7:30 PM
PLACE: Back yard
SUBJECT: Leaf impression on wooden chair

The husband purchased two used wooden Adirondack chairs.

One came with it’s own leaf impression on the seat.

Bonus.

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Rain (149/365)

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TIME: 7:58 PM
PLACE: Front porch looking west
SUBJECT: Sky & power lines

We received a pretty hard down pour just now.

It’s still light out and the sky looks pretty cool.

Monday, May 28, 2018

Green Door (148/365)

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TIME: 10:36 AM
PLACE: St. Louis
SUBJECT: Door on loading dock

Claudia, her boyfriend Blake, Stella and I went to Cherokee Street in St. Louis for it’s 1st Cherokee Caravan Antiques and Art Bazaar.

It was very warm this morning, I didn’t purchase anything, however, Stella found a cool puppet with a papier-mâché head.

And I took a picture of this door.

Sunday, May 27, 2018

Rorschach Cloud (147/365)

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TIME: 7:33 PM
PLACE: Looking south across Highway 15
SUBJECT: Cloud formation

Spotted this interesting cloud on the way home from Target.

Saturday, May 26, 2018

Hung Up (146/365)

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TIME: 1:41 PM
PLACE: Home
SUBJECT: Mulder

The cable man was scheduled to visit to see what was wrong with our internet service. Mulder can get a bit excited when we have such visitors, so I tethered him to keep him contained.

When he finally calmed down, I loosened the leash a bit more…this is how he ended up lying down while taking a nap.

Do you see the drops of drool as well?

Friday, May 25, 2018

Early Caturday (145/365)

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TIME: 7:39 PM
PLACE: Kitchen
SUBJECT: Jack

Because I can never have enough pictures of Jack.

Thursday, May 24, 2018

Blooming Onion (144/365)

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TIME: 7:32 PM
PLACE: Yard
SUBJECT: Onion seed head

The husband planted onions last fall on the side of the house.

They are going to seed.

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

8th Grade Graduate (143/365)

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TIME: 6:23 PM
PLACE: Central Jr. High
SUBJECT: StellaDella

That’s it – no more grade schoolers at our house any longer, our Miss Stella graduated this evening from Junior High School.

She was a recipient of the “President’s Award for Educational Excellence” as well.  Such a smart girl.

It seems like she was just starting kindergarten….

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On to high school!

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

A Bird in the Hand (142/365)

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TIME: 7:07 AM
PLACE: Back porch
SUBJECT: Bird

There was a bird flying around Stella’s room this morning.

Apparently, we have a breach in our security system.

Monday, May 21, 2018

Summer Fountain (141/365)


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TIME: 9:18 PM
PLACE: Downtown
SUBJECT: Veteran’s Memorial Fountain

I love the way our city’s fountain looks in the summer evenings.

Sunday, May 20, 2018

Droopy (140/365)

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TIME: 7:58 PM
PLACE: Front yard
SUBJECT: Peonies

This was not a good year for the peonies.

They barely got blooming and it rained.

They look how I feel.

~*~*~*
Happy birthday to Dad!

76 years young!

Saturday, May 19, 2018

Good Job Graphics Department (139/365)

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TIME: 5:17 PM
PLACE: Costco
SUBJECT: Avocado Oil display

So, whoever was in charge of the graphics for the product and the shelf display boxes really thought ahead.

This make me happy.

Friday, May 18, 2018

Dinner Late Nite (138/365)

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TIME: 11:55 PM
PLACE: Denny’s
SUBJECT: Window

Stella had her 8th grade dance tonight.

After it was over, she and a group went to Denny’s to eat.

Thursday, May 17, 2018

White Door Red Building (137/365)

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TIME: 8:07 PM
PLACE: Alley
SUBJECT: Foundry door

I liked the lines and colors in this picture.

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Feather (136/365)

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TIME: 8:05 PM
PLACE: Front Porch
SUBJECT: Feather on windchime

Stella gave me this windchime for Mother’s Day.

A spider has spun a web on part of it and caught a feather.

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Iris (135/365)

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TIME: 6:20 PM
PLACE: The neighbor’s yard
SUBJECT: Iris

My neighbor has some irises blooming.

Very purple-ly.

Monday, May 14, 2018

Footprints, Maybe (134/365)

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TIME: 1:52 PM
PLACE: Work parking lot
SUBJECT: Marks

At lunch, I went to sit in my car – and saw these marks on the pavement.

They were not there this morning.

I didn’t notice any dinosaurs or other large creatures lurking around.

But I can’t rule them out either.

Sunday, May 13, 2018

Route 66 (133/365)

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TIME: 11:49 AM to 12:21 PM
PLACE: Route 66
SUBJECT: Sights

The girls and I drove to Litchfield for their Pickers Market. 

It was a bit hot for May – but I’ll take it over the cold any day.

We took the Historic Route 66 highway home.  The modern highway parallels the Historic Route 66 alignment (1940-1977) .  I pulled into a junction to take photos.

This is looking south to Staunton.

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And looking north to Litchfield.

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Soulsby’s Service Station in Mt. Olive. 

This was built in 1926.  Route 66 was to the west of the building at that time.  Then, in 1930, the highway was realigned and ended up in front of the station.
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Henry’s Rabbit Ranch
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Rabbit-henge
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This gigantic rabbit was on the side of the building.

See all those bunny graves in the back? I can tell that they were loved.

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It was a good Mother’s Day.

Saturday, May 12, 2018

Sushi Entrance (132/365)

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TIME: 9:00 PM
PLACE: Sushi Tatsu
SUBJECT: Hanging on front door

Stella and I did some shopping at the mall to pick out a dress for her to wear to the 8th grade dance next Friday.

Then we had dinner. 

She tried some Uni (sea urchin) this time – she has determined that she is not a fan of that particular item.

Friday, May 11, 2018

Wash Cycle (131/365)

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TIME: 7:25 PM
PLACE: Car wash
SUBJECT: Front windshield

The birds have really been christening my car.

Maybe it’s because I park under a tree.

Time for a wash.

Thursday, May 10, 2018

Duck (130/365)

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TIME: 10:51 AM
PLACE: Work
SUBJECT: Duck

Our walking path at work rings around the pond in front of the office.

We occasionally have Canadian Geese stop by.

This is the first time I’ve seen a duck.  He’s been hanging out here several days now.

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Rainbow (129/365)

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TIME: 7:00 AM
PLACE: On the way to work
SUBJECT: Rainbow

Not the best photo, but hey, I was driving and it was fading.

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Root (128/365)

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TIME: 7:50 PM
PLACE: Otts Tavern
SUBJECT: Tree root

Here is an interesting tree root between the parking lots.

It looks like it was sprayed with orange paint so folks wouldn’t trip over it.

I can see a face in it.

Monday, May 7, 2018

Martini Monday (127/365)

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TIME: 5:23 PM
PLACE: Bella Milano
SUBJECT: Blue Milano martini
(Orange vodka, Blue Curacao, cranberry juice, lime)

Time for a Martini Monday with the co-workers.

Sunday, May 6, 2018

Up Close and Heathered (126/365)

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TIME: 2:46 PM
PLACE: Home
SUBJECT: Hoodie sleeve

This is a close up of my heathered hoodie sleeve.

I can see I have a rip in the seam and a ton of pet hair on it.

Nice.

Saturday, May 5, 2018

Italian Foods, Steaks & Cocktails (125/365)

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TIME: 8:01 PM
PLACE: Collinsville, IL
SUBJECT: Sign

We didn’t eat here, but I love the sign.

Friday, May 4, 2018

Goodwill (124/365)

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TIME: 6:59 PM
PLACE: Goodwill
SUBJECT: Sign

Stella and I hit up a book sale and made a side trip to the Goodwill store.

She and I both love searching for “treasures” at the thrift store.

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Fence and Trees (123/365)

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TIME: 8:04 PM
PLACE: Around town
SUBJECT: Sunset

It was still light out after my meeting was over…I love this time of year.

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

One Tired Bunny (122/365)

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TIME: 6:41 PM
PLACE: Rural King
SUBJECT: Bunnies

Tonight, this rabbit is my spirit animal.

He is channeling my exhaustion.

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Tiny Pine Cones (121/365)

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TIME: 7:38 PM
PLACE: Back yard
SUBJECT: Pine cones

Our pine tree has a ton of tiny pine cones on it this year.