Moon View (019/365)

TIME: 9:13 pm

PLACE: Back yard
SUBJECT: Moon view through the trees

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Outside with the dogs on a cold night.

I wasn't out there long....neither were they.

Sticks, Sides & Wires (305/366)

TIME: 11:50 am
PLACE: Yard
SUBJECT: Scully and stick

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Scully tried to help me out a bit as I moved a large branch that had fallen, from the front part into the fenced-in area of the yard. 



She was determined to carry that branch for me.

It didn't happen.

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TIME: 4:24 pm

PLACE: Local tavern
SUBJECT: Side of the building

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We decided not to hand out candy at home this Halloween - we figured with all that is going on, we wouldn't get many trick-or-treaters.  As an alternative, HH and I sat in the parking lot of a local bar and participated in a "Trunk or Treat" from 3 pm to 6pm.

There was actually a large turnout. We went through 4 large bags of candy! (about 500 pieces total)  It was nice that the kids were able to collect a lot of treats despite the stupid COVID.

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TIME: 4:36 pm

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And, just because I liked the pattern made by these power line wires, I am including this photo today as well.

Consider it a bonus!

Rainwater Reflection (203/366)

TIME: 7:40 pm

PLACE: Alley
SUBJECT: Foundry & Power Poles

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Had a big storm here earlier this evening.

It left some standing water in the alley.

Rain (149/365)

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.

Branches, Clouds and Power Lines (033/365)

TIME: 4:20 PM (Tee-hee!)
PLACE: Front yard
SUBJECT: Branches, clouds and power lines

The Husband and I are officially old people.

We left the house to eat before 5pm so we could miss the crowds, get back home and go to bed early.

He went to bed. I let the dogs out.

They escaped the yard and SD, DQ and I had to go searching for them.

After about 15 minutes SD and I located them about 2 blocks away. She shoved them in the car and we brought them home. They showed no remorse for their behavior.

A wild Friday night!

Power (188/365)

TIME:  8:13 PM
PLACE:  By the White Cottage
SUBJECT:  Electric Substation
(taken with cell phone – I hate taking pictures with the cell phone.)

After spending the day sanding and stripping woodwork for the bathroom, I needed ice cream. 
I went to the White Cottage and ate a Concrete with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and chocolate syrup.
It perked me up.

Good Morning (290/366)

“Morning is wonderful. Its only drawback is that it comes at such an inconvenient time of day.”

― Glen Cook, Sweet Silver Blues

TIME:  7:11 AM
PLACE:  Outside
SUBJECT:  The morning sky

I wake at 5:30 am every morning so I can be on my way to work by 7:00 am.  At least, I try.  I’m usually running behind – for example, today I was 11 minutes behind schedule.  I’m not a morning person, but seeing skies like this helps me face the day.

No Rain (208/366)

“And I don't understand why I sleep all day
And I start to complain that there's no rain.”

Blind Melon. "No Rain." Blind Melon. Shannon Hoon. Capitol, Seattle, 1992

TIME:  8:17 PM
PLACE:  Front yard
SUBJECT:  Western sky

The ubiquitous “they” said we had a good chance of rain today.  Well, “they” were wrong.  It’s still dry.

Setting (146/365)

“Can you see the sunset real good on the West side? You can see it on the East side too.”

S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders

TIME:  8:01 PM
PLACE:  Shopping center
SUBJECT:  Sun

Not much time to take a photo today.  But I loved the color of the sky and the big yellow sun as it was setting this evening, so I quickly took this before we walked into the store to buy MonkeyBoy a new pair of swim trunks.  The pool opens up this holiday weekend – summer is starting!

Power Lines And Clouds (233/365)

“We believe that electricity exists, because the electric company keeps sending us bills for it, but we cannot figure out how it travels inside wires.”

Dave Barry (American, Writer and Humorist best known for his weekly newspaper column. b.1947)

TIME:  4:09 PM
PLACE:  Soccer fields
SUBJECT:  Power lines and clouds

MonkeyBoy had another game this afternoon.  It was much warmer on the field today (low 90’s).  He played goalie for the first half, then as a defender for the last.  They won 8-0.  On the way to the air-conditioned car, MB told me that he like being goalie better than fullback.  I think that was because it had to be brutal running up and down the field in this heat.

Rain Puddle View (224/365)

“Did you ever wonder if the person in the puddle is real, and you're just a reflection of him?”

~Calvin and Hobbes (syndicated daily comic strip that was written and illustrated by American cartoonist Bill Watterson, 1985-1995.)

TIME:  8:04 PM
PLACE:  Driveway
SUBJECT:  Reflection of wires and tree

I like rain puddles.  The reflections are always different depending upon where you stand.

The Devil Is Beating His Wife (172/365)

"I know well
that the June rains
just fall."

- Uejima Onitsura (1660-1738)

TIME:  7:37 PM
PLACE:  Looking off the front porch
SUBJECT:  Sunshine on tree branch & raindrops

The first day of summer has arrived.  It was also take-the-three-kids-to-the-dentist-day.  Such a plethora of excitement!  After the appointment, we went to Target to pick up a few things for DQ who is going to the Ozarks for five days with her second cousin.  There was a thunderstorm while we were in the store, it cleared up after a bit and the sun shone again.  After supper, while I was sitting on the porch, we had a sun shower – a weather phenomenon I always find fascinating.
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TIME:  8:42 PM
PLACE:  Front yard
SUBJECT:  Sky, looking west

My dad called me at 8:22 to tell me that the sky was looking pretty spectacular this evening.  Yes it did…even with the pesky power lines in the way.  Thanks for the photo tip Dad!

How Lawyers Prop Open A Door (145/365)

“Give me a lever long enough, and a prop strong enough, I can single-handed move the world.”

Archimedes (Mathematician and inventor of ancient Greece, 280-211bc)

TIME:  8:48 AM
PLACE:  Work
SUBJECT:  Improvised door stop
(Taken with my crappy cell phone camera because the batteries died in my PowerShot-Grrrrrrr)

When I entered the vestibule at work this morning, I saw this case of Budweiser Select holding open the door.  What you can’t see behind me are many, many more cases of beer (and a few cases of soda).  Why?  The office building annual bar-be-que is tomorrow.  Here’s hoping it won’t get rained out.  Speaking of rain – we were hit with more storms this afternoon.  DramaQueen surprised me by keeping me company on the front porch for awhile…until she saw this cloud formation:

Then she headed for the basement.  The clouds turned out to be more bark than bite – our area ended up with just some rain and a bit of wind.

Orange Glow (145/365)

 
“Sunsets are so beautiful that they almost seem as if we were looking through the gates of Heaven.”

John Lubbock (English Biologist and Politician, 1834-1913)

TIME:  7:54 PM
PLACE:  Little League Fields
SUBJECT:  Sunset

Even with the power lines in the way, this was a beautiful sunset…and to make it even better, MonkeyBoy’s team finally won their 2nd game.

Wires (205/365)

 
"Electricity, the peril the wind sings to in the wires on a gray day. . ."

Janet Frame (New Zealander, novelist, short-story writer, poet, Her works include "Intensive Care" and "Owls Do Cry," 1924-2004)

TIME:  8:35 PM
PLACE:  The front yard, looking west
SUBJECT:  Power lines

Again, I had another uninspired and not too interesting of a day.  I did some cleaning – the bathroom and StellaDella’s room.  I ended up needing a rake to get everything out from under her bed.  Good gravy, she had an enormous amount of junk under there – what bad feng shui.  Then, late this afternoon, the kids and I - HandsomeHusband was off visiting his good friend - went to pick up gift cards for some birthday parties we are attending tomorrow.  After picking those up, we went to Steak ‘n Shake to eat dinner.  Exciting times!

There's A Storm A Brewin' (159/365)

 
"Time and the bell have buried the day,
The black cloud carries the sun away."

T.S. (Thomas Stearns) Eliot (1888-1965), U.S.-born—British poet, critic. "Four Quartets 1: Burnt Norton," IV. lines 1-2, 1935

TIME:  5:25 PM
PLACE:  Looking Northwest off the Back Porch
SUBJECT:  Storm clouds

More rain arrived this morning.  Around 10:30am, it stopped and the kids and I left to spend big bucks at the grocery store, the farmer's market and the milk store (where I like to buy our milk in 1/2 gallon glass bottles-it just tastes better in glass!)  The sun peeked out for a little while this afternoon and then another storm front moved in.  This front arrived just in time to cancel MonkeyBoy's baseball game.  We had a tornado watch in effect as well.  I was hoping to capture some lightning, but did not have any luck.