Pressed Tin (252/366)

“This world has too low a ceiling for aspiring man!”

J Wallace Hamilton

TIME:  7:31 PM
PLACE:  Downtown
SUBJECT:  Ceiling in ice cream shop

HH had a chicken and beer dance, DQ went to the high school football game, so that left me, MB, SD and our cousin, who was here playing with SD, to figure out something to eat.  We decided to go downtown and eat sushi.  After, we walked down to the ice cream shop and the three younger ones ate some ice cream.  There is balcony seating in the shop.  All the better to admire the original tin ceiling in the space.

Wet Street Corner (251/366)

At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face.”

Albert Camus (French Novelist, Essayist and Playwright, 1957 Nobel Prize for Literature, 1913-1960)

TIME:  6:27 PM
PLACE:  Downtown
SUBJECT:  Wet street

Between the torrential rain showers we had this afternoon, I went downtown to purchase movie tickets for SD and me to see “Paranorman”.  I did not take an umbrella.  Dumb move.  Lucky for me, many of the storefronts have awnings.  I took advantage of them when returning to my car.

Squirrel! (250/366)

Alpha: Mayhaps you desire to - SQUIRREL!

Up, Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios, 2009

TIME:  5:34 PM
PLACE:  Front Porch
SUBJECT:  Squirrel

These almonds were stale, so I placed them on the front porch for the squirrels to find.  The tree rats get food, the dog and cats have something to watch and I get a picture.  Everyone wins.

Puddle (249/366)

“It does not make sense to put a puddle created by a truck tire during a rainstorm in the same . . . category as the Everglades,”

Dave Wilson

TIME:  6:10 PM
PLACE:  Parking lot
SUBJECT:  Reflection of Jeep in puddle

We had more storms this morning.  Once again the sun came out in the afternoon.  MonkeyBoy’s soccer game ended in tie.  Can’t complain.

Temptation (247/366)

“Lead us not into temptation. Just tell us where it is; we'll find it.”

Sam Levenson (American Author and Humorist. 1911-1980)

TIME: 3:04 PM
PLACE:  Pool
SUBJECT:  Sign and teddy bear

Labor Day is also traditionally the last day the pool is open for the season.  It was overcast at noon when we went, but the sun came out about 2:30 for a final hurrah.  The kids swam while the adults pelted each other with splash balls across the pool.  The “enemy” even tried enticing our troops to their side with the promise of free adult beverages.  My cousin, Lisa, did not succumb to their empty offerings.

A Nice End To The Day (246/366)

“After a day of cloud and wind and rain; Sometimes the setting sun breaks out again; And touching all the darksome woods with light; Smiles on the fields until they laugh and sing; Then like a ruby from the horizon's ring; Drops down into the night.”

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Hanging of the Crane (pt. VII)

TIME:  7:00 PM
PLACE:  On the way home
SUBJECT:  Sky

The weather today was very moody today – the sky kept changing from bright sun, blue skies and white clouds to downpours and grey clouds back and forth, back and forth, all day long.  Around sunset, thankfully, we were treated to the prettier colors that the sky has to offer.

At The Sushi Bar (245/366)

“Some people ask the secret of our long marriage. We take time to go to a restaurant two times a week. A little candlelight, dinner, soft music and dancing. She goes Tuesdays, I go Fridays.”

Henry Youngman (English born American Comedian and Violinist, 1906-1998)

TIME:  6:35 PM
PLACE:  Wasabi Sushi Bar
SUBJECT:  Rice paper divider

The girls are spending the night at their cousins.  So I had a dinner date this evening with just my two boys…HH and MB.