Sunday, July 12, 2009

Day 120


My feet, in all their glory and bad lighting...

Day 119

Beautiful Sita. Unfortunately, I think the reflection in her eyes in part is a result of her aging...

Day 118


Garage of an abandoned house, Albion, MI.

Day 117


Flowers.

Day 116


Abandoned factory, Albion, Michigan.

Day 115


My gorgeous wife.

Day 114


Cobwebs on our walkway lights.

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Day 113

Day 112


Geese.

Day 111


So, two things struck me about this photograph--can you guess what they were? The contrast between the carefully mowed driveway and the abandoned house with its un-mowed lawn. Wait a minute--did I say "mowed driveway"?!?! I mean seriously...what's going on here?

Day 110


Dinathus. Or. more accurately, out of focus Dianthus...

Day 109


Early morning, Albion, MI.

Day 108


Salvia in the garden beside our driveway.

Day 107


Lola in motion! (Or, possibly, out of focus.)

Day 106


Lavender in our front garden.

Monday, July 6, 2009

Day 105


Abandoned house, Albion, MI.

Day 104


Lacking inspiration, I tried to get artsy. Didn't work.

Day 103


This building has always fascinated me. It's a mile or so out of town in Albion, MI. The sign reads, and I quote:

"if you!
BELive iN
life AfTER
DEATH
TRESPASSING"

Something about all the errors in the sign makes me not want to mess with this guy!

Day 102


Hosta leaf, Beilstein back yard.

Day 101


Boots off, after Amy and I took the dogs on a seven-mile hike in the Malabar Farm State Park, southwest of Mansfield, Ohio. Knowing in advance that we were going to cross twenty yards of stream in shin-deep water might have helped but hey, the dogs loved it!

Day 100!


As you know, if you've been reading this photo blog, I'm fascinated by abandoned buildings (there are, as of a few years ago, 14,000 abandoned buildings in Detroit!). But instead of south-central Michigan, this one is in my in-laws home town of Mansfield, Ohio. Just a little Norman Bates, don't you think?

DAY 99


My in-laws are crazy about this place. The first time we had takeout from there, I wasn't sure what to make of it: the pizza was great, but the sub (bologna, cheese, another kind of meat, sauce) didn't overwhelm me. But now, a couple of years later, I'm hooked! If you're ever in Mansfield, Ohio, head to the Leaning Tower for a large sub and a medium pizza--bacon, mushrooms, and green peppers. You can thank me later.

Day 98

Jacques Plante's third goalie mask, worn between 1963 and 1965. Museum of Civilization, Hull, Quebec.