26 October 2005

Under-Sea World


At Misty's (she'd be "The Wife") suggestion, I pushed through the crowds and crouched down to get The Girls awe-ing over the dolphins. Turned out pretty good, I think- Thanks, wife!

This was, of course, earlier this summer at Sea World.

24 October 2005

After Wilma



as can be seen at Ernie(notBert) , the boat's name is Windmachine... how ironic.

22 October 2005

I must ask!


What is the deal with the "caller ID". I get calls rather often here at work, especially right at or after shift change from people who want to know who called them from here. I just got one a few minutes ago.

him: "This is _____, who called me from there?"
me: "This is a business."
him: "So is this. I just walked in the door."
me: "Okay."
him: "Someone called me from there."
me: "Okay."
him: "I wanted to know who called."
me: "Did you get a message?"
him: "No, I just walked in the door."
me: "Then I don't know who called you."
him: "Alright, then..."
me: "Bye."

Is it just me, or what? To me, it's common sense that someone who really wants a call back will leave a message, or lacking an answering machine or service (but still having caller ID?) will call back.

18 October 2005

an ancient exercise

Taken on a field trip with my photography class just over 10 years ago... in Kimmswick, a run-down town south of St.Louis. Definitely a fixer-uper. I really enjoy the palm trees now that I have 4 of them at my own house.

"Kimmswick DayDreamer"

04 October 2005

...SHINY!


The frog says: "Rivet."

After the Rain...

Well, I see that Ernie(notBert) has beat me to it, but here you go anyway!


These (look closely) appeared as my family and I were returning home from Sunday's adventures.

30 September 2005

I call it:


"Umbrella in the Sand"

Step right up and take a guess!!!

I have been enjoying more abstract photography lately.

This one is my current desktop wallpaper. I call it "Stuff all in a Row at Night as I Leave the Shop that Just Happens to Catch my Eye".

29 September 2005

What in the world can that be?


answers shall be forthcoming!

22 September 2005

finally! Key West

Yes, finally, in just a few shots... KEY WEST

If you click on the above picture you'll see why maybe even I could afford to live in Key West.

The view from 7 Mile Bridge.

The coconut palm beneath which I spent a happy hour or two.

Can you see Cuba? All the signs say it's only 90 miles out that way.

03 September 2005

a break from the vacation photos

Sunday night, we went to South Lido for a picnic on the beach. Katrina's waves they were a'rollin' in.

As I ate my chicken teriyaki (it was a take-out Chinese picnic) I was being eyed by this fellow.

He was close enough for most of dinner that I could have grabbed his beak.


He really seemed to want a taste of his long lost cousin.