off the hook...: July 2012

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

jason in space

day 198

i am back from the falcon ridge folk festival out in hillsdale new york - during the grand slambovian's saturday night set the crowd went wild with the traditional umbrella twirling during the song, alice in space.

here is a capture of my friend, jason - with parasol

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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

somewhere outside toledo

day 197

the dry earth in the midwest was happy about this - driving out of the rain, i was tired but glad

tonight i am in buffalo ny - no photoblog until i start back

i promise i will take many photos while i am gone

see you all soon!

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Monday, July 23, 2012

coneflower drought dusk

day 196

while watering tonight

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Sunday, July 22, 2012

see raging bull

day 195

there are two things you have to make sure of when you ride coasters:

1. you are with someone who you will not run out of things to talk about with.

2. you will be able to pay attention to that person while your awareness is constantly drawn away by the beautiful design of the coasters around you.

every time the line shifts you get a different perspective!

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Saturday, July 21, 2012

steel and air

day 194

my favorite steel coaster - the raging bull -six flags, gurnee, il

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Friday, July 20, 2012

lack of sleep

day 193

....and this is five reasons why!

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Thursday, July 19, 2012

time marches on

day 192

it's something i never imagined i'd see at a six flags - the coaster has been torn out and the surrounding structure sits exposed and empty, waiting for the crew to take it apart and put it to rest.

never one of my rides of choice. the iron wolf - a stand-up roller coaster.

weird.

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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

legs twist arch

day 191

spent the day at six flags - saw this!

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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

church street fenceline

day 190

i could be mistaken - and i'm not going to check - but i think this may be my first vertical photo on this blog

happy day 190! we're more than half way!

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Monday, July 16, 2012

fourth street night

day 189

coming home from a movie last thursday night i took this shot in libertyville.

no. it was not a david lynch movie!

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Sunday, July 15, 2012

before brie called

day 188

yesterday:

i was in the middle of the bee balm patch when the phone rang.....

what to do.... four rings and then it goes to voicemail!

i successfully navigated out of that gathering without being stung - within seconds of this shot!

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Saturday, July 14, 2012

...and the bride

day 187

for those asking for some more wedding shots...

...here's one of the bride at the reception last week.

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Friday, July 13, 2012

we need more

day 186

...in the face of severe drought came this blessed rain storm! i may or may not have stripped down to my skivvies and danced about in the downpour shouting, "rain! rain! rain!!!!! here comes the rain!!!"

only the dogs know - and they're not talking......

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Thursday, July 12, 2012

bride and grandfather

day 185

well..... grandfather-in-law!

welcome to the family, kwynn

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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

groom and grandmother

day 184

this was a big wedding in a small town - guests came from all over the country as well as from a few doors down

some were there in spirit - and even though missed greatly - were present within us

there are times when good feelings permeate the atmosphere and transcend wavelengths that we don't even know that we understand or comprehend

this was one of those times

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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

wedding party bliss

day 183

i've been to a ton of weddings and i'm pretty sure i've never seen a wedding party have as much fun as this one did.

congratulations brian and kwynn!

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copyright juneplastic/george green

Monday, July 9, 2012

just last thursday

day 182

southwestern wisconsin - 102 degrees fahrenheit

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Sunday, July 8, 2012

puppy teasing time

day 181

this picture is dedicated to my faithful viewer, ruth.

perfect, isn't it!

Saturday, July 7, 2012

mother groom dance

CLXXX

my sister and my nephew - 24 hours ago

century hall, wauzeka wi

Friday, July 6, 2012

wild wild ride

day 179

one thing i like about small towns is their ability to accept what surrounds them and deal in a patient manner with what their future wants may be

boscobel, wi has a great coffee house - better than any starbucks or caribou could hope to be.

but it also has this

still - in the piggly wiggly

Thursday, July 5, 2012

your collision specialists

day 178

yes. i am here.

everything in this picture is a true story

boscobel is in southwestern wisconsin - in case you are wondering

yes. i am here

tonight i am bringing this photo to you courtesy of linux on my laptop and a hastily self-taught gimp photo editing.

always something different and unexpected.

yes. i am here

yes. that is a giant wild turkey.

yes.yes.yes.

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

stranger than paradise

day 177

this little fella caught my eye, yesterday, at the chicago botanic gardens. i had the good fortune to be in their "butterflies and blooms" exhibition. this is the first photo that i've posted on this blog that has not come from my iphone. i had my canon 7d with me and felt that i needed to bond a bit with it - for a change.

i wanted you all to see this one - it's my new wallpaper!

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

bee balm clouds

day 176

bee balm, baby!

Monday, July 2, 2012

my green roma

day 175

tomato update: yes. green. can't. wait!

Sunday, July 1, 2012

who'd have thunk

day 174

construction continues on the garden - the drought has made it difficult for even the weeds to stay alive

meanwhile 30 miles away - chicago has a huge storm

go figure