off the hook...: August 2012

Monday, August 27, 2012

rust metal face

day 218

another discard - side of the road, maybe? i don't remember. there were a couple of them - the other one being in the shape of a cow... they make noise in the wind - they cast wonderful shadows!

shadows for future photos, perhaps...

noises to ward off the pests

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Sunday, August 26, 2012

brainerd bats wine

day 217

they talk of the many famous folk who attended school here - but on this day i felt like i was the special one - she wanted to see where i spent my ninth grade.

the festival was a celebration of wine and beer and stinky old cigars... a fundraiser to help the building that the chimney in this shot belongs to.

but when dusk came we discovered who the chimney really belonged to - the bats.

if you click on the picture you can see some of the several dozens of bats circling around this mighty spire of former spew - unnoticed by many indulging below

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Saturday, August 25, 2012

road not taken

day 216

i used to wonder - sometimes into the late night... why i turned my back on my education to be a teacher.

it was a good, close guess - as to who i am or even was.... but it was the wrong answer - and i knew it.

even then.

today. after visiting a friend in kenosha wisconsin.... i passed my training grounds. it seems even more barren, now.

but i know, now, that my decision not to teach high school was the correct one.

and i know - that only i can know that.

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Friday, August 24, 2012

has no name

day 215

yes. he's still with us. for now we call him, "puppy" but there have been many suggestions.

what would you name him.....?

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Thursday, August 23, 2012

in the ground

day 214

today's post is literally a hole in the ground. I spent a good part of the day digging out a rotten fence post in order to replace it with a fresh new solid one. I was surprised that the fence-putter-inners sunk these posts into 2 1/2 feet of solid concrete!

I have three more to replace.

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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

new pond friend

day 213

i knew he'd been there for awhile this summer.... the telltale kerplunk of his escape into the water when he would hear my approach.

then: he knew. i wasn't out to harm him or his environment.

and: he posed.

my new friend.

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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

hyacinth bean unfurl

day 212

you really only have to buy this plant once.

every year it makes so many seeds that - even if you have a bad year - you can go for a few years.... and still share with friends!

this year... i'm keepin' my fingers crossed.

'nuff said.

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Monday, August 20, 2012

nom nom coneflower

day 211

this bee was all over the echinacea - it's been a difficult year in the garden due to the severe drought that we are still experiencing despite the recent rainfall

...what, you were expecting another puppy shot!

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Sunday, August 19, 2012

2 seconds later...

day 210

it occurred to me that i already have a photoblog post entitled, "two seconds later!"

surprisingly it also involves puppies!

go figure!

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Saturday, August 18, 2012

with aunt lark

day 209

happy scamping in the backyard with the princess of play - lark

tomorrow's photo: two seconds later!

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Friday, August 17, 2012

the w.c., see...

day 208

for twenty-one years this has been the view from the most solitudinous chamber in the b&b we stay at in stratford, ontario, canada...

the white antique tile - placed ever so tightly together with almost no room for a line of grout - yet. there it is.

the glass doorknob. and. of course: the bookshelves!

i've read every title!

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Thursday, August 16, 2012

self harnessing puppy

day 207

he's a very clever young fellow - staying with us for a bit longer than the other pups

in this particular instance he's managed to turn his leash into a harness!

maybe we should stop calling him, "puppy" and start calling him, "einstein!"

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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

good ol' docs

day 206

the first time i wore them i thought, "ooh... i made a very expensive mistake..." but anyone who has ever loved these boots knows: your feet form to the boot.

the last time i wore them was one of the times i seal-coated my driveway - then chucked them into the front porch - only to be archeologised today, all dog-hairy and drab.

the leather dry and torn - laces frayed - their soles cracked and worn

stained with seal-coat and paint

today i said goodbye to my very first pair of docs

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Tuesday, August 14, 2012

form and function

day 205

ok. i'm back from canada - where i saw this sly minx - a turntable whose beauty i just could not capture with my camera.
if you ever find yourself in southwestern ontario - do yourself a favour and pop on by "music" in sebringville - that's where i came across this gorgeous piece of machinery

bonus picture: a different angle....

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Monday, August 6, 2012

next two exits

day 204

now - when i travel through elkhart, indiana i think of seth, who is from there.... or sarah, who i've traveled through there with at various points in my life

otherwise i wouldn't think of it at all.

when i'm there i'm getting close to home - and that just makes indiana seem even longer

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Sunday, August 5, 2012

fair trade 51st

day 203

the texture of comfort

on a rainy birthday morning... as on every other day at the festival - jason pops his head out of his tent and demands, "georgie...... coffee or shower?"

well...... coffee, of course.

this. my birthday latte. mmmmmmmmmmmmmm........ thanks, brie.

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Saturday, August 4, 2012

uncle cousin bob

day 202

he is my mother's cousin - he's always made me smile

i haven't seen him for decades - then tonight: I did. i saw him.

he told me a story about my grandfather - his uncle george - that made my heart sing

and then he sang

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Friday, August 3, 2012

falcon clouds dance

day 201

seen from where i camp... above the mountain - across the way: it's always incredible

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Thursday, August 2, 2012

rock star friend

day 200

i kinda hoped that someone had written it all down - the bottom line is that i don't believe i have laughed so hard since one night in northampton way back in '05(but that's another story.... maybe another blog). the mythology grew into a code of names and sayings - a build up to two-thirty am. no one wanted it to end but the voice of reason had turned in earlier, being from the coast, and we all had to take a matchbook of responsibility and start a fire under our own two feet toward bed.

next day:

this - an official temporary tattoo making the rounds and accompanying eric lee's new long player for sale in the merch tent - was captured on his fair kate's arm under the overcast afternoon while he played on stage.

he's a rock star.... it's true.

most importantly, though.... he's our friend.... and for now - he's safe again.

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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

arise! arise! arise!

day 199

temporary tattoos - magical rings - wristbands of wonder - falcon ridge mud

....and a star that shines through our lives

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