My Life Once A Day II: 28 June 2008 30 June 2008
Dirty Zucchini.
Baltimore, Maryland
Canon S1 IS
28 June 2008
My Life Once A Day II: 27 June 2008 30 June 2008
Construction Site at Work.
Baltimore, Maryland
Canon S1 IS
27 June 2008
My Life Once A Day II: 26 June 2008 30 June 2008
The Sea of Tranquility
Baltimore, Maryland
Canon S1 IS
26 June 2008
This is the new light fixture I installed in my bedroom a few weeks ago. I think that the pattern on the glass looks so much like the moon.
My Life Once A Day II: 23 June 2008 25 June 2008
Gardening Advice.
Baltimore, Maryland
Canon S1 IS
23 June 2008
Yeah- I know it seems kinda obvious. I asked Mom to stop by my house to check out my garden and tell me why some of my seeds didn’t sprout. This is the note she left me “you need to soak the soil if it does not rain”. Oops. She didn’t add “moron” at the end of it- but it was clearly implied. I’ve been trying to rely on the rain we collect in the rain barrel- but it hasn’t been raining enough and my little garden was thirsty.
My Life Once A Day II: 22 June 2008 25 June 2008
Upside Down & Right Side Up.
Baltimore, Maryland
Canon S1 IS
22 June 2008
My Life Once A Day II: 21 June 2008 25 June 2008
Rush of Red Silk and Incense: YD Gets Married.
Baltimore, Maryland
Canon 1S SI
21 June 2008
My good friend got married this weekend. First we went to the Hindu ceremony- where she looked like a beautiful goddess in a red silk sari- and then to the church ceremony where she wore a stunning white dress.
She and I went to India two years ago and wandered around the stores in Chennai selling beautiful wedding sari silk and dreamed about wrapping ourselves up in the beautiful fabric. Two years later I had the honor of attending her wedding(s) to the adorable white boy from DC. I think she looks so serious and beautiful in these photos- though I did catch her smiling in the first one before the ceremony started.
My Life Once A Day II: 19 June 2008 25 June 2008
Organizing Tools.
Home, Baltimore MD
Canon S1 IS
19 June 2008
My Life Once A Day II: 18 June 2008 19 June 2008
See that? You know what that is? Mother F*ing Busted LCD screen.
Let’s hear it for warranties this week. Monday they gave me a new iPhone with my warranty and today they took back my Pentax at the store and promised they’d give it back in 6 to 8 weeks, totally super fixed.
Frick.
Say goodbye to my baby.
My Life Once A Day II: 17 June 2008 17 June 2008
What I am listening to today:
L7 Bricks Are Heavy. I bought it this weekend because it was one of my favorite cds when I was a kid and it was just sitting on the shelf calling out to me.
Masters of Turkish Music- a compilation of old recordings from the early 1900s.
This unique collection presents the giants of Ottoman court music, Anatolian folk music and urban entertainment music in Turkey during the first half of this century. Today’s singers and instrumentalists still find inspiration in the precision, grace and improvisational skills demonstrated in these original 78 RPM recordings.
My Life Once A Day II: 13 June 2008 14 June 2008
…because you shine on me wherever you are…
Baltimore, Maryland
Pentax K100D
13 June 2008
My Life Once A Day II: 12 June 2008 14 June 2008
Baltimore: The City That Falls Asleep at the Bus Stop.
Baltimore, Maryland
Pentax K100D
12 June 2008
After a long run at the lake, we wanted to stop by Safeway to pick up some steaks for dinner. Their choice of organic meat was pretty bad so James wanted to head to another grocery store for better steaks. We passed this guy passed out at the bus stop- not moving and holding an empty pill bottle.
My Life Once A Day II: 11 June 2008 14 June 2008
Mother Nature.
Port Deposit, Maryland
Pentax K100D
11 June 2008
I went up to Mom’s house to pick cherries- but they weren’t totally ripe yet. We picked fresh lettuce and I took pictures of the garden. (more coming)
My Life Once A Day II: 10 June 2008 14 June 2008
Straight..ish.
Baltimore, Maryland
Pentax K100D
10 June 2008
One of my current projects is replace the screen door on the back of the house with one that has a doggie door in it for the beagles. I special ordered it and when it came in it needed to be cut down an inch on the bottom and a half an inch on either side. This was my first time using a circular saw and I think my cut was pretty decent considering.
However- Safety no-no number one. Apparently you aren’t supposed to use a circular saw or anything with the word ’saw’ in it while barefoot.
James also suggested I might want to stop taking photo of my feet constantly.
Unfortunately, I was trying to finish up the project as a storm was a-brewing and the strong wind blew down the old door that was leaning up against the house. It landed perfectly on the rail of the porch and shattered everywhere.
Ooops. I was stuck surrounded by broken glass and had to call James for help. Yes- he did get to point out again that I should have had shoes on my feet.
I wish I had a photo of me cleaning up the glass.
I got the wet/dry shop vac out of the basement and spent almost an hour vacuuming the grass under and around the deck to get all the tiny little pieces of glass up so the beagles wouldn’t step on anything sharp.
My Life Once A Day II: 09 June 2008 13 June 2008
Gross 7-11 Cheese Hotdogs.
(I didn’t have one)
Towson, Maryland
broke ass iPhone
09 June 2008
My Life Once A Day II: 08 June 2008 13 June 2008
Lemon Boy.
Baltimore, Maryland
Pentax K100D
08 June 2008
My Life Once A Day II: 07 June 2008 12 June 2008
I agree.
Fell’s Point, Baltimore Maryland
Pentax K100D
08 June 2008
We took mom out for special tea on Saturday afternoon…. except the reservations got screwed up and so we didn’t get tea at Bertha’s. I walked over to the Petticoat Tearoom- but apparently they only take reservations for 15 or more people and if they don’t have that- they don’t open up. I called and called and called Teavolve to see if they could fit us in for a last minute reservation- but they don’t answer their phones.
So we ended up with mussels at Bertha’s for Mom and James, and then over to Slainte for a pint (or 5) and planned out our dream farm we want to collectively buy and move to in a few years- where we will grow vegetables, sheep, goats, babies, chickens, turkeys, llamas, alpacas, more babies and some asparagus, of course.
Mom wasn’t interested in going to the museum with us- so she headed home to garden and we went to the Baltimore Museum of Art’s second to last day of a photography exhibit before it closed. I went a few weeks ago and loved it- but I wanted to bring James back to see it, too. Afterwards- we had to run errands- and in the span of about 3 hours we took both of the following photos. We were headed down to and kinda underneath the Francis Scott Key Bridge when I took this photo of Baltimore from a distance- you can see the port/marina on the right and I thought that was Fort Carroll on the left- but maybe it is just a ship?
On the right, behind the giraffe looking things but in front of the city is where Fort McHenry is located and about 100 meters from where I took this photo is a buoy marking the spot where the HMS Tonnant was supposed to be anchored when Francis Scott Key, a then 35-year-old amateur poet wrote “Defence of Fort McHenry”, later named The Star Spangled Banner, after seeing the bombardment of Fort McHenry at Baltimore, Maryland, by Royal Navy ships in Chesapeake Bay during the War of 1812.
Later, we went to get our growlers filled up at the local brew pub and came across this beautiful lightning storm. I’ve never attempted lightning photography- and since it wasn’t raining and we weren’t in any rush- we spent probably a half an hour trying to get a decent shot of the amazing light show. This is the best we did- I had no idea it was so difficult to capture lightning.
My Life Once A Day II: 06 June 2008 12 June 2008
Rough Day. In color and black/white
Pentax K100D
Baltimore Maryland
06 June 2008
My Life A Day II: 04 June 2008 4 June 2008
It is storming like all get out right now- full of thunder and lightning and sideways rain. My new wind chimes are getting quite a workout. I love thunderstorms in the summertime- in fact- the entire reason I got my new wind chimes was so I could hear it singing during the thunderstorms this summer.
Unfortunately, someone in the house does NOT love thunderstorms. Here, let me show you a photo.
See the tiny little beagle snout peaking out from under the pillow? She is trying to burrow herself underneath me- I put the pillow behind me to give her a little extra coverage while she whimpers and shivers. Don’t worry, little pup, the storm will pass soon enough.
Beagle Snout.
Pentax K100D
Baltimore, Maryland
04 June 2008
My Life Once A Day II: 03 June 2008 3 June 2008
Square foot gardening.
Baltimore, Maryland
Pentax K100D
03 June 2008
We got home late tonight with just a few minutes outside to plant my seeds and our plants we bought this weekend in the garden. I set the two 8×4′ beds up a la square foot and diagrammed them out so I could tell the kale from the spinach from the swiss chard (I mean, when they are babies, not when they are full grown). Unfortunately- it got dark really fast and then it started raining- so my carrots seeds were put in a bit messy and my diagram got soaked. But that is what makes me hardcore and my mother’s daughter.
My Life Once A Day II: 02 June 2008 3 June 2008
My new windchimes.
Baltimore, Maryland
Pentax K100D
02 June 2008
My Life Once A Day II: 01 June 2008 3 June 2008
Blueberry Ale is back in season.
Baltimore, Maryland
Pentax K100D
01 June 2008
My Life Once A Day II: 31 May 2008 3 June 2008
I have an audience.
Baltimore, Maryland
Pentax K100D
31 May 2008
My Life Once A Day II: 30 May 2008 2 June 2008
He even annoys himself sometimes.
Baltimore, Maryland
Pentax K100D
30 May 2008
My Life Once A Day II: 29 May 2008 2 June 2008
N. Caroline St.
Baltimore, Maryland
Pentax K100D
29 May 2008
My Life Once A Day II: 28 May 2008 2 June 2008
Poppies.
Baltimore, Maryland
Pentax K100D
28 May 2008
My Life Once A Day II: 26 May 2008 2 June 2008
Late Afternoon.
Baltimore, Maryland
Pentax K100D
26 May 2008
I left work late and from the top level of my parking garage I was on level with this construction site. The sun lit up the colors so well and I thought it actually looked better a bit out of focus.
Why do buildings in the process of being built always have a tree on the top? Is it good luck?
My Life Once A Day II: 27 May 2008 2 June 2008
The Earle Theatre… Adult Movies… Start Sever
Baltimore, Maryland
Pentax K100D
27 May 2008
My Life Once A Day II: 25 May 2008 1 June 2008
Big Ship, Little Ship.
Galveston, Texas
Pentax K100
25 May 2008
My Life Once A Day II: 24 May 2008 1 June 2008
Happy Anniversary, Mom and Jerry!
Somewhere in the Gulf
Pentax K100D
24 May 2008
My Life Once A Day II: 23 May 2008 31 May 2008
Pier workers.
Cozumel, Mexico
Pentax K100D
23 May 2008
