Heater

I was happily taking pictures of our "new" bedroom when I suddenly noticed how strangely green (and weirdly ugly) the heater in there is.

Lemon Pac-man

This lemon discarded on the side  of the road reminded me of Pac-man.

Photographing the photo session

Waiting

The last time that I missed a post, I promised myself that I wouldn't miss any more. Well that promise didn't take long to break.

I had this shot ready last night. I had been sitting in the car, tired, waiting for D to return from the record shop. (Yep, he buys vinyl.) I was proud of myself for grabbing my camera when we left the house; happy with this shot of waiting.

Later, as I sat down on the couch to watch Modern Family, I remembered Just Four Photos and my picture waiting to be downloaded and posted. But in that moment, Modern Family trumped all.  And as I fell asleep on the couch, I forgot all about my waiting photo.

Pumpkin carvings

What fun! Amazing.

Car covered in Autumn

I love this time of year.

Everyone and everything wearing

the latest fashion.

A la mode.

Bottle Stairs

How come I can go up and down these stairs, many times a day, but it takes having a camera in my hand to stop and notice them? (And how come every contractor, wall-builder, stair-maker doesn't say, "Hey, let's make some stairs out of sheets of glass and green bottles?" How come?)

Coffee House Skeleton

Our new local coffee house is ready for Dia De Los Muertos.

Tennis Ball Appeal

I don't understand the appeal, but by Donkey's reaction, this is a one-of-a-kind something special.

Fooled me

For years  I saw this on the phone pole in front of our house and would wonder how a "key" got there and why; I never really "looked" at it though until today when I decided to take a picture of it for the blog and actually discovered it wasn't a key at all; made me laugh at myself.

Persimmon Shelf

We have a little slope in the backyard that is supported by these cinder blocks. It used to be covered in ivy. The other day, I cleared it all away. A squirrel seems to have decided that it makes a good shelving unit.

Hmm . . . gives me an idea . . . .

parrots

These 2 parrots stopped for a breather in our walnut tree.

Succulents

What I love about succulents . . .
you can ignore them, never water them, not even glance at them . . .
but they will keep on going, no matter what, just waiting to surprise you when you least expect it.

Mask

Reminds me of a Harlequin mask- just in time for Halloween

Praying Mantis

Rescued this guy from being run over by one of the pool patrons; not sure if he appreciated it but I appreciated him striking a pose for me.

Bamboo

The Wish Jar

This is a wish jar. It's been on top of the fridge for many years. The idea was for everyone to put in a wish every day. Of course, that lasted about a week, then we mostly forgot. Today is D's birthday. We got down the wish jar and laughed as we read through and remembered those old wishes. Then, we all wrote new ones and added them to the jar. Those wishes will stay a secret, until the next birthday when (if I can remember) we'll take down the jar again, read those wishes, and add some more to the wish jar.

Stony Teeth

This ring of stones always reminds me of 

jagged teeth.

Home pharmacy

Seems like the top of our TV has become a make shift pharmacy

Palm Tangle

Hey! Looks like a Zentangle!