Day 280--Blue Heron

Back in August, I made a visit to MoBot and took some pictures. The picture I posted for that day was a shot of water getting all artsy because of my neutral density filter. But I also had a bunch of pictures of a heron that I really wanted to use. For whatever reason, the water won out.

So I was excited to happen across this (larger) specimen at Suson Park today. Actually, I think Sara saw him first (I think I named him, but can't remember what it was). Anyways, I'm glad I get to post this one.

I think I interrupted his hunting with all my goings-on. Oh well.

Dave

Day 279--Ornamental

Justine soaks in the irony that her colorblind boyfriend collects Crayola ornaments.

Maybe she wasn't, I don't know.

And yes, the picture is kindasorta posed, but too bad. I like it.


Dave

Day 278--Turkey Day

I can never eat all that much on Thanksgiving. Not sure why. Too bad, since the turkey was extra-tasty this year.

(and yes, I did make it. but that's as may be)

Dave

Day 277--Building Blocks

Quiet? No.

Fun? You bet.

Expensive? YES.


Dave

Day 276--Burninating the Countryside

I believe this handsome devil was a Christmas present from mom many moons ago. I've always liked him.

But why haven't I named him?


Dave

Day 275--La Grapadura

Make sure it's in all the way.

Dave

Day 274--Trapped Under Ice

It's been cold enough for ice to form lately, but I was still surprised to see this when I was out hiking today.

Dave

Day 273--Find Your Thrill

Pretty good timing, really. I also like the guy walking under the sign. Nice touch.

Dave

Day 272--Collect Them All

Man, I used to buy these all the time. And I can't really say why. Well, I suppose part of the draw was hoping you'd open the one pack that had some rare card worth about $200 or something like that. Of course, if I had, I doubt I would have sold it. Part of the excitement was just knowing that you had something worth a lot of dollars. Of course, something worth $200 7-10 years ago might only be worth $5 now. It's a weird hobby.

Nowadays I occasionally buy some to see what the designs are like and to check out the photography. In this case, both seem pretty ho-hum. It was a basic set, I admit, but still.

Dave

Day 271--Bean Crock

"Beans, beans, the magic fruit. The more you eat, the more you--"
"Alright that's enough of that."


Dave

Day 270--Dial It Up

Not my kilowatt hours, if you were wondering.

Dave

Day 269--Steven Watts

"Why yes, I do look like Steven Spielberg, don't I? By the way--have you read my new biography on Hugh Hefner?"


Dave

Day 268--Have Your Cake and Eat It, Too

Come to the library and learn how to decorate a cake? Seems like a good deal to me.

Dave

Day 267--Frolic

I let the cats out for a little while today. Chip made the most of it, when she wasn't busy being spooked.


Dave

Day 266--Signs of the Times 7

Considering all these pictures were road signs, this was, oddly enough, the only picture I took from my car.

Though I guess driving takes precedence over picture-taking, eh?


Dave

Day 265--Signs of the Times 6

Rain and clouds. That's more like it.

I've taken a very similar version of this picture before on Highway 79 somewhere between Hannibal and St. Peters. I like that one better, but this is a nice variation on it.

Dave

Day 264--Signs of the Times 5

I like this picture fine, but the most exciting part of it (to me) is the special guest appearance of the sun in this picture. It's been a long while since we've seen it around these parts.

Dave

Day 263--Signs of the Times 4

Probably my favorite kind of sign, though I'm not really sure why.


Dave

Day 262--Signs of the Times 3

This sign sits extremely close to my house. Like, if you park in front of my house, it's in plain sight. And yet I can't count how many times I've had to point it out to people after they've parked in the street on my side. It amuses me.

Dave

Day 261--Signs of the Times 2

Bonus sign here. I'll let you decide which one I was focusing on.

Dave

Day 260--Signs of the Times 1

I like taking pictures of signs, though I can't give you a solid reason why. Maybe I'll know at the end of the week.

Dave

Day 259--The Lump of Coal

Fairly-famous and only somewhat odd author Lemony Snicket was in town on Saturday, promoting his new book, The Lump of Coal. So we had paper on the walls and genuine Kingsford briquettes on hand for artistic endeavors. Clever.


Dave

Day 258--Type Face

I went to visit my friend on Friday, and was going to take a picture of her pet lizard/dragon/thing, but it hadn't been moved into her new apartment yet. So I was going to take a picture of her new dog, but then I saw the old-school typewriter, and, well, that was that.

Dave

Day 257--Even Flow

Little scuzzy around these parts, it would seem.

Dave

Day 256--All Tied Up

November=wear a tie to work every day (except Fridays). We'll see how long I can go before I run out of ideas.

Dave

Day 255--Cast Your Vote

I voted.

Did you?


Dave

Day 254--DFTBA (in my pants)

I won't go on about how awesome it was having the vlogbrothers at work last night, because that would be redundant. Suffice it to say, it's probably the only author program I've ever been excited about. I took another shot before this that turned out almost the same, but I'm glad I took another one, mostly because I love whatever face John must have been making to get his eyes like that.

Dave

Day 253--A Kite Flying Out of Control on the Breeze

It was a good day for kites yesterday, especially on a lake.

Dave

Day 252--Leaf Me Alone

It's nice having a fall that actually has color for a change.

Dave

Day 251--The 'Ween

"Halloween is my middle name: Gar-halloween-field."

Whatever.


Dave