June 28, 2006
Simple Shots
I'm just going to post these four photos. I'm pretty exhausted tonight and still have to muster up the energy for two more days of school.
June 24, 2006
Simple Shots
We drove to Plymouth this morning. There's a shop down there that will be selling some of my photos and I wanted to check out its location. Not only did we find the shop, but a beautiful seaside city as well. Just minutes after arriving we were attacked by the weather... At first there were these thick grey clouds of humidity that shrouded everything, slithering about and licking anything in its path. Oh how I hate humidity! But it was still nice to get out and walk around the town, taking in some new sights... And then it began to rain with a vengeance. I'm not sure I've ever seen it come down quite so hard. It was like being hit with fistfulls of rain that had been thrown from legions of angry hands, splintering and shattering into sharp glass slivers that had no mercy. This rainy weather has got to stop. How much time can we spend inside waiting for it to go away?
We had lunch down by the docks and watched out the window as a few hardy souls tried to pretend that "it" wasn't happening. There was a woman out walking with four young children. I think two of them must have been little boy twins about 5 or 6 years old. One of them had on a powder blue raincoat with matching powder blue boots, the other had on a yellow raincoat and matching yellow boots. Mom was getting drenched but these little boys had two days worth of fun jumping in puddles and splashing each other. Wish I could have taken that picture!
We had lunch down by the docks and watched out the window as a few hardy souls tried to pretend that "it" wasn't happening. There was a woman out walking with four young children. I think two of them must have been little boy twins about 5 or 6 years old. One of them had on a powder blue raincoat with matching powder blue boots, the other had on a yellow raincoat and matching yellow boots. Mom was getting drenched but these little boys had two days worth of fun jumping in puddles and splashing each other. Wish I could have taken that picture!
June 22, 2006
Simple Shots
It's getting pretty near schools end and we have a lot more free time in our schedules during these waning days. The seniors left a month ago, finals have already been taken and grades are closed
. Not sure why we're still here, but hey, I'm just one of the little guys. Now that we have this down time the assistants have all been hanging out telling stories, spreading rumors and just having ourselves a good ole time. I was kind of doodling on a pad way back in our little cubbie hole of an office when I noticed this message that someone had scribbled on its back. Don't know why, but it really struck me as funny. The message was dire but there were all these smiling cherries dancing around. Did they think that this might be a good way of saying, " We really need you to help us out - no need to be afraid, we're good people, just kind of desparate at the moment, have a nice day."
We've had a couple of splendid days weatherwise this week. Summer has finally arrived, but I'm not sure it will have enough time to influence the pool that is waiting for us down on the Cape. That water is going to be pretty damn cold. We head down for our yearly vacation a week from this Saturday. My last day of school this year is the day before we leave, which really digs into any time I have for packing and preparations. My sister and her husband are flying up from Nashville to join us this year. I don't think either one of them has ever been to Cape Cod so we're really looking forward to having them with us. Fourth of July on the beach is pretty amazing.
Everyone tries to outdo the guy next to him. Last year I was relieved when the police came down and told everyone to head out. It was like being in a war zone down there! People from Massachusetts are just all out crazy to begin with, then add explosives and alcohol into the mix and boy howdy, it can get pretty wild.
I'm going to try taking some pictures of the fireworks, if any of them come out good I'll post them.
. Not sure why we're still here, but hey, I'm just one of the little guys. Now that we have this down time the assistants have all been hanging out telling stories, spreading rumors and just having ourselves a good ole time. I was kind of doodling on a pad way back in our little cubbie hole of an office when I noticed this message that someone had scribbled on its back. Don't know why, but it really struck me as funny. The message was dire but there were all these smiling cherries dancing around. Did they think that this might be a good way of saying, " We really need you to help us out - no need to be afraid, we're good people, just kind of desparate at the moment, have a nice day."We've had a couple of splendid days weatherwise this week. Summer has finally arrived, but I'm not sure it will have enough time to influence the pool that is waiting for us down on the Cape. That water is going to be pretty damn cold. We head down for our yearly vacation a week from this Saturday. My last day of school this year is the day before we leave, which really digs into any time I have for packing and preparations. My sister and her husband are flying up from Nashville to join us this year. I don't think either one of them has ever been to Cape Cod so we're really looking forward to having them with us. Fourth of July on the beach is pretty amazing.
Everyone tries to outdo the guy next to him. Last year I was relieved when the police came down and told everyone to head out. It was like being in a war zone down there! People from Massachusetts are just all out crazy to begin with, then add explosives and alcohol into the mix and boy howdy, it can get pretty wild.I'm going to try taking some pictures of the fireworks, if any of them come out good I'll post them.
June 18, 2006
Simple Shots
Happy Father's Day Michael. You are an amazing father to our children and my love for you grows stronger every day.
June 17, 2006
Simple Shots
Well, time kind of got away on me. I just realized that it has been about a week since I last sat down to blog. We've had a king sized chunk of good weather so I've been out working in the yard. It's such a good feeling.
Tommorow is Father's Day and I have been thinking about my Dad quite a bit. He was a dad that really loved his kids - he didn't say it a whole lot, but you just knew because he had his own way of showing you. I loved to go out fishing with him. Mostly we didn't talk, didn't have to. The quiet was a nice little slice away from the rest of life. We were usually up at the lake
on Father's Day. The day would start out with all of us piling on to Mom and Dad's bed so that we could watch him unwrap the inevitable Bermuda shorts and a golf shirt or button up short sleeve. Dad was gracious about being the center of attention and would usually try on his new clothes before complaining to Mom about how much she spent on him. I loved it when he wore his new clothes to church, he was the most handsome silver haired fox in the whole place. I was proud to have him for a dad. I sure do miss him.
Tommorow is Father's Day and I have been thinking about my Dad quite a bit. He was a dad that really loved his kids - he didn't say it a whole lot, but you just knew because he had his own way of showing you. I loved to go out fishing with him. Mostly we didn't talk, didn't have to. The quiet was a nice little slice away from the rest of life. We were usually up at the lake
on Father's Day. The day would start out with all of us piling on to Mom and Dad's bed so that we could watch him unwrap the inevitable Bermuda shorts and a golf shirt or button up short sleeve. Dad was gracious about being the center of attention and would usually try on his new clothes before complaining to Mom about how much she spent on him. I loved it when he wore his new clothes to church, he was the most handsome silver haired fox in the whole place. I was proud to have him for a dad. I sure do miss him.
June 12, 2006
Simple Shots
Bella came by for a visit today. She's just a tiny little house cat with a whole lot of imagination in her itsy bitsy
little cat brain. I took her outside and she instantly became a fierce jungle cat stalking around under my rhododendron bush. Yep, she was one fierce kitty cat, hunting butterflies and ants and all kinds of big game. Tonight she's back in Fitchburg with Maple and Randy, tucked in tight dreaming big cat dreams about her exciting day in the Upton jungle.
little cat brain. I took her outside and she instantly became a fierce jungle cat stalking around under my rhododendron bush. Yep, she was one fierce kitty cat, hunting butterflies and ants and all kinds of big game. Tonight she's back in Fitchburg with Maple and Randy, tucked in tight dreaming big cat dreams about her exciting day in the Upton jungle.
June 9, 2006
Simple Shots
Friday 6/9Three days ago we had a precious handful of sun that lasted all of two hours. Trying hard not to startle Mother Nature and upset the buckets of rain being held in reserve for the rest of this week, I slipped out into my yard and took this top photo.
The second picture is down on the little pond in town. I love it when the water is soft and smooth like this. The surface perfectly echoes the lush green trees lining its bank.
A few people have asked me about the camera I use. It's a 5 megapixel digital made by Canon. The model is a PowerShot A610. Nothing very fancy, but definately fun to play with. I do not use Photoshop to touch up my photos - you see what I saw, simple shots. For a larger view, just click on each picture.
If you like what you see, please leave a comment (it gives my ego a boost). Thanks for reading!
June 5, 2006
Simple Shots
Mon
Monday 6/5
Just finished mowing the lawn. Took me two and a half hours. I love working in my yard, getting dirty, working up an honest sweat. Why is it a whole lot of people only want to sweat when they're working out, but not when they're out working?
Monday 6/5
Just finished mowing the lawn. Took me two and a half hours. I love working in my yard, getting dirty, working up an honest sweat. Why is it a whole lot of people only want to sweat when they're working out, but not when they're out working?
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