Hand Cart

Avebury, England The sight of this old hand cart reminded me of the classic Radio Flyer Red Wagon I had as a kid. Well, sort of. My metal wagon had a handle and four wheels too, just like this cart. My wagon is probably buried in a land fill somewhere, totally "recycled" by now. This …

Spider Flower

Cleome I found this beauty among the hundreds of colored plants in my wife's flower garden(s). The unusual structure of the flower head caught my eye: beautiful shades of lavender petals standing on spider legs surrounding the deep purple stamen at the top of a 5' tall stem. And a funny name to boot: Cleome …

Easter, 2020

Easter Church Service The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc around the world and the Easter holiday was no exception. Our local church in Nebraska has been closed for almost a month, providing services on-line. They even tried drive-by communion one Sunday, but have since resorted to "self-serve" communion at home during the streamed services. We …

Sarasota Sunset

Sarasota Bay From Bay Front Park in Sarasota, there is a beautiful view of the John Ringling (think circus) Causeway over the Sarasota Bay and the Grande Riviera luxury condos. Shortly after dusk the lights come on, making the view even more spectacular. I thought the vibrant color in the quilted sky added interest to …

Propeller

WW II Bomber This photo was taken at the SAC Air & Space Museum near Ashland, NE. I jazzed it up a bit, as the plane sits inside a huge hangar with busy backgrounds and low lighting. What caught my eye was the red warning sign, "Propeller". My first thought was "Duh", then I thought …

Many Faces

I see many faces in this shot.  I see a grumpy old man, I see a stone-faced poker player and I see a stern judge listening to the evidence.  I see a family patriarch or an elder adviser.  Maybe a mind reader. Frozen, motionless; I couldn't get a read from its body language and the …

Snake River Falls

Snake River Falls is in the top ten list of scenic sights in Nebraska.  It's located on private land southwest of Valentine, NE, but the landowner allows the public to visit the sight for $1.00.  Just put your dollar in the mailbox. This photo was taken in early spring during maximum flow of snow melt.  …

Blue Door Reflection

Blue is a primary color.  Blue is a popular color all over the world.  Blue is my favorite color.   Who doesn't like blue? Even so, I was intrigued by the blue doors of Taos Pueblo, the oldest inhabited village in North America (click here).  Every door and window is blue, which makes a nice contrast …

Yawning Hippo

Happy hippos?  This might give you a different impression of the chubby cuties depicted in cartoons and children's literature.  I took this shot at the Tanzanian hippo pool shown here in an earlier blog.  It's a close-up of the hippo in the center-lower-right part of the pool. Hippos lay around in the water all day to …

Quiet Time

After a full day at the County Fair, these two need a break. Thought for the Day:     Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.                                                             …

#1

This young lad cleans up pretty good; this is the clean face and hands that belong to the frosting-coated fingers in a previous post.  (click here for more frosting)  Wearing the green and all the green frosting, he must be Irish. This is his official one-year portrait. Thought for the Day:  There was never a …

Leaf Connoisseur

Raking leavings?  Uggh, one of the worst jobs Ev Ver.  I love trees, but every fall I come to hate them, despise them and wish I had never planted them.  I love the shade they provide in the summer, but why can't they pick up after themselves in the fall?  Why do I have to …

Butterball

This picture was taken 62 years ago today.  Yeh, its me, you do the math.  Quite a little butterball back then, "chubby" as my Mom likes to say.  I must have put the candles on the cake myself.  Looks like I had a stylish amount of axle grease on my hair ( "Brylcreme -- a …