A message prepared in the mind reaches a mind; a message prepared in a life reaches a life. ~ Bill Gothard This photo is a smaller part of a bigger abandoned storefront in Crows Landing, CA. The broken light is the most interesting visual item here, as well as the message. If you look at the…
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Good Bank and Locker Service of Crows Landing
“A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to rain.†~ Robert Frost (American poet, 1874-1963) This is one storefront in an abandoned building in the small town of Crows Landing, CA. The county sign says the town has a population of…
Poppies up close
“As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without them, both for their own sake, and for the sake of old-fashioned folks, who used to love them.†~ Henry Ward Beecher I had to include this one last photo of the poppies up close. Beautiful delicate things. However, these…
Boy at fountain
Water is the only drink for a wise man. ~ Henry David Thoreau Why is it that public fountains often have pressure problems? Who wants their kid sucking on the fountain that some other diseased kid just drank from? Anyway, here’s my boy at the park.
Poppy panorama
“Truth, like the juice of the poppy, in small quantities, calms men; in larger, heats and irritates them, and is attended by fatal consequences in excess†~ Walter Savage Landor A panorama of yesterday’s closeup. Below are a couple more versions, including the original (last).
Poppies galore
Through the dancing poppies stole A breeze most softly lulling to my soul. ~ John Keats This is the most amazing front yard I’ve seen in a while.
Cement factory
“Political image is like mixing cement. When it’s wet, you can move it around and shape it, but at some point it hardens and there’s almost nothing you can do to reshape it.†~ Walter F. Mondale There are actually quite a few excavations out where I live performed by one or many cement factories. Here’s…
Cinco de Mayo
“The celebration of the holiday has to do with Mexico defeating the French, which prevented Napoleon (who hated the United States) from supplying the confederate rebels for another year.” We celebrated Cinco de Mayo with carne asada, Anaheim chiles, and homemade salsa. Some extra salsa prep pictures below – I didn’t take a final pic…
Eating off the tree
You can't pick cherries with your back to the tree. ~ John N. Mitchell, United States Attorney General under President Richard M. Nixon. I stopped at the cherry orchard on my way in today (just pulled off to the side of the road) and tried a few of these babies. I don't like most cherry…
Cherries are near!
“Don't give cherries to pigs or advice to fools†~ Irish Saying Saw this on my way in, and had to take a pic. Looks like fresh cherries are right around the corner. Smaller pic is the original 'unenhanced' version.
Bacon makes everything yummier
“When you’re in my house you shall do as I do and believe who I believe in. So Bart butter your bacon.†~ Homer Simpson I have an hour long commute, so I am constantly stopping for gas and snacks to tide me over. I saw these today and laughed out loud in the QuikStop….
Face painted girls
“Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.†~ Henry Ward Beecher, prominent Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, abolitionist, and speaker in the mid to late 19th century (1813-1887) We visited the Relay for Life this weekend in our little town, and among other nice things, they had free…
Not quite too big for his britches
Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way. ~ Baltasar Gracian, Spanish jesuit and baroque prose writer (1601-1658) This photo was taken in poor light, and I keep my flash off because it usually messes up the lighting anyway. However, it was cute to find my boy…
Heat it up!
“Variety’s the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavorâ€. ~ William Cowper, English poet and hymnodist (1731-1800) Just a stylized photo of the spice cart from the Thai restaurant. Other versions, including the original, below.
Red, yellow, and green curries
“Where life is colorful and varied, religion can be austere or unimportant. Where life is appallingly monotonous, religion must be emotional, dramatic and intense. Without the curry, boiled rice can be very dull.†~ C. Northcote Parkinson, British Naval Historian (1909-1993) Mine is the red curry tofu. Mmm.
A universe in the table
To see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour. ~ William Blake from his poem Auguries of Innocence This is just the granite tabletop at the local Thai restaurant, with a couple of fun filters applied.
Big highway sign at dusk
I watch for this giant sign on my way home – way more visible than the road sign.
Evening by the aqueduct
Just another evening photo of the aqueduct near Patterson, CA.
Just what typa tracks was you followin’?
So, for his birthday, my boy got more Thomas the Train stuff, and I got to be creative with the tracks. What’ I’ve found is that you have to be very specific with how you use the switch tracks in order to get a loop that does’t keep the train stuck on one side of…
Happy 4th birthday my boy!
“And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.†~ Abraham Lincoln The birthday cake, a cool train made with cookies, graham crackers, icing, and cupcakes, is now decimated. My boy looks sad here, but he's just squinting and trying to smile on queue. A perfect weekend! …