At The Crossroads

The Corner of Christmas Avenue & St. Nicholas Avenue

Frosty, The Cement Man

Christmas, Michigan

Santa's Little Helper

Cochituate, Massachusetts

What Santa Wants For Christmas

Christmas, Michigan (On M-28, between the trailer park and the casino)

Santa needs a paint job and new right hand for Christmas.

Smile For The Camera

Brimfield, Massachusetts

Shade

Cerrillos, New Mexico

A grasshopper in the shade-

On top of an antique glass insulator-

Embedded in the roof-

Of the trading post/mining museum/petting zoo.

Ores & Old Ointments

Cerrillios, New Mexico

More from the trading post/mining museum/petting zoo.

Rail Road Ristras

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Turquoise Trail

Cerrillos, New Mexico

Outside the trading post/mining musuem/petting zoo.

Adobe

Santa Fe, New Mexico

The official greeter outside a gallery along Canyon Road.

Private Property!!!

Madrid, New Mexico

A "Private Property" sign in the artist community of Madrid, New Mexico

Someone To Watch Over Me

Brimfield, Massachusetts

A shopper takes a break at the Brimfield Antiques Show.

Decidedly Creepy

Brimfield, Massachusetts

Brimfield Antiques Show

Twenty For A Dollar

Brimfield, Massachusetts

Brimfield Antiques Show

A Bunch Of Monks

Brimfield, Massachusetts

Brimfield Antiques Show

Prehistoric Plastic Pets

Brimfield, Massachusetts

Brimfield Antiques Show

Yellow

Brimfield, Massachusetts

Brimfield Antiques Show

Fake Jake

Brimfield, Massachusetts

A fake cow keeps a close eye on a fake Jake & Elwood Blues at the Brimfield Antiques Show.

Flags

Brimfield, Massachusetts

Brimfield Antiques Show

Mr. Personality

Brimfield, Massachusetts

Back to the Brimfield Antiques Show today.

It was 94 degrees and not a cloud in the sky for any relief from the broiling sun.

Mr. Personality was dressed for the occasion.

Windy

Portsmouth, NH

A flag flies from a sailboat near the Memorial Bridge that connects Portsmouth, NH and Kittery, ME over the Piscataqua River. The bridge's large weights are lowered to lift the center section to allow boats through. It was built in 1923 and is scheduled for a much needed rehab in 2009.

Toby

Portsmouth, NH

Toby, the friendly pit bull pup waits for his owner outside a restaurant.

A Gigantic Pile Of Stuff

Portsmouth, NH

A well secured, well lit, gigantic pile of stuff with a bridge behind it.

Beer and Lunch

Portsmouth, New Hampshire

The best of both worlds.

One Last One

Pittsfield, Massachusetts

OK- I'll stop with the wedding photos already!

Threshold Of A New Life Together

Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Taken a few minutes after my step-daughter's wedding ceremony.

One Heart

Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Taken a few moments before my step-daughter's wedding ceremony.

Beer Deer

Spot Lake, Off Highway 13, Near Munising, Michigan

The "beer deer" at my cousin's awesome camp in the U.P.

A convenient place to put your beer when it is your turn at horseshoes, eh?

Hometown Parade

Munising, Michigan

The nursing home prom queen waves to the crowd in the 4th of July parade.

On The Road

Somewhere Near Sturbridge- On The Mass Pike, Westbound

I know it is hard to tell from the photo...but I took this shot of the SUV driving next to me while we were both going about 70 mph on the Mass Pike last weekend. I was behind the wheel of my own car and stuck my camera out the window. Don't try this at home. Tomorrow morning I begin a 1000 mile solo road trip. Hopefully I'll encounter lots of photos waiting to be had.

Ouch!

Pittsfield, Massachusetts

She can't talk yet.

She can't walk yet.

But my granddaughter's sense of humor seems to be developing!

Inevitable

Zephyrhills, Florida

The elderly couple sat, hand in hand, on the picnic table gazing out into the backyard. They reminisced about their younger days when they both hung out together in the sunshine, seemingly at the top of the world- That was long before their seed bearing days were over and the inevitable crash to earth, of course.

Nest Egg

Cochituate, Massachusetts

Making a deposit into our nest egg.

Lock Your Locker

Brimfield Antiques Show, Brimfield Massachusetts

Trombones and Life Savers

Brimfield Antiques Show, Brimfield Massachusetts

Back in the day, I managed a New Orleans style brass band. The leader of the band was, um, pathologically disorganized (among many other diagnoses). New Orleans type brass bands are supposed to be big and messy and fun and spontaneous...but he took the description to a whole new level. Normally the band was made up of a couple of drummers, trombones, tubas, trumpets, a couple of sax players, etc. We had a lot of experienced musicians to call upon and the band was never comprised of the same people twice in the entire time I worked with them....always a source of anxiety for yours truly who likes to live in a world where her ducks (and brass band musicians) stay neatly in rows.

I had booked us at a nice paying corporate gig as a 9 piece band. I should have known things were worse than usual when the band leader was on the phone trying to recruit players as we were driving to the gig.

We ended up with 2 drummers and 7 trombone players.

My life saver was when the crowd started downing the free hurricane cocktails. Before the end of the night the crowd was in love with the band.

Sax Stack

Brimfield Antiques Show, Brimfield Massachusetts

Thank Heaven For Polybagged Pink Poodles

Brimfield Antiques Show, Brimfield Massachusetts

As I was taking this photo I was joined by a fellow who seemed to be enjoying this display a bit more than you'd expect. He was taking a photo with his cell phone and enthusiastically said to the vendor "You should put up a sign that says for $5.00 you'll move the poodle!!" The vendor gruffly replied "I should put up a sign that says for $5.00 I'll let you take a freakin' picture." OK then!

A Spare, A Snare & One Boot Short Of A Pair

Brimfield Antiques Show, Brimfield Massachusetts

YANKEES SUCK!!!

Brimfield Antiques Show, Brimfield Massachusetts

Such is the time of the year here in Boston when you hear those words floating on the spring breeze- like so many pretty dogwood petals.

The Guy On The Right

Brimfield Antiques Show, Brimfield Massachusetts

I must admit- I've always been attracted to men with goatees.

;-)

We Are Some Bodies!!

Check out the "Modern Haiga" section of the brand new edition of Simply Haiku at: http://www.simplyhaiku.com/ You can see the above dog-ku plus several other canine collaborations created by ESB n' me. It is such a great honor to be part of their journal!

Permanent Gossip

Brimfield Antiques Show, Brimfield Massachusetts

You can almost hear the gossip that was shared under this hair dryer over the years...whispered voices floating on the breeze...along with that chemical perm smell...

My Prayers Were Finally Answered

Brimfield Antiques Show, Brimfield Massachusetts

My Joints Hurt

Brimfield Antiques Show, Brimfield Massachusetts

Even though I'm self-employed I called in sick today. Cough, cough...wink, wink.

I took a "mental health" day and trekked for miles on joint-jolting gravel paths in 85 degree blazing-sun-dust-heat. But the joyous, quirky sensory overload that is Brimfield is just what I needed.

Hope For The Best

Dedham, Massachuestts

Found in the basement of a house some friends had just purchased.

Furry Little Flower Buds

Grand Island Landing, Munising, Michigan

Yes, I know the common name of this plant.

It just seems so naughty to use it in the title.

;-)

Frozen Dunes

Au Train, Michigan

Freezing my grAss off on 4/15/07

Built-In Bar in the Rec Room

Munising, Michigan

Yup, there is shag carpeting on the floor.

(And the 3D Last Supper in Vegas artwork from my 4/19 post is on the wall.)

Frozen Strata

Au Train, Michigan

Superiority Complex

Lake Superior- Near Munising, Michigan

Shot 4/15/07