dedmanshootn > mallard ice cream
07/05/08

this fine ice cream shop is just a few blocks from my apartment, right downtown. they make their own from fresh ingredients. DOD is the ice cream fiend in the family and when he'd get the urge while visiting this is where we'd go. i really like this painting by their emergency exit
dedmanshootn > raining cats and dogs bus 'kneeling'
dedmanshootn > rainy day hedge blossoms
07/04/08

happy independence day to all my fellow americans, and happy friday/saturday to all the rest of you. it was my very fav weather today; gray, overcast, drizzling rain and about 55F. perfect for wiping pollen and other irritants out of the air and remaing cool. had to use a flash for this as light was so low. this hedge is right behind the bus stop nearest my apartment and while it is very beautiful and lush it is also one of my allergic irritants tho it was no problem today. i thought these were beautiful with the water on them and shot with very low flash to try to keep as much of the luster of the 'wet look' as possible. for scale the leaf at the bottom is about 1.5 inches long. for you who enjoy the bus paint jobs i also captured another one of them i've been wanting to - 
http://dedmanshootn.smugmug.com/gallery/4855371_JgWrE#325115221_QNaCY
dedmanshootn > 'music glamour' petunias
07/03/08

there are huge baskets of these hanging from many lampposts in fairhaven, which was a seperate settlement over 100 years ago but is part of bellingham now tho retaining its own distinct flavor, where i usually go to the library and do my grocery shopping and i just had to try to capture them, especially after i noticed the beautiful blue 'eyes' inside them. used the flash for fill here as this is the lower side of a basket over three feet across and was shadowed
dedmanshootn > dave 2008

by his sis
dedmanshootn > sunny daisy
07/02/08

forgot to wish a happy canada day to all the canadians yesterday, would like to have some excuse but the truth is my memory just slipped a cog. belated happy canada day anyway. there's a huge bunch of these on my way to the bus stop which brighten my day when i see them. don't know what it is about daisies but they always seem happy to me. hope this brightens your day
dedmanshootn > ladybug in the bus stop shelter
dedmanshootn > chattin in the china cabinet
07/01/08

these fine ladies are in my sis and b-i-l's china cabinet and just begged to have their photo taken, so i was happy to oblige. back home tho tired right out. looking forward to catching up on the banquet of photos i've missed tho probably won't be able to stuff myself like a christmas goose as i've many other things need doing also. just have to work on patience i guess. if virtues were more fun i reckon more people would practice them ;-)
dedmanshootn > life is so glorious!

"hard times don't bother me, life is so glorius.
 so you try and fail at first, try again avoid the worst...
 life is one experience, that only a fool could refuse."
 from 'hard times don't bother me' by joe higgs
06/30/08

this is my sis's camera bag. she designed and sewed the decoration, taking the line from the joe higgs song and the lion from an ethiopian coin. it is a sentiment i completely agree with! had dinner with DOD and fam as planned. DOD is getting used to his electric wheelchair and new breathing assist device and is in his usual good spirits, despite being tired and unable to leave the house. we thank God for each extra day we get... life is SO glorious
mallard ice cream
07/05/08

this fine ice cream shop is just a few blocks from my apartment, right downtown. they make their own from fresh ingredients. DOD is the ice cream fiend in the family and when he'd get the urge while visiting this is where we'd go. i really like this painting by their emergency exit
dedmanshootn > mallard ice cream
07/05/08

this fine ice cream shop is just a few blocks from my apartment, right downtown. they make their own from fresh ingredients. DOD is the ice cream fiend in the family and when he'd get the urge while visiting this is where we'd go. i really like this painting by their emergency exit
mallard ice cream
07/05/08

this fine ice cream shop is just a few blocks from my apartment, right downtown. they make their own from fresh ingredients. DOD is the ice cream fiend in the family and when he'd get the urge while visiting this is where we'd go. i really like this painting by their emergency exit
See photo in gallery

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