"We try to grab piece of our lives as they speed past us. Photographs freeze those pieces and help us remember how we were. We don't know these lost people but if you look around, you'll find someone just like them." Gene McSweeney

Friday, February 29, 2008

Porsche

The design of the Porsche logo incorporates the coat of arms of the city of Stuttgart, Germany. I found this city to be rather appropriate for the manufacture of muscle cars when I read the rough translation of the name. Take a guess at it ... Stuttgart. I will leave a comment with the answer.
Happy Leap Year!

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Black and White?

It amazes me how many colors I see when I really look and this black and white marble floor.

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Roadside Memorial

These two headstones sprout up from a small hillside that separates a very busy shopping area from an even busier highway. They have survived to a time and place when thousands of cars daily whiz along very close to the intersection of Interstate 66 and the Capital Beltway, I-495. I myself whiz by every morning on my way in to work. Once before I stopped and read what I could off the markers. I don't usually take this road on the way home, because of the dense traffic, but I ran an errand after work today that made this road the logical choice to take home. I was thinking about my photo for today when I found myself coming up to the intersection.
I especially love the two orbs of light reflected in the buildings across the road. I didn't notice these until I downloaded the pics from my memory card. See the stones closer up here and here. I found only one website that mentions this lovely roadside memorial.
(Post script - The cemetery is documented in multiple places as the Thompson Family Cemetery.)

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Yellow

Monica posted a yellow picture yesterday. There must be something in the air.
My new camera has an "aquarium" setting, which I have been eager to try. This morning, I remembered that the upstairs waiting room at work has a pretty impressive salt water tank!
I did some photo editing on this one, the results of which I am pretty happy. I was able to deemphasize some scratches that were on the outside of the aquarium glass. Check out the unedited photo.
Long narrative tonight; I guess I'm feeling verbose.

Monday, February 25, 2008

Addition

This pipework is in the stairwell of my work building. I pass it at least twice a day, and it almost always elicits a little smirk out of me. To get the full effect, check out the impromptu scratch work on the left and right beige poles.

Sunday, February 24, 2008

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

... unless they're taking up the whole bed.

Saturday, February 23, 2008

Felled

I wonder if it made a sound.

Friday, February 22, 2008

Moira

This is the first new bud my violet plant has sprouted in about seven or eight months.
Please ignore the dog hair on the lowest petal.

Thursday, February 21, 2008

First Birthday!

Happy birthday, Liam!
And welcome back, me, to project 365!