Month: July 2009

The Tall Ships are in town this week, and there were just masses of people going to look at them. This is one of those things that I wonder why people drag their very young kids to–look, honey, a big boat. No, you can go on it and no, it’s not going anywhere and there aren’t any pirates, but you can sure look at it.

(actually, to this day, that kind of sums up my opinion of many historical-type destinations. But I suppose the boats are pretty.)

I wound up rather unexpectedly spending the evening with friends  Greg and Jen. After dinner, we walked back to their place, which took us at least partly along the river. But the path leaves the river and goes through town at places, and there are blue heron feet painted on the ground to guide you.

The space shuttle really does go all around the world.

Bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my bike
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride it where I like

or, there’s also this 

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BONUS PICTURE:
this has nothing to do with the theme, but how cute is this kid in a real spacesuit?

I know there are people out there who take taxis every day, all the time. I can’t imagine doing this. On the rare occasions that I do have to take a cab, I find it a wholly unpleasant experience.

This week’s theme will highlight all the different ways we use to get from point A to point B. I drove by this mini school bus farm today. I guess the school buses are on vacation for a little bit, until the day camps really kick in, and then they’ll be full of noisy kids again.

Another beautiful day and Doug and I were able to take out the canoe for the first time this season. There were a lot of lilypads, and I noticed as the wind flipped them up that they are red on the underside.

Happy 4th of July! And finally…a beautiful day and lovely evening. We were told that our new hometown puts on a great show for the Fourth, and it’s within easy walking distance from our house. So we had some friends over for the afternoon, then walked over to enjoy the show.

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BONUS PICTURE:
Three cheers for the red white and blue…

Every time I walk through the gift shop at work, I giggle at the sight of this pile of plush lobsters. This week’s theme seemed the right time to take a picture of them.

It’s been raining since…oh…since the dawn of time, it seems. Or at least cloudy. For some reason, most raincoats are in shades of black and brown, adding to the dreariness. I like to think that my red rain hat adds a little color to an otherwise dismal landscape.

(my new camera has this cool feature where you can tell it to have only one color show, and everything else black and white. I’m sure I’ll play with it more in the future. )