Lis's Project 365

The jellyfish usually appear in the Channel a bit earlier than this, but here they are. Some years there are tons of them, and some there are hardly any and sometimes none at all. These are the common moon jellies, but they’re still neat to see.

Welcome back! And to those who didn’t play along last year–welcome!
So here I go again, trying to take a photo every day for a year. I really missed it these past 6 months and I’m curious to see what I come up with this time around. While my goal is a photo every day, I proved in 2009 that I could do that, so if I do accidentally miss a day, I will not beat myself up over it.

Anyway….here’s the first photo. Me and my Canon, off on a new Adventure.

Doug had to step out onto the front porch yesterday, and this is what was left behind. Pollen shouldn’t be that conducive to footprints.

On our recent vacation to the Outer Banks, Doug and I bought a kite and flew it at Jockey Ridge State Park, which has the highest sand dunes on the east coast. It’s a great spot for hang-gliding, kite-boarding and other wind-related activities.

We bought a stunt kite, which has two strings that you use to direct your kite and do various aerobatics with it. Not as easy as it sounds. I’m sure Charlie Brown could relate.

the warm weather a couple weeks ago gave the lilac bushes a bit of a jump start. I spotted these buds on one of them today. I don’t remember what the blooms look like, but I hope they stay this nice dark color.

OK, I’ve seen billboards advertising cash for gold, or jewelry, or even cars. But this is a little odd.

I wonder what kind of response they’ve gotten from the starving artists community of Fort Point. And will it cover the cost of the billboard?

So at some  point in time, the previous owners of this house planted some day lilies–your basic orange “tiger lily” variety. And they have since taken over. Now, Doug and I like these flowers just fine, in moderation. This was not moderation. We spent several hours yesterday digging up one bed, and then I jokingly suggested we just put a sign on the lawn “Free Lilies! dig ’em yourself!” and Doug said I should post them on CraigsList. So I did and got a huge response. But in Craigslist, as often in life, it’s first come first served. A woman named Wilma was here.   I’d roped off a few of the plants, including one large section for friends who had expressed interest. The rest was up for grabs. Wilma was a machine. A machine, I tell you. Here’s what’s left:

well, maybe not a river, but still more water than one hopes to have in one’s basement.

Sometimes my sense of humor is about equal to that of a 12 year old boy.

Another wonderfully ridiculous event, ironically organized by the Boston Society of Spontaneity. This time we gathered outside the shopping center at the Prudential to learn about the event: each of us was asked to develop a silly walk, a la Monty Python, and then spend a few minute practicing it.

Then, about 5-10 people at a time, we went into the Pru with a simple instruction: just wander around and shop, doing your silly walk. And so we did. My friend Anthony and I got several reactions, ranging from funny looks and muttered comments, to one woman who flat-out asked us what was going in. The best was the guy who turned to us on the escalator and said, in an exaggerated accent. “Ah! Will you be applying for a position at the Ministry of Silly Walks, then? Might I suggest that you could make your walk a bit sillier by occasionally stopping in mid-step, like this? Ah, yes!”

Great fun. And, I might add, a good workout. I look forward to Pillow Fight Day…