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.
flash of red
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…
red as a lobster
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.
my little red hat
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. )
red line
As subway systems go, the T isn’t bad. It’s pretty easy to navigate and it goes pretty much where you want to go. I like that the cars are the color of the lines that they are; in Washington DC, that’s not the case, and it always kind of bugs me.
fire station red
These little boxes are so much part of the landscape, you hardly even notice them. In fact, if I were in the midst of an emergency, I don’t think it would cross my mind to look for one.
I also wonder when it was decided the red is the color of fire/medical emergencies, and blue is for police.
strawberry red
The theme of the week is “red.” I was thinking of “red white and blue” but decided that would be too much trouble, so I’ve just gone with red. My camera has a setting that claims to “make red subjects more vivid.” Not sure I can really tell the difference, but I do like this picture, regardless.
After taking this shot (and a few others like it), I became overwhelmed by the smell of fresh strawberries and had to buy them.
no fun
When I die, if I get buried, I would like to think that people are enjoying the place where I am–walking their dogs, riding bikes, things like that. I don’t want everyone to just stand around being miserable.
of course, this is a catholic cemetery, so I’d never wind up here anyway.
no freezing
So a little warning for you…if you ever order dry ice, for god’s sake, DON’T DO ANYTHING TO IT! 
lunch room “no”s
I think every break room everywhere has a sign like this one, or something similar. And it’s probably just as ignored.