• Cat and mouse (365:353)

    Cat and mouse (365:353). Copyright © 2011 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    Sprinky decided to fall asleep on my EfM lesson notes.

  • Ginger puts a smile on my face (365:352)

    Ginger puts a smile on my face

    I checked my eyes; unfortunately you can’t see what she was doing.

    I can tell you that she was standing behind the camera and used a very effective technique to make me smile.

    If you’ve been wondering why there have not been many ‘Wall’ shots of late – the answer is quite straightforward. When we re-organized the office area we ended up with a huge pile of stuff that no longer had a home. It ended up piled in the hall where my favorite wall is. So I can’t use the wall – but now I’ve found this alternative spot that might just do.

  • Gary eats a Tie fighter (cookie) (365:351)

    Gary eats a Tie fighter (cookie)

    And swiftly dispatches Daft Cookie-Monster in the process

    Actually it’s the ‘H’ from Christmas; Lanie made some Christmas cookies tonight.

  • Sparkles (365:350)

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    I promised some pictures of the sparkles (when the sun finally came out again)

    When we reorganised our office area Ginger put lots of glass and crystal beads in the windows. However, there was a problem, getting sparkles like this all over my monitors required the installation of the ‘anti-sparkle screen’.

    Pretty sparkles on the wall
    Pretty sparkles on the wall

  • Checking my lesson (365:349)

    Gary Allman checking his EFM Coursework

    Ginger dropped me off early at church tonight.

    I used the extra time to sit in the classroom and go over my coursework.

  • An afternoon in bed (365:348)

    An afternoon in bed (365:348). Copyright © 2011 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    I thought I was feeling better

    Unfortunately not.

  • Gary and the Christmas tree (365:347)

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    The erratic focusing on the camera is starting to annoy me

    The camera software tells me the camera focused on my chest. So why is my hand in the primary focus zone? Sigh. I can’t wait to get this project finished and run some detailed focus tests.

  • Today’s photograph was picked by Ginger (365:346)

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    Ginger said this picture is me.

    It must be the slight smile.

  • Apple, cheese and crackers (365:345)

    Apple, cheese and crackers (365:345). Copyright © 2011 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    Yum

  • Gary, Tubby, and Sprinky (365:344)

    Gary, Tubby, and Sprinky (365:344). Copyright © 2011 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    Half past eleven and I’m still at my desk

    At least I have a drink on hand.

  • Gary with our blue Christmas tree (365:343)

    Gary with our blue Christmas tree (365:343). Copyright © 2011 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    Are you wondering why the tree has a blue Santa hat?

    So was I. Lanie decorated the tree, I’m sure she knows.

    [Image updated 12/27/2014]

  • This was going to be a picture of me and the anti-sparkle shield (365:342)

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    But I didn’t like that shot. It’s still there though – but only just visible in the background (yes the anti-sparkle shield is a huge curtain).

  • Day 341 (365:341)

    Day 341 (365:341). Copyright © 2011 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    Oh dear another at the desk picture.

    I wonder what I have more of, pictures of me sitting at my desk, or me in front of ‘the wall’.

  • Not so good (365:340)

    Not so good 365:340. Copyright © 2011 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    I’m not very well, let’s hope I get better quickly.

    Last time it took me six months to recover – not a prospect I want to consider.    

  • Washer repair man (365:339)

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    Turns out the water on the laundry floor wasn’t a backing up drain after all.

    No, the water was pouring out of the bottom of the washer instead. Today I learned how to replace a ‘tub seal’ which involved dismantling the washer and removing the washing tub to gain access to the seal. Here you see me in the process of putting it all back together again.

  • This seemed like a good idea at the time (365:338)

    Tinted Black and White Photograph of Gary Allman, Springfield, Missouri
    This seemed like a good idea at the time (365:338). Copyright © 2011 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    Turned out to be an awful picture

    This ranks up there with the worst I’ve taken this year.

  • Cutting wood with Tom (365:337)

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    We’re going to have to come back and finish cutting up the log we’re sitting on.

    We’d already cut and split two 18″ long chunks from this log, and what with all the other wood we’d cut the pick-up and the trailer were full. Now all we had to do was get back to Tom’s, unload and stack it all. It was a tiring but worthwhile morning.

    I should also mention that it was cold. Cold enough to turn my water bottle slushy.

  • FUTAB with a beer (365:336)

    FUTAB with a beer (365:336). Copyright © 2011 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    (Feet up and take a break)

    It’s good to see (not) that the Nikon has completely failed with the focusing — yet again.

  • Trimmed (365:335)

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    Yay! Only thirty days of this project to go!

    Beard trim and course work today followed by EfM tonight

  • Last day of Movember (365:334)

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    Good, I’m getting tired of this messy beard and tash.

    If I don’t trim it I’ll get mistaken for Father Christmas (Another day spent moving files and installing software).

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