365 Days

365 Days – a project to take a self portrait every day for a year. The rules are simple. I must be visible in the picture, and I must take the picture.

Making a spice rack for Ginger (365:217) – Well actually only the back of it. One-minute read, 3 pictures

Day 216 (365:216)

Pumping gas (365:215) – And the price is slowly coming down again.

In-car thermometer reading 111 F.

Today the temperature in Joplin Missouri was 111°F (365:214) – That’s 44°C to my overseas chums.2 pictures

Photograph of Gary Allman in Race Brothers Farm & Home Supply Springfield MIssouri

Manly shopping (365:213) – Carol and Jim came to town today. Which means I got to go places with lots of power tools and other exciting stuff.

This month we finished our vacation in the UK. I met with an old school friend I’d not seen in nearly forty years; I took Ginger to a sleepy seaside town I’d last visited on holiday with my Grandparents sometime in the sixties, spent a day on the beach in Portsmouth, and said our goodbyes to our family in the UK.

Actually, unlike Shirley Valentine, I’ve not taken to talking to the wall. Though I had better not discount the possibility entirely. I might even have a sensible conversation.

Gary and Ginger at Emily and Larry’s Wedding reception (365:211) – Which explains the somewhat curious and questionable lighting.

Gary, Sprinky and Inspector Morse (365:210) – It was good to find that Netflix have the Inspector Morse DVDs. But as they also have such UK masterpieces as the ‘Biederbeck Tapes’ I suppose I shouldn’t be that surprised.

Reading before bed (365:209) – I took the car in for a service and walked back in the morning’s 90°F temps. To get out of the heat for a few minutes I stopped at the library. Browsing the shelves I found an Iain Banks book I’ve not read.

Phew! What a scorcher – >And other tabloid headlines. You need to be British and of a certain age to understand the relevance of the title; of a certain age because with British weather the opportunities to use headlines like this are few and very far between.

Popcorn.

Gary takes a break from other duties to repair the washing machine (365:206).

Day 205.

Wine and TV (365:204).

Day 203 – I’ve run out of ideas for titling these wall pictures. I should write a book – I’ll call it Facebook with lots of wall pictures.

Thursday evening service (365:202) – I could write a lot, but I don’t have the time. However, it was nice to get back to my regular routine.

And yet more picture processing.

Processing (365:200). Day 200! Only 165 to go. More vacation pictures being processed.

Working late at the computer (365:199) – This should be titled ‘Dirty Glasses’

It’s that wall again… (365:198) – I’m busy. In fact I’m very busy. There’s all the playing catch-up after our vacation, loads of pictures to process and a new project to start. Unfortunately updates will be a bit sporadic for the foreseeable future.

Half-cut – again (365:197) – After a month away on vacation my first job at home is to tend to my personal grooming.

On the flight from Dallas Fort Worth to Springfield (365:196). UK June 2011 – Day 31. It was a long day. 2   2

Ginger and Gary on the beach (365:195) – UK June 2011 – Day 30. Out of focus? Possibly, but if it is, tough. 1

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