Routine Maintenance. I have a suspicion that like myself, many rangefinder-style camera users also harbor an affinity for leather journals and fountain pens. 2
Missouri
Words and pictures featuring Missouri
Back of the Nave – St. Paul’s, Clinton — Saturday, I attended a Christian Formation meeting at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Clinton. 6
October 7, 2017 12:15
Inner circle, outer circle, circle of friends, circle of trust, running in circles, circles … everywhere.
September 29, 2017 19:36
Late Arrivals – This photograph is begging to have its story told. Which is appropriate given the name of the venue – Storybook Barn. I wonder what the story might be?
September 29, 2017 19:29
Sprinky lying on the kitchen table – five treatments of the same picture. 5 pictures
September 21, 2017 13:31
How did we get here, and where are we headed? – In 2010 we went from car camping to hiking and backpacking in six months. I reflect on what instigated that change, and how we are going to keep on getting out. Five-minute read, 8 pictures
September 4, 2017 17:30
Gary vs The Drier (Again)There was a blue flash and a bang, and the drier stopped working. +1
August 29, 2017 17:16
Gary on the Berryman Trail. 2 pictures
August 21, 2017 13:48
2017 Total Solar Eclipse Backpacking Trip – Our plans for viewing the eclipse were to go backpacking and watch the eclipse from the Mark Twain National Forest Journal: 11 17
August 21, 2017 13:17
Family Barbeque. Blended families produce large extended families. And that’s great! Today we were gathered for a barbeque for Mikki and Kyoka who arrived early this morning from Japan.
August 6, 2017 16:24
Did I miss the memo? We seem to have skipped August and September and jumped straight to October. Brrrr.
August 5, 2017 20:31
Work on Ginger’s display shelving is finished. That’s a lot of blue glass! One-minute read, 4 pictures
August 4, 2017 16:39
My Weekend – Forty Feet of Shelving. I have my office, Ginger has her studio and my former office space. The office space has been due for remodeling for a long time. My first job has been to install forty feet of shelving to provide a home for most of Ginger’s blue glass.
July 23, 2017 17:06
I’ve been kept busy with a couple of projects in the workshop this week Two-minute read, 4 pictures
July 15, 2017 16:54
I’ve not taken a self-portrait in a while – so it is time to redress that situation.
July 6, 2017 23:48
Leatherman Skeletool CX – My new everyday carry knife / multi tool.
July 3, 2017 22:39
It seems that posts about Everyday Carry are all the rage online at the moment. Either that, or maybe Google is just targeting me with them. Whatever, I thought I’d jump on the bandwagon and produce my own EDC list. 2
June 28, 2017 0:20
A nice, simple project. I made three cellphone stands, one for Ginger, one for my nightstand and one for my desk. It took a couple of prototypes to get the depth just right so that the fingerprint sensor can still be used without the phone falling out of the rest.
June 25, 2017 15:48
Procrastinating In The Workshop. There are lots of other things I could be doing, like yard work. Instead, I’ve chosen to make three cellphone stands and a couple of bench rollers.
June 24, 2017 14:09
Paper Napkins – Earlier today the light on the kitchen table caught my eye,and I wanted to take a picture but I was too busy. Fortunately the sky has been heavily overcast all day, when I stopped for lunch it was still looking good and I grabbed a few pictures.
June 22, 2017 13:17
Armadillo Belt Buckle – During our Fathers’ Day weekend visit to Jim and Carol’s, Jim asked me if I wanted a belt with an armadillo Buckle. Well, actually I’m pretty sure he said arma-dildo but we’ll gloss over that. One-minute read
June 19, 2017 20:06
‘The Field’ – I asked Ginger what this field on her parent’s farm was called. Her answer? “Dunno, ‘The field?'”
June 16, 2017 18:37
A little bit of black and white workshop photography. I love visiting Jim’s workshop, there’s always some new project going on and lots of things to see. 3 pictures
June 16, 2017 15:37
The prints have been delivered (July 2017) and I can share the color versions of the pictures I took of Jim’s pickup. 8 pictures