pigeon food

So up to the pump I pulled today, and there was this pigeon that wouldn't move and it wasn't fake. Turns out it was standing its ground at the summit of large bags of corn kernels. It reminded me of that squirrel in the movie Ice Age and how it lived for acorns.

Carving

It's funny because as I'm driving around looking for photos, I sometimes just hope that some guy will be sitting outside carving wood or something and on last Thursday, that's just what this guy was doing. He was also fun to talk to. Plus, his name was also Keith so he was extra cool.
"I'm 77 so I don't get around so well. I can still make it down here though. I come here all the time to putz around. The lake relaxes me and it's a good spot," he said. "I'd like to teach my kids how to do it, I've got five kids, three of them boys, but no one seems to have time. Everything's hurry, hurry, hurry, " Keith continued. "I've got a grandson but he's got a girlfriend and you know how that is. He's with her 99% of the time," he explained.

mustang

Driving through Royal Oak I was surprised to see this car next to this car shop just because they both looked circa 1960's. I've never been happy with the composition of this photo but I only had the 50mm on me and to square up everything I would've had to stand in a busy road. This is another film shot which makes it fun, i've been using some film lately because Wal-Mart processes it and puts it onto a CD (around 6-7 MB/ ea. photo) for less than $5.

Monica

Ok, so this photo of Monica isn't recent, it was taken last winter. But I just got the film developed last weekend and I think she's pretty so here it is.

Houston

So I recently got back from a trip to Houston to see my Monica. It was an AMAZING time and we did tons of stuff. Zoo, aquarium, mall, ate cheesecake (our fav), I had costa rican Mahi-Mahi, hard rock cafe, the list goes on. However, across from her apartment in a Shell gas station parking lot was this place called Taco Jose. It was just a little stand on four flat tires but the tacos it served were the BEST I've ever had. I'm telling all who read this, it's not crazy to move to Houston just for these tacos, they're that good. They come with a bag of limes, and an assortment of salsas. Fourth meal my ass.
The one of her being stared at by a ground hog was at the Houston Zoo which was also amazing. The place was huge and was like a jungle. I love wondering what the ground hog is thinking as it looks at her.

Joe

This is a fella named Joe that I met today. He was just really cool. He was 72 and he's driven tractors for the better part of his life. Although he's from a rural area, he told me he married a city girl. It's nice meeting fun people like this on assignments because it keeps me from getting TOO focused on what I'm doing and helps me laugh a little bit.

The Million Dollar Chair

I know my last post was a chair also, this should be the last 'chair' photo for a while, but look at this beauty! I call it "the million dollar chair" because that's how I feel each and every time I sit in it. Rumor has it it was originally the publisher's chair, then another employee used it until it found its final home with me at my desk. Take a look at the photo and notice what the 'common-folk' sit in.

That's a huge chair !

So I was driving toward the location of my 10-year high school reunion the other day and I missed the road. But just past the road was this HUGE lawn chair. That's not a toy tractor in the background, it's just a really really big lawn chair. I wanted to try it out because it's been a while since I've fit comfortably in a lawn chair, but there wasn't anyone around to take a photo of it.

My hero

Here's my hero (mom) doing what she loves. Any oddities I have, good or bad, come from her and I wouldn't change them for anything. I love my mom for so many reasons. Recently she purchased a Jamaican flag at a garage sale and will hang it somewhere outside because she "loves the colors." If there's anyone that doesn't believe in conformity, it's this woman.

Levi in TC

This is a friend of mine Levi Britton. He's from Traverse City, but he's been playing in an awesome band called Down The Line. He was playing in downtown Traverse City for an event called Friday Night Live where the streets are closed off and people can walk around, eat food, watch artists and have a good time. Levi tore it up and played an awesome set. I took the photo right when he started playing but as time went on there was a good sized audience watching him.

airplane

This fella here was watching a model plane fly overhead on Sunday. I was actually photographing a BMX race next to the "airfield" and it was funny because most of the people that were supposed to be watching the BMX race from the bleachers, were actually watching the planes instead. If you look close you can see the plane in the bottom right of the frame.

Jump on it

This was at a football practice I was shooting today and they had speakers set up playing loud music. If you can let yourselves imagine for a minute...The three guys on the right were dancing to Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Jump On It" during drills.

Cannonball !

This was a swim team that had their final day of "practice" today. Since it was the last day the coaches let the swimmers have an open swim day. The worst part about taking pictures at a pool on a hot day is not being able to go swimming.

Dancing

Dancers are the athletes of God. ~Albert Einstein

Robinson Tennis

This was taken yesterday, Tuesday, from the Robinson Tennis Tournament which is kind of a big deal. The fella in the photograph is from California but said he plays all over the world in places like Costa Rica, Japan, ...etc. Needless to say, he beat his opponent pretty badly. His opponent didn't even win a set. His opponents had spectators that appeared to be family members and they told this guy that he should've let his opponent have at least ONE set.