Category: Foto Friday
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Lunch of Champions
Happy Friday, everyone. I’m digging into a ginormous German pretzel on a deliciously dreary afternoon. I hope you find yourself a little indulgence too.
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In Lieu of a Good Night’s Sleep
I’ll take a large Americano with room for cream. Need I say that yesterday ended late, with me scrambling to finish my to-do list?
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Assembly Required
Hallelujah, Melba and I survived the move. Today we are assembling the apartment, and we’ve worked out a system: I get out tools to assemble furniture, and Melba lays down to sleep atop them. After only half a bookshelf, Melba has her job down pat.
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Exhausting
Last weekend, Querido and I packed up Melba for a weekend in the Wild North. She enjoyed herself thoroughly, and wore herself out thoroughly too. I had hoped to take her out into nature, because I don’t know that she’d ever left Phoenix before, but she never made it beyond the backyard. It was adventure…
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Nothing Better
(Title reference: “Nothing Better,” from Give Up, by the Postal Service) What I wouldn’t give for one of these little cans of ginger ale right now. We got them on the plane coming home from Ireland, and it was the best ginger ale I’d had in a long time: crisp, very fizzy, and just sweet…
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Mystery Machine
The optometrist’s office might seem like a totally boring place, but I love checking out the complex shapes of the equipment. I always end up wishing I could see a David Macauley view of its innards, complete with wooly mammoths.
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Welcome Rain
Welcome monsoon season–Welcome rain that brings out the smell of creosote welcome clouds that hide the blistering sun. Welcome nighttime lightning shows and downpours blown in o cold winds. We may yet survive ’till October.
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Olive, Repaired
With the help of a little darning in acrylic yarn, one of Stella’s favorite toys is back in commission.
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Buckling
One of the many Phoenix sidealks to have buckled this past week. Yes people, it’s that hot out.
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