the island remains the greatest

June 11

Old Williamsburg Road

Our luggage for the beach (plus the Rainbow) fill Robert Earl's bed.

June 12

Island Breeze

Getting ready for the 2011 Family Christmas Photo. Steven and Dad went golfing and won a lot of beer/alcohol sponsored clothing, so naturally we donned it. I chose this one because of the goofy faces on all of them.

June 13

kitchen table

Not a great photo, but a great deal. That is a little piece of bacon (about the size of a quarter) on my once just egg and cheese sandwich. I took the bite willingly and I kind of liked it. Not a convert yet, but I'm also not denying the urge if I have it. But I haven't had another urge since.

June 14

beach

We might not have been able to see the eclipse, but there was a great full moon.

June 15

Fort Morgan Ferry

The guy on the left (our right) has his head upside down and backward.

June 16

beach

This is what I want to do whenever I get near the water also.

June 17

Island Rainbow. Duh.

I couldn't not pay homage to the best snow cones EVER.

June 18

So I drove with Mom back to Little Rock before flying to Richmond because that's how much I enjoy car rides. I had to go along with a stop at the Ameristar casino in Vicksburg though. Kitty Glitter, among others, did not give me any money.

The only problem with something like this is having to choose just one photo to represent an entire great day. Because days at the beach tend to be entire great days. My family is pretty cool and pretty fun and that makes me pretty lucky.

If you don't want just the limited selection, go to the rest here.

pretty normal every days

June 6

Foushee and Broad

Drive by photo-shooting at Tarrants

June 7

Robert Earl, the truck

The hint of a fire fighter stash showing through the dusk.

June 8

Belvidere and Leigh

I got curious when I heard voices coming from the bushes and this guy must have sensed it. He obliged then asked for some smokes.

June 9

couch in the office

This means we're watching a movie and eating ice cream!

June 10

Rose Garden

The barely noticeable purple tips are so beautiful.

going back makes me feel like i never left

June 1

MacArthur and Greycourt

I decided to leave my neighborhood for a Thursday morning walk before work. I mostly liked the periwinkle colored waves painted onto the sea green shed.

June 2

Apex bus stop.

The white truck in the background is the local NBC news truck. I guess they wanted to see how many people were crazy enough to take the Chinatown bus.

June 3

The Penny Farthing

Seriously you just never know. For instance, people who walk around with rats on their shoulder and then eat avocados and ask to borrow the salt of your neighbors table.

June 4

I've lost my ability to remember street names in Brooklyn. Maybe Flatbush...

Walking home after a day in the park with friends. Sigh, I loved it.

June 5

Madison Square Park

When you decide to get Shake Shack amazing things happen. Like seeing this giant sculpture that looked flat and 3-D at the same time. Total mind blow.

These pictures, the ones taken in New York specifically, are only the tip of fun and weird things.

More bulk is here.

somebody's world was made today

May 17

Patterson and Parham

Crazy storms one second and sunny skies the next. We win with a double rainbow. (You can't see the double part very well.)

May 18

backyard

I helped stack that pile behind me and now I will help split the wood for the next one. You can see my aim is on but my strength is not.

May 19

An example of what credit card points can redeem. If you can't afford a plane ticket to Belgium at least you can eat their waffles at home!

May 20

Meadow at Lewis Ginter

My last day of contributing sticks to the monster sculpture.

May 21

Meadow at Lewis Ginter

After the toast to the volunteers and Patrick (the artist) I saw this cute sight and it reminded me of that movie I'm always trying to think of, but might not ever be able to. (And it's not Fly Away Home if you were going to suggest that.)

May 22

office window

Z's new favorite spot. I like it, too, because when I work she keeps me company.

May 23

backyard

That wood pile behind me that I helped stack.

May 24

Saguaro National Park

Okay, so this may be a cheater. I did not actually take this photo today (but it would have been cool if I had been able to go to Tucson for a minute that Tuesday), but I did apply this invert when messing around on my PhotoShop. I like the colors and it reminded me of one heck of a good day back in September.

May 25

my chair at the Scuba Center

Reading a book (Sailing Around the World Alone) that my uncle let me borrow while wearing a skirt that my aunt (his wife) gave me.

May 26

Lewis Ginter

Nanci Griffith on stage, lots of strangers in the grass.

May 27

deck

The conclusion to a date-filled day.

May 28

the rivah (that's how the locals say it)

Relaxing in my (for the moment) hammock while Sam watches the greens on the grill.

May 29

a different rivah (Potomac to be more exact)

My first experience with picking crabs. After watching a few rounds I tried it out for myself. Not eating, just picking. I made a nice pile of meat for Andy.

May 30

Old Stump Road (I think)

Halfway through my bike ride with Elisabeth. Not too shabby for a Memorial Day morning.

May 31

my phone

If you can read that, it is the frequent updates on the arrival of MAP (that's Margaret Alice Parrish)! What a way to end the month!

two weeks. i blinked. they went.

May 3

kitchen counter

Cigar boxes make great baked goods transporters.

May 4

some property in Hanover County

I've been helping with a project at the garden called Meadowmorphosis. This was in the beginning stages and we were harvesting sweet gum and maple saplings. I'll also say that it rained chilly rain ninety percent of the time and by the end my jeans were ready to fall off from being so weighty with soakedness.

May 5

Carver's living room

Baxter sitting on the couch with us after potluck.

May 6

meadow

The Conservatory peaks over the wild flower hill.

May 7

Meadowmorphosis

I worked on the scaffolding and weaved sticks to make a wall.

May 8

church parking lot

These church people are funny!

May 9

dining room

Andy's sick eyes. Literally, he had a really nasty infection.

May 10

Meadowmorphosis

Again, I helped weave sticks into the walls.

May 11

living room wall

My parents are on a sailboat right now in the pretty blue ocean. How is this related? I got it on the island of St. Kitt's when I was on a sailboating trip with them. I was thinking about them, missing them, and hoping they are having a wonderful time.

May 12

my neighborhood

Kristin and I traded face time for walk and talk. Not only did I get to start the day talking to a dear friend, but I got to watch things wake up. I saw five bunny rabbits!

May 13

off River Road

A guy comes into the dive shop and says, "I need to rent someone in a wetsuit for fifteen minutes..." So I changed the drain cover on this residential pool.

May 14

Scuba Center counter

I guess work on a Saturday could be worse. I was secretly glad that it was raining off and on all day since I was stuck inside.

May 15

backyard

We tried to enter a contest to win tons of money to redo the backyard. Clearly it needs it. I don't remember if I mentioned this previously, but I learned how to chop wood with an ax!

May 16

Meadowmorphosis

I told you I was spending more time at the garden helping with this.

bogos, ritas, and the beatles

April 25

Scuba Center

Confession: I actually took this picture on the 26th. But the fish bowl was found empty on the 25th. Where was the fish? It apparently jumped out of his bowl in search of a better life only to learn he couldn't survive.

April 26

Office Chair

Another confession: what you cannot see happening is the Friday Night Lights I am watching and did watch for an embarrassing amount of time that night.

April 27

Side Yard

Tornado warnings, but nothing ever happened.

April 28

The Sky

That's Atlanta in the distance.

April 29

Shoreline

Our first trip to the sand and water. That's Beefers.

April 30

Downtown Galveston

New plan: handstands all the time. How did we not start doing this sooner?

May 1

Ferry

We were down there seconds before. Only the boy scouts were young (and silly) enough to stay.

May 2

Telephone pole in driveway

We used to paint those guys at Diamond Head. Lucky for this one I don't have any supplies here.

I was in Galveston this past weekend for a wedding of a dear friend I've had since kindergarten. That means I have known her for 23 years. I can't believe I'm old enough to know people that long.

It was such a spectacular weekend that spectacular doesn't even capture it. It's just worth noting. Here's the rest.