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We just got back last night. Back from what? Road Trip 2010 of course! This year’s destination was New Orleans (or the Garden of Eatin’, as I’ve come to call it), which led to over 3200 miles of driving through eight different states. Along the way we visited cowboy graves in Kansas, dodged zombies and box springs in Memphis, went to a New Orleans zydeco club with a dancin’ German and her husband, stayed at a famous river plantation, checked for oil on the beaches of Louisiana, got up close with a ‘gator in Breaux Bridge, power washed the car in 35 miles of torrential rain near Arklatex, visited the grassy knoll in Dallas, and returned to Colorado under a beautiful cloudy sky only to find a bat in the kitchen sink. And a few more things I forgot to mention.

It’s been a busy trip. More notes, and possibly a few photos, to follow.

Vehicular Irony

I spotted this tiny Smart Car parked in a lot downtown. There's nothing much remarkable about it, except for the license plate - "Huge". On a car that's probably 6 feet long. Nicely done, smart car owner.

 

This car frequently parks near my house. I wonder if the owner understands the irony of his bumper stickers. "Consumerism is an attitude - DON'T BUY IT!" right next to the logo of a consumer electronics company.

 

 

And lastly, a totally unrelated photo of me being goofy. But it does involve a vehicle – that’s a tiny little motorcycle I’m riding. I think I may have bottomed out the suspension though.

Bench Reflection

Another reflection photo from the rain storm on Monday. Much like the previous photo, I like that this one takes a minute to “figure out,” or at least it does for me. I purposely flipped it to bring the reflection right side up, but that leaves the bench upside down.

Trade Center on Wood

I caught this reflection in a bench after a rainstorm. I like the quasi-abstract nature of it - I think it's a bit confusing on first blush, but you can actually figure out what it is after a minute.

Gimme Shelter

One of those freakish, 10 minute deluges rolled through Denver while I was on the mall. Everybody fled to the nearest doorway or umbrella for a bit of shelter. Wendy lent me her little point-and-shoot camera for a few shots.

 

Nobody likes getting caught in the rain - but he takes it to a whole new level with that snarl and the crooked glasses.

 

 

Under My Umbrella

I was actually almost to my destination when I spotted this girl. I'm a sucker for a good umbrella, so I dug my camera out and stalked her for a block.

I got a second place for this last weekend at the local Mike’s Camera spring photo contest. Which is pretty cool!

I got a $50 gift card from the contest, but Mike’s is having their tent sale this weekend so I just gave it all back. I thought I was doing pretty well, but Wendy managed to score a lens with no marked price (Pentax DFA 50/2.8 Macro) for $220 under list, over 50% off! Now that’s a heck of a deal.

Emperor’s Fans

Not Quite Sheltered

Since Denver has swerved back to the chilly side of the thermometer, I figured I’d post another chilly photo. I guess Thursday would’ve been a better day to post this, but I’m running a bit behind.

This was taken during one of Denver's frequent spring blizzards. This poor guy was so close to being inside that warm coffee shop - but instead he had to stand outside in the wind and snow waiting for his bus.

... if you show me yours

I don't feel like doing anything serious today. So, mannequin butts! Oh, but pretend I said some artistic sounding stuff about tonalities and study of the human form, or something.

 

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