mums and a hopper

busted out the trusty 105mm 2.8 and stole some shots of a resident grasshopper hanging out in the garden mums

philly field trip

italian market in philly.

pics are late, but better late than never….

open market

market watch

taters

DOMO poker cards

hooray, i got some DOMO playing cards!  a good buddy of mine picked up a set for me. 

now DOMO gets to gamble when i do!

DOMO playing cards

domo admiring himself...

domo x2

 

seeing double...

a visit to Kate Baker Designs

while doing my time at the Lorton Workhouse Arts Center (Studio 6) – i have the pleasure of sharing the space with other fine artists.  we have Miss Kate Baker who has her shop set up next to ours at the end of the hallway.

being that i had domo keeping me company, we decided to go visit miss Kate.  

miss Kate has a very nice studio, it’s real purty.  nice green walls and spiffy furniture – makes you real comfortable to come in and start chatting.

miss Kate was working on one of her jobs when i mozied over and got to talking.  (domo just hung out and tried to stay out of the way as she was working her craft)  she works with fine metals like gold and silver and does a great job making jewelry.  i showed her my silver ring i got as a gift a couple years ago and she said she could make it shine again…

i have to say, wow.  i hadn’t seen this ring shine like this since i first got it.  she did a SUPER job!  so now you guys know that when you come to Studio 6 at the Lorton Arts Workhouse, be sure to go down and visit Miss Kate!

domo gets nosey and peeks in on miss Kate

come visit miss Kate by appointment

domo watches miss Kate working hard

being a super jeweler means you play with neato toys

miss Kate working on my ring

miss Kate working on my ring

miss Kate polishes my ring up to make it nice and shiny

domo playing around with miss Kate’s nifty glasses

miss Kate steaming my ring for that extra bit of super shinyness

tada! shiny ring again. thanks miss Kate!

besides world peace, i want…

since i’ve been asked, i drafted up a list of a few things i want besides world peace.  

for those of you that are wanting to know what nifty things i want check out mah wish list page.

 

i’ve also put together a stuff fer sale page – so if you dont want to buy me something, then buy something from me!!

goodbye my love…

it had been almost 10 years together.  we’d been through a lot of  blood, sweat, tears, and cussing.  

she was my baby. my love. my first ride that dynoed at 330 RWHP (back in the day).  

she’s fast and fun to drive.  when i asked for the power, she delivered.

this car gave you and your car a complex. this car made your car vibrate when i pulled up next to you.  

this car was the loud, obnoxious, throaty V8 that people could hear coming before you spotted her. she made people roll their window up or shoot you nasty looks because she was louder than their music.

never thinking that i’d sell my baby, my grape ape was sold to someone else today.  

my baby

as much as i love my 50mm lens, it’s not very practical for photographing cars.  wish i thought about that before dropping her off.  doh.

camaro z28

needless to say, i’m extremely sad.  but i think it was time to move on.  she wasn’t being driven like she used to and i admit that i’ve kinda neglected her a lot over the past few years.  hopefully the new owner will give her the attention she deserves.

a poll – which version looks better?

 

 

a pier for me - color

 

 

a pier for me - b & w

 

 

in need of opinions since i cant decide, so i decided to ask you cool kids for some opinions…

more domo! halloween style

thats right, i’m super dork when it comes to domo. i was extremely upset that i had to retire my domo that you’ve seen in some of my other photos.  well the stitching started coming undone since i dragged him almost everywhere.  so i now leave him on my shelf to relax.  so no domo pics…

so when i heard of the halloween domo collection – i have to admit that i darn near wrecked trying to get to the store to buy some domo paraphernalia.  

so  i grabbed a few shots, and i have to say – hooray for domo!  i sure did miss ya!

thanks for FAILing

so cheezburgers has expanded with their success in lolcats and a whole entourage of different sites have spun off the cheezburgers website.  one becoming a new fav of mine being their FAIL blog.