tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21885554144905045022024-03-05T16:31:16.879-06:00Buildings and SkiesTwo of my favorite things to photograph. This blog has no publishing schedule, but new posts appear twice a week on average.HMDeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284726946682618065noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188555414490504502.post-61203552026081578562009-11-29T09:06:00.012-06:002009-11-29T10:11:37.880-06:00Lincoln's HomeMy husband and I were both off this past week, and one of the things we did was visit Springfield, IL, to see the only home Abraham Lincoln ever owned. Astonishingly, I'd never been there despite growing up 90 minutes away, and the hubs is a history buff, so off we went.<br /><br /><div align="center"><br />The front of the house, taken from the standpoint of most contemporary photographs.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvw1HF9RQxWbL8gNnCQDriS_9bhBF0veTrHKaWsjHVZAXWIW7I6Ov1sNISOMwQ7k4fbz4u570IycYs_PMgQVLBVocGjzNbArm6SMWu2jPRIYK_WzqT_hoScNQvz9UKhFGcZFiVQOTIHbm3/s1600/IMG_0574.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvw1HF9RQxWbL8gNnCQDriS_9bhBF0veTrHKaWsjHVZAXWIW7I6Ov1sNISOMwQ7k4fbz4u570IycYs_PMgQVLBVocGjzNbArm6SMWu2jPRIYK_WzqT_hoScNQvz9UKhFGcZFiVQOTIHbm3/s400/IMG_0574.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409553759425973474" /></a><br /><br /><br />The lovely sign that alerted me to said standpoint.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGSEaQxguT4jI8EAapwM7DzInzw-ALPjrjfU69uKI_SDYw_GQWTktPuZRAhcDjBsgzhXZBegIZP3eAqoZ1looKRsHNx4Mwz8Vjyz9t5POyo7dm9mRk4bZ9KXAKU7FWrMZLC1e_R3Dp25Fb/s1600/IMG_0564.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGSEaQxguT4jI8EAapwM7DzInzw-ALPjrjfU69uKI_SDYw_GQWTktPuZRAhcDjBsgzhXZBegIZP3eAqoZ1looKRsHNx4Mwz8Vjyz9t5POyo7dm9mRk4bZ9KXAKU7FWrMZLC1e_R3Dp25Fb/s400/IMG_0564.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409555484836985218" /></a><br /><br /><br />The front of the parlor, scene of many fundraisers and political gatherings. This is also where we learned that all of the carpet and wallpaper patterns in the house are either what Mrs. Lincoln chose, or something that would have been available to her.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPsbnd4vNxqoe66oSQFwxEsP1MUUpNKBpnAgWdTjWCf7xqkw8QRXBvYsJ1psR-0nxArQYJ291aSGJAEuuQHB062keVVWFRNiY90wxoJLpTnQWG5k9r18-9sPgHJsliq9p6qnNBt650fP20/s1600/IMG_0520.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPsbnd4vNxqoe66oSQFwxEsP1MUUpNKBpnAgWdTjWCf7xqkw8QRXBvYsJ1psR-0nxArQYJ291aSGJAEuuQHB062keVVWFRNiY90wxoJLpTnQWG5k9r18-9sPgHJsliq9p6qnNBt650fP20/s400/IMG_0520.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409545730789247090" /></a><br /><br /><br />The back of the parlor, where Mr. Lincoln conducted business with visitors.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLaHI4dQ7mQwWd6vtBOeWBXorNpjryLsGdOhKY6k8fEyiSQEjN0JvaMKofJMdKMhf_rGFrzW52GgSyTELq_T7vbI1X15VFVhYq7j_n0mdkmrFMSSjzmlU8BmiiFnRUuVClRRIMbry8RMt0/s1600/IMG_0519.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLaHI4dQ7mQwWd6vtBOeWBXorNpjryLsGdOhKY6k8fEyiSQEjN0JvaMKofJMdKMhf_rGFrzW52GgSyTELq_T7vbI1X15VFVhYq7j_n0mdkmrFMSSjzmlU8BmiiFnRUuVClRRIMbry8RMt0/s400/IMG_0519.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409545743740533074" /></a><br /><br /><br />The parlor wallpaper (my favorite, by dint of being the least crazy).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4ytrgXTdGQIVRKRZNtTRxgtiaVnHFOk-hCleQuWBWy78cJT2gxKn_6BCgEEwW3mgZvK5RyDH7VY2QBhE3fWzBqBpPHAljTyBsfdFF9770oIk_vQyNDxjCd2d2UVQl0nRfXwcN4_FnAE-/s1600/IMG_0523.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4ytrgXTdGQIVRKRZNtTRxgtiaVnHFOk-hCleQuWBWy78cJT2gxKn_6BCgEEwW3mgZvK5RyDH7VY2QBhE3fWzBqBpPHAljTyBsfdFF9770oIk_vQyNDxjCd2d2UVQl0nRfXwcN4_FnAE-/s400/IMG_0523.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409551503940504194" /></a><br /><br /><br />A sideboard in the dining room. Apparently they're having ham for dinner.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5lLjcxEldfHee-vRh4T9jJ2gqqNloARQWHgSDfm-E9o8krRd9huq4EEYtlZFBF8hrCqz8YBeMqwJKBusQcQ5TwUnS2zKJoZuhtlDchRP2Prx377zT3HY2UMs9cui2_gmli-lAUutEbnQ/s1600/IMG_0525.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5lLjcxEldfHee-vRh4T9jJ2gqqNloARQWHgSDfm-E9o8krRd9huq4EEYtlZFBF8hrCqz8YBeMqwJKBusQcQ5TwUnS2zKJoZuhtlDchRP2Prx377zT3HY2UMs9cui2_gmli-lAUutEbnQ/s400/IMG_0525.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409545751165797826" /></a><br /><br /><br />The family room, where Honest Abe spent much time on the floor, playing with the kids (the chairs were too small for him).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdV6oG113IFQNCvpIVktloJzDDeXIkAb88Asn9e8qB54-8Q63B16KnV6JL7eT7OLl7uCRXyVq8_Tf7wHuBrzNf7x5JmLlD8hfw_Irx3mh0mOaX691qfAAu8vVS76uUpBevgBpFCGiemFI6/s1600/IMG_0526.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdV6oG113IFQNCvpIVktloJzDDeXIkAb88Asn9e8qB54-8Q63B16KnV6JL7eT7OLl7uCRXyVq8_Tf7wHuBrzNf7x5JmLlD8hfw_Irx3mh0mOaX691qfAAu8vVS76uUpBevgBpFCGiemFI6/s400/IMG_0526.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409545760246749778" /></a><br /><br /><br />The family room wallpaper. See what I mean about the crazy patterns? And check it out against the carpet in the photo above. Gads, as my grandma used to say.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOljvtGXmZ6yiidtEdgqbaenz-U9Jd5U_zPZRseQRKPG1go3-3Zs9WJqJehr4ilQFdqu-1XYWKHq9g3XplJ0TkxbNn-qdtTBKlsH4uoN1znzGr3XAG44XleTQcuE5qUSufgNoLgWQdEE_F/s1600/IMG_0529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOljvtGXmZ6yiidtEdgqbaenz-U9Jd5U_zPZRseQRKPG1go3-3Zs9WJqJehr4ilQFdqu-1XYWKHq9g3XplJ0TkxbNn-qdtTBKlsH4uoN1znzGr3XAG44XleTQcuE5qUSufgNoLgWQdEE_F/s400/IMG_0529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409551515611581378" /></a><br /><br /><br />Lincoln slept here, more or less.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpEbTD0GZT9lSPqWizTDiJ9_V8JKINngYH8L-U6dUbv2xaRuR3R6YHWlKo3vYBWWWQgYX3UQLdJ9CgDPEfKd0eb-MzWvyvL8QotX8dYPT4aqIQwD6JLwuqCWVoXfPWENIMS2QCPEow2vY/s1600/IMG_0532.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpEbTD0GZT9lSPqWizTDiJ9_V8JKINngYH8L-U6dUbv2xaRuR3R6YHWlKo3vYBWWWQgYX3UQLdJ9CgDPEfKd0eb-MzWvyvL8QotX8dYPT4aqIQwD6JLwuqCWVoXfPWENIMS2QCPEow2vY/s400/IMG_0532.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409545768443885538" /></a><br /><br /><br />The washstand in Mr. Lincoln's bedroom. Mary Todd Lincoln had her own room so she "could get some rest when Mr. Lincoln was working late in his bedroom." <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyef3qFS3fX6zkge9F_bTabYVh9FCm6OBc2j9T_ot-r3xC2qBQBxF-CpzDlLFNTOKwadT6CLa4kA4VYCuCvsyo5xDEhMCVTWB9LtgT0dwMMafx9lRG3CQVoym3HPrblI4bdwoTmImAXSka/s1600/IMG_0533.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyef3qFS3fX6zkge9F_bTabYVh9FCm6OBc2j9T_ot-r3xC2qBQBxF-CpzDlLFNTOKwadT6CLa4kA4VYCuCvsyo5xDEhMCVTWB9LtgT0dwMMafx9lRG3CQVoym3HPrblI4bdwoTmImAXSka/s400/IMG_0533.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409551499770606786" /></a><br /><br /><br />The servant's room. That bed, by the way, is shockingly tiny, but I was told it was accurately sized for the time.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjct73S-Tg5T9TEqp6k8CsZMcvmCx0bkXIRDR7PcDtABeeF0duSFIgVIhyphenhyphenVKWCz_H5sino4xUFs8HN0DPLjqahX6NRKS4fy6XSLiGuBP1PkIDfb9iwvaFlOEmz_tdYZ15o-yDnfx5I1xqqc/s1600/IMG_0536.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjct73S-Tg5T9TEqp6k8CsZMcvmCx0bkXIRDR7PcDtABeeF0duSFIgVIhyphenhyphenVKWCz_H5sino4xUFs8HN0DPLjqahX6NRKS4fy6XSLiGuBP1PkIDfb9iwvaFlOEmz_tdYZ15o-yDnfx5I1xqqc/s400/IMG_0536.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409551530016119202" /></a><br /><br /><br />An upstairs transom; the ceilings were impressively high on both floors.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxrvI3_PNfEzyWppZ9nj38hHoY-hZax8ZIFfsgDHNZUXuFipo5LN9MLqnPmpQz5gIsaHt8Q3KRu1_jyFmxDjPotfIrrvJdgMRwD0zSlkVMcQb71-0Kx_eXfLeI0LGpNkV8pZ44jaORmoSm/s1600/IMG_0537.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxrvI3_PNfEzyWppZ9nj38hHoY-hZax8ZIFfsgDHNZUXuFipo5LN9MLqnPmpQz5gIsaHt8Q3KRu1_jyFmxDjPotfIrrvJdgMRwD0zSlkVMcQb71-0Kx_eXfLeI0LGpNkV8pZ44jaORmoSm/s400/IMG_0537.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409553730307419138" /></a><br /><br /><br />The children's room.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwVcWV0eCmf0r4p0Etr9wm2uD7dG9i-II97rpn1heaoimD48X2CogkfFLPnfdFNcFmy-bL6vI1LUOz0XEHpIgW3gJUnuA0uJ8NpGeHC4RJ8UuyjJs0UafprxzXbKwicXYrFnkMMkWpotMM/s1600/IMG_0535.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwVcWV0eCmf0r4p0Etr9wm2uD7dG9i-II97rpn1heaoimD48X2CogkfFLPnfdFNcFmy-bL6vI1LUOz0XEHpIgW3gJUnuA0uJ8NpGeHC4RJ8UuyjJs0UafprxzXbKwicXYrFnkMMkWpotMM/s400/IMG_0535.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409551523131676050" /></a><br /><br /><br />Mrs. Lincoln cooked here.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDBtLY923ilyuUaZtRetZnTKTC_6Tzj0BGLXjApFk8Ng0mluT8HyMDQjh1quHk53rHn6-PSTfihmENnYgPXNF1g8Kc6bAhGqTzY4XdiiuDK5LoZzDIqkihVOUd1IDSAIY7UNAlDRLBbK4/s1600/IMG_0542.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDBtLY923ilyuUaZtRetZnTKTC_6Tzj0BGLXjApFk8Ng0mluT8HyMDQjh1quHk53rHn6-PSTfihmENnYgPXNF1g8Kc6bAhGqTzY4XdiiuDK5LoZzDIqkihVOUd1IDSAIY7UNAlDRLBbK4/s400/IMG_0542.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409553741207359410" /></a><br /><br /><br />The back of the house.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieoO50OfwdcLS_wdUnoqtXfjrTQ90iwj8NmNbASRNO7qYUClwQaY5SrEhyKqQ0KvCgkGBlFucwV-VUK34l0n_qKoirRKIa-G3Pkr9TymtTj0_XyWzv9iD3AhKkz6Tt-VzwOYZ4e2-E1COZ/s1600/IMG_0544.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieoO50OfwdcLS_wdUnoqtXfjrTQ90iwj8NmNbASRNO7qYUClwQaY5SrEhyKqQ0KvCgkGBlFucwV-VUK34l0n_qKoirRKIa-G3Pkr9TymtTj0_XyWzv9iD3AhKkz6Tt-VzwOYZ4e2-E1COZ/s400/IMG_0544.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409553754778299202" /></a><br /><br /><br />The facilities; because we checked, I can tell you it's a three-seater.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnF6VGupCarKW6FQrEam0ZaSoKHY4msKILGX2C8qekQ2nvKy2bXnCHjCZe8kNwOsWjLh-Ck982YinJ3QNAVzLOjLGJEmV1lp2l1B82sibqDT0TV78sQDMvYdTxyj59egb6TQBOS9P6ufPv/s1600/IMG_0543.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnF6VGupCarKW6FQrEam0ZaSoKHY4msKILGX2C8qekQ2nvKy2bXnCHjCZe8kNwOsWjLh-Ck982YinJ3QNAVzLOjLGJEmV1lp2l1B82sibqDT0TV78sQDMvYdTxyj59egb6TQBOS9P6ufPv/s400/IMG_0543.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409553750053969250" /></a><br /><br /><br />We left a Lincoln at the Lincolns'.</div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGBVfAIpvIlIQUtK_pscrYgrRT6BgMm5_tXx6GVP_QQ3fUtOyCEuxGiFKDxXfvY8aJ2F-EOHQ0IMpmShlCbxeAZdxUnUvmnUdxJWCReNyJ_cJbZC7h98RuoozYWFGNDrY47vYz-ssuH_3Y/s1600/IMG_0546.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGBVfAIpvIlIQUtK_pscrYgrRT6BgMm5_tXx6GVP_QQ3fUtOyCEuxGiFKDxXfvY8aJ2F-EOHQ0IMpmShlCbxeAZdxUnUvmnUdxJWCReNyJ_cJbZC7h98RuoozYWFGNDrY47vYz-ssuH_3Y/s400/IMG_0546.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409554587951591346" /></a>HMDeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284726946682618065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188555414490504502.post-28948849072661575672009-11-22T08:52:00.004-06:002009-11-22T08:58:29.399-06:00Prayer Tower?This is a tower on the grounds of the Bethesda Prayer Center outside Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. It may or may not be a prayer tower, but in any event, I liked the play of the spiral stairs against the gentle angles of the outer structure. <br /><br />Please see <a href="http://marriedtothemasala.blogspot.com/2009/11/following-our-failed-attempt-to-visit.html">my other blog </a>for a discussion of the prayer center and my experience there.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW8jCw4afvNldiBLOcHyf6x954o1VFt4Nm0w4glCmw3M3jye0mIRhqEnjlS4wgjuhlFNpSADbd2uF2cg32gHCW0e8GBUp2iCNJ6FrnB1DizE8RHRI8f_KF42KZipvm0FAYQTlh4ApMZe32/s1600/IMG_2957.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW8jCw4afvNldiBLOcHyf6x954o1VFt4Nm0w4glCmw3M3jye0mIRhqEnjlS4wgjuhlFNpSADbd2uF2cg32gHCW0e8GBUp2iCNJ6FrnB1DizE8RHRI8f_KF42KZipvm0FAYQTlh4ApMZe32/s400/IMG_2957.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406941420894012562" /></a>HMDeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284726946682618065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188555414490504502.post-90885464022096295352009-11-18T06:50:00.001-06:002009-11-18T06:54:32.618-06:00Because it's been raining for days<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj66hKId06EU864illA9cIvYrVjuBXzVg__v3-yBm2OYTMfcNSvPb7amTrJITNiJAVSRORvtewcPen77LyxFQXkXHWyUwFqh2BgWfNv4h1Q4-ckozyiZ9QL0q5wlLioINRVdt_i70wJl7Ul/s1600/IMG_1825.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj66hKId06EU864illA9cIvYrVjuBXzVg__v3-yBm2OYTMfcNSvPb7amTrJITNiJAVSRORvtewcPen77LyxFQXkXHWyUwFqh2BgWfNv4h1Q4-ckozyiZ9QL0q5wlLioINRVdt_i70wJl7Ul/s400/IMG_1825.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405425489104256722" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlhlDmxmK7BaqtkfzcPPWahRSBUOPPtpjLrkOw4YNGZqDNok2v0OnnJKHqWGEZpSa13dRxk90GxMCj2fbwtfuP4BTkoLGF1Egl_M1AzWzKGtMITYokJySQ4-3GfMteyS5OadndVhsMGl1e/s1600/IMG_1828.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlhlDmxmK7BaqtkfzcPPWahRSBUOPPtpjLrkOw4YNGZqDNok2v0OnnJKHqWGEZpSa13dRxk90GxMCj2fbwtfuP4BTkoLGF1Egl_M1AzWzKGtMITYokJySQ4-3GfMteyS5OadndVhsMGl1e/s400/IMG_1828.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405425482666513042" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4jUQqR8tt5CeBAoU-YqRgl10_CvlAA9apc2C9r6gpwhhcKPrS6fYY005DfhYNTUsseJNxdWXaq2xdoVkWsyouNmcwxXKpERRg84hjNAFtNRtHS2zeAV3asa7l4L9DytC89vjqikhkZdxu/s1600/IMG_1831.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4jUQqR8tt5CeBAoU-YqRgl10_CvlAA9apc2C9r6gpwhhcKPrS6fYY005DfhYNTUsseJNxdWXaq2xdoVkWsyouNmcwxXKpERRg84hjNAFtNRtHS2zeAV3asa7l4L9DytC89vjqikhkZdxu/s400/IMG_1831.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405425485301859234" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSl5WfgBiGUajZ3wVgQFiU7DcFkfOBQF-_DtT69xaaMppGq6SL-vBHR0I5tGRbyVftrZWKIFm1ZmU9w-xmuv3CwbzLNRt2aNXA1KSx3yyCHjD6VxKFnb0tNMUCUIC2POJUGVjAUgmeBdXI/s1600/IMG_1832.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSl5WfgBiGUajZ3wVgQFiU7DcFkfOBQF-_DtT69xaaMppGq6SL-vBHR0I5tGRbyVftrZWKIFm1ZmU9w-xmuv3CwbzLNRt2aNXA1KSx3yyCHjD6VxKFnb0tNMUCUIC2POJUGVjAUgmeBdXI/s400/IMG_1832.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405425474556584402" /></a>HMDeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284726946682618065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188555414490504502.post-30462072505392230772009-11-08T07:23:00.008-06:002009-11-08T08:16:41.361-06:00The Office: Exterior Edition<div align="left">I've written a couple of posts about the building I work in: one about <a href="http://buildingsandskies.blogspot.com/2009/09/office-bricks-and-stone.html">the bricks and stone</a>, and one about <a href="http://buildingsandskies.blogspot.com/2009/08/office-beam-edition.html">the beams</a>. This one is about the exterior; I'll probably do one more, about the interior, and call it good.</div><br /><br /><div align="center">So here it is from the front. It's a lovely big old hulk of a thing.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqoO_U2yv4K1hBottYJzHhNMaF0X36YC-UkSy6LOFlOf4zsnS_X3qXgiI8cRpVQecUeC4JxJ1umb7KmOUqMe9FQtD-QJFPcFs6FGZ4TiaJMpXUfJx25HQZ6kPJhdKwk3JR-zkJYswPIzF/s1600-h/IMG_1989.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqoO_U2yv4K1hBottYJzHhNMaF0X36YC-UkSy6LOFlOf4zsnS_X3qXgiI8cRpVQecUeC4JxJ1umb7KmOUqMe9FQtD-QJFPcFs6FGZ4TiaJMpXUfJx25HQZ6kPJhdKwk3JR-zkJYswPIzF/s400/IMG_1989.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401725275583827282" /></a><br /><br />I have no idea why it needs this kind of reinforcement, but I like the shiplike quality of the riveted steel plates. They're only on the street-facing sides of the foundation, so perhaps they're decorative.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZYLnY4c8560cdl9PhZ8khBv0HEdxmpMpsfnjIrdjfFcITkq0CEupMs4RMe4g6wJdPd1RswJbGrEdLKl1c2PFm9sid5UHLY8Rmnq0y-HjOnJ_dtslbvK97SZ3aYbID1lynB_MGzvoXmxw/s1600-h/IMG_1992.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZYLnY4c8560cdl9PhZ8khBv0HEdxmpMpsfnjIrdjfFcITkq0CEupMs4RMe4g6wJdPd1RswJbGrEdLKl1c2PFm9sid5UHLY8Rmnq0y-HjOnJ_dtslbvK97SZ3aYbID1lynB_MGzvoXmxw/s400/IMG_1992.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401725272319693346" /></a><br /><br />Delightful stacked brickwork that creates a flared topline.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1DFbJndojpprsZT2pjU3BzKUyOMW6lfdBUwJDcKnGDfRLtsHRY4kZajpVgVjwo5DxRN_3KW66EjCcD-w429DuHrBV_aLz9wE_jl9bIkrLtmqGZjNWjycRVd_PLDWvXww80aBw5SEpsN7/s1600-h/IMG_1987.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1DFbJndojpprsZT2pjU3BzKUyOMW6lfdBUwJDcKnGDfRLtsHRY4kZajpVgVjwo5DxRN_3KW66EjCcD-w429DuHrBV_aLz9wE_jl9bIkrLtmqGZjNWjycRVd_PLDWvXww80aBw5SEpsN7/s400/IMG_1987.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401726253655067442" /></a><br /><br />Around the side, the remnants of a painted sign. And no steel plates.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV9XSEoc_7CRm4iC43CO4hKpvX8NsBx9bGyvdHmEckttqGsBhgXyRioT76_mG8Hy2JEAaxUY73VTPM2hiA9n8Kk1Aqy6NFdrbk7r5eckoKMZtQOQd5tVwAhd-ui9bUB6B0RS2cce4w-eLI/s1600-h/IMG_1993.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV9XSEoc_7CRm4iC43CO4hKpvX8NsBx9bGyvdHmEckttqGsBhgXyRioT76_mG8Hy2JEAaxUY73VTPM2hiA9n8Kk1Aqy6NFdrbk7r5eckoKMZtQOQd5tVwAhd-ui9bUB6B0RS2cce4w-eLI/s400/IMG_1993.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401731267715596834" /></a><br /><br />A modern light fixture that somehow looks right.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76Vn6AU9unm2djy7px2fgKYTGJNQQCtoB88KmENobTjkhyphenhyphenxfaIISp2QSQ0NUnHOxBwsdCCuwNiR49PUP46c016lk3A1qnKqY9eA3ikBDm5xuelAebOUCB3Z6o7QejWZzh385z6s7qyHoe/s1600-h/IMG_1995.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76Vn6AU9unm2djy7px2fgKYTGJNQQCtoB88KmENobTjkhyphenhyphenxfaIISp2QSQ0NUnHOxBwsdCCuwNiR49PUP46c016lk3A1qnKqY9eA3ikBDm5xuelAebOUCB3Z6o7QejWZzh385z6s7qyHoe/s400/IMG_1995.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401725264136343746" /></a><br /><br />This faded sign tells the building's story: it started life as a paper warehouse.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_-BLzqKqvQ2CSwafVHdYQ0YsRhYfQPyXOSEgfrbXOBTtSxFZ2B08tMh8SGLZ6-hOo-9ETTHtfpf03sE-ZAjHTaNCokNzYjPV5pBecYV3TLLfTgDITkgNM3PKp4C2i7D2xMR5vRsMBNRq/s1600-h/IMG_1911.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_-BLzqKqvQ2CSwafVHdYQ0YsRhYfQPyXOSEgfrbXOBTtSxFZ2B08tMh8SGLZ6-hOo-9ETTHtfpf03sE-ZAjHTaNCokNzYjPV5pBecYV3TLLfTgDITkgNM3PKp4C2i7D2xMR5vRsMBNRq/s400/IMG_1911.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401726251514417234" /></a><br /><br />Here's a close-up; St. Louis is riddled with signs like these. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimjA3n4YiLiiuHh1Y9ASNV5hNCrhIb5jSeIJfv_BvVIRSl6jj3kXzhyr7xD2zPY2ivjDghcG6yeSV21uOx6EYzkVfTAtWSSWWWeuhg1NiHtjge4QHEPWdLKB6b2iFWbVYnKKl7_TZEzLgQ/s1600-h/IMG_1910.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimjA3n4YiLiiuHh1Y9ASNV5hNCrhIb5jSeIJfv_BvVIRSl6jj3kXzhyr7xD2zPY2ivjDghcG6yeSV21uOx6EYzkVfTAtWSSWWWeuhg1NiHtjge4QHEPWdLKB6b2iFWbVYnKKl7_TZEzLgQ/s400/IMG_1910.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401725257276235954" /></a><br /><br />More flared brickwork.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTk35oWEp9Kif9FR7C_W93JU_z-CqRiyUY4TqSTKSjSu1UY_BfHUXNysigeaja0gzU_mAY6vUz6Jtw1eGe0WJqFqE8MS9QtbkekKjB04PGfZkGNCYy0GpfRjRDdM9H3KPgc0e68HufM_Ch/s1600-h/IMG_1913.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTk35oWEp9Kif9FR7C_W93JU_z-CqRiyUY4TqSTKSjSu1UY_BfHUXNysigeaja0gzU_mAY6vUz6Jtw1eGe0WJqFqE8MS9QtbkekKjB04PGfZkGNCYy0GpfRjRDdM9H3KPgc0e68HufM_Ch/s400/IMG_1913.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401726256475626146" /></a><br /><br />I love that the gate posts echo the building's brickwork.</div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2FRz_sOuwFItTdrcgjiB2xOSQu493gSRTIfyZQTI-p09zrIVcXBofJrP6UVA5_Fs37MjrYkq-asQPKskA4niPfCTtLDPmwwPYThKbj9KaWnU18euLzpx2v8sd3mlyhpLm2X6jDGWsfmv/s1600-h/IMG_1988.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2FRz_sOuwFItTdrcgjiB2xOSQu493gSRTIfyZQTI-p09zrIVcXBofJrP6UVA5_Fs37MjrYkq-asQPKskA4niPfCTtLDPmwwPYThKbj9KaWnU18euLzpx2v8sd3mlyhpLm2X6jDGWsfmv/s400/IMG_1988.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401725262340978194" /></a>HMDeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284726946682618065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188555414490504502.post-13668467067355506652009-11-01T07:56:00.004-06:002009-11-01T08:24:11.168-06:00Summer Storm<div align = "center">A few months ago while I was at work, this storm was going by:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBJ8w3_WRIzlASgA553tR6_kkyuraZQ0TwCU_7cUtmkTjoal_zpEILFFjMbW8lI8qtI-8WvcjEpoeeQYk173AjJPzRr8gyDIpKeRObm0ATyUIAgA6tGNLuE5HuXV1ManI4M9d5j6P4hBPH/s1600-h/IMG_2116.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBJ8w3_WRIzlASgA553tR6_kkyuraZQ0TwCU_7cUtmkTjoal_zpEILFFjMbW8lI8qtI-8WvcjEpoeeQYk173AjJPzRr8gyDIpKeRObm0ATyUIAgA6tGNLuE5HuXV1ManI4M9d5j6P4hBPH/s400/IMG_2116.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399136146086078418" /></a><br /><br />A friend and I went out for a smoke break -- I don't smoke, I just go for the break part. This was the view to the West: <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAiu1UZLq9yp7yV4vB0zfeSgBu3d5lk1K6Doj6RiIOY2fY8pO3PAJ0salNzQ-RDjn5fm5exzspKjLKPQsVmpCGQ49O-Z5WLFph6FJHCNoWnGGmdDsOJqupY58z0QDhb3GfAdofffDlZg6Y/s1600-h/IMG_2120.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAiu1UZLq9yp7yV4vB0zfeSgBu3d5lk1K6Doj6RiIOY2fY8pO3PAJ0salNzQ-RDjn5fm5exzspKjLKPQsVmpCGQ49O-Z5WLFph6FJHCNoWnGGmdDsOJqupY58z0QDhb3GfAdofffDlZg6Y/s400/IMG_2120.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399136158761359810" /></a><br /><br />More of the view to the West: <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHaXzYffeL3xvTxxv0SU-7MRFvKuXkzqwNIPSPr4j8RrTeQg5alyEp43R9Fk18ZZJXJIctMntf8uyM4goa4mLpPp32_2yoDDMc-n08UXtINeeIAGjxuebhtRA_I9mmaR45jQS3N0i7OU7A/s1600-h/IMG_2117.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHaXzYffeL3xvTxxv0SU-7MRFvKuXkzqwNIPSPr4j8RrTeQg5alyEp43R9Fk18ZZJXJIctMntf8uyM4goa4mLpPp32_2yoDDMc-n08UXtINeeIAGjxuebhtRA_I9mmaR45jQS3N0i7OU7A/s400/IMG_2117.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399136153671316930" /></a><br /><br />Then the temperature dropped about 15 degrees, and it looked like this directly over our heads:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihFFNdSt-qs1cbophrnLZeudg9VHWCditCxoPmuW_sDfN1FWHLXrajq9aUyZNb8d4p6OZ49oMKsacq5DorYcWrLVtXR7PJ7Jho5nL6UWYZCRbiXIq5FU4t6EW5eorXDhzzlZVaPM2FG8Ce/s1600-h/IMG_2118.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihFFNdSt-qs1cbophrnLZeudg9VHWCditCxoPmuW_sDfN1FWHLXrajq9aUyZNb8d4p6OZ49oMKsacq5DorYcWrLVtXR7PJ7Jho5nL6UWYZCRbiXIq5FU4t6EW5eorXDhzzlZVaPM2FG8Ce/s400/IMG_2118.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399136154900494498" /></a><br /><br />Then the clouds started swirling and we went inside:</div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYN4ZhSgJnOB_qYyl6_jCsEopnZLyxuBz5Z0s8D47jF601oUXWdCanVd3n9iBhH5wGU5S-_UWEqMGcGdXCRLv8jKzjWyWXYgJG_jscUi5ibh3viPTlTSctJADc0avHLfqjtuFrDcDqJ7i/s1600-h/IMG_2121.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYN4ZhSgJnOB_qYyl6_jCsEopnZLyxuBz5Z0s8D47jF601oUXWdCanVd3n9iBhH5wGU5S-_UWEqMGcGdXCRLv8jKzjWyWXYgJG_jscUi5ibh3viPTlTSctJADc0avHLfqjtuFrDcDqJ7i/s400/IMG_2121.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399136137711031106" /></a>HMDeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284726946682618065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188555414490504502.post-80808005304742793642009-10-25T09:07:00.005-05:002009-10-25T09:20:05.852-05:00My Cousin's HouseOne of my cousins up in Kalamazoo recently bought a house that was built in 1905. It's full of killer built-in cabinetry that was thankfully never painted, and there's amazing wallpaper and an incinerator in the basement. <br /><br />Note: For better or whatever, these photos were all taken with my iPhone.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiejMRydlQ8hO6mlSm01XzbBDJfIPuFri2NEVQ1zt-G4vT7NIZwq7I-0ob6S3a9zvQ-Ntgjr6dla_N030MOTMTN1s8kjCNV5OyN-QnfHsXmVpQSUlxVCQymIyA0bfO7SXK6hyphenhyphenv0gfITvdYX/s1600-h/IMG_0379.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiejMRydlQ8hO6mlSm01XzbBDJfIPuFri2NEVQ1zt-G4vT7NIZwq7I-0ob6S3a9zvQ-Ntgjr6dla_N030MOTMTN1s8kjCNV5OyN-QnfHsXmVpQSUlxVCQymIyA0bfO7SXK6hyphenhyphenv0gfITvdYX/s400/IMG_0379.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396540021720635058" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJtAOi-yt2wlQVP335KY69SUuFy_9hMLw0r9Htl2c2dyHlck9pyqaAnOTFYcCW4-W-IrJLKPQtdT7zPcgpYtBRwDrwtudrAatkh5Ju7-NusQIZl7ENdS6Pol33AqeQ8aUyOKxKgaOah_C/s1600-h/IMG_0366.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJtAOi-yt2wlQVP335KY69SUuFy_9hMLw0r9Htl2c2dyHlck9pyqaAnOTFYcCW4-W-IrJLKPQtdT7zPcgpYtBRwDrwtudrAatkh5Ju7-NusQIZl7ENdS6Pol33AqeQ8aUyOKxKgaOah_C/s400/IMG_0366.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396540010582601266" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivH4G27Eg41Sx-aoiiL0T6_uCex7JuaZkgIMuxrUxNflUR1Z_hMZZH6Akp12_6PduZ-fXAfLPqs3kjwgDt4HgAoLSnOSVgOjFYptHmqimd-Abi-EpZB9ExJhgh58CCNpAS8XonEckGFfeR/s1600-h/IMG_0357.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivH4G27Eg41Sx-aoiiL0T6_uCex7JuaZkgIMuxrUxNflUR1Z_hMZZH6Akp12_6PduZ-fXAfLPqs3kjwgDt4HgAoLSnOSVgOjFYptHmqimd-Abi-EpZB9ExJhgh58CCNpAS8XonEckGFfeR/s400/IMG_0357.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396540009331079218" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZpIpCyP-bo8ZRErQ3t3w3w1sTPNsWaXm39oaD0HOVWpd0rBRX59s8_kl9Aj4LesYQ60YrccQ6O1Q_zLQyc357Cc30fUO-4T8iJ9C2FKjO8x-iXXkx47dq4aNQtDepzE8jSxA9eVM3hGaA/s1600-h/IMG_0362.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZpIpCyP-bo8ZRErQ3t3w3w1sTPNsWaXm39oaD0HOVWpd0rBRX59s8_kl9Aj4LesYQ60YrccQ6O1Q_zLQyc357Cc30fUO-4T8iJ9C2FKjO8x-iXXkx47dq4aNQtDepzE8jSxA9eVM3hGaA/s400/IMG_0362.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396539998731011602" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4KFBCGSZCciNDtQgjAPH15mXTx5refHFmbPTJXBSmULSHkJRTra890m7FQ5C5qXtAy8HABQCQzsW55NHwGQyU66l9IATK-QWHzb-px5P3q37Rtf0QS-TCcvs7e6IuL4S46vO3QGf66JK/s1600-h/IMG_0365.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4KFBCGSZCciNDtQgjAPH15mXTx5refHFmbPTJXBSmULSHkJRTra890m7FQ5C5qXtAy8HABQCQzsW55NHwGQyU66l9IATK-QWHzb-px5P3q37Rtf0QS-TCcvs7e6IuL4S46vO3QGf66JK/s400/IMG_0365.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396541379695302834" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1lyQS_ovs1m9dmm_Y5xUyiIGrVLHwg11o6BoficqcYRqtAorrxhQJOIzS4nVC-88Nk7TpjiirVN_l4_NZK3O9hp6rtIy6rDZdJ4oIbnLMy9qWX68jpcSlajZazuzpddEfqQGbTs3f9Ge/s1600-h/IMG_0372.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1lyQS_ovs1m9dmm_Y5xUyiIGrVLHwg11o6BoficqcYRqtAorrxhQJOIzS4nVC-88Nk7TpjiirVN_l4_NZK3O9hp6rtIy6rDZdJ4oIbnLMy9qWX68jpcSlajZazuzpddEfqQGbTs3f9Ge/s400/IMG_0372.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396541367416622002" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9AFPVs3z5bIj4dCsej4SfqdZZ8t9Ej8iq8EOifgPL7H16wHYTe1148xkgJIlzNeCr53bcEuC0Pf_5aNyGyLisbWtLwTabU6nc9v9b1atzSqjK6DacYmncnSLG-uoUUyUxJnwAG2PDS9db/s1600-h/IMG_0368.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9AFPVs3z5bIj4dCsej4SfqdZZ8t9Ej8iq8EOifgPL7H16wHYTe1148xkgJIlzNeCr53bcEuC0Pf_5aNyGyLisbWtLwTabU6nc9v9b1atzSqjK6DacYmncnSLG-uoUUyUxJnwAG2PDS9db/s400/IMG_0368.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396541363823613714" /></a>HMDeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284726946682618065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188555414490504502.post-82765154717419411172009-10-08T05:54:00.001-05:002009-10-08T05:56:05.389-05:00From my Little BrotherMy younger brother, I should say; he towers above me. He lives in Baltimore and also likes to take pictures of skies. He sent me this one a few weeks ago.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyAZkvXHnoetzEbHF1maX1HQ-Z9S4vWs9ytgy3AqNLv6HVWfo7EzNBqwsOaBz2ZphhPexSR8TEFiw9FBYNGRcFLBf1Oi_wDkkCMaK16x3JFzjohLLY1csMOg_2hqdeW-_NvRVlgnWYxeY8/s1600-h/from+Dave.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyAZkvXHnoetzEbHF1maX1HQ-Z9S4vWs9ytgy3AqNLv6HVWfo7EzNBqwsOaBz2ZphhPexSR8TEFiw9FBYNGRcFLBf1Oi_wDkkCMaK16x3JFzjohLLY1csMOg_2hqdeW-_NvRVlgnWYxeY8/s400/from+Dave.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390180843009791394" /></a>HMDeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284726946682618065noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188555414490504502.post-88068607771584093062009-09-20T08:08:00.004-05:002009-09-20T08:34:15.563-05:00Citygarden, YesterdayI took my mom and a dear family friend down to <a href="http://www.citygardenstl.org/">Citygarden</a> yesterday. It was the first day I'd seen that amazing fall-blue sky color, which made my favorite downtown building look pretty great. These were all taken with an iPhone, FYI.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTDMZ_6HJhlAyzcCzXoUd-kl1sEwGkDIRZshYMq9RO9rxlCtxTfjgKaGEHYLdwO89_pn3ItOFD5c6uhOjF9QNb594p_syOKiodf1X40dnPN5MSW4a25YA_2R_X86hUNdqwsxjQm5W7JwL/s1600-h/IMG_0130.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTDMZ_6HJhlAyzcCzXoUd-kl1sEwGkDIRZshYMq9RO9rxlCtxTfjgKaGEHYLdwO89_pn3ItOFD5c6uhOjF9QNb594p_syOKiodf1X40dnPN5MSW4a25YA_2R_X86hUNdqwsxjQm5W7JwL/s400/IMG_0130.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383540261259104946" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPjke7R6cRFd4peQAvG5bbokO73hwTi8am0-wxrU9f_aSaUPEUybZrsQlwNvcOxy4HuXWq2F1vZAlxpzJcCGJPNMQpUE6BV_yURm6uRxcPXRZ4bzDcBjzwHohxeFxkTH7Xrzid2f2Fp1JM/s1600-h/IMG_0138.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPjke7R6cRFd4peQAvG5bbokO73hwTi8am0-wxrU9f_aSaUPEUybZrsQlwNvcOxy4HuXWq2F1vZAlxpzJcCGJPNMQpUE6BV_yURm6uRxcPXRZ4bzDcBjzwHohxeFxkTH7Xrzid2f2Fp1JM/s400/IMG_0138.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383540240593890002" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh02fQsaYcTodt7W1UFW4gDyHBPcxxKr7N9F06446kC_NHN2_rK7rwVCNNlyhpTKmIXnKjh9d83w0zaiDHUXKQld0SGLAQdFXd4338Dx61qf15Bkm76fMK4zL0E4x4bWbu2JrJcLT68sFuZ/s1600-h/IMG_0137.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh02fQsaYcTodt7W1UFW4gDyHBPcxxKr7N9F06446kC_NHN2_rK7rwVCNNlyhpTKmIXnKjh9d83w0zaiDHUXKQld0SGLAQdFXd4338Dx61qf15Bkm76fMK4zL0E4x4bWbu2JrJcLT68sFuZ/s400/IMG_0137.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383540232624401282" /></a>HMDeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284726946682618065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188555414490504502.post-54566354168910319632009-09-15T12:10:00.003-05:002009-09-15T12:14:15.199-05:00Birthday SkiesOn my birthday, the sky was full of the letter X. Luckily, I was able to capture them with my trusty iPhone.<br /><br /><div align="center">8 a.m.</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3A_2coC-0yuZyITWJ1_l7M_WV5ugffv5_grBKjl2ms2kvu_js5OmfNS5mtbj3F82CMt3h0DhGtYJ7H1hM2wsdCD3uOjjb1FEQ24SIVpPmqdMHBcNlcttkeHLPRTBcN-boeIq_grMe-IS-/s1600-h/bday+skies+001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3A_2coC-0yuZyITWJ1_l7M_WV5ugffv5_grBKjl2ms2kvu_js5OmfNS5mtbj3F82CMt3h0DhGtYJ7H1hM2wsdCD3uOjjb1FEQ24SIVpPmqdMHBcNlcttkeHLPRTBcN-boeIq_grMe-IS-/s400/bday+skies+001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381742863719464962" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center">5 p.m. I realize it's hard to see the X, but trust me, it's there.</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQeJXnDp_VhWoFYk2Dqv_JqJy4uyjhzbO1XPYlXxGfWgBObXZQNazV3iSOP3Wmgdhz8xnr9wYBELY6oK8dqc2AnzlYQnsk5yzJn-h-5dC5cyX0jhcPSLrv9_SDke8j48kp5gcoWGuC8LJ/s1600-h/bday+skies+003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQeJXnDp_VhWoFYk2Dqv_JqJy4uyjhzbO1XPYlXxGfWgBObXZQNazV3iSOP3Wmgdhz8xnr9wYBELY6oK8dqc2AnzlYQnsk5yzJn-h-5dC5cyX0jhcPSLrv9_SDke8j48kp5gcoWGuC8LJ/s400/bday+skies+003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381742849594144162" /></a>HMDeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284726946682618065noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188555414490504502.post-88957127257957178732009-09-08T06:40:00.003-05:002009-09-08T06:47:09.812-05:00At the Japanese FestivalThese banners depict carp, which swim upstream and therefore symbolize strength and perseverance. I'm going to need some of that on my first day back after the long holiday weekend.<br /><br />As they say in Nihongo: Ganbatte, ne!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFGmNnRcMF5A-KE-Lz8qLE4AIYa9vmTfKDnfmHc_PhEh7eslDvUceUgp9Tud-q1nG2DpB5CFVULFniiYLV3C5n_M0hBV8RoSCrImUvSqjoLWuc_IrkIk4MckJmF_CrxZzqOFdNcadHaz5/s1600-h/IMG_2730.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFGmNnRcMF5A-KE-Lz8qLE4AIYa9vmTfKDnfmHc_PhEh7eslDvUceUgp9Tud-q1nG2DpB5CFVULFniiYLV3C5n_M0hBV8RoSCrImUvSqjoLWuc_IrkIk4MckJmF_CrxZzqOFdNcadHaz5/s400/IMG_2730.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379061153072150002" /></a>HMDeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284726946682618065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188555414490504502.post-30108015688269562552009-09-05T10:09:00.008-05:002009-09-05T10:47:16.723-05:00The Office: Bricks and StoneA while back <a href="http://buildingsandskies.blogspot.com/2009/08/office-beam-edition.html">I posted about </a>the building I work in and promised that it would be the first in a series. Welcome to the second in the series.<br /><br />Back in the day, bricks were the building material of choice, and so it's impossible to escape them in my office -- even in the bathrooms. And then there are the stones that form the foundation: massive sandy-colored things that were probably shifted by teams of mules, or men.<br /><br /><div align="center">The bricks meet stone in the basement.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02WZKFAG0bK1qgfQnDP_B_lUNCPWFz0yXTRhg8y63r_j85Wend5g4VOhUH6N_NF21wDjZkT4xeCEr9m33Tg1lZmoliw_T0DaKY17qRzS7voBNoLn_zDgi2L0qUT9RVEw9DXy1dt1YJRhx/s1600-h/IMG_1923.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02WZKFAG0bK1qgfQnDP_B_lUNCPWFz0yXTRhg8y63r_j85Wend5g4VOhUH6N_NF21wDjZkT4xeCEr9m33Tg1lZmoliw_T0DaKY17qRzS7voBNoLn_zDgi2L0qUT9RVEw9DXy1dt1YJRhx/s400/IMG_1923.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378002897393575618" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Old and new bricks combine to fill arches.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhljjAsc-yedJHqYm_ha1X_R7iguujwJuIMyV0YRxBpzGaYj7aIsIrZbZrZuAsDebF_tOC6pGXcSJC2QsLY4pSwcpxIWbwDUsi5bF36S8v2pv-whulh09qsUN5GQRPLTw5wTGa9MUJia2X1/s1600-h/IMG_1905.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhljjAsc-yedJHqYm_ha1X_R7iguujwJuIMyV0YRxBpzGaYj7aIsIrZbZrZuAsDebF_tOC6pGXcSJC2QsLY4pSwcpxIWbwDUsi5bF36S8v2pv-whulh09qsUN5GQRPLTw5wTGa9MUJia2X1/s400/IMG_1905.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378002863103080978" /></a><br /><br />A modern convenience set on a time-tested foundation.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBkFameziG1F8ltLbuD0a6OOGH0tq96BSas9m3DseGD060V-IMYshSNXJ41T8wXxnmMlycQWVFjxHWCph_8lIwFLUq6BwbXD7ZIHMMJ3B9UQhUCzgh4IS_vASTudOjHGsAo4DhUBKEleXa/s1600-h/IMG_1922.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBkFameziG1F8ltLbuD0a6OOGH0tq96BSas9m3DseGD060V-IMYshSNXJ41T8wXxnmMlycQWVFjxHWCph_8lIwFLUq6BwbXD7ZIHMMJ3B9UQhUCzgh4IS_vASTudOjHGsAo4DhUBKEleXa/s400/IMG_1922.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378002906923564802" /></a><br /><br />A latch for a massive sliding door.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh0Ro_43k0f6w6AMk9aiM_crm3h1refi7rnAvIYzlOy3q8UFwguNm1ufgt8ghNDru3J7YWFonodUdLO4TC4Zp8uM7NbpznY2eorIfOGaBO-Epzw6TVSGs4dM0x8WMkaozfChgy-RzNKOYZ/s1600-h/IMG_1908.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh0Ro_43k0f6w6AMk9aiM_crm3h1refi7rnAvIYzlOy3q8UFwguNm1ufgt8ghNDru3J7YWFonodUdLO4TC4Zp8uM7NbpznY2eorIfOGaBO-Epzw6TVSGs4dM0x8WMkaozfChgy-RzNKOYZ/s400/IMG_1908.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378002890897415586" /></a><br /><br />A wacky brick; there are heaps of these.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFy5i-nl09mBDLJZvjGjCSmHOELZaZx1qHbYq8l8Z9np5dZ_xJSkqgWhIgDgz7Rb_de9u3AhmLLGUsoEkrs5DnIwZa0DgddZwPUbBLqr-fOoBtrD7g93TGSSh6J3YLub4bRecj36ICakb3/s1600-h/IMG_1907.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFy5i-nl09mBDLJZvjGjCSmHOELZaZx1qHbYq8l8Z9np5dZ_xJSkqgWhIgDgz7Rb_de9u3AhmLLGUsoEkrs5DnIwZa0DgddZwPUbBLqr-fOoBtrD7g93TGSSh6J3YLub4bRecj36ICakb3/s400/IMG_1907.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378002877897731842" /></a>HMDeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284726946682618065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188555414490504502.post-68028584838857668082009-08-29T09:52:00.004-05:002009-08-29T09:59:12.145-05:00Michigan vs. Illinois: Round OneI've developed a thoroughly unscientific, completely biased theory that Michigan skies are the prettiest. Thus I present the first of several rounds of photo throwdowns.<br /><br /><div align="center">Illinois:</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpmjUjd1UkrJdGCxcuL6Hh4Wulvii32pdhV6dU1Cg7wPQgbZaZxEoVacauWifAuQIlVZAQbm1XMWQ4ZR4WLtKi7d_zdqCXYWgYmn1p77LWjI6kUnXhuV_5L4Dhe5HuQldvfwqFZRnhokga/s1600-h/IMG_2150.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpmjUjd1UkrJdGCxcuL6Hh4Wulvii32pdhV6dU1Cg7wPQgbZaZxEoVacauWifAuQIlVZAQbm1XMWQ4ZR4WLtKi7d_zdqCXYWgYmn1p77LWjI6kUnXhuV_5L4Dhe5HuQldvfwqFZRnhokga/s400/IMG_2150.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375399612419954194" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center">Michigan:</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAEYvsn-Y3pGAXXYw1-uP7EseBotiJWZG4T207Nydcvec_qMd9oNJfypq9THFAWptulAWO3m2BeOtmCVn79z52c-2lbMuqEB5UAg5T3XfD0IULbXcMZOnP18NOf2mXohxTk1UpQWLW4JcW/s1600-h/IMG_2188.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAEYvsn-Y3pGAXXYw1-uP7EseBotiJWZG4T207Nydcvec_qMd9oNJfypq9THFAWptulAWO3m2BeOtmCVn79z52c-2lbMuqEB5UAg5T3XfD0IULbXcMZOnP18NOf2mXohxTk1UpQWLW4JcW/s400/IMG_2188.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375399619495960882" /></a>HMDeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284726946682618065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188555414490504502.post-8329221385492149382009-08-25T06:08:00.005-05:002009-08-25T06:39:48.178-05:00Lookout TowerOn our way to Michigan last week, we passed this lookout tower (we had to ask what it was) near Hartford, IL. When it's completed, it will offer a killer view of the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAFUp_4Bjc0W1gmsvzh4VFWC7_Uf_91uwhPkj6u6vXu4jInWBxYy7BsPGra2Fk3WBfqiAedWSazqEpVuBfywMm90tDmT9vwexGnPM_chZBHTMPn0y9qRC4dvdF9Pp0BMixp5SbLOE8WHwH/s1600-h/IMG_2133.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAFUp_4Bjc0W1gmsvzh4VFWC7_Uf_91uwhPkj6u6vXu4jInWBxYy7BsPGra2Fk3WBfqiAedWSazqEpVuBfywMm90tDmT9vwexGnPM_chZBHTMPn0y9qRC4dvdF9Pp0BMixp5SbLOE8WHwH/s400/IMG_2133.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373858491823976386" /></a>HMDeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284726946682618065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188555414490504502.post-74021994291370850522009-08-24T06:11:00.004-05:002009-08-24T06:27:52.276-05:00Getting fancy with the cameraWhen you're on a road trip, you're not driving, and the sky is super-pretty, having a camera is a great boon.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChsaPVy7qH-sC2hoqQxdSFKzZZzCfc1CNyjCJ-Qd2zkSYzIkhMgT4CI9myS4B4gTDdRTcdKIa8XTAY5PRJ5HorGlOkzS6iklnoeJVpc4iYQ18OoUkjsNk_jFHr4eGQK1ZQWqNsgdcDmp7/s1600-h/IMG_2194.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChsaPVy7qH-sC2hoqQxdSFKzZZzCfc1CNyjCJ-Qd2zkSYzIkhMgT4CI9myS4B4gTDdRTcdKIa8XTAY5PRJ5HorGlOkzS6iklnoeJVpc4iYQ18OoUkjsNk_jFHr4eGQK1ZQWqNsgdcDmp7/s400/IMG_2194.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373489335010865090" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcqUfq3Lqmigi1Jy9DsQZzP7BVbB8aODzpI2ad3dYTo0E75AHeSEufNHpC3sffw75sojfludtYxv0vmYlki_DITKs2ifG5jOVDLVjh9IHe7PbQCeq7RupgQqrMi6RXQDHnTa-5jcFwEt1W/s1600-h/IMG_2197.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcqUfq3Lqmigi1Jy9DsQZzP7BVbB8aODzpI2ad3dYTo0E75AHeSEufNHpC3sffw75sojfludtYxv0vmYlki_DITKs2ifG5jOVDLVjh9IHe7PbQCeq7RupgQqrMi6RXQDHnTa-5jcFwEt1W/s400/IMG_2197.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373489343693797714" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdhSxTAedgRXuBEBfe-vPG0cJePCXFCZEl0DK2BAZGlVOtuXqTAI-wP47-mqdLza1eKG6PzaX7fokJR6_JRzbCMUmoI9mrpSaArnXt_sL3Cl-wLjeALdbaa_WaHCHz5v1j3Ibt1DCrWT2R/s1600-h/IMG_2192.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdhSxTAedgRXuBEBfe-vPG0cJePCXFCZEl0DK2BAZGlVOtuXqTAI-wP47-mqdLza1eKG6PzaX7fokJR6_JRzbCMUmoI9mrpSaArnXt_sL3Cl-wLjeALdbaa_WaHCHz5v1j3Ibt1DCrWT2R/s400/IMG_2192.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373489324413695122" /></a>HMDeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284726946682618065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188555414490504502.post-36836703537745533262009-08-20T12:09:00.000-05:002009-08-20T12:10:18.798-05:00Peace<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMLgpfF3s_xkVpRVivGa6rkFMlSYnxOzGcd7khwaBLZIy0dL7MDkB5pwm7j5FeGqV4xVUUSajbzcJzghpM5XKUYJoUqHjks4r49C0OAZb1tKZykX2jcQP983IJbIFz-Ihhfy2kwKaIRQ4/s1600-h/IMG_2152.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMLgpfF3s_xkVpRVivGa6rkFMlSYnxOzGcd7khwaBLZIy0dL7MDkB5pwm7j5FeGqV4xVUUSajbzcJzghpM5XKUYJoUqHjks4r49C0OAZb1tKZykX2jcQP983IJbIFz-Ihhfy2kwKaIRQ4/s400/IMG_2152.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372094442917144018" /></a>HMDeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284726946682618065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188555414490504502.post-12926564596431628122009-08-19T06:27:00.002-05:002009-08-19T06:35:37.866-05:00Leaning into the future, perhapsLest you think I only care for old structures, I offer this lovely glass-fronted biotech research building. I pass it twice a day on my way to work and back home, but until I stopped to take pictures of it, I had no idea the slanty bit on the front was just kind of tacked on.<br /><br />I still like it, though, for its unfussy lines, and the way it always looks as if it's about to fall over.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PBdNb5MdO3a_hJzs35R4Ca9LvvEl5MVFuuMBjdeQ3rqiUdk7TUrgftfQaIsWhajTGjg2mcfWNTEHA8i4_BTn1KnG-7e46CfpPI11RBxS7GvyjcvBv2vc3LcTO-ipnh9INEJ-9j-_i2Ug/s1600-h/IMG_2075.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PBdNb5MdO3a_hJzs35R4Ca9LvvEl5MVFuuMBjdeQ3rqiUdk7TUrgftfQaIsWhajTGjg2mcfWNTEHA8i4_BTn1KnG-7e46CfpPI11RBxS7GvyjcvBv2vc3LcTO-ipnh9INEJ-9j-_i2Ug/s400/IMG_2075.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371635958274120050" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_XbS40_hqPn5YPc5HRul_dbJ5iCxmGbItkaYiAehP1fXR7e-FYjnrPyqC97kxJ2V85bHKuNFatY9k0_0mMIuucbujgVje_M-gEaoS0GlRcO0u4n6-AYD8h58RujsMRkIEDSS129SGVBd/s1600-h/IMG_2082.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_XbS40_hqPn5YPc5HRul_dbJ5iCxmGbItkaYiAehP1fXR7e-FYjnrPyqC97kxJ2V85bHKuNFatY9k0_0mMIuucbujgVje_M-gEaoS0GlRcO0u4n6-AYD8h58RujsMRkIEDSS129SGVBd/s400/IMG_2082.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371635943172354258" /></a>HMDeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284726946682618065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188555414490504502.post-80394169368938536202009-08-17T19:16:00.005-05:002009-08-17T19:35:39.677-05:00East, West, North, SouthHere in the Midwest, storms come on dramatically. This morning, I found myself racing one to work. <br /><br /><br /><div align="center">In front of me, to the east, were clouds and sun:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCoLlZEEw91_YmOX43yq4tq565m-38UybAFH-fHdosIje8oAaK_m2pc3Ob4TwBHBQJ-Wy9ws5S_LoD-NXbTYNtPB7tOVlKjvQPkUzdLgWQ9B094oHkvuXox97rlZC_Z2pSlit7mgS1eEi/s1600-h/IMG_2095.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCoLlZEEw91_YmOX43yq4tq565m-38UybAFH-fHdosIje8oAaK_m2pc3Ob4TwBHBQJ-Wy9ws5S_LoD-NXbTYNtPB7tOVlKjvQPkUzdLgWQ9B094oHkvuXox97rlZC_Z2pSlit7mgS1eEi/s400/IMG_2095.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371093586045371378" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">To the south, the clouds were advancing on blue skies.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyBwCyyH_yg0n9xMiA929gMkyIF1end0N5pfKATBahyphenhyphenFKb-mcnU0XC0YFxpaeJRT03lBFicEo6AHQlBOPYKohl6D66L-0VK5GrRUf13uuoWx1POeSpwszsbdOsdQPkeVKzV6Tswtc_hqZ6/s1600-h/IMG_2097.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyBwCyyH_yg0n9xMiA929gMkyIF1end0N5pfKATBahyphenhyphenFKb-mcnU0XC0YFxpaeJRT03lBFicEo6AHQlBOPYKohl6D66L-0VK5GrRUf13uuoWx1POeSpwszsbdOsdQPkeVKzV6Tswtc_hqZ6/s400/IMG_2097.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371093591103921714" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Behind me, to the west, these clouds:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovIf9O-sSSDAAeZt2HRgkJ4WNze_4CwNiDZGdOWrVXnsnKIMT8UeUn48-nvSuV6DhTQ5hw8Q6oJqL74RYcp3eNxdYogeVWl8QxgV90GyRrCWcjstemkFSPsCW2v8_DyuTzeqzUHBNWZOs/s1600-h/IMG_2093.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371092359425101698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovIf9O-sSSDAAeZt2HRgkJ4WNze_4CwNiDZGdOWrVXnsnKIMT8UeUn48-nvSuV6DhTQ5hw8Q6oJqL74RYcp3eNxdYogeVWl8QxgV90GyRrCWcjstemkFSPsCW2v8_DyuTzeqzUHBNWZOs/s400/IMG_2093.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center">To the north, diagonal lines indicating the front:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEpc9N0P4jew88wLYfGM5kti0r0dsKPWoO8uPbbugRjdnIDMVvATXQB9pXBr8KWQNVR3mmJdDuEVKPakglFQ754Ri8wL16_5w6F2iM_y11bX6mrbpDqWMJdpHWlwVx49U-74EMg0-5PJc/s1600-h/IMG_2100.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371092389697575202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEpc9N0P4jew88wLYfGM5kti0r0dsKPWoO8uPbbugRjdnIDMVvATXQB9pXBr8KWQNVR3mmJdDuEVKPakglFQ754Ri8wL16_5w6F2iM_y11bX6mrbpDqWMJdpHWlwVx49U-74EMg0-5PJc/s400/IMG_2100.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center">Once I got to work, the scene to the west was this:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNOeYiMc_fcJOq8Cpyb_Od-9IchVQUi2p-cfDfm9Ylr69RLZKvytJAOSdV3IsiBX7wChFw50fnKVTwX4x-_4WwxGhyphenhyphens2stQ46WAERDBBEwU9rvb7VcvBC_YGm5sUXn_p9xUiTUehgj1h12/s1600-h/IMG_2102.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNOeYiMc_fcJOq8Cpyb_Od-9IchVQUi2p-cfDfm9Ylr69RLZKvytJAOSdV3IsiBX7wChFw50fnKVTwX4x-_4WwxGhyphenhyphens2stQ46WAERDBBEwU9rvb7VcvBC_YGm5sUXn_p9xUiTUehgj1h12/s400/IMG_2102.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371093596079342146" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center">And to the east:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_bW9LIX42vOEe4p7NoV11o9tmzMkPXXPaojeVTGR4MYdN4wuz8kCDyMsA0ziQRqjTdZaqC7izG6EMYlI2E8aSqvX3dtrCAAtfCY3fBl54eWw_CBZdS8uVvYpJmjYCmtjbDptVEWpE6cW/s1600-h/IMG_2103.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_bW9LIX42vOEe4p7NoV11o9tmzMkPXXPaojeVTGR4MYdN4wuz8kCDyMsA0ziQRqjTdZaqC7izG6EMYlI2E8aSqvX3dtrCAAtfCY3fBl54eWw_CBZdS8uVvYpJmjYCmtjbDptVEWpE6cW/s400/IMG_2103.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371093575758670786" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center">Once inside, I headed for the roof; this is to the east again:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixdT2Ch8ZC1gn0KpceiM4tyKTLpES2m1-0kmPmAQEKw7w07lRZltQlBgIWr1OgUEPSCoMgB6VkvooxJjiJGQZjqq12-fdwFXmQv8mXTy-Aua6e18k6F3LflEIB5PIyHZSVu4djDj6b8fKu/s1600-h/IMG_2111.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 224px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371092380778199778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixdT2Ch8ZC1gn0KpceiM4tyKTLpES2m1-0kmPmAQEKw7w07lRZltQlBgIWr1OgUEPSCoMgB6VkvooxJjiJGQZjqq12-fdwFXmQv8mXTy-Aua6e18k6F3LflEIB5PIyHZSVu4djDj6b8fKu/s400/IMG_2111.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center">These last two are to the south:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIynMfeLcmNCS3aIAeW2O7EflzXkruyaJSjNzMICetg1JQkdK4H3eVtTZsbkjXN9NzL32YVdXnhbxb5aFU5sJeUgfeYUTyY475k7H4y2C_MmYcpfnukeo0zgMlYgM0tjiwAM1hZAlWdlan/s1600-h/IMG_2107.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 224px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371092376105520898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIynMfeLcmNCS3aIAeW2O7EflzXkruyaJSjNzMICetg1JQkdK4H3eVtTZsbkjXN9NzL32YVdXnhbxb5aFU5sJeUgfeYUTyY475k7H4y2C_MmYcpfnukeo0zgMlYgM0tjiwAM1hZAlWdlan/s400/IMG_2107.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPy1JTL6Ca0s3ivMVqxPEYAPr7G8XpQ80rUhg23yhWCtUcLoN2sEguHxjhnMWxH2Hx4PCaUL2wAjCgMPhsRxGPJq_jalEM53zKy0KFPTkQQCXYFAgotjyxa4Je_f6UdBuypVT-CTBtGp7y/s1600-h/IMG_2114.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 224px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371092370830784530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPy1JTL6Ca0s3ivMVqxPEYAPr7G8XpQ80rUhg23yhWCtUcLoN2sEguHxjhnMWxH2Hx4PCaUL2wAjCgMPhsRxGPJq_jalEM53zKy0KFPTkQQCXYFAgotjyxa4Je_f6UdBuypVT-CTBtGp7y/s400/IMG_2114.JPG" /></a>HMDeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284726946682618065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188555414490504502.post-56224791944922406902009-08-16T07:14:00.002-05:002009-08-16T07:18:16.742-05:00Sunday Morning, 6ishA sky this nice makes being up this early a lot more tolerable.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMh5su40VtjLBdRj_w2xJAmLWydWc7fv3Loo6GGyfck3D_zvHMFVMAC5SHyE9e67LEjOPTIDDW9jwPwIv0w1Lqa1ABlMS09XmfOCbRp4pTsDe4DmbKnwqkB25nCivHa1HdUCvqP9NmMWNW/s1600-h/IMG_2087.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMh5su40VtjLBdRj_w2xJAmLWydWc7fv3Loo6GGyfck3D_zvHMFVMAC5SHyE9e67LEjOPTIDDW9jwPwIv0w1Lqa1ABlMS09XmfOCbRp4pTsDe4DmbKnwqkB25nCivHa1HdUCvqP9NmMWNW/s400/IMG_2087.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370534531800906738" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ7Yx0RfJO4q7J5ByHnpdokU3OakZBDCRaMqC6IrBdBEJT68eBOkgk6T1g0Gp19af61QeIprb4YMJ-RHiq22sDbYKbdXrd0g3pKy2tlWYoBydiiTQBX7HrHGRMHItJokZnNH1NArodbsWN/s1600-h/IMG_2085.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ7Yx0RfJO4q7J5ByHnpdokU3OakZBDCRaMqC6IrBdBEJT68eBOkgk6T1g0Gp19af61QeIprb4YMJ-RHiq22sDbYKbdXrd0g3pKy2tlWYoBydiiTQBX7HrHGRMHItJokZnNH1NArodbsWN/s400/IMG_2085.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370534517669383538" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7u23XN_dgVEDYph3YPeQFX_NomoPeGAuoo0CRTqHcdWLIdX20LWnF_Dk-BC0FEiNPKhnfw1rp-0ttuhbhFsgypptxJeYMVAVGqaf8WjnB4txNbrkVTybhKDVcyIPd3qB710U9U0Ej4YN/s1600-h/IMG_2084.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7u23XN_dgVEDYph3YPeQFX_NomoPeGAuoo0CRTqHcdWLIdX20LWnF_Dk-BC0FEiNPKhnfw1rp-0ttuhbhFsgypptxJeYMVAVGqaf8WjnB4txNbrkVTybhKDVcyIPd3qB710U9U0Ej4YN/s400/IMG_2084.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370534502810956018" /></a>HMDeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284726946682618065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188555414490504502.post-21795300952020299652009-08-14T06:38:00.000-05:002009-08-14T06:40:41.217-05:00What Friday Feels Like<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-C5_YZ1g1Z4tEbhZSt0Izzi_lsGQB7WHA0PTooo5a-u-fdoxJbQte4Gmu0LPWWWn5MJkw04-9f4FikgQLaqnaljeQODufjSQOdqQQkjGupilN7VJG3BWEwmbXQfTZUwjKyO6dFSs-6Kk/s1600-h/IMG_1928.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-C5_YZ1g1Z4tEbhZSt0Izzi_lsGQB7WHA0PTooo5a-u-fdoxJbQte4Gmu0LPWWWn5MJkw04-9f4FikgQLaqnaljeQODufjSQOdqQQkjGupilN7VJG3BWEwmbXQfTZUwjKyO6dFSs-6Kk/s400/IMG_1928.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369782921607208290" /></a>HMDeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284726946682618065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188555414490504502.post-70809988692821819102009-08-11T16:09:00.005-05:002009-08-11T17:35:50.667-05:00Mountainous CloudsSometimes I wonder what it's like to live near the hulking presence of mountains. Today I found out -- it's a little intimidating, and very beautiful.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhNbmoZREjl5iBHvxt03mSaqMxhaQWRD0h8-PuJuEIstJMrVof7nr0DiKsa63VegBRsbWHeIWY2cQeGCzYdLnXIRprJ_Az4deTG0yMdErmRQEbCnN024pxiJUwASYxzad_sJrnehOnCzz/s1600-h/IMG_2047.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhNbmoZREjl5iBHvxt03mSaqMxhaQWRD0h8-PuJuEIstJMrVof7nr0DiKsa63VegBRsbWHeIWY2cQeGCzYdLnXIRprJ_Az4deTG0yMdErmRQEbCnN024pxiJUwASYxzad_sJrnehOnCzz/s400/IMG_2047.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368817090856593826" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN59wokIKiSL7hy_yH7lXvlB_NrkXFhVxhbl0Q-TwnZmx8AQBFG_pg9elRtL7MKfyhliuxI1-Y4YiBD6TAIi0jcjsWE5ZTYDBzl3mnbIDe4ZS8hcImvNDSa8aNZ1Yv_xGg50LBSXf3uhP7/s1600-h/IMG_2048.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN59wokIKiSL7hy_yH7lXvlB_NrkXFhVxhbl0Q-TwnZmx8AQBFG_pg9elRtL7MKfyhliuxI1-Y4YiBD6TAIi0jcjsWE5ZTYDBzl3mnbIDe4ZS8hcImvNDSa8aNZ1Yv_xGg50LBSXf3uhP7/s400/IMG_2048.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368817096635173602" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcGPSW9ycqnhnqk9JDoxhT5jyn4tHfNYYyfbZNI_LjOfiq189VuOUdQ1zgknD0qWUK6L4FnbdYUqzB9tZ1TyYiTvMNydBCF5_AJsphho3xFD7_jNk2nHG6qyYpIG9uzbenBigrdp2diFqh/s1600-h/IMG_2053.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcGPSW9ycqnhnqk9JDoxhT5jyn4tHfNYYyfbZNI_LjOfiq189VuOUdQ1zgknD0qWUK6L4FnbdYUqzB9tZ1TyYiTvMNydBCF5_AJsphho3xFD7_jNk2nHG6qyYpIG9uzbenBigrdp2diFqh/s400/IMG_2053.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368838032445830386" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMoASxh1PqeH4pBMXTV_CPaTIKw8v0PnItTRq2E-NWt_ChHc8-azVPbCSKnXa8UUxHlI1l8J_uYiwN9Azot8ziVCPooprQkAuBzN0hM1zavgbHOvtYI44ks7sLhpDmcSzgiN_OBBtN0MeO/s1600-h/IMG_2052.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMoASxh1PqeH4pBMXTV_CPaTIKw8v0PnItTRq2E-NWt_ChHc8-azVPbCSKnXa8UUxHlI1l8J_uYiwN9Azot8ziVCPooprQkAuBzN0hM1zavgbHOvtYI44ks7sLhpDmcSzgiN_OBBtN0MeO/s400/IMG_2052.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368838028380964882" /></a>HMDeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284726946682618065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188555414490504502.post-41378851024614811182009-08-11T06:17:00.002-05:002009-08-11T06:23:03.742-05:00Nanjing, China, Summer 1990<div>My older brother and I were visiting a friend of his in his home, a small apartment in one of a cluster of concrete towers. This was the view from the front windows.</div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLy5yiVNXbKoPqp1XK7GWJIGkZmfUAQfTTQ-T4pO0qp7dQyzgOiEVKgTRhx6qSAEIQ70tyFVHI_D0byovyuPWOxJYDT5gS_ThHPTBYdphK2t4Dbe5XoM6j1X8ezozsufan81q1_acK56N/s1600-h/IMG_1469.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLy5yiVNXbKoPqp1XK7GWJIGkZmfUAQfTTQ-T4pO0qp7dQyzgOiEVKgTRhx6qSAEIQ70tyFVHI_D0byovyuPWOxJYDT5gS_ThHPTBYdphK2t4Dbe5XoM6j1X8ezozsufan81q1_acK56N/s400/IMG_1469.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368664120202970402" /></a>HMDeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284726946682618065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188555414490504502.post-33828307976140495022009-08-08T06:13:00.003-05:002009-08-08T06:22:11.463-05:00What the weekend will feel likeThe forecast is for a high of 97 both days, with heat indices around 105. Ah, August.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix07e9d47RDPtlqHzB6JZ3Nd1JwmarB387iQlx5pFaQQTW1mS6SKpYpScI_yWUVuwtaeFOepcrHB8d8y5aS5M_Jt9ZrYnH99DXcZZNNWEQBmzKFNcIyB0yfX81FKG0dDmdyUoc08fm7xG-/s1600-h/IMG_2019.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367550270999965522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix07e9d47RDPtlqHzB6JZ3Nd1JwmarB387iQlx5pFaQQTW1mS6SKpYpScI_yWUVuwtaeFOepcrHB8d8y5aS5M_Jt9ZrYnH99DXcZZNNWEQBmzKFNcIyB0yfX81FKG0dDmdyUoc08fm7xG-/s400/IMG_2019.JPG" /></a>HMDeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284726946682618065noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188555414490504502.post-44379435753382200752009-08-07T06:10:00.007-05:002009-08-07T06:29:04.379-05:00Full moon, 9:30 last night and 5:30 this morningThanks to my sudden urge to photograph the full moon, I learned how to use the long shutter setting on my trusty digital Elph.<br /><br />Granted, the shots are grainy and the moon did not come out as pretty as it really is, but still, it's the full moon, and now I know how to make darkness look like daytime.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx0q4UKmFQULuKhlN0lHx3ra_s6tVLRD72ZkgeNMRIm_VJGeB7AKERo22zQJ4yvRccYpnXJMNSNkuqOKAx6SE5Pe99b-t8GLrRVZ3HVtPEUmCDeYH7jE5ZGpwXz0LN9R8MeQ-Yj7pQC60a/s1600-h/IMG_2000.JPG"></a><br /><div><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBkj-nlNRn6jdqyFBiJ49WZrO_y3w99VxC5B_P3EDa936wzsumen1UJ20egfMkpaAGDONddUR3YTw5Sn9ohVGtfL_Znqk7_Wk4Qyo404OGN-nSIr27R9z3ayAOL5AytGRxW6cRBIjYksT2/s1600-h/IMG_2002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367179823070897778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBkj-nlNRn6jdqyFBiJ49WZrO_y3w99VxC5B_P3EDa936wzsumen1UJ20egfMkpaAGDONddUR3YTw5Sn9ohVGtfL_Znqk7_Wk4Qyo404OGN-nSIr27R9z3ayAOL5AytGRxW6cRBIjYksT2/s400/IMG_2002.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div><div><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhm1M3p7XBUc38HPjDPZ2eGttV9Gm38nkWC9ritPSgXzEHL4eDB6HbIQdcqFiv82SrV0nSeDsxXG8UOJoGw1zRepsDkhmoINM_T1VUuPF1b4ma3BtJ128hXOcc6QJ1VNGKat5H_VlEALl/s1600-h/IMG_2012.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367178814607153042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhm1M3p7XBUc38HPjDPZ2eGttV9Gm38nkWC9ritPSgXzEHL4eDB6HbIQdcqFiv82SrV0nSeDsxXG8UOJoGw1zRepsDkhmoINM_T1VUuPF1b4ma3BtJ128hXOcc6QJ1VNGKat5H_VlEALl/s400/IMG_2012.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>HMDeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284726946682618065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188555414490504502.post-67703120519360135262009-08-06T06:02:00.006-05:002009-08-06T08:39:41.891-05:00The Office: Beam EditionI have the great good fortune to work in a building that's been standing since the 1880s. It's part of a complex of paper warehouses that were revolutionary for their time in that they brought the railyard to their backyard for the sake of efficiency. (This was something even Chicago didn't have at the time.) In 2006, the advertising firm I work for <a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2006/06/05/story3.html">partnered with a development company </a>and an architectural firm to kick out the pigeons and make the place livable. They did a lovely job.<br /><br />One of my favorite things about the interior of the building is the massive beams. From the basement, where they are anchored in iron footings that must weigh hundreds of pounds each, they go all the way up to the sixth floor, getting progressively smaller. Still, at the top, they're roughly eight inches wide.<br /><br />The photos are arranged as a beam stands; if you look at the number of floor planks next to the second and third shots, you'll see what I mean about the beam getting smaller.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZgbAs8HK1Sr7af7L8RYlFI9H4p-d0g0DIkWwfAWHds_G7SmXwG8VxoPpNmqYVgF0WMbne-8aRWzn1XbnCk7Xz0A1ar6P_u5RDEaAa19v6Ranfrj4QblucObyvZfkELZn-1TszcK6hIkG/s1600-h/IMG_1896.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366805803629508274" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZgbAs8HK1Sr7af7L8RYlFI9H4p-d0g0DIkWwfAWHds_G7SmXwG8VxoPpNmqYVgF0WMbne-8aRWzn1XbnCk7Xz0A1ar6P_u5RDEaAa19v6Ranfrj4QblucObyvZfkELZn-1TszcK6hIkG/s400/IMG_1896.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOkDiNAWDJ38zUv4Hpp9qPJ-bYcvATVXgJWbzQMhGtFdFuY9TE_CG27NhbS7AozjzjBnwX2lvyRUVhIv8-jOWOiLVoBbmLD9i5tilTMZluyTIGnJAlfZTomNrJ1s1l59_tdQWwoWvZtNX/s1600-h/IMG_1886.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px; display: block; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366805471740429970" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOkDiNAWDJ38zUv4Hpp9qPJ-bYcvATVXgJWbzQMhGtFdFuY9TE_CG27NhbS7AozjzjBnwX2lvyRUVhIv8-jOWOiLVoBbmLD9i5tilTMZluyTIGnJAlfZTomNrJ1s1l59_tdQWwoWvZtNX/s400/IMG_1886.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrrk3rwoYm-TmHpwAXtlqha439hf7mmE_qlieBoct19pRz0V6hPBWRj8j8sZDHae_mIBadIxyVE1Wi8GoCdW-fRSSPRoayC28k_awm_8XukN-QHfmHaWvzZNBgQ15nmGVJeq9EkXeyYx7n/s1600-h/IMG_1916.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px; display: block; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366805461985221170" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrrk3rwoYm-TmHpwAXtlqha439hf7mmE_qlieBoct19pRz0V6hPBWRj8j8sZDHae_mIBadIxyVE1Wi8GoCdW-fRSSPRoayC28k_awm_8XukN-QHfmHaWvzZNBgQ15nmGVJeq9EkXeyYx7n/s400/IMG_1916.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTk2II_PUmLNQjRUxewRcDuExdHVh5e_xUadWxOyZ9pqmYC1K-kgzFdc_kV7EZMge_47n4u6_GZzpi8w4gzTClqgOSSt14cLFQCIgOuX8CQ3Dl6czcR29vEExKCiJA8Snj8RmPt4wRKRH/s1600-h/IMG_1884.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px; display: block; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366804900716938466" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTk2II_PUmLNQjRUxewRcDuExdHVh5e_xUadWxOyZ9pqmYC1K-kgzFdc_kV7EZMge_47n4u6_GZzpi8w4gzTClqgOSSt14cLFQCIgOuX8CQ3Dl6czcR29vEExKCiJA8Snj8RmPt4wRKRH/s400/IMG_1884.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div></div>HMDeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284726946682618065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188555414490504502.post-34348346803106137382009-08-04T13:11:00.001-05:002009-08-04T13:14:12.514-05:00This morning, 8ishIt was supposed to rain, but never did.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhplVkv_9qPTS6gbL1v6CG5tApRvOBXGbRNbJyfmnujyG7IFWlwGTzgyJ0_pZKFeUxT6t-h7-3c0_5ligxnTWZpnKFa5lDZNOtxK-8ecTZep0GrigxQrvF8Lys-DMpJWzmlRpNC_qkq8N7U/s1600-h/IMG_1866.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhplVkv_9qPTS6gbL1v6CG5tApRvOBXGbRNbJyfmnujyG7IFWlwGTzgyJ0_pZKFeUxT6t-h7-3c0_5ligxnTWZpnKFa5lDZNOtxK-8ecTZep0GrigxQrvF8Lys-DMpJWzmlRpNC_qkq8N7U/s400/IMG_1866.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366173227124607890" border="0" /></a>HMDeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284726946682618065noreply@blogger.com2