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Bent leaves 2

October 29th, 2025 at 03:52 pm

Earlier, I showed a photo of my snake plant with a couple of leaves that mysteriously collapsed overnight.  I was going to trim those leaves off, but over the following days, they are slowly making a comeback!  Here is its current status:

My plant may not be the prettiest around, but it's a fighter.  You go, little plant! I'm cheering you on!

Car decal

October 17th, 2025 at 06:41 pm

Saw this recently in a parking lot, and thought it was very clever, even if it is a Kia.

Flat tire

October 16th, 2025 at 08:53 pm

Alas, I got a flat tire yesterday.  I installed an old spare tire and drove it to a garage.  The place was so busy, they couldn't get it done today, so I have to wait until tomorrow to pick it up.  Anyways, here's today's photo entry:

Sunflowers

October 15th, 2025 at 01:05 pm

I friend of mine really, really likes sunflowers, so when I saw them growing on the side of the road, I decided to stop and take some photos of it for her.

While I'm here, I want to apologize if I am posting all these separate photo entries instead of just one big one.  SA blogs has this weird thing where it won't publish the first time I click it, so then I have to click the back button, and then click the publish button again to actually publish.

That's what I have figured out anyway, after having lost so many entries along the way, and even given up on trying to re-post that day because of it.  So, I am taking the cautious approach to basically post one at a time.  Baby steps....

My other life

October 15th, 2025 at 12:56 pm

As some of you may know, I was law enforcement in a previous life.  Although it's behind me now, I guess some things about me still permeates that past life, such as that I still have gang members that have sworn to kill me in the streets, and I still have to largely avoid certain areas and neighborhoods where they reside.

As such, I still have to remain vigilant, and even shoot once in a while just to brush up.  I like shooting as a hobby anyway, even though I would be the first to admit it's not exactly a cheap hobby.  Anyway, here is a picture of my last outing at a range.

Boys day out

October 15th, 2025 at 12:47 pm

Earlier this summer, I caught up with a couple of guys I knew from all the way back since high school.  We didn't do anything particularly interesting.  Just kind of hung out at a park for example, and this merry-go-round just happened to be there.

Albino pumpkins

October 15th, 2025 at 12:43 pm

Maybe this is completely a normal thing for the rest of you, but I never knew it was possible to have white pumpkins until I saw it recently at a local grocery store.

Praying Mantis

October 15th, 2025 at 12:40 pm

How in the world a guy this big managed to get into my house is a complete mystery to me.  Luckily, I was able to get him back outside, but not before taking this picture first.

Soup / Stew season

October 15th, 2025 at 12:31 pm

As the weather cools, I start to crave soups and stews, which is more or less what I am doing these days.  Here is a photo of my last crockpot pot roast.

Bent leaves

October 6th, 2025 at 09:26 pm

I really like the idea of a daily photo challenge... but I can't imagine my life being interesting enough to be able to post a photo daily.  Still though, I do have a picture to share today, along with some questions.

The following is my poor example of the Mother-in-law's tongue plant.  I woke up one day, and a couple of leaves simply fell over.  Is this normal?  Or is it dying?  I should trim the leaves, right?  It happened just a couple of days ago.