This was shot today about 8:30AM on my way to work.

Someone told me the moon looked better when it wasn’t so full and bright and had more contrast. So tonight I ran outside and shot this handheld and manually focused. I think they were right. I like the less-than-full moon.

I stepped out to feed the mosquitos last night and shot this from our front yard.

Some shots from the local airshow this past Saturday.

Back to the hot weather, although not into triple digits thankfully. Still, warm enough for a late afternoon dip in the bin.

Ups and Downs of the Week.

Red Sox – Or rather, the apparent looming trade with the Dodgers. Gone will be Adrian Gonzales, Carl Crawford, Josh Beckett, and Nick Punto. That’s a lot of salary gone. And a couple of misfits and malcontents to boot.

New Floor –The bookshelves are all back in place. Oh my aching back.

Red Sox – They keep finding ways to lose. They’ve dropped two in a row to the lowly Twins. Just bad.

Gas Prices – I can’t see any reason other than greed for a 70 cent per gallon spike in a week.

Drought – It’s already too late for the corn, but the soybeans are reaching the point of no return now. If we don’t get rain soon, they’ll be lost as well. The ditch in the second picture should be half full of water.

Ollie

Willie and Wally

This is the main administration building at Eastern Illinois University, known simply as Old Main.