showing off
lisa's garden, mi (2004-08-14) 

patience
rockaway, ny (2004-08-22)
(revolution kites) 

the tool bar guy
jackson, nj (2004-07-18)
Let's see, there's a strainer for getting bugs out of the fountains and the hot tub. A weeder for ripping out dandelions. A couple of hand spades for whacking moles. Way too many claws from bad horror films. A set of Official Sears Grass Shears (I'll let you guess what they're used for.) And a red thingie that we bought from some surplus store because it was cheap; I think it's a petrified monitor lizard tongue, but maybe not.
[photo album] 

cancel the hit, man

The missing domino has been found.
Damn, I was so looking forward to renewing my acquaintence with Guido, The Cosmic Eraser.

watched too many mad max movies
kinetic race parade, pete townsend (2005-10-01)
[photo album] 

The Domino Report for October 26

PETE TOWNSEND, Washington (Domino News) -- We introduce Muggins to the PanDammys

The 20th Occasional Domino Game was played tonight at druid labs and included two domino virgins, Binky and Fava.

The Tile Gods smiled on Binky, who won with a score of 54, and farted in the general direction of Fava, who came in last with a score of 26.

Dee took second place with 45, and Twinky settled for third with 38. Their head-to-head competition is now tied at 10 games apiece.

To help in the neophyte's training, the Cardinal Collectors Color Dot Dominos were retrieved from the vault. Sadly, after the game finished one of the dominos went missing as Binky was building a replica of Eiffel Tower. It's believed the Carpet Faeries made off with it. Fortunately the Standard Set remains intact.

kites by robert trepanier
junction, tx (memorial day weekend, 1997?)
For ten years the Junction International Kitemaking Retreat was perhaps the most famous of kitemaking retreats. As much a social gathering as a kitemaking weekend, Junction was a chance to hang out with really creative folks. (While inner-tubing the South Llano River, Robert amused a group of us by turning into an otter on one of the shallow rapids.)

(It's Row-bear' Trep-an-yay'. You can really torque him off by calling him Rob'-ert Tre-pan'-yer, preferably with a hick accent. So don't.)

Robert's creations range from a few inches tall up to 20 feet or more. These are 1 to 2 feet tall.

[photo album for the 5-year reunion in 2003]
panorama created from two scanned photos; stitch artifacts removed

shy dinosaur
lisa's garden, mi (2004-08-14) 

sydney opera house
sydney, australia (june 1988)
Taken from the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Scanned from a black and white print and rotated slightly. 

hydrant garage
olympic national park, wa (2005-06-19)
[photo album] 

it's a lie
wildwood, nj (2005-05-28) 

the view across the battlefield
sirens, wa, by cathy carroll (2005-06-29) 

The Domino Report for October 20

PETE TOWNSEND, Washington (Domino News) -- A brand new table, but the same old (but complete) dominos

Last night Bouncy Girl and Doode played the 19th Occasional Domino Game at Sirens.

Doode bested the young lady, 104 to 94, in a slow game. The standard fare was consumed -- Tanq & tonic, Tanq 'tinis, bacon-wrapped poppers, and a Sicilian pizza. Perhaps our players will be more, um, inventive next time?

In the overall standings, Doode has clawed his way back to within one game of the wily Girl, and the current tally is 10 to 9 in her favor.

Asked for a comment, Bouncy Girl said, "Dude! I got creamed!"

(Well, no, not quite, Bouncy. The highest winning margin remains 49 for you and 57 for Doode.)

the inspiration for jarts
olympic national park, wa (2005-06-19)
[photo album] 

psychedelic frog kite
rockaway, ny (2003-08-23) 

impatiens
jackson, nj (2004-07-18)
[photo album] 

godzilla versus petal-coat boy
shot someplace by someone at some time
we found this in a box of our photos. i think the photofrica elves left it. that scribble in the upper right is some theoretical physics string thingie. 

a doomed love affair
olympic national park, wa (2005-06-19)
[photo album] 

manta ray
wildwood, nj (2005-05-29)
edited 

suggestive
kala point, wa (2005-05-17) 

bubblies
awassagame, nj (2004-12-31)
[photo album] 

what little lambs eat
lisa's garden, mi (2004-08-14) 

dominos at sirens
pete townsend, wa (2005-06-29) 

red dot #3
(unknown place and date) 

the view from the kite bag
wildwood, nj (2005-05-29) 

alone in the crowd
kinetic race parade, pete townsend, wa (2005-10-01)
[photo album] 

this is not flurry
akron, oh, by pat or frank klein (circa 1984) 

ground star
lisa's garden, mi (2004-08-14) 

kinetic gearing
kinetic race parade, pete townsend, wa (2005-10-01)
[photo album] 

vermin drachen
wildwood, nj (2005-05-28) 

just visiting
downers grove, il (circa 1997) 

daylilies
jackson, nj (2004-07-18)
[photo album] 

waiting for jerry
fort flagler, wa (2005-05-22) 

unnecessary visual
butchart gardens, bc (october 2000) 

appraising
downers grove, il, by cathy carroll (circa september 2000)