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Me Monday

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  In decluttering closets, I found I have not one, but two polaroid 600 cameras.  I also have one box of film.  I don't need two Polaroids.  (Do I even need one? but I do have that box of film and it must be less than 30 years old.  It would still be good, right?  Would young people today even understand, let alone experience, the wonder of film that develops in your hand??  And, if they would, would Zupe?) Back to the portrait.   It felt like there might be a cartridge of film already inside the green camera.  I opened the camera up.  Nothing happened.  I pushed the shutter control.  Moment.  FLASH.  BUZZ.   WHIRRRR.  I blink back the stars in my eyes as the flash had gone off in my face.  I had just succeeded in, I almost wrote "once again" but I'm sure I have never done it before, taking a polaroid selfie.  Woohoo.  I held the film and I held my breath. If I had been sincere...
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Friday's Love Song....

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  "And I'll always love you, forever...." Heatwave, Always and Forever
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Living Thursday

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  Trying something new:  saxifrage   Supposedly rabbits don't like to eat this. We shall see.  Spring on Harrison, 2026
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Wednesday Zoooop

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This is a photo Zupe took of the two of us.  You can see that he shares my photographic style and obviously thinks his mother is a thing of beauty.   Monument Rocks, Kansas, 2025 August  
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Album Photo: Cahokia

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 I really should crop this to be square.... Oh, and that dude on my shoulder?  That's Ringo.
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Trippin' Tuesday

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  Hot sweaty day.  Unfortunately, the visitor's center was being remodeled so there was no opportunity to duck in for some education and air conditioning.  Zupe was reluctant to climb all the stairs to the to of this highest mound - the Monk's Mound.  Constructed by ancient people between 950 and 1200, it is the largest "prehistoric earthwork in the Western Hemisphere".* What do I like about this photo?  Not really anything - but I did want to include this site in our trip history as it is impressive and it is the site of my favorite album cover photo.  (NEXT) Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, 2025, August  Pause the video at 1:30 and find the woman climbing the steps up the Monk's Mound to get a idea of just how large this mound is. *This sort of statement is an inside joke between Kevin and me.  All over Australia we would encounter items identified as "the largest" followed bya an impressive list of qualifiers.. "the longest wooden pier on fr...
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May the 4th

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 be with you.... Zupe was a big Star War fans for a while.  (He still loves Star Wars, but is more obsessed with Ninjago and, dare I say it, Avengers Doomsday - coming to a theater near you: December 18, 2026.  Mark your calendar!)  We, however, did not have any Star War minifigures. But, at 9, Zupe was happy to make his own.  As you may be unpracticed in imagination, I will introduce you to the characters.  From RIGHT to LEFT (yes, I know that is backward... Your discomfort will be worth it.  Trust me.)  Again, from right to left: Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader and..... Emperor Palpatine. Live long and prosper.... Photo: September 2020
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