Almost 400 photos later, I've completed my photo-a-day assignment for an entire year. Beginning 2010 with images from the San Diego Wild Animal Park, I'm ending it with a sheep yawning. Anticlimactic? Yeah, probably. Let's see if 2011 is more exciting . . .
Friday, December 31, 2010
Day 365 - Completion
Almost 400 photos later, I've completed my photo-a-day assignment for an entire year. Beginning 2010 with images from the San Diego Wild Animal Park, I'm ending it with a sheep yawning. Anticlimactic? Yeah, probably. Let's see if 2011 is more exciting . . .
Day 364 - Trees
In Stuart Little, the title character pays seventy-six cents for a genuine birch bark canoe. Birch park peels off the tree in sheets, is waterproof, and can be used to write on.
Day 362 - Winter
It looks a little creepy now, but when this birdhouse was first hung in my parents' oak tree, it was a cute novelty.
Day 359 - Christmas
It wasn't a completely white Christmas, but this house sparrow was enjoying breakfast.
Day 356 - Holiday Lights
After the original Shrek, none of the resulting three sequels matched up, but this was a fun lawn display.
Day 353 - Holiday Lights
The Nightmare Before Christmas is one of my favorite holiday movies, and Jack Skellington is one of the most unlikely Christmas heroes.
Day 352 - Holiday Lights
Every year, three whole blocks in Torrance decorate the entire neighborhood in lights and lawn displays.
Day 350 - Pfannekuchen
Which literally means "pan" and "cakes" in German, they're more commonly known as crêpes. My father's been making them since I was a child, and they're every bit as good as they were then.
Day 347 - People I Dig
Art and Marnette, and their three children Lilly, Cora, and Grant, are among my dearest and closest friends.
Day 346 - L.A. Auto Show
The hood ornament on this Rolls Royce retracts down into the car when it reaches a certain speed.Right.
Day 345 - L.A. Auto Show
H-Mac was judging cars by the ones she looked best in . . . this Mercedes convertible was the best.
Day 343 - L.A. Auto Show
Steve, on the other hand, "lovity-loves" (his words, not mine) the Auto Show, and jumped at the chance to try this simulator.
Day 342 - L.A. Auto Show
I'm not a car guy, never have been, never will be, so I don't get as excited about the L.A. Auto Show as others do. But the advance press days mark the beginning of the holiday season at work.
Day 334 - Charlotte
Peter and Fiona's daughter Charlotte is fearless and unbelievably strong. Go get 'em, kiddo.
Day 332 - Brussels Sprouts
Apparently, overcooking results in the release of glucosinate sinigrin, which is the unpleasant sulphur smell associated with brussels sprouts. So roast or steam, but never overcook.
Day 329 - International Holidays
There was something nostalgic about sharing Thanksgiving with an English family . . .
Day 328 - International Holidays
My good friend Peter invited me to his home to share in a combination American Thanksgiving / English Christmas celebration with him and his family.
Day 322 - Golf
In his retirement, my father has embraced the game of golf, often playing two to three times a week. Keith is an infrequent participant, but a willing one whenever possible.
Day 321 - Rose
My mother transplanted this rose bush from California all the way to Maryland nearly 20 years ago, and to this day, it still blooms.
Day 320 - Sunset
I lived here for over eight years, and no matter the season, it was always beautiful.
Day 318 - Arlington National Cemetery
The changing of the guard is one of the most impressive sights in all of Washington.
Day 317 - Arlington National Cemetery
"Walking the mat," 21 steps one way, pausing for 21 seconds, then 21 seconds the other way. 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, rain or shine.
Day 316 - Arlington National Cemetery
It was no accident that the Tomb is located with a view overlooking the entire city of Washington
Day 315 - Arlington National Cemetery
The Sentinel's CreedMy dedication to this sacred duty
is total and whole-hearted.
In the responsibility bestowed on me
never will I falter.
And with dignity and perseverance
my standard will remain perfection.
Through the years of diligence and praise
and the discomfort of the elements,
I will walk my tour in humble reverence
to the best of my ability.
It is he who commands the respect I protect,
his bravery that made us so proud.
Surrounded by well meaning crowds by day,
alone in the thoughtful peace of night,
this soldier will in honored glory rest
under my eternal vigilance.
Day 314 - Arlington National Cemetery
"Here Rests In Honored Glory An American Soldier Known But To God"
Day 313 - Arlington National Cemetery
I was at Arlington with well over 100 members of the Society of the Honor Guard - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a group of former and current Tomb Guards, of which I'm proud to be an honorary member. We were in the cemetery before it was open to the public for a private wreath and rose laying ceremony at the Tomb.
Day 312 - Arlington National Cemetery
I spent a lot of time in Arlington during 2003 and 2004, but never saw it in the fall. It will always be a special place for me . . .
Day 311 - Urban BBQ
One of Urban's signature items are "Soul Rolls," beef brisket, caramelized onions, and cheese stuffed into egg roll wrappers and deep fried. Horribly fattening, but oh so good.
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