Cascading Tires

Old tires never die, they just take the road less traveled.

Rustic Shed with Ivy

Found this rustic shed on the way to the park the other day.

Storm Water

Water glosses a storm drain on our street after a heavy summer rain.

Warehouse

Something about the repetition in this practical architecture caught my eye. This building sits just a block from us, but I never noticed this side of it until last week.

Happy Willow

Am I morose? Weeping Willows are my favorite tree. Odd that such a sad sounding tree should be the one that makes me so happy. In my ideal world, my backyard has a huge willow with a swing and a trickling stream nearby.

Lazy Days of Summer

Been seein' school supplies at Wal-Mart already, but I'm not anywhere near ready to turn the page on summer. With that sentiment, I present the above photo courtesy of guest photographer Lisa, my wife. This is her version of a perfect summer afternoon, sittin' readin' a book underneath the maple tree, feet propped on the lush green grass. Except that our grass is crunchy brown.

What's your ideal way to while away a summer day?

Yellow Jacket

Zack on the footbridge at Jellystone Campground. The boys were scared at first, but then enjoyed bouncing on the bridge.

Ivy

A few of the buildings downtown are covered in a green tapestry of ivy during the summer.

Fire

Enjoyed a weekend of camping with the family and good friends. So relaxing to sit around the campfire, mesmerized by the flames, lost in thought.

Unchained Melody

Chain and pole at an abandoned silo.

Cross and Bell

From a church in town.

Dark Clouds

Glad to have had some rain this week. Our grass actually has a bit of green to it again!

Too Late

So did they put the sign up BEFORE or AFTER this happened?

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Chapel Door

Gothic architecture on a church in town.

Painted Padlock

Gas

Just an oddity on the sidewalk on Toy Street.

Blue Rake

Gimme a Hand

Reflecting on the last ten years of marriage and how great it is to have my family.

A Decade Together

Today marks our ten-year wedding anniversary. She's an incredible woman to put up with me that long. I asked her, "Did you think ten years ago we'd have two beautiful boys and a little girl from halfway across the world? Did you ever think we'd have gone through all the difficulties that have come our way?" No, of course not. Life is full of incredible blessings and incredible trials--but we're going through them together. We're buckled up to see what the next ten years will hold.

(That's our shadow on the back fence.)

Thistle While You Work

Pokey plants along the roadside.

Headlights

Just having fun with the camera while driving home one evening. No, I wasn't the one driving our vehicle.

Hole in the Wall

Pretend I said something deep about this ladder. Or the hole in the wall. I'm sure it's a metaphor for something...

Rusty Latch

Wooden green door from the old train depot in our town. One of those places you wish someone would restore and turn into a museum, ice cream shop, or something.

Wheat Harvest

Endless blue skies and amber waves of grain--just another reason why it's great to live in northwest Ohio.

Railroad Bridge

Railroad bridge over the Tiffin River. Not so much a "river", as a "stream" or "trickle".

Open

Can't believe I let almost a week slip by without posting. Been gone and pretty busy with the July 4th holiday. Back in business again. This shot is from Toy Street by Ohio Art.