I took my mom to lunch at the Patty Jewett clubhouse on New Years day, and our table afforded me a great view of the golf course and the entry road. This elegant Ford Coupe was hard to miss on its approach! I pointed it out to my mom, and as we left I decided to try and find it in the parking lot and grab a shot of it. By then most of the golfers had gone home so it was easy to spot. After I got home I showed the picture to Pat, and we agreed that it looks a lot like the famous "ZZ Top car" (a.k.a. the Eliminator), minus the snazzy paint job. It appears to be a 1935 five window Ford Coupe, and it sure is gorgeous. Someone has put a ton of money and love into this automobile.
Happy New Year 2026! On the first day of every month, participating City Daily Photo bloggers showcase a common theme, and on January 1st that theme always photo of the year from the previous 12 months. Here's my pick, a great blue heron that I shared with you on May 27th. I originally blogged this shot in color, but I rather prefer it in black and white. Which version do you like?
For more takes on photo of the year from CDP bloggers all over the planet, click HERE. Enjoy!
Good riddance to 2025, the year of perpetual health problems and stress! I wanted to end the year with a scenic image but didn't have time to get out there with a camera today, so here's a pretty snap from November 26, 2023. I'm sure you recognize this view! Have a happy New Year, everyone!
This old school on the deep west side was built in 1902. It's known as the Second Midland School because there was a previous Midland School; this one was presumably built to replace it when more room was needed. In turn, there's a third, more modern Midland Elementary School nearby, servicing grades kindergarten through five. The Second Midland School now houses offices and I'm giving serious consideration to relocating my studio here. We shall see.
Pat and I love sending and receiving Christmas cards, but this year we got a little behind on Christmas in general, thus the rush to get cards addressed and mailed in time was a little stressful. On top of that, Pat had a hard time finding cards that fit our sentiment and aesthetic while still being reasonably affordable. We decided to be smart about it for next year: buy Christmas cards now, just after Christmas when they're on sale, and mail them at the beginning of December. Our goal was to take care of card shopping over the weekend, so we stopped in at Barnes & Noble yesterday and were surprised to see how crowded it was, although you can't tell from this photo. As it turns out, everything in the store was on sale, not just Christmas cards, and plenty of people were there taking advantage of the bargains. You'd think they'd be tired of shopping by now, but I guess not. As for me, I was just grateful that I wasn't subjected to any more Christmas music. 😉
Back to our regularly scheduled programming! I've been sharing stylish people from our trip to London in May of 2024. These were all taken on the way to/at the famed Chelsea Flower Show (spoiler alert: the next two style posts will be from the same day). People really dress for this event as you can see, many of them in garden themed clothing, naturally! By the way, some of these photos look a little cluttered because it was very, very crowded, which made it difficult to isolate individual subjects in my frame. More next Sunday!
