Ryan's "Thread"

1"x20, I think...




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David's "Thread"

Sonya is practicing her special effects makeup skills on me again for this week's theme. She's getting to be quite amazing.

Cory's Thread

Lis got a KFC bucket full of thread at a garage sale a while back, and some of it were on these pretty wooden spools. This particular one had never been used before, so I figured it was a good candidate for this week's topic.

Mike's "Thread"

Barbed wire is the thread on our farm.  Between 12 and 16 miles of it define the borders of it.
Probably another 15 divide the fields and pasture.

Next week: "Halloween"

"Thread" is due today.

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David's "Moo"

This is one of the bulls on my father-in-law's small ranch at the end of our road.

Ryan's "Moo"

One of Omaha's old steakhouses:



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Mike's "Moo"

The South Omaha Stock Exchange Building is very different than it was even ten years ago, and the area surrounding it is nothing like it was when I was in high school.  When walking around the grounds, however, I can still hear the faint "mooing" of the cows that were in pens surrounding this building.
Even in 1980, the parking for this building was in a garage across the street where the basement level were cow pens.  It was not uncommon for a wedding party to celebrate in the lavish ballrooms on the top floors, while being surrounded by thousands of cows who were soon to meet their doom as a tasty steak!

Cory's Moo

Remember Gerber Baby? She's been growing lately and is now a full-fledged little kid, but that won't stop me from trying to use her for some easy votes. Here she is wearing her cow pajamas, and everybody knows that cows say "Mooooooooo".

Next week: "Thread"

"Moo" is due tomorrow!

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Q's knob

Currently my middle finger looks like a knob. Full disclosure: an x-ray tech shot the original image and my doctor, who seemed amazed by this break, shot a picture on my phone so I could show it off.

Mike's "Knob"

I can't believe I just typed that in for a title.  Once again one of those topics that leave so many options, you can't decide which.
We passed this play ground equipment walking the dogs.  I think its supposed to be an airplane.  If you look closely at the center of the photo, some of the controls that have knobs on them are just painted in.

Yes, I am am still pretending I have a Russian camera.

Cory's Knob

This is the knob that lets me choose between any of five forward and one backward gear on my car. The car itself is a 2004 Golf, which I suppose explains why the knob looks faintly like a golf ball.

Next week: "Moo"

"Knob" is due tomorrow.

The topic bucket is due for a refill!

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Mike's "Repair"

It's not hard to look around the home for things we have to repair.  I wanted to get out this weekend, but didn't get out of the yard with my camera.  This is our back porch which received new railings this summer.  Sandra bought the parts and painted, and I put in new metal balusters.
Yes, I have been a little fascinated with "lomo" lately.  I found a great plugin for Gimp.  It also hides my repair flaws!  Before we repaired the stairs they looked like  >> this <<

David's "Repair"

V & L Motors General Repair, also in need of repair. This is an old repair shop off the main strip through Bernalillo, NM.

Cory's Repair

Since winter tends to come kind of early up here in the mountains, Lis decided to built a little greenhouse to go over here tomatoes this year in an attempt to stretch the season a little longer. Alas, we had a big wind storm one day last week, and the next morning the greenhouse was gone. I found it on the other side of the house later in the day. Clearly, it is going to need some repair before it is used again.

Next week: "Knob"

"Repair" is due tomorrow.

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Cory's Hand

HAND AM TASTY NOM NOM NOM.

(Not actually Cory's hand)

Ryan's "Hand"

Kelcey, and her hand, in the act of the vandalism Cory mentioned:



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Next week: Repair

"Hand" due earlier today!

Mike's "Hand"

Taking advantage of a beautiful day, here in Omaha, I went downtown.  I photographed the sculptures that the Lauritzen family put up.  They have big hands, and they have "cow hands" and... well then...  I ran across these hands at the Zorinsky Mall, and knew I found my topic picture!

Though I keep promising myself to not take pictures that exploit the homeless, I squeezed one into the corner.  Today he is one of the 99%.

David's "Hand"

"I've got funny hands."

This seemed like a non-obvious take on this week's theme.