Desert Skies And Dirty Windows

Desert Skies And Dirty Windows, a photo by hbmike2000 on Flickr.

Desert Skies And Dirty Windows


It was 105 yesterday at work. I am pretty sure what's left of my hair caught fire. As I drove home, I admired the beautiful desert sky in my air conditioned car through my dirty window which was cleaned yesterday. When I pulled up to the driveway, I sat for a few minutes, opened the garage door with the remote then built the courage to make a mad dash into the cool house. Almost made it. The cat tripped me. I'm sure I heard him snicker as I lay on the ground baking in the heat. Bad kitty, BAD.

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Our Daily Challenge: Windows And Doors

POGS

POGS, a photo by hbmike2000 on Flickr.

One of the neat things about moving (there are not really many) is all the old stuff you find that was forgotten. At the bottom of an old trunk, I found these, POGS. I stared at them for a moment and all I could remember was, they are POGS. I couldn't remember how to play or where they came from. I rolled a couple over in my hands, flipping them back and forth trying to jog my memory. They are from McDonalds and Universal Studios because they say so. They have movie names on them, Jaws, King Kong, E.T. and Earthquake and I have about a thousand more from all over. I placed them on the lid of a container for the shot and as I held the camera in my hand a memory came snapping into my brain. Way back when, my twenty something brain turned these into a drinking game. I was horrible at it and lost all the time. Might explain why I remember nothing else about them.

View on black or I'll sick Jaws after you.

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Our Daily Challenge: Geometrics ( I hope this is right )

You Know When You Sneeze So Hard ...

You Know When You Sneeze So Hard ..., a photo by hbmike2000 on Flickr.

You Know When You Sneeze So Hard ...


... it feels like your teef blew out?

They did.

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Our Daily Challenge: Teef ... I mean Toof ... Teeth.

If It Hangs, It Must Swing

If It Hangs, It Must Swing, a photo by hbmike2000 on Flickr.

If It Hangs, It Must Swing


Please don't swing the tram during its descent. Those were the words I heard just before I got the Palm Springs Tram to do a Loop De Loop.

I told you not to swing the tram during its descent. Those were the words I heard just after the Palm Springs Tram crashed about a mile away onto the desert hillside.

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Sunday Sliders HSS

Who Knew They Had Cameras

Who Knew They Had Cameras, a photo by hbmike2000 on Flickr.

The early morning sun wound it's way through the room. I stretched, yawned and slowly crawled my way to the door. As I emerged to the warmth of the outside desert air, my eyes blinked, adjusting to the brightness and there to my surprise stood a paparazzi worm with a camera. Smile he says to me and then I heard the familiar click click click of a camera.

So now the whole world knows exactly just what hole I crawled out of.

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Our Daily Challenge: Worms Eye View

Fenced Friday HFF

120 Shots And 3 Cats Later

120 Shots And 3 Cats Later, a photo by hbmike2000 on Flickr.

120 shots and 3 cats later, only 2 pictures came out clear. This one and the one of him sniffing his brothers rear.

You’re welcome.

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Our Daily Challenge: Animals

I Swear, It's For The Paper Challenge

I Swear, It's For The Paper Challenge, a photo by hbmike2000 on Flickr.

I Swear, It's For The Paper Challenge


At this point, you are probably saying, I think he's lost his mind (YOU in the back, stop saying I never had one in the first place!), that there is NO paper here what so ever. Ha! Wrong! It's called Paper Spine Cactus! Aptly named because it's a big scaredy cat, chicken, coward, downright wuss! It hides from everything, barely able to ... huh, that's not why it's called Paper Spine Cactus? No? It's called Paper Spine Cactus because the spines are like paper? WHY DOES NO ONE TELL ME THESE THINGS! You know, jus view the photo, I'm off to find my mind.

View on black. The best I can do is attempt to poke you with one of the paper like spines but if you could at least pretend and yell ouch, I would appreciate it.

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Our Daily Challenge: Paper (told you it was for the Paper challenge)

I Ran Out Of Oil

I Ran Out Of Oil, a photo by hbmike2000 on Flickr.

I Ran Out Of Oil


After running out of oil yet again, I decided to go all natural. So I stripped off my clothes, ran outside to capture the sun when I realized Gary had it up in Canada. With no other choice, I hopped on my bicycle rode up to Canada, knocked his jar down to break it and free the sun, then rode back down here to Desert Hot Springs, recaptured the sun and now it's mine!

PS. Do you have any idea how cold it is in Canada when you are "All Natural" on a bicycle with a broken training wheel?

View on black or I'll capture the moon too. (he he he, then I can moon you)

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Our Daily Challenge: Natural Light

It's The Thought Behind The Gift That Counts

It's The Thought Behind The Gift That Counts, a photo by hbmike2000 on Flickr.

It's The Thought Behind The Gift That Counts


Ahhhh, Thank you so much.

Now go sit outside.

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Sunday Sliders
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Simply Difficult

Simply Difficult, a photo by hbmike2000 on Flickr.

Simply Difficult

Who knew such an easy challenge as Black And White would be so difficult. I think I disliked every shot I took yesterday. Finally, I took this shot out the window of a moving car on the way home layered it with some peeling paint, high fived the cat and was done with it.

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Flickr Friday: Black and White

Always Take Advantage Of Your Situation

Always Take Advantage Of Your Situation, a photo by hbmike2000 on Flickr.

Always Take Advantage Of Your Situation


After singing On The Road Again for three hours, I was rudely judged and tossed out of the car window. Lying face down in the middle of the road, I decided to take this shot of Joshua Tree National Park.

SELF portraits series

SELF portraits series, a set on Flickr.

Coming To Our Senses

Coming To Our Senses, a photo by hbmike2000 on Flickr.

Coming To Our Senses


First, your ears hear the sound
Then your nose smells the air
Followed by your eyes finding the source
Then your hand bitch slaps the offender for farting in an elevator
and that's when you taste the fear as you come to your senses and realize you just slapped a dude twice your size with no where to hide

View on black or I will ride EVERY elevator you get in to

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Our Daily Challenge: Coming To Our Senses

Hands Up!

Hands Up!, a photo by hbmike2000 on Flickr.

Hands Up!


And give me all your lunch money or I'll shoot you with my Potato Gun!

He didn't. I shot him. He made French Fries.

PS.
Mr. Potato Head needed therapy after this photo shoot. Apparently the other potato I was using for ammo was his Grandma. How was I to know.

View on black or I'll shoot you with Mr. Potato Heads Grandma!

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Our Daily Challenge: Classic

Most Interesting

Most Interesting, a set on Flickr.

According to Flickr these are my top 50 Most interesting photos