26things...

give or take

26 Things is an international photographic scavenger hunt designed to make us look a little closer to the world around us. A list of items to be sought and captured, digital or otherwise, was posted. The only rules- the pictures had to be taken in the month of July and nothing naughty can be posted.

First off, I have to admit that it's been a while since I've used a camera outside of the "say cheese" mode. Add to it that the camera I've been using some new-fangled contraption that I've had for a year but never really bothered to learn how it works, and you have the flailing of arms and occasional 4-letter words said. But this was a great assignment- it got me looking again. So, here are my offerings. 22 in total. Four had to be scrapped due to the fact that they were just plain awful and I ran out of time to reshoot.

Big, huge, gigantic thanks to my personal web diva, Malia. Please visit her site and give her the kudos she deserves- buy some stuff!

Be sure to click on the thumbnails on the left to view the full image.

	love. There ain't a lot of explanation here.
	you. This is a cruddy quality picture, but those are my hands cast in plaster.
	food. Summer day. Cooking out. Fresh fruit.
	new. My first real purchase after my car and my education. It's lovely. (The companion to this item, that is.)
	scape Three guesses what city I live in.
	animal. Gate crasher of the neighborhood- my friend's impromptu buddy Small Grey Kat.
	light. Can't believe I forgot to turn of my date stamper.
	construction. The neighbors are having fun gutting the place.
	home. It's a Michigan thing.
	time. I just couldn't help but be smack-to-the-forehead literal with this one.
	transport. The graveyard.
	sound. I live 6 blocks away from the nearest El stop, yet I can still hear them in my apartment.
	water. A soaking summer storm that had me mopping the floors.
	color. This one really ticks me off because it was so bright when I took it. Bah.
	signage. 40 Brunswick lanes!
	authority. Cops love cheap, authentic Mexican food. So do I, matter of fact.
	symmetry. The reason my bedroom is on the first floor.
	empty. Urban squalor.
	communication Darn flash.
	weather. After the storm that flooded my 2nd floor apartment. Remember to *close* the windows.
	footwear. Every year I promise myself to toss these, but I never do.
	money. What I'm living on.

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