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<h1>26things...</h1>
<h4><i>give or take</i></h4>
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<a href="http://www.sh1ft.org/26things/">26 Things</a> 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.
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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. <br><br>
Big, huge, gigantic thanks to my personal web diva, Malia. Please visit <a href="http://www.michiganpress.org/mm/scribbledhorse"
target="_blank">her site</a> and give her the kudos she deserves- buy some stuff!<br><br>Be sure to click on the thumbnails on the left to view the full image. <br><br>
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<td><a href="http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/wine2.JPG"><img src="wine2-TH.jpg" alt="" height="101" width="101" border="0"></a></td>
<td><a href=http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/wine2.JPG>love.</a> There ain't a lot of explanation here.</td>
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<td><a href="http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/hands.JPG"><img src="hands-TH.jpg" alt="" height="101" width="101" border="0"></a></td>
<td><a href=http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/hands.JPG>you.</a> This is a cruddy quality picture, but those are my hands cast in plaster.<br>
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<td><a href="http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/cherries_ledge.JPG"><img src="cherries_ledge-TH.jpg" alt="" height="101" width="101" border="0"></a></td>
<td><a href=http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/cherries_ledge.JPG>food.</a> Summer day. Cooking out. Fresh fruit.</td>
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<td><a href="http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/remote.JPG"><img src="remote-TH.jpg" alt="" height="101" width="101" border="0"></a></td>
<td><a href=http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/remote.JPG>new.</a> My first real purchase after my car and my education. It's <i>lovely</i>. (The companion to this item, that is.)<br>
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<td><a href="http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/sears_flower.JPG"><img src="sears_flower-TH.jpg" alt="" height="101" width="101" border="0"></a></td>
<td><a href=http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/sears_flower.JPG>scape</a> Three guesses what city I live in.</td>
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<td><a href="http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/Small_Grey_Kat.JPG"><img src="Small_Grey_Kat-TH.jpg" alt="" height="101" width="101" border="0"></a></td>
<td><a href=http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/Small_Grey_Kat.JPG>animal.</a> Gate crasher of the neighborhood- my friend's impromptu buddy Small Grey Kat. <br>
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<td><a href="http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/lamp2.JPG"><img src="lamp2-TH.jpg" alt="" height="101" width="101" border="0"></a></td>
<td><a href=http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/lamp2.JPG>light.</a> Can't believe I forgot to turn of my date stamper.</td>
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<td><a href="http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/wood_scraps.JPG"><img src="wood_scraps-TH.jpg" alt="" height="101" width="101" border="0"></a></td>
<td><a href=http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/wood_scraps.JPG>construction.</a> The neighbors are having fun gutting the place.<br>
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<td><a href="http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/hand.JPG"><img src="hand-TH.jpg" alt="" height="101" width="101" border="0"></a></td>
<td><a href=http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/hand.JPG>home.</a> It's a Michigan thing.</td>
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<td><a href="http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/church.JPG"><img src="church-TH.jpg" alt="" height="101" width="101" border="0"></a></td>
<td><a href=http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/church.JPG>time.</a> I just couldn't help but be smack-to-the-forehead literal with this one.<br>
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<td><a href="http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/taxi1.JPG"><img src="taxi1-TH.jpg" alt="" height="101" width="101" border="0"></a></td>
<td><a href=http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/taxi1.JPG>transport.</a> The graveyard.</td>
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<td><a href="http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/el_2.JPG"><img src="el_2-TH.jpg" alt="" height="101" width="101" border="0"></a></td>
<td><a href=http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/el_2.JPG>sound.</a> I live 6 blocks away from the nearest El stop, yet I can still hear them in my apartment.<br>
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<td><a href="http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/wet_screen.JPG"><img src="wet_screen-TH.jpg" alt="" height="101" width="101" border="0"></a></td>
<td><a href=http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/wet_screen.JPG>water.</a> A soaking summer storm that had me mopping the floors.</td>
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<td><a href="http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/tent1.JPG"><img src="tent1TH.jpg" alt="" height="101" width="101" border="0"></a></td>
<td><a href=http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/tent1.JPG>color.</a> This one really ticks me off because it was so bright when I took it. Bah.<br>
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<td><a href="http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/bowling.JPG"><img src="bowling-TH.jpg" alt="" height="101" width="101" border="0"></a></td>
<td><a href=http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/bowling.JPG>signage.</a> 40 Brunswick lanes!</td>
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<td><a href="http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/popo.JPG"><img src="popo-TH.jpg" alt="" height="101" width="101" border="0"></a></td>
<td><a href=http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/popo.JPG>authority.</a> Cops love cheap, authentic Mexican food. So do I, matter of fact.<br>
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<td><a href="http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/stairs.JPG"><img src="stairs-TH.jpg" alt="" height="101" width="101" border="0"></a></td>
<td><a href=http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/stairs.JPG>symmetry.</a> The reason my bedroom is on the first floor.</td>
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<td><a href="http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/blank.JPG"><img src="blank-TH.jpg" alt="" height="101" width="101" border="0"></a></td>
<td><a href=http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/blank.JPG>empty.</a> Urban squalor.<br>
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<td><a href="http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/refrig.JPG"><img src="refrig-TH.jpg" alt="" height="101" width="101" border="0"></a></td>
<td><a href=http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/refrig.JPG>communication</a> Darn flash.</td>
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<td><a href="http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/Sky.JPG"><img src="Sky-TH.jpg" alt="" height="101" width="101" border="0"></a></td>
<td><a href=http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/Sky.JPG>weather.</a> After the storm that flooded my 2nd floor apartment. Remember to *close* the windows.<br>
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<td><a href="http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/shoes.JPG"><img src="shoes-TH.jpg" alt="" height="101" width="101" border="0"></a></td>
<td><a href=http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/shoes.JPG>footwear.</a> Every year I promise myself to toss these, but I never do.</td>
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<td><a href="http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/money2.JPG"><img src="money2-TH.jpg" alt="" height="101" width="101" border="0"></a></td>
<td><a href=http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pirl_3/26Things/money2.JPG>money.</a> What I'm living on.<br>
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