A different perspective.

the back yard from my pov following a hard day's work.

It's a jungle out there.

one advantage of a month of rain and no sun: happy ferns.

The Graduate

The Graduate
Originally uploaded by olivander.

O: What's the gold ribbon for?
A: Oh, something cum laude. It has to do with my grade point.

AND she already has a job lined up. This kid is a parent's dream.

All Booked Up

Booked Up
Originally uploaded by olivander.

We visited Booked Up in Archer City, TX--probably for the last time, as they are set to close indefinitely Dec 31. Made several excellent finds, among them Bernard Heuvelman's "On the Track of Unknown Animals", "Willie Ley's Exotic Zoology", a first English Edition of Lowell's "Democracy and Other Essays", and a first edition "Treatise on the Gods," by H.L. Mencken.

Ford GT

There are only a handful of these speed demons in existence, and there's one at the dealership in Lawton, OK. 550hp. Base price: $139,000.

Pass the Goo

Pass the Goo
Originally uploaded by olivander.

A cow-orker of mine brought this back from a trip to China. They're really crackers, like Goldfish, but shrimp-shaped and -flavored.