Smokin'

 

Bananas for Bananas

Another one from the circus.  The circus is so glitzy and glamorous, that I decided to go rogue on this one and stick with black and white; except for the delicious, juicy bunch of bananas that this 7500 lb lady could hardly wait to scarf down.  As far as she was concerned, there was no noisy audience, no bright lights and no human on her back – just bananas.  

Ribbony

This afternoon we had the opportunity to go to a small circus show at a local arena.  

Today I'm wrapping up a 5-year project.  Since May 17, 2017, I've been giving my blogs 1-word names that end in "y" that sounds like ē, expanding this requirement in the past year or so to be any word that sounds like ē at the end, singular or plural.  I decided a while back to end that requirement today, May 22, 2022.  It doesn't mean I won't use them; it just means I won't tie myself to that anymore.  Over the years I made up some words, but most were found using my trusty Merriam-Webster thesaurus and unabridged dictionary.  Yes, "ribbony" is in the unabridged dictionary. 

Pixie

This Christmas elf makes it a pleasure to shop at Petsmart.  

 

Agitatingly

Boy, I'm sure glad we don't have to do laundry like this anymore!  Some things are best left in the past.
 

Menacingly

 There are some people you just don't mess with.  This is one of those people.  

I think this is one of my great-uncles on my mom's side.  I just love this picture.  It's so mundane, and yet, it shows a glimpse into history that is so much more "real" than just standing in rows in front of a camera.  

That facial expression!  Did the photographer surprise him?  My great-uncles were known for their stern looks, but this one goes above and beyond.  The camera is obviously also down at ground level, which is a sign of a thoughtful photographer.  I love the oil cans and box of tools.

Productively

I haven't found the negative for this one to see if I can get a better print, but I'm blogging it anyway because it's a good example of what an office job looked like in 1963.  It appears mom was doing some transcription in this action shot, with that dictaphone headset hanging off her ears.  

Typewriter, Rolodex, pop-up address book, rotary phone – you just don't see this stuff anymore.

Ironically, according to mom's photo album, this was a "before" shot of her workplace before it was remodeled. The "after" shots still look just as dated, of course. 

Demonstratively

It appears that grandpa liked to ham it up for the camera once in a while.  You might as well make work fun.  I love that old truck.

Manly

 Another picture of my truck driver uncle.

Draggy

Back in the day.  Second to last photo lab I worked at.  We had to be open New Year's Day, but not many people were coming in, so we looked oh-so-terribly busy.  The day dragged on and on. 

It's been almost 11 years since I took this picture (with my first smartphone) and it floors me how much has changed in my life, the photo industry and the world since then.

 

Swelteringly

On a very hot summer day last month, construction workers were getting even hotter while laying asphalt at Target.  I don't envy that job.

Elevatedly

When your job really takes off and you soar to new heights.

Aerily

Living the high life.

Graphically

We spent time at Menards today with the contractor to work on the details of our new kitchen.

Filmy

Tonight I took a trip in the Wayback Machine to 2004.  Wow, talk about the memories.  This was just one of many printing stations at Proex Central Lab.  We processed a lot of film back then!

Workhorsey

We drove out to Ellsworth, WI today to get some more firewood.  This guy helped us load and then went about his business.  I thought the old tractor looked cool.

Churchly

Today in the cafeteria, I saw an even more elaborate gingerbread display than the one from yesterday.  What a beautiful little church!  It even has "stained glass" windows.  ~Celebrating 31 days of Christmas

Gingerly

The Best Buy Headquarters cafeteria rivals the food court at many malls with its numerous yummy food choices.  This is the Christmas display next to the bakery case.  ~Celebrating 31 days of Christmas.

Matey

Watching the world go by, one lock at a time.

Pushy

Just a gorgeous day today, cool and breezy.  The breezy part was giving this tug a hard time as it pushed a string of barges into the lock.