limpid
deception pass, wa (2005-12-31)
With a nod to M. C. Escher's Three Worlds. 

betty rubble skirt
pamela's garden, wa (2006-02-25)
Warning: Do not use your hand to remove ear wax. 

a pretty good sky
wildwoods international kite festival, nj (2005-05-30)
At the end of the festival, when the flying fields are emptied and it's just the diehards, is a magic time. From left: Pete Dolphin and his patriotic circular box kite. Kathy Goodwinds and her tumbling starflake (yes, it really will tumble). David Gomberg and a tailed delta.
(click the image for a larger size) 

zenfall
pamela's garden, wa (2006-02-25) 

ideographs
pamela's garden, wa (2005-12-25) 

sport kites
wildwoods international kite festival, nj (2005-05-28)
Actually, just the bottoms of a stack. 

the family photo
deception pass, wa (2005-12-31)
While walking on one of the Deception Pass beaches, we noticed a woman fiddling with a camera on a tripod. She'd yell at her family on the picnic table to get ready, then run across non-trivial numbers of driftwood logs so she could be in the family photo. All before the camera timer went off. Then she'd stumble back across the logs to see the result. After watching her make a couple of round trips, I butted in and asked if I could take the photo for her (before she broke her neck). It was a digital SLR she'd gotten for Christmas and she was eager to get an "interesting" family photo with the river in the background. I snapped off a couple of photos, then we resumed our walk. On our return, the family was watching the water go by and I snapped this just before we left the beach. Not for any artistic reason, mind you, but so I could relate this anecdote. I hope her photos were more interesting than mine!
the photo has been rotated to straighten it - hey, i was in a hurry... 

curvature
wildwoods international kite festival, nj (2005-05-28)
Ron Gibian assembling one of his amazing kites. (Kids, always look through the viewfinder before you take the picture!) 

stumpy
kala point, wa (2006-02-18)
Part of a weirdly-shaped driftwood log we came across during no money fun Saturday. More photos are in a Flickr collection. 

betrothed
kala point, wa (2006-02-18)
It seemed like forever, but the right moment finally arrived and the post asked the rose to marry him. 

scarlette
kala point, wa (2005-07-21)
Scarlette, Hussy's older sister, worried their mom with her glossy red lipstick and come-hither eyes. 

hussy
druid labs pnw, wa (2005-07-24)
To quote BlueHeronDruid, "I know what you're thinking!" 

man kite, by robert trepanier
junction, tx (?) (circa 1995) 

still life with angel wings
kala point, wa (2005-06-20)
With a small nod to John Travolta.
the image has been rotated 

dandelion
druid labs pnw, wa (2006-02-12)
I remember my grandmother making stewed dandelions. Ewwww. Gross me out. Worse than spinach out of a can. 

still life with logs
kala point, wa (2006-02-05) 

ch. beefeater black magic rom
(unknown place, early 1980's?)
Photo by Craige Champion (and thanks for the id!). 

delicate
kala point, wa (2005-12-25)
Carefully tying The Hat on Teddy. 

scout
kala point, wa (2006-01-22)
The Alien sent out sensing tentacles as It emerged from Its burial chamber. 

railing
m.v. klickitat ferry, wa (2005-12-31) 

after-the-storm clouds, part 2
kala point, wa (2006-02-04)
This sky, and the one in the next entry, greeted us after a big storm had passed through. 

after-the-storm clouds, part 1
kala point, wa (2006-02-04) 

pipecleaners in the sky
kala point, wa (2006-02-04)
As the monks got closer to the nine billionth name of God, reality began unraveling, unzipping, to reveal... nothing... and... everything. 

marigolds
lisa's garden, mi (2004-08-14)
Thanks once again to BlueHeronDruid for the identification. 

cloud collector
olympic park, wa (2005-06-19)
After collection, the clouds are concentrated into an anti-intrusion laser beam. 

cherubs on a sunny day
druid labs east, nj (2003-04-06)
"That one over there is kinda cute. Maybe we should have it for lunch!"
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a sump hose has been removed