Glasses, Postscripts & Links

In short, miscellanea. One of those days. Max, above, called it, with his hot-day-in-Prescott pose. I looked at the massed clouds this morning (below) -- and, foolish woman, believed them ; by late afternoon, those rainless things were evaporating, tho Wunderground hasn't rescinded its 50% chance of precips. Anyway, it's that sort of day. The Database-from-Hell is leering at me, so it's time to get on with my bits and pieces.

For example, Loosely Speaking tagged me the other day with 4 questions from Starbucker. 1. How full is my glass, for starters. That's my main glass, above. There's nothing in it right now. But it's often full. 2. What kind of glass is it? A 6.0-72.0mm 12x Canon Zoom lens. 3. What's in the glass? Basically, never anything but light. It fills rapidly when I leave the house; when I return home, I empty the receptacle. At this point, I have 6000+ pix stored in iPhoto. 4. Reasons for #1, #2 & #3. My glass is a magic device that converts the light of reality into the stuff of dreams, nightmares and Walking Prescott. Particularly the latter.

Of course, I have other glasses. Once I was grown up, I realized I could have a pair of scissors handy in every room. And when my aging eyes needed readers, it only made sense to keep a supply on hand, in case I left a pair at your house or perhaps the library.

Still more glasses: back in more felicitous times, my husband was the photographer and I manned the binoculars, great for spotting new wildflowers as well as birds. Now, I realize that the house is awash in binoculars. Somewhere, there's even a huge pair of astronomical binoculars. Not to mention a telescope or two. Hope that is enough glasses for the originator of the questions. In turn, I'm asking Chatoyance, Angie, OmegaMom, Lucy and My Aloe Garden each to tell us about his or her glass. Be sure to link back to Starbucker, who started this game of tag.

Next item of business-- a postscript to my post on antennas. Andrew over at Coyote Radio was kind enough to email me a picture of the aerial (remember that word?) for his new community radio station (1610 AM). Where do we find a schedule, Andrew?

And finally, some links. First, to Quilted Dogs, who's posted her 8 fascinating facts as well as three cool pix of a house finch taken with her new camera. SteveG reported in from Germany with his 8 facts about himself in a comment here. And, despite the heat, I recommend a visit to the Mojave Desert where Bro. Bartleby waxes philosophic as he works on a labyrinth; I was especially taken with his comment on communication with two cans. Finally, wonderful nostalgic images at Shorpy and at Judith's. Enjoy.