Summer and Bob and The Worst List in the History of Lists

It's the end of the month again. Crazy, I know, someone must've stolen a few days in the middle of the month. And the beginning. And the end. Really, I think August consisted of just the first and last day of the month. I certainly didn't think I had taken many photos this month, seeing as I could hardly remember the month to begin with.

As usual, PJ's hosting his monthly photo blogging challenge, this month with the theme "summer". Summer is a great theme, but sadly, our two weeks of summer occur in June, not August, so the photos I've taken this month are hardly very summery. I'm still going to give it a go, though.

My first photo is of a little girl, of love, of newlyweds, of dancing,  and promises of the future.

My second photo is of Gucci, swimming in the sea. I sure wouldn't go in, but apparently having 50 pounds of fur keeps you warm, even in the chilly waters of early winter late summer.

My third photo is of the Archipelago Sea at 7:30 am on a Monday, driving over a bridge in the misty morning light. 

My fourth photo is of my brother's band, because nothing says summer like outdoor concerts.

My fifth and last photo is proof that summer is almost over. The leaves are falling off the trees, and the flowers are slowly dying. But hey, at least we don't have snow yet.

Now, go look at some other people's summer, you can find the list over on PJ's blog.

After you're done with that, come back here and I'll tell you about something awesome MikeWJ and I have in store for you.

See, 30 Days of Photographs IV, also known as Bob, starts September 1st. I hope every single one of you will participate and take a photo or thirty. We're really happy with the list of themes this time around, and with happy, I mean we hate it so much we keep asking ourselves what the hell we were smoking when we came up with it. But we promise we won't laugh at your photos. Much.

You can join the challenge by linking up each day here on my blog. Here's the list one last time:

1. Ice Cream

2. Illuminate

3. Soft

4. Backwards

5. Mushroom

6. Two Birds, One Stone

7. Seven

8. Texture

9. Disguise

10. Close-up

11. Girly

12. Tremor

13. Wrong

14. NSFW

15. China

16. Biblical

17. My Junk

18. Always

19. Never

20. Transparent

21. Anatomy

22. Frustration

23. Tolstoy

24. Carnival

25. Poison

26. Rising

27. NSEW

28. Lover

29. Circle

30. Happily Ever After

See you on September 1st!

Right?

Right?!

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Summer and Bob and The Worst List in the History of Lists

No, You're Not Having A Nightmare, This Is Happening

Sigh.

It’s time again.

MikeWJ and I are going to be making your lives miserable once more.

We thought long and hard about what to call it. “Hell on Earth” was one suggestion. So were 30 Days of Hell, 30 Days of Gehenna, 30 Days You’ll Never Get Back, and 30 Days of What The Fuck. A few of our favorites included 30 Days Until My Divorce, 30 Days That Feel Like 300 Days, and Bob.

In the end, though, we settled on the practical and un-threatening 30 Days of Photographs IV.

Let the fun begin.

We start on September 1st, whether you’re ready or not. There will be a linky thing here on my blog each day, where you can link up and find the other participants. There are a shitload of rules, of course, many of which include some sort of offering to the photo gods, a.k.a. MikeWJ and I. We accept most forms of payment, chocolate, livestock, Russian mail order brides – you name it.

Photos have to be new. MikeWJ and I will be downloading each image and checking the EXIF data for the date when the photo was taken, and if we deem it too old, we will be requiring extra bribes and some serious sucking up.

Your photos may be accompanied by a short text or story or poem about MikeWJ and/or myself. Make it good, but be warned, anyone who rhymes will be subject to severe sanctions.

And last, the list:

1. Ice Cream
2. Illuminate
3. Soft
4. Backwards
5. Mushroom
6. Two Birds, One Stone
7. Seven
8. Texture
9. Disguise
10. Close-up
11. Girly
12. Tremor
13. Wrong
14. NSFW
15. China
16. Biblical
17. My Junk
18. Always
19. Never
20. Transparent
21. Anatomy
22. Frustration
23. Tolstoy
24. Carnival
25. Poison
26. Rising
27. NSEW
28. Lover
29. Circle
30. Happily Ever After

No one's obligated to play, but you really should. No one likes a severed horse's head in their bed. Now, please pass this along to seven people in your contact list, or you will have seven years of bad luck.

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No, You're Not Having A Nightmare, This Is Happening

Signs of Desperation

Time flies when you're stressed out of your mind. This is something I realized today when I remembered that PJ's monthly photo blogging challenge was due yesterday. But better late than never, right? Only slightly panicked, I dove into my photo archive for the month, and tried to find some photos of Signs - the theme of the month. I found one. Sadly, this challenge calls for five photos, not one photo, so I had to get creative.

The first photo is from the greatest place in the world, New York City. I took it July 1st, at Times Square. I doubt there is any place quite as packed full of signs and billboards and people and attitude as this place. I love it.

Next, we have the first signs of fall. We've had a couple of cold weeks this month, and as a result, some of the trees have started to turn yellow and red. Little splashes of color in a sea of green.

Another sure sign that fall is on the way, is the fact that I've had to start carrying around my umbrella. And such a pretty umbrella it is. I wish it would rain every day.

Next up is Darth Vader, and yes I know, I'm really grasping at straws here, but the cats are definitely looking a little more furry these days, and I can only assume it's because fall is on the way and they need the extra insulation.

As an apology for the lousy photos above, here's one of an actual sign. This might be the most common road sign in Finland; dinner, 2,5 km ahead.

Go check out PJ's blog for more photos of signs. *

Signs of Desperation