day 189 of 365

This dog was in the 4th of July parade in Barnstable Village, and his face just epitomizes the whole 4th holiday for me -- a feeling of goofy bright-eyed happiness where we let go of our political persuasions and ideology for just an hour or two, and strut around, glad to be alive on a blue-skied day in July.

You can see all the parade shots here.

day 182 of 365

blue (bl)
n.

1. The hue of that portion of the visible spectrum lying between green and indigo, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 420 to 490 nanometers; any of a group of colors that may vary in lightness and saturation, whose hue is that of a clear daytime sky; one of the additive or light primaries; one of the psychological primary hues.

What's your definition? Blue is _______?

day 131 of 365

They're still there -- right in the parking lot at my dentist's office, where they were on August 11th, 2009. They were a little bluer then -- click here to see. Maybe Hanes needs a new slogan -- something about standing up to the elements?