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threeforthememories2024-01-06 07:57 pm
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I can't think of a unifying theme for my 2023 photos. Maybe... the unexpected?
October sunset over Meadow Lake. I've shot a few cool skies this year, especially during a short period in September. My iPhone self-created a "Golden Hour" slideshow out of the many I keep in stock.
I was somewhat underwhelmed by this year's Christmas/holiday window displays in New York City, though nothing will ever beat the disgust I felt over 2020's, so have this subtly Barbie-themed window by Kleinfeld Bridal in August instead. ("Mattel? We have no idea what you're talking about!") The other window was even subtler than this, since at least the incomplete painting here gives you a clue.
My brother and nieces needed me more than usual this last year, mainly for my driving and car, so I spent a lot of time with them and their photogenic pets. (December 31 was that on steroids. I am the goated aunt.) Most of my Christmas photos are of their newest, youngest cat, Kiwi Herman. But this is Treble Clef trying to hide in my youngest niece's bedroom closet. Someone who saw this claimed that Treble has come-hither Disney eyes here but those eyes are a lie, since Treble doesn't want you near him.
Speaking of my car, a star in my last two posts in this community, in 2023 I learned that Hyundai engineering sucks, Hyundai is full of weasels, and that my Elantra is a ticking time bomb on wheels with many vectors to self-immolate. (Like, you wouldn't think anti-lock brakes might be able to start an engine fire but Hyundai found a way. Hasn't happened to me yet--I'm having different engine trouble they're screwing me around on--and there's no Hyundai-given remedy for this recall yet, so for now I'm told not to park it in garages or near flammable objects. And if it explodes into flames while I'm driving... jump out? I dunno, and they don't care.) So don't buy Hyundai and especially don't buy a used Hyundai.
October sunset over Meadow Lake. I've shot a few cool skies this year, especially during a short period in September. My iPhone self-created a "Golden Hour" slideshow out of the many I keep in stock.
I was somewhat underwhelmed by this year's Christmas/holiday window displays in New York City, though nothing will ever beat the disgust I felt over 2020's, so have this subtly Barbie-themed window by Kleinfeld Bridal in August instead. ("Mattel? We have no idea what you're talking about!") The other window was even subtler than this, since at least the incomplete painting here gives you a clue.
My brother and nieces needed me more than usual this last year, mainly for my driving and car, so I spent a lot of time with them and their photogenic pets. (December 31 was that on steroids. I am the goated aunt.) Most of my Christmas photos are of their newest, youngest cat, Kiwi Herman. But this is Treble Clef trying to hide in my youngest niece's bedroom closet. Someone who saw this claimed that Treble has come-hither Disney eyes here but those eyes are a lie, since Treble doesn't want you near him.
Speaking of my car, a star in my last two posts in this community, in 2023 I learned that Hyundai engineering sucks, Hyundai is full of weasels, and that my Elantra is a ticking time bomb on wheels with many vectors to self-immolate. (Like, you wouldn't think anti-lock brakes might be able to start an engine fire but Hyundai found a way. Hasn't happened to me yet--I'm having different engine trouble they're screwing me around on--and there's no Hyundai-given remedy for this recall yet, so for now I'm told not to park it in garages or near flammable objects. And if it explodes into flames while I'm driving... jump out? I dunno, and they don't care.) So don't buy Hyundai and especially don't buy a used Hyundai.