Urbana Sweet Corn Festival

I think this is the 30th year of the sweet corn festival. I can remember going to it as a kid, but most of it is fuzzy. The only clear things I remember are the crowds of people and the delicious corn. I certainly don't remember a big, walking ear of corn. My kids have no clue what to make of this thing and really don't know why I wanted to get their picture with it. :) I also can't recall getting a tattoo as a kid.

August 23, Wednesday

I was tired enough to fall asleep at 6:30 tonight. Since I still had a lot of things to do, I decided that I should go for a walk to perk myself up a little bit. When I walked down the street behind mine, I saw the corn field, looking so beautiful. The stalks of corn were bright green and the tassles of the corn looked orange under the light of the setting sun. I didn't have my camera with me, only my camera phone, so this is the best thing I could capture.

August 22, Tuesday

I took this picture last night while wandering around downtown Champaign. I had just walked past a jewelry store when I looked back and noticed this cat sleeping on top of one of the display cases. I turned off the flash on my camera for two reasons--not to wake the cat and not to simply get a reflected flash off of the window. It worked for the latter reason, but not the former. The cat woke up anyway, and in perfect feline fashion didn't seem pleased to have anyone paying attention to it. I wonder how many times I've wandered by the cat without noticing it?

August 21, Monday

Julia is so awesome. She cracks me up. Her smile, her laugh, her walk. She just tickles me. I imagine that as she gets older, she'll hurt me to the same degree, but for now I love how campy she is. She spots the camera and goes nuts. She runs through a series of about 6 poses. Some involve sticking out her tongue, most involve a tilt of the head, and she definitely has to move her whole body around.

Tada

Starting now, I'll be better about carrying my camera with me, taking pictures, and then uploading them in a timely manner. This will be similar to my flickr space, but with more commentary (when the occasion calls for it). Stay tuned for pictures.