#354: You Can't See It, But You Know It's There

My Mother-In-Law went in for a triple bypass this morning at a hospital in Salt Lake City.

Six hours of surgery (and tons of prayers beforehand) yielded success.

Thank you, Lord.

(By the by .... I don't think it was coincidence I came across the above as the subject of the photo. Knowwhuteyemean ... ???)

.......................... Ruprecht ( STOP )

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You gotta have heart .....

#346 - #353: Whilst In Park City

A bit of catching up to do while on a Christmas vacation. Onward .....

#346: Iced Up To The Crossbar

Bicycles buried in the snow, obviously, on the side of the neighbor's house .....

#347: Snowprints

The new Christmas Eve tradition: Planting your bare ass in a snow bank and leaving impressions.

Not only photographic evidence, but no harm was done to the environment.

Brilliant.

#348: Prime Rib

Christmas dinner included the traditional prime rib.

Cooked to perfection - rare in the middle, medium on the ends .....

#349: Hasta!

Dea, heading down the run at Gorgoza in Park City.

Bon voy Ha-Gee .....

#350: Non-Removal

Taggy The Tagger. He's just grand, Sierra.

(Yes .... I know you don't get it. Click onto "Taggy" for a close-up and you'll figure it out .....)

#351: No Green, Right Side

In and around Park City during the 2002 Olympics, The Powers That Be decided to place colorfully painted moose around town.

In the main square. At the occasional gas station. At Olympic Park. At the library.

They were (and still are) interesting, at the very least. But they are worse for wear, as Sunshine Eye above shows you .....

#352: Beef

"Beef"? Really?

Why ... but of course.

They're "beefing up" the ski runs at Park City Mountain Resort, making more snow, you see. If it weren't for those damned wind creations getting in the way ... spinning ... catching eyes .....

#353: Happy Birthday

Next month, it's the birthdays of them there cream cheeses.

They'll be four years old January 21st.

And, while they're still relatively "young", I'd be willing to bet they're "bleu cheese" colored within their protective wrappings.

I'm not willing to find out .....

.......................... Ruprecht ( STOP )

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It's catch up time .....

Quick Winter Break

Dear F (STOP) Habitué:

The monkey business will cease on this site!

Temporarily.

Christmas vacation is now in process. I will be "back on the job" in short order. The missing days of photos will appear. Promise.

Until then ..... Merry Christmas, everyone!

........................... Ruprecht ( STOP )

#345: Body Parts #6 - Glutei Maximi

In the continuing "Body Parts" series, offered here is not one, but two glutei maximi.

Okay ... technically, one and one half .....

.......................... Ruprecht ( STOP )

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The trousers stay on .....
(Thanks for playing, Doc!)

#344: Fuschia

Winter colors on the left coast.

.......................... Ruprecht ( STOP )

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Anniversary Flower. Happy 16th, Dea.

#343: Metal Beacon

Genie not included, no requests taken.

.......................... Ruprecht ( STOP )

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We wish you hum-dum-dee-dum dum .....

#342: Sweet Address

Candy, obscured light and tiled direction among the lavender.

.......................... Ruprecht ( STOP )

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Brick colored leaves .....

#341: Henry

Henry, The Chair Back.

He does best at staring at the back of your head when you're sitting.

.......................... Ruprecht ( STOP )

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Oh, Henry .....

#340: Transite

Sewing thread ... with daisies .....

.......................... Ruprecht ( STOP )

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You can always use a good nylon monofilament, y'know .....

#339: Skeletal Confusion

They thought it was still the season.

After all, Santa's head was hanging from a pole .....

.......................... Ruprecht ( STOP )

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Jack Skellington can't be far away .....

#338: Satellite Fungus

Calling for its master .... obviously .....

.......................... Ruprecht ( STOP )

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Dusk is the time the mushroom people appear .....

#337: Rawhide

Plush toys 'tween antlers, ready for Christmas.

.......................... Ruprecht ( STOP )

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Elmo? Really?
Set'em out, ride'em in,
Ride'em in, let'em out,
Cut'em out, ride'em in ..... Rawhide.

#336: Euphorbia Pulcherrima

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Euphorbia
Species: E. pulcherrima

Indigenous to Mexico and named after Joel Roberts Poinsett, the poinsettia's association with Christmas began in 16th century Mexico where legend tells of a young girl who was too poor to provide a gift for the celebration of Jesus' birthday.

The girl was inspired by an angel to gather weeds from a roadside and place them in front of the church altar. Crimson "blossoms" sprouted from the weeds and became beautiful poinsettias.

.......................... Ruprecht ( STOP )

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#335: Sign, Sign, Everywhere A Sign

Everywhere .....

.......................... Ruprecht ( STOP )

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"..... blocking out the scenery, breaking my mind,
do this, don't do that ...can't you read the sign?"

#334: Can I Have Fries With That?

Even in the mild climbs of the San Gabriel Foothills in Southern California, deer venture out in the rain to graze .....

..... on In-N-Out wrappers 'n' sushi 'n' stuff.

I'm certain of it.

.......................... Ruprecht ( STOP )

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..... dear, dear, dear .....

#333: Cut Nature

Eski-moe.

.......................... Ruprecht ( STOP )

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"You're as cold as ice ... you're willing to sacrifice our love ...
You never take advice ... some day you'll pay the price, I know ..."

#332: The Eyes Have It

I think this might be my best "on-the-fly" capture yet.

.......................... Ruprecht ( STOP )

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"Are you people insane?!?"

#331: Mater On The Lawn

Isn't he usually to the left anyway ... ???

.......................... Ruprecht ( STOP )

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I don't care who you are .....

#330: It's Good To Be The King Head

It's good to be The King. Really.

And it's really good to be The King Head .....

.......................... Ruprecht ( STOP )

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Oh. His. Goodness.

#329: Pod On A Post

You've got a mission in life ...

... but you are going to have a difficult time making do atop somewhere you are not supposed to be .....

.......................... Ruprecht ( STOP )

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Growth is difficult, no matter where you are at.

#328: Celebration

There was a little accident on the way to the party last evening by evidence of the droopery on the left front of the above.

Being we share a birthday, the SIL believed not one, but two homemade cakes were in order. (How very nice of her.) Air conditioning cranked full blast to keep the cakes from melting on the journey to our house, SIL had to make a sudden stop. Result: Smooshed German Chocolate on her passenger seat.

It didn't matter one whit. My cake was delicious.

.......................... Ruprecht ( STOP )

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Let'em eat cake.

Two for the price of one bonus photo ... !!!

#327: Scattered

Fall in California.

Where the leaves do their best to snuff out new life meaning only to do what Nature and the California sun urges it to do .....

.......................... Ruprecht ( STOP )

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They just can't "leaf" the poor flowers alone ..... it's not their nature.

#326: The Thinking Corner

".... and you can just stay there until you figure out which light is that's making you short out!

"Bad deer! Bad, bad deer!"

.......................... Ruprecht ( STOP )

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At Christmastime, not even the decorations get a pass .....

#325: Full Of Color

Those were the days ....

.......................... Ruprecht ( STOP )

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"The hats make the men ... more than they are ....."

#324: Hose Sentinel

He might look happy .....

..... but attempt to kype his hose and you'll get what for.

.......................... Ruprecht ( STOP )

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"You can't snow the snowman ....."

#323: Powered By Age

Red shoes, red jacket, black pants, red cart, dazzling purse, redhead.

Wunnerful.

.......................... Ruprecht ( STOP )

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"I'm walkin' ... yes indeed ..."