Day 18: Trick or Treat

I put off my walk until dusk hoping to get photos of Halloween decorations and thinking there would be lots of ghosts and goblins running around.  Instead, I found myself wandering around alone in dark.

"Do you have Tricker-or-Treaters?" the resident of this home asked.

"No,  I just like the decorations.  I'm taking pictures."

"You take some candy," she insisted, pushing a fistful of Reese's in my direction.

I passed most of it to a toddler I bumped into a few minutes later.  She and her parents were the only other souls out and about tonight.  

 

Day 17: Scavenger Hunt

Yes, I know it's not Sunday any more.  I was stuck on machine.    

1) Patterns: The NASA Rd 1 bypass in Webster.   

2)  (Mousing) Machine:  A better mousetrap has never been created.  

3)  Signs:  Not a good place for a dip... 

4)  Rocks:  Small rock/container garden by the mailboxes. 

5)  Sparkle:  Morning sun on the water.

Day 16: Blue Diamonds

It's Macro Monday. 

After watching the movie Blood Diamond, I vowed never to wear them again.  I reconsidered when I saw this set of stack rings on the Shop NBC website.

They're making progress in stemming the flow of conflict diamonds, right?        

Day 15: Home in the Wee Hours

Had to be at work by 8:30.  I didn't get much sleep.  

Day 14: Mississippi

The drive on Friday was rather gloomy, but I woke on Saturday to beautiful blue skies.  Too bad it was a bit windy and cold to spend more time on the beach.  I stayed at the Holiday Inn across the street from the ocean in a small coastal town just west of Biloxi.  I should come back and visit sometime during the summer months.

I'm starting to get some respect at the poker tables.  After a while most wouldn't call me, so I started throwing a nickel out any time I had even a pair of anything to see if they'd fold.  Nine times out of ten, they did.      

            

Day 13: Kenner, Louisiana

Road trip!

I stopped in Kenner on my way to Biloxi.  I don't frequent blackjack tables as often as I used to because no matter how well you play, the house will eventually take your money.  The Treasure Chest didn't have a poker room, though, so I risked a little of my gaming budget and won enough to cover a hotel room for 2 nights.  Woohoo!

I like to take a $1 chip as a souvenir.  I doubt I'll find anything cheaper in the gift chop.  

Day 12: Columbia Insect Blocker Jacket

I played with the timer on my camera today.  I can custom set how long to wait and how many shots to take.  

It's a very thin mesh hoodie treated with repellent that is supposed to last through 70 washes, "the expected life of the garment".    I wore it in the swamp, where the mosquitoes point and laugh at my bug spray, and did not receive any bites to my upper body.  It worked so well, I'm planning to buy some of their pants.