Octopus' Garden

Friday, May 30, 2008

THESE ARE THE LANDMARKS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, IN YOUR NAY-BOR-HOO-OOD . . .

LaPrele Park, By My Parents' House, On the Way to Thayer Elementary School


Antelope on East Side of LaPrele Park (Note the characteristic heart-shaped bum!)


Close-Up of Antelope


Spring Creek, Facing Eastward, in LaPrele Park


Spring Creek, Opposite Direction


Huck Finn Pond, LaPrele Park


Oddfellows and Where the Old Drugstore (Center Pharmacy) Used to Be


Old Insurance Building (University of Wyoming Football Stadium in Background)


The Old Bandshell in Washington Park


Stretch of Road and Field Behind My Parents' House Leading Out to the Highway




Electricity Station Behind My Parent's House


More Electricity (Now try saying it all Twin Peaks-y/David Lynch-y - "Eleccctrrriciteeeeeeeeee!")


Laramie Water Tower = Old Timey High School Make-Out Spot


Water Tower, With Antelope
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Thursday, May 29, 2008

MISSING THE MOUNTAINS

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Tuesday, May 27, 2008

WITH TWO CATS IN THE YARD / LIFE USED TO BE SO HARD . . .

The Rotary Dial Phone Has a Bandage (or is it a Diaper?) Made of Masking Tape!


A Mysterious Collection of Plastic Caps Atop the Arthritic Refrigerator which Makes Strange Noises and Which, My Parents Keep Pointing Out with Weird Glee, is Older Than I Am!


Note on the Cupboards by the Stove


Kitchen


Dining Room




Living Room




My Old Bedroom, Which Has Since Been INVADED by Hoarding Geriatric Aliens, and Which I am FORBIDDEN to Enter - FYI: Am Going Straight to Hell for Posting this on the Internets


More of Artichoke Heart as a Wee Thistle


View from the Back Porch (I used to spy on our neighbors with my pirate's telescope - the guy in this house liked to walk around at night in his underwear!)
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Monday, May 26, 2008

THE SEMIOLOGY OF LARAMIE SIGNS = SIGN AS BIRDS' NEST



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Sunday, May 25, 2008

LARAMIE WEATHER

First it rained, then it hailed, then the electricity went out for about ten hours, and then there were tornadoes. Finally, it snowed.

From Top of Train Bridge - Downtown to West Laramie, in Approaching Storm
























By Popular Request, Images from Prexy's Pasture - University of Wyoming Campus






Spring Creek, La Prele Park - Down the Street from My Parents' House
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Friday, May 23, 2008

LIBRARY'S CLOSING IN 15 MINUTES, SO MORE SOON . . .

Storm Over Railroad Bridge, Laramie, Wyoming
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008

CHECKING IN FROM THE COAL CREEK COFFEE HOUSE . . .

in Laramie, Wyoming, while I wait out this overly dramatic thunderstorm rolling in over the Snowy Range.

Lincoln Monument - Outside Laramie


Classroom Building - University of Wyoming Campus


Mosaics inside Classroom Building - University of Wyoming Campus




Be True to Your School?




Images from Happy Jack Road Between Laramie and Cheyenne










Nanking Cherry Trees in Bloom in My Parents' Backyard


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