A to Z Challenge: the Letter U

This meme comes from Martha at Menagerie. The idea is to shoot a photo (or more) for each letter of the alphabet; we move on to a new letter every two weeks, more or less.

Today = U
(Click on the photos for an unparalleled view.)

I searched a few antique and junk stores until I found the perfect ...




Yes, Virginia, there really were manual typewriters back in the good old days.





They were heavy and noisy and if you made a mistrake mistake, before the days of WhiteOut, you had to try to erase it or start all over.


The ribbons were messy and had to be changed frequently. They did offer two colors: red or black. But only one font, similar to Courier. Maybe it even was Courier. Whatever, it wasn't very attractive.



I think a little maintenance is in order for this one.


If you typed very fast, sometimes the keys would jam together and you'd have to untangle them. Then you'd have ink all over your fingers. If you wanted multiple copies you used carbon paper, also messy.




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Ellipsis - Monday Photo Shoot: Rocks & Stones

Carly from Ellipsis chose rocks and stones for this week's theme. Boy, did she come to the right place. I am a collector of stones. Much to my partner's dismay, give me a windowsill and I'll make an altar out of it and you can bet it will include stones and crystals!

Be sure to click on the photos to get your full rock enjoyment.




I think she's finally getting it though. This delightful book was in my holiday stocking this year:








From altars and windowsills, garden and desk, some of my rock collection:



This one has a broken heart rock (clay), upper right.



A light dusting of snow the other night turned our cobblestones into patchwork:



Be sure to visit Carly's site Sunday evening for the list of PhotoShooters.
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Ruby Tuesday - 01-27-09: At the cafe

MaryT/theteach hosts this weekly event - photographs of all things red. As always, for a really cool view, click on photo to enbiggen.

At the cafe.

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Macro Monday 01-26-09 Fruits and Vegetables

Macro Monday - hosted by Lisa

I love photographing food, especially fruits and veggies. These were taken at our neighborhood food co-op.

Be sure to click on the photos to get the maximum enjoyment!

Kiwi -- looks a bit like a hedgehog, doesn't it?

Savoy cabbage

Savoy cabbage, even closer

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Weekly Winners - 01-25-09

Some of my favorite photos from this week. Be sure to click on photos to enlarge for better details.


More photos of the junk store I visited last week. Looking at these now, it just looks like so much chaos. I'm pretty sure you could find whatever you're looking for there. And a whole lot you're not.










Ok, enough of that! The photo below is in a bird shop (no birds for sale, but bird houses, bird feeders, bird seed, bird baths and lots of yard bling).


The photo below was taken in an optician's store in the neighborhood. The big green furry thing looks like a bean bag chair, but it's hard and heavy and I guess it's just to look at. Hmm.


This is the bottle wall inside the food co-op.


Here are a couple of the bottles.


Jerusalem artichokes, also in the co-op. Not in the wall.


At Mt. Tabor.



Visit other Weekly Winners at Sarcastic Mom's site.
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