Smarmoofus Spot

This is my eighth week to participate in Thematic Photographic, a photo meme created by Carmi over at Written Inc..  Each Wednesday Carmi will post a photo and announce the theme, then participants will make related posts on their own blogs, sharing their take on the theme.   Here is my take on the theme patterns:

“Floor” ~ Photo Date: December 21, 2004, Charles de Gaulle airport, Paris, France

It was December 21, 2004, and I was sitting in a terminal of Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, France, waiting to board my flight.  I just happened to notice and appreciate the honeycomb-like pattern that the round tiles made of the floor.  How could I know as I was snapping this photograph that it would be four days before I would arrive home?  For that was the year the US midwest was hit with a massive snowstorm that had airports running out of de-icing spray, flights were stranded on tarmacs for hours, thousands of flights were canceled… it was utter chaos.  And American Airlines, in their never-ending efforts to get me home for Christmas, flew me to Detroit and accommodated me there, then on to Minneapolis where they put me up for two nights (of course, I had to endure three canceled flights), then to Chicago where they finally booked me on a Delta flight to get me home.  It didn’t occur to anybody with the airline that maybe the reason I couldn’t fly to Little Rock is because Little Rock’s airport was closed due to the weather.  But you should see the frequent flyer miles I racked up on that trip!  And I had an opportunity to visit the Mall of America while I was in Minneapolis (it’s huge!).  I’m a “make lemonade” sort of person.

“Crayons” ~ Photo Date: August 8, 2008 ~ Oklahoma, US

Right then… this is just a staged shot.  I’m house-sitting, and you know how nosy people are when they’re left alone in someone’s house.  I went snooping (*blush* Yes, I’m a little ashamed.) and found thirteen boxes of 24 crayons and two boxes of 96 crayons in a cabinet.  So I grabbed a handful of the smaller boxes and made a rainbow out of the crayons.  This photo kind of reminds me of those rainbow snowcones from childhood.  I’m not sure why.  There’s no such thing as “grey” flavor… is there?  And we won’t discuss what the “brown” flavor might be (but we will be glad there isn’t much of it!).

“Fence” ~ Photo Date: August 10, 2008 ~ Oklahoma, US

Today I went photo hunting while I was out shopping.  The sawtooth pattern of this fence really caught my eye.  Really!  I was driving past the neighborhood where this fence stands, and I just had to turn back for it.

“Fringe” ~ Photo Date: August 10, 2008 ~ Oklahoma, US

This sparlky fringe was strung between two light poles in a car lot.  It was an Enterprise Rental Car Sales lot, so you may recognize their signature blue and green, with a bit of silver thrown in just because it looks snazzy.  Anyway, the streamers made a nifty pattern of criss-crosses, and I loved how the colours of each strand lined up where they crossed over.  So I decided to share it with you.  I’m lovely.

is a photo meme hosted by Carmi at Written Inc.

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