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Almost all the photos I post are of things I own. They were taken with a Minolta ProShot MN67Z camera that I also own.
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48" vinyl patio table cover on the top of my 48" metal patio table. Eagle-eyed observers will note that the cover has a marble pattern. I had to choose between this pattern and one with a "Hello Kitty" theme. I think I made the right choice - except when I wake up in the middle of the night filled with doubt. (Fortunately, I'm almost always able to cry myself back to sleep.)
November 22, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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36 round US pennies arranged in 3 concentric circles with a single penny at the center. The pennies are fairly new so their thin copper cladding is rather shiny. The last penny was minted on Nov 12, 2025 - a mere 232 years after the first one. There are allegedly some 300 billion still in circulation (or about 875 per American). I hope to live long enough to collect them all (or at least my share of 875 - whichever comes first).
November 21, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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Giving equal time to The Other Side
Giving equal time to The Other Side of the golf poker chip
November 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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A blue and white poker chip with a golf ball decal in the center and evenly spaced dice decals around the edge. About 1.5" in diameter and about half an ounce in weight. Has a composite metal core. It was sold to me as a golf ball marker - that is, something to put down on a golf green to mark where your ball was when you need to pick your ball up to allow the other players to play through without the risk of hitting your ball - but honestly, I would have bought it even if they had told me it was the most useless thing ever made. I mean, it's round - right? Enough said!
November 20, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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Top cover of a sewing basket, about 8" in diameter. Pink and white weave pattern makes it a real feast for the eyes. Inside are sewing supplies - and my stash of jewels and gold. (Shhhhh - don't tell!)
November 19, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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Bottom view of a 10" black plastic pot that I grew mostly magenta impatiens in this year. I had 6 of these pots in all - and all did very well for the 161 or so days I had them (May 25 to Nov 3). Each pot dangled from its own black metal brace that I had evenly spaced along my north stockade-style wooden fence. The plants have now been composted in a raised garden bed garden and will (I hope) get next year's plantings off to a good start. The pots have been washed and wrapped and will make fine holiday gifts, I'm sure. After all, who among us wouldn't be thrilled to get a little pot of our very own for Christmas?
November 18, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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Front view of a token used by the Philadelphia and Camden Ferry Co. in the early 20th century. Made by the Scovill Manufacturing Co. of Waterbury, Connecticut. Brass. It's about 2 centimeters in diameter and weighs about as much as two pennies. Someday I hope to find and buy the ferry boat associated with it. Wish me luck! Back view. The center part is raised and came with the rest of the token when I bought it back in July for $3.69. I hope the guy who sold it to me realized this when he sent it as I am NOT sending it back no matter how much he begs.
November 17, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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Top view of a standard General Electric 60-watt yellow bug bulb. Yellow bulbs don't attract as many flying insects as standard bulbs do. The ones that ARE attracted to yellow bulbs should be shunned until they get with the program. Alas, these bulbs do little to cut down on the number of unwanted salespeople, political canvassers, and religious fanatics that come to my door. On the bright side: old-fashioned torches and pitchforks still work well, so always keep a few on hand.
November 16, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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Bottom view of a Canada-grown True Goodness-brand whole mini-bella mushroom that I bought at the grocery. I rather like mushrooms (or "fun fungi" as I prefer to call them). My sister, on the other hand, is terrified of the things. She's convinced that every single one is a deadly poisonous fiend just waiting to kill her. I don't know why. I've never read a story about a store-bought mushroom killing, assaulting, or even insulting anybody. Perhaps she still has bad memories of the time I tried to grow them myself when we were young. I admittedly didn't do a very good job. No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't keep my pants wet enough. Maybe I'll try again next year, succeed, and finally win her over! Or maybe I'll just buy her a bag of chips and call it a day. That would probably be easier on my pants . . . .
November 15, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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Squirrel guard. Made of 100% Grade A clear plastic. About 13" in diameter. Fits onto a bird feeder pole between the ground and the bird feeder so squirrels can't climb up the pole and get to the seed. Never used. Why? Because every time I go out to put it on the pole the squirrels give me such a pitiful look that I feel like one of history's great villains and so I slink back to my barn with it. Some people think I should gather up my courage, put my foot down, and show them who the boss is, but really, those people have it all wrong. The squirrels KNOW I'm the boss! And I can prove it, too. Just not right now, ok? It's their turn to use the computer.
November 14, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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Snazzy red reflector. About 2.2" in diameter. I originally bought this to put on my bike - but then I realized that I didn't like my bike and wouldn't miss it at all if it got hit by a car and was wrecked. So I put this reflector on my TV instead. So far it seems to be working - a car hasn't even bumped my TV! Well worth the money - even if it *does* obscure the center 2.2" of my screen. (Maybe tomorrow I'll write the manufacturer and let them know about this rather unfortunate design flaw.)
November 13, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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Hand-colored map of the world made by Gerard van Schagen in Amsterdam in 1689. Based on Dutch cartographer Frederick de Wit's 1668 map Orbis Maritimus. Now in the public domain. I use it every day as I circumnavigate my house. It hasn't led me astray yet!
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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The head of a sunflower I grew this year. I believe it sprouted from a seed I took out of a Burpee Mammoth Sunflower packet and stuck in the dirt last May. It was the only one I planted that the chipmunks and squirrels didn't eat. Final Stats: The head is 13 inches in diameter and the plant overall topped off at a full 14 feet - the biggest I've ever grown! I plan on drying the head and planting some of its seeds next spring. Can any of those babies reach 15 feet?? We shall see!
November 12, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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A clear jelly jar full of sudsy water. I was trying to clean all the grape jelly out of it before tossing it in the recycling bin but I'm afraid I got distracted by all the little round bubbles. Sooooo many bubbles. Look! See for yourself! Feel them start to work their hypnotic magic on you! (It's amazing that I was actually able to tear my eyes away from them long enough to type this!!)
November 11, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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Detail found on the front of the one-pound bank note issued by the short-lived Republic of Biafra in about 1968. I've collected quite a few international bank notes over the years and it's remarkable to me how few have clear-cut round markings on them. Do you hope one day to be King of the World? You'll have to promise to put more round designs on the world's currency if you want my vote!
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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Sunday visitor with round eye. I believe he's what's known among the locals as a hawk. (That's a sweetgum tree with red and orange leaves in the background.)
November 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Vented black metal back side of a light on a pole lamp. It is one of three swivel lights on the lamp and measures about 2.25" in diameter. The rotary switch in the center turns it on and off. The "YF" on the switch is probably the initials of the manufacturer but the paranoid in me suspects it might be the lamp telling me "You're fat!" But I'm *not* fat! Not really. Not by much, anyway. And I look even thinner with the light turned off.
November 9, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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Bell Fruit 5p (i.e., 5 pence) amusement game arcade token. Made in the United Kingdom (UK) in about 1971. Brass. It's the same on both sides and about 1 inch in diameter. My records tell me I bought it online for $1.58 back in May. Online coin price guides now tell me it's worth about a third of that - if it's in extra fine condition. In this condition it *might* be worth 12 cents. I love it anyway. I'm goofy that way. ("Among others" someone looking over my shoulder has just chimed in. That's what I get for surrounding myself with very perceptive people!)
November 8, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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A vintage ruby red earring with fancy metal trim. Might be the right one. Might be the left one. Each one is more than an inch in diameter. Which seems rather large to me and is why I thought they must be clip-ons, but nope - the single post means they were made for pierced ears. Of which I have zero. Perhaps I'll donate them to the local cat shelter . . . .
November 7, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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The flip side.
I don't have anything much to add to what I said in the ALT text of the previous photo - except this: The workers for this company (many of them recent immigrants) did an excellent job when it came to taking care of my elderly relatives and others I know. It's horrifying to see these hard workers demonized and targeted every day now by evil people.
November 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Blue silicone rubber jar gripper/opener. About 12 cm (4.724409 inches) in diameter. It was given to an elderly relative of mine by her home health care aide about 15 years ago. I acquired it sometime after that for reasons unknown. I have never used it to grip or open a single jar. I suppose I could use it as a coaster instead, but I've never done that either. I guess my main goal at this point is to keep it out of the world's oceans. So far, so good!
November 6, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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Mini muffin with chocolate chips. About 1.5" in diameter and about 0.4 ounces in weight. Made by Entenmann's - a 127-year-old American baking company now owned by Grupo Bimbo, a Mexican conglomerate. These muffins are officially called Little Bites. I don't often pretend to be a doctor, but when I do I order myself to take two of these muffins twice a day until my symptoms disappear. Better than Prozac for depression! And I suspect that will continue to be the case until Prozac comes studded with chocolate chips.
November 5, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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A sticker from my days as a resident of Ohio. The Buckeye state is a pretty sports-crazy place but on election day everyone puts that on hold, grabs a shovel or a snowplow, and clears the sidewalks and roads of all the footballs so voters can safely make their way to the polls. They even have cheerleader wranglers on duty, ready to capture and corral any who threaten to impede every adult Ohioan's right to vote for the absolutely worst candidates possible. The memory of it all still brings a (somewhat round) tear to my eye!
November 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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The left caged loudspeaker on my Jensen AM-FM/CD/MP3 player. The speaker is 3" in diameter. A tag on the back tells me that it and the rest of this unit was made in China in Dec 2013. An identical speaker on the right allows me to listen to music in stereo. My grandmother thought stereo was an invention of Satan. "If mono was good enough for Adam and Eve, it's good enough for me!" she used to say. She may have been joking. In my estimation, the fact that this unit requires as many as 8 "C" batteries to run it is the real evil.
November 4, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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Magnetic faux porthole showing three dolphins looking in. The "porthole" is well below the waterline but close enough to it to show a glimmer of natural light illuminating the scene from the upper left. I guess people buy these and put them on their cabin doors when they go on cruises, perhaps to make their cabin door more unique and easier to find. I bought mine to put on my refrigerator so I can more easily distinguish it from my stove. It only cost me about five bucks - plus the price of all the Gorton's beer-battered fish that's been disappearing from my freezer!
November 3, 2025 at 5:07 AM