Day 349 - Sweet

Two of the loves in my life.

Day 348 - Hearts

This store had a plethera of Valentines' Day heart balloons. Looked like a forest. Couldn't resist taking this image.

Day 347 - The long walk

I could have entitled this the long lonely walk. This is the journey I took after lunch today to get to my office. The turnoff to my building is just a speck in the distance.

Day 346 - Pho Bo

It's cold today and hot soup was on the menu. I had beef soup -- Pho Bo -- at Miss Pho Saigon. This is the plat of bamboo shoots I added to the soup. Excellent!

Day 345 - Music Shack

One of my favorite places to get book and sheet music. Tonight it just seemed warm and inviting.

Day 344 - Follow the Sun

This working wall display serves as a reminder that I work in a global community.

Day 343 - Phttt!

Miss Olivia trying her best at a rasberry!

Day 342 - More Ice

Someone left the water running and this is the result.

Day 341 - Icicles

Lots of ice on plants in the front garden. As the roof started to thaw it dripped down on this plant and it refroze.

Day 340 - Cello

Looking down the bow at the cello. I can't tell you how many late nights already. Yes, I'm thoroughly enjoying this.

Day 339 - Cold...

Yep, 23 Deg F. Cold for Houston.

Day 338 - Alien lights?

Alien lights?

No, just the back end of a light. These are the air ventilation holes.

Day 337 - Pink Pirate Booties

Argghh me matie. Miss Olivia is done swabbin' the deck and is restin' for a wee bit. Her Aunt Sherylin provided these pink Pirate Booties and is pleased to no end.

See, I told you so ....

Day 336 - Wheat Art

Amazing what you can do with some wheat.

Day 335 - Exersaucer

Miss Olivia thoroughly enjoying her "exersaucer".

I really love all the colors in this image.

Day 334 - BA5417

What is the significance of BA5417? 

That is the part number of a dual output power amplifier. That 15 pin black chip drives the two output speakers on a keyboard that Heather purchased for 20 bucks from someone on Craig's list. I bought a power supply,  plugged it in, powered up, and it appeared to work, but no sound. That's because that chipped was fried -- literally. You can see some charring just below the "A" between the 2 and the 6 ( to the left of the "H38"). I was able to find the part from an electronics supplier on the internet and replace it. Voila! It works!

 Addendum: Here is a closeup of the chip when I removed it. There are actually two spots that were blown. Look on the "B" and between the "2" and "6". Looking at the chip specifications, the 7th pin from the left is the power ground.  So, I think that something internally shorted out to ground and it overheated and literally blew out the side of the ceramic chip. It was fun pulling out my de-soldering iron and removing this chip.

Day 333 - Patterns

Patterns on a walkway.

Day 332 - Silhouette

Power lines and poles creating silhouettes this evening. Sometimes I can get interesting images sitting in my car during my commute.  Usually people think of all the power lines as a cluttered mess and how can anyone see beauty in all this. Well, can you find the beauty in those things that you have no ability to change? Can you look beyond the wrinkle lines in others and still see their beauty. I've tried that for a long time and it's amazing on the response you get from someone as you look beyond the outer wrapper and commune with the real person. Be warned: there are some who do not want to let you in and will lash out.  Thankfully I've found those in my life who for some strange reason want me involved in their lives.

Day 331 - Pinewood Derby

So much fun today at the Pinewood Derby. I did this a couple of times when I was a wee bit younger.

Day 330 - Light

I've always enjoyed taking images of different kinds of lights and lamps. These are on a ceiling fan. The white balance of this image is a bit warm giving the yellowish tinge.