365 Project - Recent uploads from Thom Mitchell

2026-04-22 - Borrowing Papa’s sunglasses

Thu, 07 May 26 15:04:14 +0100

Thom Mitchell posted a photo:

Dinner at the airport, sitting on the patio. It was a beautiful late-afternoon late in the semester, so there were many single- and double-engine planes taking off, landing, and being towed from place-to-place....

2026-04-22 - The wonder of a child

Thu, 07 May 26 14:54:42 +0100

Thom Mitchell posted a photo:

I don’t recall which exhibit caught his attention here, but I’m glad I caught it with the “camera.” » It was “free day” at our local

When our older granddaughter first visited Boo Castle Park, she was saddened thinking she wouldn’t see the Blue Dragon again. She’s now been back two or three times. Climbing on this “sculpture” is...

2026-04-21 - Happiness is being a Mimi

Mon, 04 May 26 18:01:15 +0100

Thom Mitchell posted a photo:

Clare with our two older grandchildren at the fantasy-themed park, “Boo Castle Park,” a destination for families. The young ones tear off to explore the tunnels, halls, and tight places in the castle....

2026-04-20 - First stop: the public library

Sun, 03 May 26 18:40:03 +0100

Thom Mitchell posted a photo:

Since they travelled “by air,” they didn’t bring a pile of books for each of the kids, so off we went — in one vehicle! — to the Carbondale Public Library. They only...

2026-04-20 - They get to relax

Sun, 03 May 26 16:00:27 +0100

Thom Mitchell posted a photo:

Our second set of house guests: our older daughter’s family. They were up and out the door to be at the airport ahead of their 8:30am flight from Boston. We can only move...

2026-04-19 - Point of no return

Sat, 02 May 26 15:30:41 +0100

Thom Mitchell posted a photo:

We went through eight trays. Eight or nine hundred transparencies? Saved: 78. Plus one extra by itself (located at about “8 o’clock” in the carousel). The extra is a Christmas morning shot that...

2026-04-19 - Mending fences

Sat, 02 May 26 13:48:11 +0100

Thom Mitchell posted a photo:

I was up on a ladder to do some fence repair and got this shot of our next-door neighbor’s Guelder-Rose (according to Seek). In bold red text, Missouri Botanical Garden says, “This plant...

2026-04-18 - “Jewelry downsizing”

Fri, 01 May 26 15:19:24 +0100

Thom Mitchell posted a photo:

Our 8½-year old granddaughter arrives with her family in a couple days and she got her ears pierced a few months ago. Clare looked at her

Someone here suggested taking photos of slides projected on a screen. (Please comment! I went looking for your post of a “slide-on-a-screen” and I couldn’t remember who it was and I had no...