Odd Sights

It's Saturday and the Beijing Olympics are nearly over. I have a couple of photos of oddities encountered on a walk around my neighborhood. Over at Linwood Park, I encountered a sofa out in the middle of a field used for kids games - soccer, frisbee and the occasional kite flying. I don't know why it was there, but the responsible party was not within sight. Odd.


And then on the trek home, I passed this ingenious method of bracing a window air conditioner. I have seen it before, but decided to take a photo and enter this into the album of oddities. I assume that this was meant to be a temporary measure, while a more conventional bracing device was procured by the installer. Apparently temporary is a relative term.


My bathroom leak has turned into a real project. The bathroom has been gutted and new plumbing and wall decorations are being fitted into the space. I am amazed at the number of decisions that are necessary for a new bathroom, when all I want is a place to take a shower. Thanks to gzmoohoo and BB for allowing me to use their very handy construction team.

There was tennis again this morning. There were eight geezer guys playing in pairs and attempting to control the path of a tennis ball in a swirling wind, trying to hit some of those tennis shots that a few scant years ago were nearly automatic. I played with Bill C. as my partner. We are the oldest of the eight, but played well enough to split sets 3-6, 6-3 to two different pairs. Good enough tennis and great to be outside on a cool August morning in Minnesota.

How about that Jamaican guy, Ursain Bolt? That man can run. Three gold medals and three world records.