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Friday, July 15, 2011

Parking Lot Graphic

Trader Joe's parking lot on a sunny day.

I have groceries on the brain. Shopping is on today's to-do list.

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Update, 9am: you may note the 4:30am post time. I woke up moments before, remembering I hadn't posted. This is rare. I don't have a system exactly, but posting is an integral part of my day.

I usually choose a photo first and prepare it. This gives me time to think about what to say about it. In this case I had chosen the photo but forgotten to think. I don't think I could even spell what goes through my mind at 4:30 in the morning.

Yet I really do have to get groceries today.
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19 comments:

  1. diveJuly 15, 2011 at 4:56 AM

    Perfect, Petrea.
    Your eye for found art is unmatched.

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  2. Laurie AlleeJuly 15, 2011 at 7:59 AM

    Beautiful!

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  3. VirginiaJuly 15, 2011 at 8:20 AM

    I LOVE THAT

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  4. AnonymousJuly 15, 2011 at 8:49 AM

    Nikon-worthy.

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  5. Petrea BurchardJuly 15, 2011 at 9:12 AM

    Just updated with the reality of where my brain was when I posted at 4:30 this morning.

    Thank you for your nice comments.

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  6. Petrea BurchardJuly 15, 2011 at 10:08 AM

    I've just gotten a RedBubble account. You think this one should go on there?

    On my list today: add RedBubble link to blog.

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  7. Petrea BurchardJuly 15, 2011 at 10:10 AM

    Patrizzi, remember the (is it Mark Twain?) quote: "I can live for two months on a good compliment."

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  8. BellisJuly 15, 2011 at 11:03 AM

    I was waiting here in England at 8 am (midnight your time) for your photo to change and it didn't. I looked in again at about 4:30 am your time, so I guess I must somehow have woken you up.

    Goodness, how can you keep doing this day after day without failure? It's a marvellous achievement - and you shouldn't feel bad about any delays in your posts, despite my nagging.

    Is this the Trader Joe's on Del Mar/Lake? Great shadow play.

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  9. StevenJuly 15, 2011 at 11:38 AM

    Cool photo. Nice lines. Interesting too. A visit to Trader Joe's is always a bright point of any day.

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  10. Susan CampisiJuly 15, 2011 at 1:25 PM

    Bellis, I was wondering the same thing. How do you do it everyday, Petrea? You're amazing. So is this photo.

    Trader Joe's got me thinking of the Ginsburg poem, so I just read it again: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15306

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  11. Petrea BurchardJuly 15, 2011 at 2:56 PM

    Thanks for waking me up, Bellis. I don't like being late and I'd hate to miss one completely.

    What keeps me going is the fear of being punished if I'm bad! Or maybe it's more a peer pressure thing. I always got good grades, not because I particularly liked school but because I was a people pleaser.

    It doesn't hurt that I enjoy blogging and the contact it brings me with the worldwide community, as well as my own.

    Steven, as much as I like eating, and as much as I prefer TJ's to other stores in its price range, I wish I could hire someone else to shop for me.

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  12. SpeedwayJuly 15, 2011 at 4:14 PM

    I love the grid patterns and the gradations from white to black. So simple, so cool. Most people might never have noticed.

    And the tomato was great, too.

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  13. KatieJuly 15, 2011 at 5:50 PM

    Now that you've taken a delightful Trader Joe's photo watch out as they'll probably discontinue the good light in that parking lot.

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  14. Petrea BurchardJuly 15, 2011 at 6:40 PM

    Thanks, Speedway.

    Katie! Props for hilarity.

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  15. Ms MJuly 15, 2011 at 8:00 PM

    Splendid photo! The lines, diagonals, shadows are marvelous!
    I like Katie's observation about Trader Joe's :-)

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  16. Petrea BurchardJuly 15, 2011 at 10:39 PM

    I like it too, Ms. M. For those who don't know: it always seems as soon as you fall in love with a product at Trader Joe's, they discontinue it.

    Another thing: how often do you see this much space in one of their parking lots?

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  17. Petrea BurchardJuly 16, 2011 at 8:01 AM

    Don't know why I remembered this two days later. Bellis, you asked: this is the TJ's on Rosemead.

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  18. Ibarionex R. PerelloJuly 17, 2011 at 8:48 AM

    Great capture. Love the light and line. Sweet.

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  19. Petrea BurchardJuly 17, 2011 at 10:19 AM

    Thanks, Ibarionex. I'm glad you like it.

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I appreciate your comment. You are a nice person—smart and good looking, too.