It had been a couple of weeks since I had posted an old photo so I thought it was time. This is one of my favorite of the old color photos I have. This is my sister, who is eight years older than I am standing by Dad's prize possession back then. His 1953 Packard. While he served in the Korean War Dad sent money home to his parents as he could to save up for a new car when he came home. This is what he bought. Also if you're doing the math while your reading this I would guess my sister was about six or seven in this photo. Yep, a little before I came along in 1957.

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I just had to post this photo for a couple of reasons. First of all, this little guy caught our attention this past weekend when we went to the Seymour Conservatory in Tacoma. Secondly I thought the vivid red in the leaves of this caladium would be a fitting shot for Ruby Tuesday.

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After leaving the conservatory in Tacoma yesterday where we took a couple hundred photos, we happened to drive by The Manila Diner. As soon as we spotted it my wife and I looked at each other and said "We have to photograph this." Of course we were thinking of Hilda over at My Manila. Hilda has one of the best blogs on the web as far as we are concerned. Always informative and educational she does a wonderful job of showing us "her Manila." She has shown us cultural events and restaurants that make your mouth water. We turned the car around, went back and took a couple of photos, then went on with our day. Today I thought I would see if they had a website to find out more about this diner, and there it was. Take a look at their menu. It looks like they have a wonderful variety of dishes to please just about anyone. This diner is right in the heart of an industrial area so they get a lot of local workers I'm sure. I decided to make this shot our contribution to Monochrome Weekly.

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Yesterday as I was walking my wife to her vehicle after work she noticed a couple of "beetle like" creatures hanging around her truck. The one pictured here was actually waiting for her right by the door handle. He had beady little eyes. I knew right away this guy was stalking her. We brushed him away as well as his buddy, then headed for home. After doing a little research this evening my wife found out his true identity. It's a Western Conifer Seed Bug, also known as a Stink Bug. I found this sort of interesting. Just the other day Abe at My Canon Photography Blog posted a stink bug that looks completely different. I guess "stink" does come in all shapes and sizes.

A close up view of the Pacific Ocean waves coming in at Westport taken this past weekend. We are so fortunate for the extended summer we're having. These suds are our contribution to Watery Wednesday.

I know there are several wonderful blogs that have posted the magnificent glass of Dale Chihuly. Among them are Julie at Scottsdale Daily Photo and Meri at Photo a Day: Tacoma. Both have shown great examples of his work in various settings. One of Chihuly's favorite places to show his work is at the W.W. Seymour Conservatory in Tacoma. You may remember I showed you the conservatory in this previous post. Well, on that same visit I caught these colorful fish admiring one of his fine glass sculptures. This I present as my first contribution to Ruby Tuesday.

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In yesterday's post I showed you not only a beautiful sunset to witness, but our youngest daughter taking time for "Just one more time pleeeeease." Well, usually it's the younger sister wanting to know why big sis gets to do things or go places she doesn't. Not this time. When our oldest daughter saw yesterday's photo I think the green monster started to rear it's ugly head. So, here she is in her blogging debut, and in all her glory, the star of my Monochrome Weekly.

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