Ruby Tuesday...
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My beautiful SNAZZY red crane
People, we have a problem. Okay... maybe WE don't. Maybe I do! Why? Well, I'll tell you! I was traveling to Virginia the other day when on the OTHER side of the beltway I noticed this reallllllly SNAZZY bright red crane! *points up* Yea... that one! Now, I was in kind of a hurry cuz I had an appointment but I noticed the next exit and took note of it! (see? ALREADY a plan was forming!) Now I admit that had I not had an appointment I surely would have just TAKEN the next exit, turned around and went back right then and their, but... I was being conscientous! So on the way home from my appointment, I noted the exit and new I wanted the next one after it. Yep! Sure enough - there was my big beautiful SNAZZY red crane! Of course, the exit lead to... a construction site. DUH! No biggy! I pulled into like I belonged there... oh but wait! I could only see the top of the crane from there. Soooooo... what did I do? I got out of the car and maneuvered my way across 6 lanes of traffic without a median only to find out that the beautiful SNAZZY red crane wouldn't all fit in my view finder! Well DUH! It's TALL! Verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry Tall! So of course, I took 12 shots of each half when two would have done beautifully and ran back across the 6 lanes of traffic, (well, I didn't run... I sort of had to wait ... a rather long time... for traffic to semi slow down to where I actually could dodge getting hit!), tucked my camera back in my purse and headed on home! What I SHOULD have done was take the NEXT exit and come back around and shoot that baby from across the beltway! THAT plan didn't hit me till I was almost home. Dang it. See? I told ya I have a problem! ( i'm crazy... that's what...)
Labels: Ruby Tuesday
posted by Melli at
1:01 AM
19 comment(s):
Oh girl! I'm just glad you made it home alive!! That is one huge snazzy crane!
By
ellen b, at
9/14/2009 11:15 PM
That is one very snazzy very red crane, it is so tall it makes me dizzy looking at it!
By
amanda, at
9/15/2009 12:17 AM
Wellllll, you have a GREAT story to go with those pictures, what more do you want eh? LOL!! Loved this!!
And OH MY what a BEAUTIFUL blue sky!!!
Oh and one little remark though. Cranes usually go with construction sites. They DO. Didn't you know?
By
Jientje, at
9/15/2009 2:25 AM
Oh Melli! You are so silly!!!
I love the crane.
xo
LBC
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Ladybug Crossing, at
9/15/2009 7:22 AM
Love the crane too! Be more careful, please!
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Maribeth, at
9/15/2009 8:07 AM
All the dangers of getting that Ruby shot,lol. Now you have graduated to a photographer status. Danger and intrigue my kind of life.,lol. Great shot!!
By
Auntie E, at
9/15/2009 8:39 AM
That is one tall, snazzy red crane! And that sounds like something I usually do -- figure out the better way after doing it the hard way.
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Barbara H., at
9/15/2009 10:22 AM
Great Ruby Tuesday. It took work and danger to get the shot.
By
bettygram, at
9/15/2009 11:01 AM
That's dedication and a great story. Cool crane. REALLY tall.
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Raven, at
9/15/2009 1:40 PM
Oh my darlin' I could just spank you for being so crazy and going across all those lanes of traffic. pffft Such a blogger you are. Crazy is as crazy does. It's a great picture but next time...try and not be so crazy and think of your solution first shall we :) Happy RT :)
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Anonymous, at
9/15/2009 1:56 PM
I've had the same problem (well, not the EXACT same problem) but I nearly always forget to exit on my return trip... or my husband is with me and he thinks I'm totally nuts...
Great crane! And I love that you wrote it all in red font. :)
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Anonymous, at
9/15/2009 2:40 PM
PS: Did you see that Ella had red velvet cake for dessert last Thursday at the luncheon?
I thought she was being a little greedy with the treats, as I only had a small slice of homemade carrot cake. But then, she isn't counting points, is she?
By
Anonymous, at
9/15/2009 2:41 PM
Yeah, but you're my kind of crazy. We would have way too much fun together and end up dead!
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quilly, at
9/15/2009 3:44 PM
What snazzy red crane, Melli!! And what a story!! I am glad I could remain seated when I took my pic for RT!!
:)
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MaR, at
9/15/2009 4:28 PM
Living dangerously I see!
Great ruby!
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Carletta, at
9/15/2009 5:17 PM
It IS a gorgeous crane (my son would go mad for it) but risking life and limb for snapshot of it, Melli, you're a *professional* meme-player all right! LOL I'm just glad you got it all done safely and back home again. Death by Ruby Tuesday wouldn't become you.
;-)
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Susan at Stony River, at
9/15/2009 5:57 PM
you are a war time photo journalist!
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Dianne, at
9/15/2009 6:15 PM
Atop the red crane
I can see for miles—in my
imagination!
My Ruby Tuesday
By
Magical Mystical Teacher, at
9/15/2009 6:45 PM
reminds me of "Mike Mulligan and His Syeam Shovel"
By
tilden, at
9/15/2009 8:42 PM
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