Day 193 - Safari Inn - 11.30.11

Continuing with my string of photos of signs is today's entry of the Safari Inn sign on Olive in Burbank. I've had this in the back of my mind as something to photograph for a long time. So today on my way home from work when I was tired and it was cold outside and I hadn't photographed anything today it was nice to just swing by the Safari Inn on my way home. You gotta love the vintage nature of this sign. Every once in awhile you will see this on a TV show. It was something I saw today.

Day 192 - Ribs USA & Village Market - 11.29.11

Walked over to a printer on Olive Avenue this morning to see what it will cost to print up some photo books for the Nutcracker. One the way home I walked a block out of my way over to Ribs USA to take this photo. I love Ribs USA. I went for this angle which is really just the sign and not really the restaurant because I wanted to capture the giant hot dog on the roof of Village Market next door. It was something I saw today.

Day 191 - Harry's Family Restaurant - 11.28.11

Had lunch with an old friend today over at Harry's diner or as the sign says, "Family Restaurant." Harry's has been in operation in Burbank for many many years. They do a great breakfast. I had a fantastic bowl of chili today. Before leaving I snapped this photo to document that his was something I saw today.

Day 190 - Burbank Christmas Tree - 11.27.11

It is Christmas time in downtown Burbank. I swung by downtown just for this photo. I made a mental note of this the other night when I was walking around with my family. I told myself I had to return one evening for a photo. Well, tonight was the night. It was something I saw today.

Day 189 - Refreshing Coca-Cola - 11.26.11

Went out to eat with some friends this evening. It was one of those 50's style places and it served Cokes. This straw holder was on our table. It was something I saw today.

Day 188 - Miss Donuts - 11.25.11

Ventured to the West Side this morning to The Dance Store so my daughter could get some dance shoes. Across the street was Miss Donuts. The vibrant colors of the store attracted me and really looked great against the blue sky. This was something I saw today.

Day 187 - Green Wall - 11.24.11 (Thanksgiving)

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Instead of a picture of our meal or some other holiday related image I chose a picture I took during a family walk after our big feast. We ate pretty early, which was great by the way, and then went on a walk through the neighborhood to work off some of those calories. Just off Magnolia on Avon there is this side of a building with a cool green paint job. It was something I saw today.

Day 186 - Raggedy Andy - 11.23.11

This Raggedy Andy doll is one of my earliest toys. Recently he's been living on a shelf in my record room. I brought him into our front room for this photo since the light was better. It was something I saw today.

Day 185 - Doughn-t Hut - 11.22.11

Yet another in my series of photos of Burbank businesses. This morning I swung by the Doughn-t Hut for some photos. It was a busy morning at the old Hut as you can see. This was one of the first sort of landmark's I became acquainted with in Burbank before I even moved here. The summer before moving here my wife and I drove around Burbank. We didn't really know where we were, but the Doughn-t Hut was a landmark we used to know where we were. We drove in and around the neighborhoods and when we would come across this place we knew we had circled back to where we had been. The funny thing is that 14 years later and I still haven't gone here for doughnuts. Sorry Doughn-t Hut. Anyway this was something I saw today.

Day 184 - Burbank Power Plant In The Morning - 11.21.11

It was a cod morning here in Burbank which meant that the local power plant was kicking out a bunch of steam. The plume of steam could be seen from my house and so I thought I'd drive over and take a photo. it was something I saw today.

Day 183 - Umbrella - 11.20.11

Gloriously rainy day here in Burbank today. Not one of those drizzly days, but a full on rainy day. Rainy enough that I used an umbrella. This umbrella to be exact. It was something I saw today.

Day 182 - The Snug - 11.19.11

This Irish bar/pub is just across the street from my daughter's dance studio. I've photographed it before both day and night and never been happy with what I got. Today I went for something very simple and was happy enough to make it the photo for the day. It was something I saw today.

Day 181 - Welcome To Burbank - 11.18.11

This morning I did make it over to the "welcome to Burbank" sign on Burbank Blvd. It was something I saw today.

Day 180 - Blue Ribbon Laundry - 11.17.11

Ventured just over the Burbank border into North Hollywood today to Blue Ribbon Laundry. It wasn't because I had laundry to do. I was actually going to go find the "Welcome to Burbank" sign on Burbank Blvd. for a picture, but saw this on the way down Victory. I stopped, took some photos and decided the welcome sign could wait for another day because I was happy with this. I framed the humungous "Homeland" billboard to help freeze this in a certain time and date. I also love the show so it is my chance to plug the show to anyone who isn't already watching. So this was something I saw today.

Day 179 - Chicken Legs - 11.16.11

Spent most of my day designing the cover for my Christmas Mix CD. I'm not really a graphic designer so I go really slow with the designing. It doesn't help that I really don't have proper illustrating software. So before I knew it the sun was down and I needed a subject to photograph. Well, dinner was in the oven and seemed like just as good of a thing as anything else. So now you know that these chicken legs that we had for dinner were something I saw today.

Day 178 - Lowes Cart - 11.15.11

Took my camera with me to a visit to the local shopping center. Saw this abandoned cart and decided it was worth a photo. It was something I saw today.

Day 177 - Living Room Lamp - 11.14.11

It's been a crazy day. Had a sleepless night and then spent the day with my sick daughter at home. Also worked on processing photos from the weekend. I had so many good photos that I had a lot of work to do. I only got through Saturday's dance photos and still have Friday night's concert photos, Saturday's Disneyland visit and Sunday's Nutcracker rehearsals. So when it came time to thinking about an interesting photo I didn't think too hard. This lamp sits 15 feet from my computer so that tells you how far I went to snap this picture of something I saw today.

Day 176 - Arabian - 11.13.11

This is one of the dancers in the "Arabian' dance number stretching between run throughs. It was something I saw today.

Day 175 - Spanish - 11.12.11

My day was spent in the lobby of a photo studio taking photos of the Nutcracker dancers as the waited to take their studio photos for the show. This is the back of one of the "Spanish" dancers. It was something I saw today.

Day 174 - Dumbo Flight - 11.11.11

Had a nice morning at Disneyland. We got there when it opened and hit a bunch of rides in Fantasyland. Went on Dumbo twice before the line got crazy. Barb and Rose were behind me and this view of them was something I saw today.

Day 173 - Sucker For Love - 11.10.11

Some days on this blog aren't about pretty pictures. Some days I just want to show something I saw plain and simple. On Halloween some friends of the family put this poster on our door and left us some goodies, knocked on the door and ran. Our whole family has found the poster so entertaining and funny that when it came time to take down the Halloween decorations and put up the Thanksgiving decorations we decided to leave up Edward. It makes the front door interesting. So today I stepped outside my door, turned around and took this picture of something I saw today.

Day 172 - Dark Alley - 11.09.11

Waited until the evening when I was heading out to my daughter's choir performance to take a photo for the blog. This is looking down the alley just outside our garage. The sun had just set. It was something I saw today.

Day 171 - The Red Chair School of Performing Arts - 11.08.11

This is the sign on the front desk at The Red Chair. It was something I saw today.

Day 170 - Lock/Jaw - 11.07.11

My son's band Lock/Jaw had practice today at the house. They also needed a band photo to send to LA Weekly because they may get some coverage on an upcoming show. So this is the band in the alley behind the house trying to look serious. It was something I saw today.

Day 169 - Anna's Silhouette - 11.06.11

At Nutcracker rehearsals today I took this photo of my friend Anna who works at The Red Chair. She was standing at the open back door. It was something I saw today.

Day 168 - Alta Dena Dairy Drive Thru - 11.05.11

I love Alta Dena milk. I've never bought it directly from the dairy, but someday I will and when I do I will buy it from one of the drive thrus just so I can say I did. This sign and dairy is just down the street from my daughter's dance studio. I walked down there in my down time to take this photo. It was something I saw today.

Day 167 - Cloudy Sunset - 11.04.11

Rained off and on today in Burbank. By the time the sun was setting the clouds were parting so that a bit of sunlight could kiss the clouds and the moon could peak out. It was something I saw today.

Day 166 - Track Switch - 11.03.11

Went on a photo walk this morning. This is a shot of the train tracks crossing Buena Vista near the Empire Center. You can see where there is a switch to change tracks. I like the way this one plays in the long horizontal format. It was something I saw today.

Day 165 - Eric Nash Invert - 11.02.11

Had a nice night at the skate park. My wrist is still hurting and I did fall once on the wrist, which sucked, but it wasn't too bad. I actually worked myself up to a frontside and a backside grind. Boy I am out of shape. Once I was worn out I broke out the camera to take a few photos. I went down in the bowl and had a couple skaters do some tricks for the camera. This is Eric Nash doing a nice invert. It was something I saw today.

Day 164 - Chinese Umbrella - 11.01.11

This is a Chinese umbrella prop for Nutcracker. It was something I saw today.