Activities/Public Space

Saturday afternoon at the vast IKEA complex.
Camera: iPhone 4s Processing: Hipstamatic

We needed to buy our daughter a new bed, so we went to IKEA in New Haven. Right across from that mega-store is a very funky office building that is reflected in IKEA's mirror windows. Accented Edges did just that, making the image a tad more crisp.

Well, we are back from a wonderful three week vacation camping around the Great Lakes and into Manitoba; which ended with Bob, our pickup truck, blowing a head gasket in Oneonta, NY; requiring us to spend the Weekend From Hell (long story) in that area; then renting a car to get out of there and having to return to collect Bob and the camper the following weekend; and then just trying to get Real Life under control. Through it all, I have taken a photo a day. Much of the time that we were away, we had no Internet access. Even the few times we did, we mostly oped out--it was more important to soak up the experiences we were having and to enjoy each other's presence.

I wasn't quite sure how to get back to the business of posting them, but I've decided to start with today to get back into the habit. and, when I can to post the catch-ups. So, today, we shot down to New Haven to IKEA, the huge maze-like Swedish furniture and home decor store. This is the warehouse portion that you pass through on your way to the check-out counters. If you're purchasing anything bigger than what can fit in a shopping cart, you collect it there. Pencil Sketch does a nice job of outlining the details.