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| Civic minded Laval, QC September 2012 |
So it's no surprise that this week's Thematic theme, letters, numbers & other characters, pays something of a tribute to the building blocks of our (usually) literate society.
I'll kick things off with this view of the rear end of a well aged Honda Civic Si. I had a red one back in the day, and it remains a car that always catches my attention on the road. Not because it's flamboyant - it isn't - or hugely powerful (same), but because it's got just a little more zing than the regular Civic, and it was expressly designed to fly below the radar. The automotive equivalent of wolves in sheeps' clothing do more for me than any striped, body-kitted, ginormous-exhaust-equipped look-at-me-mobile ever will.
Because to me, driving has never been about impressing those around me as I pull up. (Who's impressed with headache-inducing exhaust systems, anyway?) Rather, it's been about impressing myself as I go about the back-and-forth of life, about all those little things - shifter, clutch, engine, cornering feel - coming together to elicit just a smidge of a smile as I make my way home.
Something about this car, parked quietly in the back lot, made me remember why I chose an Si all those years ago. This one may not be perfect. But who ever said perfection was the goal?
Your turn: Thematic is our weekly photo sharing and learning extravaganza - just click here to learn more. First, post a pic that evokes the theme (anything goes, really) to your blog or website. Then leave a comment here letting everyone know where to find it. Visit other participants to spread the photographic goodness. Repeat as often as you wish throughout the week. And, as always, please accept my thanks for making Thematic such a highlight. Enjoy!
I found some letters while I was out of town the past week...
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I went with numbers/characters for my post.
ReplyDeleteYour post really drove home (pun absolutely intended) the fact that I need to get my driver's license.
Thanks Carmi.
Gotta love a good Honda!
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I actually have a few letters and numbers lying around. I chose this one to start with.
ReplyDeletesome letters for you :)
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Had fun with this one! http://gillymaccsphotos.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteI was just sitting on a bench...
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I think we'll all have lots of characters to bring out! Here's mine
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I'm snowed under (not literally) with these.
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A fun one! I think I have many pics that the characters intriqued me for one reason or another, glad to have a use for them outside my display. :)
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A fun theme! I have many pictures I have taken where the characters, for some reason or another, humored me or intriqued me. Glad to have a fun way to share them!
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Here is my contribution this week. Fun times!
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Here is my number photo.
ReplyDeleteThis is the second time I have tried to leave a link. After the first time when trying to comment on others' posts my computer crashed.
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I'm gonna check out all yours tomorrow, when I don't have to go back to school for a dance concert, but for now here are mine.
ReplyDeleteI did another one.
ReplyDeleteI'm in.
ReplyDeleteGive me a G!
(My high school.)
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Ok theme multi-themed post deserves more Carmi- so with my iPhone in hand I got these-
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Ok theme multi-themed post deserves more Carmi- so with my iPhone in hand I got these-
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Dean's post is tricky! Cool, but hurry quickly to see, before it flies off the post!
ReplyDeleteI haven't been here for a while, but here is my letters and numbers contribution: http://kiwinomad06.blogspot.co.nz/2013/03/tp-235-letters-and-numbers.html Margaret
ReplyDeleteWanted to add a second posting. :) I think I could add a dozen more, but time is limited. Gotta embrace alot around me, as others do in their lives too. :)
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