Wednesday, March 25, 2009

A Spring, Cleaning

I tried to come up with something interesting in nature first. Maybe a bird picking up some trash. Maybe a bug on a flower eating another bug. A squirrel cleaning its own face. Stupid nature wouldn't cooperate. Still, I took lots of pretty pictures that don't fit this challenge.

Instead, I went with the pun. I had to work pretty hard to sneak up on a Slinky spring toy in the act of vacuuming my living room. I think it looks startled.

First an action shot to show the cleaning:


Then a close-up of that surprisingly helpful spring toy:


You can see the rest of my candidates on my flickr page. They're mostly just shots of flowers and trees and birds. Lame. But there are also many more action shots of the spring, cleaning.

5 comments:

Unknown said...

That slinky with googly eyes is effing adorable.

DVS said...

Reminds me of the Geico commercials.

Ann said...

I also like this shot from your Flickr set, though the branch in the left foreground is distracting. I think you got the combination of fading light and flash just right. http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulidin/3386658224/in/set-72157615821822811/

Paul said...

Hah, that's just the slinky you could be saving by switching to Geico!

Paul said...

Had it not been so cold that evening, I would have reviewed my photos on the spot and tried for better arrangement of that sunset shot through the branches. As it was, my fingers were starting to fail. Thanks, Ann!