Cape cod vacation pics, part four

[valis2]

The funny pics! At last!

No more pics tonight, I promise. I still have eight million cemetery pics, but I'll do those over the weekend.

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This is for dacro, who is the only person I know who uses the word "Dude!" more than I do:



According to the placard:

Dude figures are caricatures of slightly disreputable urban men that were popular as tobacco figures in many parts of the country. As Dacro a carver explained in 1886, "Dudes had quite a go for a while. I have got fully twenty-five dudes planted around Brooklyn and New York now, though dudes are on the wane..." This example stood in front of a tobacco shop in Emporia, Kansas for many years, extolling the virtues of Battle Ax Plug Tobacco. The added reminder painted on the base says, "Remember the Name When You Buy Again."

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Now we know where Gilderoy went after he was released from St Mungo's.

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I'm still bummed that I didn't see the pride parade in Provincetown. Here is one building, all dolled up for the parade:



Good to see that John Wayne and Clint Eastwood are joining in on the fun. And yes, the sign in front of the covered wagon says, "Save a horse, ride a cowboy."

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Pretty herb garden.



Make that pretty tasty herb garden.

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There was a lot of graffiti on Scargo Tower. Apparently the author of this particular inscription is quite worried about the coming garden implement craze and wants his friends to know that he won't forsake them.

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What? You actually got this far? Here, a bonus...Valismort sailing the seven seas.

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Comments

[mnemosyne-1.livejournal.com]

What great pictures! Especially the flower ones - you've got some great shots there. :D

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Aw, thanks! I had a lot of fun taking pictures. I am pleased with several of them! *hugs*

[todayiamadaisy]

Lovely photos, all of them!

I'm not 100% sure, but I think the flower you've called a zinnia is really a dahlia. :-)

[valis2.livejournal.com]

aha!! Dahlia! Yes, of course you're correct!

*rushes off to fix*

[greenpear.livejournal.com]

Aren't vacations wonderful. We ought to take them more often...

[valis2.livejournal.com]

I totally wish we could. It's so lovely to wander out in the gardens and take closeup after closeup of flowerrrrs...

[venivincere]

Arrr, matey! These are darling! :-D I'll have to check out the rest later, though, because I am dead from lack of sleep.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Oh, sleep, my friend, please--they're only pics of flowerrrs and the occasional lion. Nothing earthshattering. *hugs*

[venivincere]

HA! Sleep would be a nice thing! I just finished the dishes and NOW I'm going to make a short post, then to bed. Tomorrow? Pics and some internet. Tonight? WAAAAAY too much work. :-( Sleep tight!

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Good luck with your crazed schedule, m'dear!! *giant hugs*

[jaelle-n-gilla.livejournal.com]

Looks like a beautiful Honeymoon! I love valismort sailing the 7 seas *g*

[valis2.livejournal.com]

ahaha! I'm glad you enjoyed that. ;)

[privatemaladict.livejournal.com]

"Save a horse, ride a cowboy."

Ahh, sheer brilliance! Great pics!

I'm sorry to hear the trip wasn't quite what you expected (the bed sounds horrendous), but glad you had fun anyway. :)

[valis2.livejournal.com]

There were lots of scantily clad men around--I'm still bummed that I missed the parade!

We did have fun, though. It was an enjoyable trip.

*hugs*

[drusillas-rain.livejournal.com]

wheee! pirate!valis ^_^

[valis2.livejournal.com]

hee!! I had fun on my impromptu trip. ;)

[tjwritter.livejournal.com]

Yay! It's Indy Pirate Valis!! Love it and all the rest!

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Aw, thanks! And thanks SO MUCH for the sweet prezzies--you rock utterly!!

[tjwritter.livejournal.com]

It was the least I could do! I love seeing your Happy Birthday posts for all your friends and I hoped that you would get slathered with love as well... you sooooo deserve it!

[valis2.livejournal.com]

You are so awesome. Slathering with love rocks!!

[catsintheattic.livejournal.com]

Thank you for sharing all these wonderful pics.

The bonus pic especially rocks! *smooches*

[valis2.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you liked the pics! I very much enjoyed taking them. *hugs*

[dacro.livejournal.com]

AWESOME!
but now I really want to see a fic called the virtues of Battle Ax Plug Tobacco, because, dude!
*loves*

[valis2.livejournal.com]

bwahaha! That would be awesome, would it not? ;)

[dacro.livejournal.com]

So much with the AWESOME!

[gypsyjolie.livejournal.com]

Sweet hat.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Why, thank you! It really helped with the sun, which can be brutal. ;)