doorway1, originally uploaded by senor diecast.

Just a recent photo I took while at home. I love the various wood textures and the old architecture of our place.
And I really dig light and shadow.

I’m very much an amateur photographeur, but I do dig a few of the shots I was able to get away with last night. Maybe someday someone will buy me one of those big fancy cameras that grant instant photographic skill (or just photographic snobbishness).

I love my church.

Every year we block off a section of the street in front of the church (legally) and throw a block party on the Canada Day weekend. This year there were easily over a couple hundred people from the church and neighborhood filling the street where we had a barbecue, great conversation, a wee bit of frisbee, a multitude of sparklers for the kids, and a great fireworks display. We never advertise ahead of time – just block off the street, fire up the grill and welcome anyone who might happen by.

Rawdon Street Baptist Church has been a light in this corner of the city for a long, long time. Sometime soon I’m going to write out a bit of our history here for you. It’s never been that large of a family and it may never be, but it is far from anemic. I hope this little missional family continues to infect its neighborhood with the Kingdom of God for a long time to come.

I’m no photographer. I depend on my subject matter to make the pictures look good. This not so little guy obliged me greatly. And can I just say that I want mandibles. Seriously, those little hand things that sit on each side of his mouth would be so useful. You could use them to keep a better grip on a messy burger, or hold your phone, or scratch your ears. So cool!

I posted a few other pics from our trip on flickr. Have a fantastic Sunday evening.

1. The box I live in.

2. A few sales samples I’ve neglected to hand out in the midst of other busyness.

3. A little bit of hope to carry me through.

4. A glum little fella to temper my hope.

My stunning wife sitting dockside at Boondocks restaurant in Wilbur by the Sea, FL.