I whiffed on last week's ThemPho, but I did in fact have a photo chosen for the theme 'faded' :

"In Many Ways, Big Boy Never Left" 35 mm photo scanned with HP Photosmart c4800; shot with a Nikon N70, fuji 200 ASA film; 28 - 200 Tamron lens
And this week's theme is 'close-up,' so I chose a macro shot of a Dale Chihuly glass sculpture I found in the Atlanta Botanical Garden while researching for this story.

"Dale Chihuly's Art," Nikon D70 with 18-55 Nikkor lens
I am constantly missing the theme deadline so I feel your pain. I have
never seen a "big boy" but this is exactly what I thought it would look
like. Your close up is wonderful. I love glass and the colors are
fantastic