I know I’ve been quiet lately, but I promise it’s been for good reason. Boring reason, but good reason nevertheless. (Taxes are boring, yes?)
If it’s any consolation to you, I haven’t been anywhere near a beach. I haven’t even been anywhere near any photos of any beach. I’ve been home, doing the aforementioned boring but necessary things. And in my [...]

Confession of the day: I can’t build sandcastles. Not even if my life depended on it. I couldn’t even construct a sand hill if you asked. Yes, I’m that pathetic.
Just about the only things I can do in the sand are scribble random words, and dig random holes. Random is a big thing with me, and I like to pretend [...]

I’d like to take this opportunity to apologize to Southern California for griping about the chilly weather throughout my recent visit. While I lamented the fact that I wasn’t able to wear shorts and walk around in December, it was nothing compared to what greeted me back home.
First, I slipped on black ice not even an hour after leaving the [...]

One of these photos was taken with a Canon. One was taken with a Nikon.
One was taken with a point-and-shoot (the S5). The other with a DSLR (the new D90) and its kit lens (55-200 mm VR).
I’m not going to ask you to tell me which is which. But I will ask you to tell me if you prefer one [...]

Once upon a time – I think it was September – I happened upon an MPIX blog posting about some boat trip around New York City. Although my motion sickness typically keeps me away from small boats, the invitation was too enticing to resist.

I thought for sure that the slots would be filled, but requested admission anyway. Wouldn’t you know [...]

To get myself prepped for my flight tomorrow, a little reminder of sunny California.
Except, this wasn’t taken in California. It was taken in my kitchen, when it was too cold to go outside and play photographer outdoors.

I still say it looks California-y to me. Doesn’t it? Just pay no mind to the falling WordPress snow.
Oh, one last thing: I hate [...]

Shot from my front porch this evening. Handheld, propped on the porch railing.

The full cold moon, also known as December moon, is unusually large and bright. It happens when the moon is closest to the earth. According to The Farmers’ Almanac, it is also called the Long Night Moon because the moon is above the horizon for a long time.
Here’s [...]

No, this wasn’t taken in a museum. It’s the side of an incredibly interesting apartment building in New York City. Correction: it’s a small portion of the side of an incredibly interesting apartment building in New York City. The building was on a corner, but every inch of both exposed sides looked like this. It wasn’t a small building either. [...]

Sometimes, there is a small advantage to being on the STOP side of two guys trying to direct traffic around road work area.
It gives you enough time to fire up your camera, pre-focus on the really interesting-looking guy holding the sign, and patiently wait for him to look your way.

Two guys with white beards on a cold December morning, directing [...]