Yesterday, the temperature in the Philly area reached almost 70 degrees. This is, needless to say, unseasonably warm. I was unable to get out with my camera in the daylight hours but, with the temperatures still in the mid-60’s after 8 PM, my neighbor and I decided to head down to the river and take…
Category: Photography
Winter Robins
The Philadelphia area got its first real snowfall this past Saturday, which kept us indoors most of the day. Oddly enough, it also gave me the opportunity to take the best “up close and personal” nature photos I’ve ever taken. A flock of robins, who have are wintering in South Jersey for reasons beyond my…
Potential Third Novel – “The Parallel”
 I believe I’ve mentioned one of my Christmas presents being an Apple Pencil. I’m actually surprised by how much I enjoy the device, and have been playing around with it to compose composite images in Pixelmator. My favorite of these has two separate images as a base. First is the silhouette of several friends…
Down To The River
New Year’s Eve was a lot of fun. We had some neighbors over and pretty much laughed 2016 into retirement 1. My head finally hit the pillow sometime around 1:30 AM. Saying up to such a late/early hour, however, comes with consequences. While my body got out of bed around 8 AM to get ready…
Christmas Reflection
Christmas afternoon the Sun was out, and there was not a cloud in the sky. As we’d had a pretty amazing brunch during morning worship, and a delicious meal mid-afternoon, the blue skies called me to get out and stretch my legs though a walk. I didn’t go far 1, but managed to get a…
Indoor Basil
I was doing some dishes after lunch yesterday and caught sight of the basil plant my daughter has grown from a cutting. I glanced at the plant during the narrow window when the low December Sun illuminates it perfectly. The green of the leaves, combined with the nice shadows, caught my interest. So I ran…
