What’s Up in the Neighborhood, February 1, 2025

Okay, place your bets now. Will the groundhog see her shadow tomorrow, thus dooming us with six more weeks of winter? Or is it the other way around, where if the groundhog sees her shadow, it means spring is around the corner?

I lose track on these things. The fact that we put more stock in some furry creature to predict our weather is just straight-up lame. But that’s just me.

What else is me? Well, that else includes going through this week’s blogroll and seeing what fantastic photos and ideas are provided by my fellow photographers, bloggers and thinkers. Let’s get started.

• BLOGS FOR TASTE
  • The Capital District Fun blog, “More Soup Recipes.“
• BLOGS FOR TRAVEL
  • The Saratoga Woods and Waterways blog, “A Good Word for Winter’s Cold.“
• BLOGS FOR HISTORY
  • The Albany history blog “Hoxsie!”, “Albany Newsboys, 1910.“
• BLOGS FOR THE WORD
  • Alan Ilagan’s blog, “The Danger of Ice.“
  • Sara Iacovelli in the “Pine Hills Review,” “Omen.“
  • J. Eric Smith’s blog, “Five By Five Books (Redux): Introduction.“
• BLOGS FOR THE IMAGE
  • The Phoenix Desertsong blog, “The Landscape of Sunset and Divine.“
  • Thomas Slatin’s blog, “Forgotten Pharmacy.“
  • The Resurrected Camera blog, “Peak construction, Pt. V.“
  • Tim Jeffers’ “Vintage Lens,'” “Overdue!“
  • The Bedlam Farm Journal, “The Chronicles of Zip (Zipper), Two Great Photos by Maria Wulf, the Cat and the Artist.“
• BLOGS FOR THE SCREEN
  • Silvia Lilly in the DelSo portal, “The Last Showgirl.“
  • The B&S About Movies, “Femme Fatale (1991).“
  • The Saturday Morning Archives, “That time C-3PO and R2-D2 appeared on Sesame Street (1980).“
• BLOGS FOR CONSCIENCE
  • Roger Green’s “Ramblin’ with Roger,” “Bishop Takes King.“
  • Jacob Gilbert’s “The Land of Whatever,” “The blasphemy of Donald Judas Trump.“
  • Molly White’s “[Citation Needed],” “Trump’s Project 2025 ghostwriters.“
  • The WrigergurlNY blog, “Same Sh*t, Different Day: The Blame Game & the Airline Crash at ReaganAirport.“
  • The Cawston Greenway blog, “Battling With The Floods.“
• BLOGS IN MEMORIAM
  • RIP Baseball, “Jeff Torborg (1941-2025).“
• BLOGS FOR LIFESTYLE
  • Audley Stephenson’s “Best Audacious Life!”, “Breaking Barriers: Ken Kunken’s Journey as a Quadriplegic Advocate and Legal Professional.“

Have a great weekend, everybody!