It was another beautiful, sunny day in the afterlife waystation of Collarworld, where pets cross over from the Rainbow Bridge and wait until they are reunited with their masters. Bate, the terrier who entered Collarworld only a scant few months ago, was still looking for his personal path. He was more than happy to help…
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Which survey category are you?
I see these all the time in my Facebook feed – my friends have taken an online survey to find out what television character they most resemble, or what literary character is the best representative of their future, etc. It’s funny, though… I try filling out these online surveys, and I get starkly different answers…
Read MoreMy entries for BUILT 2014
As much as I enjoy donating my photos and artworks for various charity auctions and fundraisers, I always appreciate being part of Historic Albany Foundation’s BUILT: Albany’s Architecture Through Artists’ Eyes fundraiser / art show. This year, the event will take place on Saturday, November 1 at the DeWitt Clinton Hotel in downtown Albany, as…
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Bloggers, October 9, 2014: Ten for Thursday
It’s Thursday morning, and you know what that means. It’s the day I turn over my blog to showcase ten of my fellow Times Union community bloggers and their quality blog posts. Hopefully you’ll find a new blog you haven’t read before, and you might just enjoy reading that person’s blog now – and in…
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Wishing upon a rained-out blood moon
I woke up this morning, hoping I could get at least a photograph or two of the elusive “blood moon” lunar eclipse. I drove out to the Black Bridge, where I knew I could get at least a good shot of the moon before it hit the horizon. And at about 5:25, when the clouds…
Read MoreCaption Time (with a prize!) (and a winner!)
Listen, I can use all the best film and top-notch cameras in the world to get my pictures… but sometimes it’s fine to just pack a roll of pharmacy-surplus 35mm film in my Nikon F100 and shoot. That’s how I got this picture. So how about someone give me a good caption for it? And…
Read More“She’s still dead. And she’s still wrapped in plastic.”
Those words, uttered by a witness who found the lifeless body of teenager Laura Palmer, helped Twin Peaks become an instant hit. Back in ancient times, before the advent of DVD season-collection boxed sets, I would tape every episode of Twin Peaks on my VCR. And I would watch this show over and over again,…
Read MoreCeci n’est pas un hôtel.
It’s too early in the morning to start thinking about the works of René Magritte. It’s Sunday, the sun has not yet creeped over the horizon, and I’m driving to an early-morning photo shoot. It’s too early in the morning to think about surrealism or witticisms. And certainly no way to think about it in…
Read More“flow…”
A creative poem for a Sunday morning.
Read MoreWhere were you in ’64?
Two years ago, I was fortunate and honored to participate in the Albany High School Class of 1962 50th anniversary reunion. I was the keynote speaker for the reunion, and everybody at the event had a great time. So much so, in fact, that a few weeks after that event, word got around to other…
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