While I hope to break the “Syracurse” that has stymied my photographic entries in three of the last four years, I have found success in another avenue at the New York State Fair. In 2016, The Cathedral of St. Philco – a dollhouse made from an old tabletop radio cabinet – took third place in…
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A tour of seven Vermont covered bridges
During my recent vacation in Vermont, I was alerted to a special “covered bridge” tour near my hotel.ย Of the more than ninety different covered bridges throughout the Green Mountain State, seven are within a two-hour driving trip from each other.ย Wowie. So I blocked out two hours … and made the trip. I began…
Read More7 and 7 on Saturday, July 28, 2018
It’s Saturday, and that means another go-round of my blogroll to share blog posts from bloggers, podcasters and writers that I think you will totally enjoy.ย And if you do enjoy them, by all means comment on their works and let others know that you enjoy their thoughts. Let’s get started, shall we? Joe Geronimo’s…
Read MoreNo TRASK art show this year? Boo, hiss…
Charity Season 2018 is fast approaching, and I enjoy designating various artworks and projects for these awesome fundraisers.ย The projects help raise money for much-needed community and local projects, and it feels good to participate in these shows. One of these events is the Saratoga Springs Preservation Society’s TRASK Art Sale and Aution, which is…
Read MoreI see you, little hummingbird…
So I’m currently on vacation this week, a much needed getaway from the world.ย And in that getaway, sometimes you need to relax and enjoy a porchside meal at a white tablecloth restaurant. Which I did last night. Outside my dining window was a small hummingbird feeder.ย Nice.ย Maybe if I’m lucky, I’ll see one…
Read MoreCaption Time: The Horses
Yesterday, while I was on my vacation, I was photographing one thing – when something else caught my attention. Two horses on a farm. And for an instant, before I lost the chance, I swung to my right and squeezed off this shot. And got it. So to you, my dear readers … can you…
Read MoreMy photography entries in the 2018 New York State Fair are …
The Syracurse. That’s what I’m currently dealing with. For the past two years, and in three of the last four years, I’ve submitted entries to the New York State Fair’s photography competition … and they’ve all been rejected. Urgh. Syracurse indeed. However … this year I am hoping … hoping hoping hoping … that the…
Read MoreThe photos I’m NOT entering in the New York State Fair…
Right around this time, I list the six images that I’ve captured and mounted and nursed and nurtured and hoped would reach the walls of the Harriet May Mills Art Center at the New York State Fairgrounds. And right around this time, I wonder if these six images have earned their right to be among…
Read MoreSo do I want another season of Star Trek: Discovery?
I do enjoy the Star Trek franchise.ย I really do.ย Although there are parts of it that I really haven’t focused on, I do appreciate this whole overall concept. What’s harder to grasp, for me, is the position where the new Star Trek iteration, Star Trek: Discovery, fits into everything.ย The show purports to take…
Read More“Jamario Moon for FOUR!”
You know I’m all about the Albany Patroons.ย They rule, they rock, they are the true Albany professional sports team. And I also keep an eye out for Patroons alumni – what they’re doing, where they’re winning, all of that. Last Friday night,I received a Facebook message from Tamara Moon, letting all her FB friends…
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