“Did you bring it?” “I have it here,” said Mourire, the feral cat of the Ashen Forest.ย On the ground, in front of Mourire, was a jeweled collar. “You don’t have to do this.” “For all you’ve done to protect me these years?” Mourire chided.ย “We should have given this to you long ago.” “This…
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Chuck’s Top 10 Photographs of 2017
I suppose this year, more than any other in my photographic adventures, really symbolized my ability to survive against all odds.ย No matter what was thrown up against me, i still found a way to get my cameras into the world and capture the beauty and awesomeness of 2017. And every year at around this…
Read More7 and 7 on Saturday: December 23, 2017
Is it Christmas yet? What, another 48 hours to go? Good, then I have enough time to list who’s been naughty and who’s been nice in thislist of seven community bloggers from the Times Union and seven blogs from my personal blogroll.ย Scuse me while I grab a couple of Christmas cookies and share today.…
Read MoreWintertime at the Rexleigh Bridge
Last autumn, I took pictures of the Rexleigh Covered Bridge in Washington County.ย I had hoped to capture the Rexleigh with fall foliage bursting around it … but the fall foliage at Rexleigh just wasn’t being as cooperative as I wanted.ย Urgh. So I decided to go with Plan B. Plan B, in case you’re…
Read MoreDonald Trump’s tax plan will reduce my charitable donations
Well, he got what he wanted.ย He and his Republican cohorts shoved a tax plan through that will – let’s face it – we don’t know what it will do, because it was passed almost like ramming wadding into a musket. Yet I’ve heard several people say, “Well, a family of four who make $70,000…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: More One-Hit Wonders from the 1970’s
I’ve found an Internet radio station that broadcasts classic American Top 40 episodes – they’ll play one from the 1970’s, then follow it up with an episode from the 1980’s.ย And in listening to these compilations – all hosted by radio legend Casey Kasem – you discover that there were some amazing songs out there…
Read MoreWhen I caught the Times Union editing my blog headlines without my permission…
It may have seemed sudden to you, my beloved blog readers, as to why I simply quit the TU blogfarm earlier this year.ย Yes, their heavy-handed response to my April Fool’s Day post – to shut down my blog and publicly vilify me in social media and on WAMC talk radio – was the final…
Read MoreChristmas in Iverhill: Three Bird Houses
Saturday, December 22, 1973. “Why are you wasting your time?” “I’m not wasting my time,” Benny said. “Nobody’s going to want them,” his older brother Sammy chided.ย “They look old and ratty.” “I don’t care,” the ten-year-old boy sparked back.ย And with that, he walked out of the house, and placed the last wooden birdhouse…
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The Contents of Solarcan #370
Recap.ย Way back in July, I installed several Solarcans – passive cameras made out of pinhole-poked beer cans and photo-sensitive paper – and set them up in various locations around St. Agnes Cemetery in Menands. After a three-month soak, I removed Solarcan #367 from its post, scanned in the contents, and got a halfway-decent picture…
Read More7 and 7 on Saturday: December 16, 2017
It’s beginning to look a lot like … winter…. everywhere you go… Which is why I’d rather stay inside and stay warm. And first thing to do while staying warm… is to finish another Saturday “7 and 7” of well-written blogs from the community bloggers at the Times Union, and blogs from my personal blogroll…
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