So last Wednesday, I hoped to capture that elusive Comet A3 that flew by our planet. And if I didn’t get it that night, my next opportunity would take place in the year 82,024. Not sure I’ll make that rain date. I drove out to the Corinth Reservoir – one of the few “dark sky”…
Read MoreVale Alan Mansfield
The Facebook post hit me like a punch in the kidney. I’m reposting it here verbatim. From the Sharon O’Neill Facebook fan page. “Kia ora everyone, Yesterday morning I lost the love of my life, Alan. His daughter Lauren and I were with him and he passed comfortably and peacefully. Alan battled for three years…
Read More“Would you all please move out of the way?”
I’ve tried photo-capturing the Middle Covered Bridge in Woodstock, Vermont for a couple of years now. And I’ve had varying degrees of success. Mostly mid-line success. A couple of years ago, I tried capturing the bridge as part of a multi-bridge photo experience that was marred when I traveled down to a ravine for a…
Read MoreIf there’s a fanbase, there’s an asshole.
As a Pittsburgh Steelers fan, I’ve followed the Black and Gold through many seasons of ups and downs. And there are teams the Steelers play for whom I have great disdain. New England, for one. Denver brings up a bad memory of the only decent touchdown pass Tim Tebow ever threw in his life. Jacksonville…
Read MoreCaption Time: Hold all my calls.
On my way back home from a Vermont photo shoot yesterday, I passed by a little roadside souvenir stand. Great. A driving break. So I stopped, rested for a few moments, and then saw a photo opportunity. Next to the roadside stand was a little lake, along with a set of Adirondack chairs on the…
Read MoreCould “The Gutter” be the raunchiest bowling movie of all time? You tell me.
There might be maybe three movies that feature the sport of bowling as a central plot line. And depending on your personal feelings about the sport, they’re either the best bowling movies ever … or an affront to the very sport. Of course, you must start off with the classic The Big Lebowski and all…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, October 12 2024
Good morning everybody, it’s time for another recap of the great blog posts and photographs and ideas that populate my personal blogroll. You know … that thing on the right side of my blog that has all those hyperlinks. And let’s start with … Have a great weekend, everybody!
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Another 10 classic pop songs you barely remember
I believe that the songs we currently call “classics” and “oldies” are only branded as such because, at one point in time, they topped the pop charts – thus, by that metric, the song should be popular forever, while a song that might have inched into the Top 20 or been a regional hit is…
Read MoreThe CPKC Holiday Train 2024 schedule is NOW READY!!
It’s coming. And I’m not letting anything stop me from photographing it. The CPKC Holiday Train – a brilliantly illuminated train that travels from coast to coast, bringing joy and holiday cheer to millions throughout North America – and, in return, raising funds for local food banks and helping to fight food insecurity – has…
Read MoreMy next-to-last drive-in speaker restoration … for now.
Here’s the thing with me. I’ll get involved in projects, I’ll go full-tilt on those projects, I’ll have fun with those projects … and then, for whatever reason, I’ll just stop. Full stop. Put all the uncompleted projects and their tools away and not look at them or think about them for a very long…
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