Which did I buy – Macro Lens ($600) vs Two Extension Tubes ($30)? I’ll let you guess. 2 pictures
Excellent Condition – The white dot is not a reflection of the light (the light is a strip light) – it’s light reflecting off of a chip or flaw in the lens. 2 pictures
October 18, 2017 17:17
And then there was one – Ginger treated me to three small bars of Green & Black’s on Monday. Today’s Wednesday, this is the only one left. Its undigested hours are numbered.
October 18, 2017 8:27
Routine Maintenance. I have a suspicion that like myself, many rangefinder-style camera users also harbor an affinity for leather journals and fountain pens. 2
October 14, 2017 23:02
Connections and Degrees of Separation – You may have heard of the idea that all the people on Earth are six or fewer steps away from each other in a human chain of contacts. The “Six degrees of separation” theory, In June this year, I discovered I was three steps away from Che Guevara. Three-minute read, 3 pictures
October 8, 2017 19:16
Back of the Nave – St. Paul’s, Clinton — Saturday, I attended a Christian Formation meeting at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Clinton. 6
October 7, 2017 12:15
Inner circle, outer circle, circle of friends, circle of trust, running in circles, circles … everywhere.
September 29, 2017 19:36
Late Arrivals – This photograph is begging to have its story told. Which is appropriate given the name of the venue – Storybook Barn. I wonder what the story might be?
September 29, 2017 19:29
Sprinky lying on the kitchen table – five treatments of the same picture. 5 pictures
September 21, 2017 13:31
The latest of Jim’s Cross inspired artworks. It’s an interesting departure from his usual flower and tree inspired forms.
September 9, 2017 22:44
How did we get here, and where are we headed? – In 2010 we went from car camping to hiking and backpacking in six months. I reflect on what instigated that change, and how we are going to keep on getting out. Five-minute read, 8 pictures
September 4, 2017 17:30
Gary vs The Drier (Again)There was a blue flash and a bang, and the drier stopped working. +1
August 29, 2017 17:16
Gary on the Berryman Trail. 2 pictures
August 21, 2017 13:48
2017 Total Solar Eclipse Backpacking Trip – Our plans for viewing the eclipse were to go backpacking and watch the eclipse from the Mark Twain National Forest Journal: 11 17
August 21, 2017 13:17
Tonight I went on Facebook and asked my family to think about my end of life plans – specifically what to do with all my personal effects.
August 11, 2017 16:19
Earlier this evening. New definition of incongruous. Brit driving an Impala through the Ozarks while loudly singing along with 1970s Canterbury prog. rock. #caravan #cunningstunts
August 10, 2017 0:10
Family Barbeque. Blended families produce large extended families. And that’s great! Today we were gathered for a barbeque for Mikki and Kyoka who arrived early this morning from Japan.
August 6, 2017 16:24
Did I miss the memo? We seem to have skipped August and September and jumped straight to October. Brrrr.
August 5, 2017 20:31
Work on Ginger’s display shelving is finished. That’s a lot of blue glass! One-minute read, 4 pictures
August 4, 2017 16:39
My Weekend – Forty Feet of Shelving. I have my office, Ginger has her studio and my former office space. The office space has been due for remodeling for a long time. My first job has been to install forty feet of shelving to provide a home for most of Ginger’s blue glass.
July 23, 2017 17:06
I’ve been kept busy with a couple of projects in the workshop this week Two-minute read, 4 pictures
July 15, 2017 16:54
Old Self: Portrait of the Artist as He Will (Not) Be. Variation #2. Artist: Evan Penny. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. 3 pictures
July 8, 2017 14:57
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Museum Architecture (color) 4 pictures
July 8, 2017 13:57
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Museum Architecture (black and white) – I had not done any research prior to visiting Crystal Bridges – I was completely blown away by the architecture. 6 pictures