Month: November 2020

LAST PHOTO FOR NOVEMBER 2020

Last photo for November 2020 I took a bunch of shots of the Duke today following his grooming and haircut. I posted a few tomorrow. They all look rather similar, except that the position of his head and ears changes slightly. Usually, he's up and running around, but today, when I REALLY wanted his picture, he … Continue reading LAST PHOTO FOR NOVEMBER 2020

THE CHANGING SEASONS, NOVEMBER 2020

The Changing Seasons, November 2020 This has been an interesting year, depending on how you define "interesting." How can you have a year that is on one hand, terrifying (I'll skip the list of reason) and simultaneously, dull. The good parts were an exceptional autumn that started early, lasted a long time. Had pretty much … Continue reading THE CHANGING SEASONS, NOVEMBER 2020

ARCHITECTURE – WORD OF THE DAY FROM CYRANNY

Architecture Garry and I used to go into Boston to shoot city pictures at least once or twice a year. As the traffic has grown so enormously since we moved out here, we've gone into Boston less and less frequently. But still, whenever we are there, capturing the architecture is at the top of our … Continue reading ARCHITECTURE – WORD OF THE DAY FROM CYRANNY

OOPS! ABOUT OUR 4-DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND

When I was counting my medication, I forgot that everything would be closed from Wednesday afternoon through Sunday. We don't have a lot of 4-day holidays here. They are usually three days at most. Thanksgiving is different. It is always on a Thursday. Pretty much every non-essential business is closed. That doesn't include everyone. Hospital … Continue reading OOPS! ABOUT OUR 4-DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND

SANTA CLAUS AIN’T COMING TO TOWN – RICH PASCHALL

You should not go out You should not come by This year's a washout I'm telling you why Santa Claus ain't coming to town. He's making a list, He's crossing you off, He's heard that you sneeze and heard that you cough Santa Claus ain't coming to town. He sees you when you vomit And … Continue reading SANTA CLAUS AIN’T COMING TO TOWN – RICH PASCHALL

HANGING FUCHSIA THROUGH SOME SEASONS

FOTD – November 29 - Fuchsia I finally had to go back to the fuchsia, the plant I keep hoping I'll be able to grow again. Owen took this year's fuchsia inside. Maybe it will survive the winter and grow again in the summer.

BE CAREFFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR BECAUSE YOU MIGHT JUST GET IT

Trump lost this election. He was (is, for now) an awful president. Quite likely our worst ever. He may have power at the moment, but I am sure the moment Biden is sworn in, Trump's power will fade away until he is nothing more than the little sleaze he was when he was New York's … Continue reading BE CAREFFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR BECAUSE YOU MIGHT JUST GET IT

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT OLYMPUS?

Last August, there was an announcement that Olympus was selling a part of their organization to another Japanese finance company and that the cameras would move to the new company while Olympus put their emphasis in medical instrumentation. Clearly there have been a few negotiations since we last had any solid news and I just … Continue reading WHAT’S HAPPENING AT OLYMPUS?

PLEASE TELL MR DEMILLE I’M READY FOR MY CLOSE-UP, IN BLACK & WHITE!

CBWC: Close Ups Close-ups are sometimes macros and other time, head shots or portraits. Macros are for flowers. Humans are portraits, or as we used to call them, "head shots." Portraits. I used to do a lot of portraits, but in recent years, not so many. As we get older, many of us avoid close-ups. … Continue reading PLEASE TELL MR DEMILLE I’M READY FOR MY CLOSE-UP, IN BLACK & WHITE!

ORCHIDS IN 2020

FOTD – November 28 –ORCHIDS I though maybe it was a time to take a break from blooming cactus, so I figured I'd go back and see what flowers I've grown this year. I'm not sure because throughout the flower season, I was mostly in the house. But I remember getting out once in a … Continue reading ORCHIDS IN 2020