Halloween 2011

Happy Halloween! Better Half and I spent the evening watching television and handing out candy. When did we turn into our parents? I keep some traditions from my childhood. Pumpkins should be gored and then mutilated into bread while their seeds toast in a hot oven. The bread came out of a box this year (boo hiss, flavorless) but I had fun with the carving. We had a good...

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The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds. There is no fictional work that stirs my imagination like H.G. Wells The War of the Worlds. Phenomenal book. However, the radio broadcast offered by Orson Welles  resonates deeply within me, sparking my imagination and taking me back in time to when modern technology was fresh and women still wore hats affixed to their hair with pins. As...

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Upside-Down Clouds - Altocumulus Undulatus

What clouds? These clouds: Altocumulus undulatus Altocumulus undulatus Altocumulus undulatus Altocumulus undulatus Batter Half will (of course) tell me (again) what these clouds are called (he's only told me a dozen times so far). I wanted to blog the pictures here before I completely forgot about them. He did an excellent job photographing them. UPDATE: "Altocumulus...

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Events

This is a running list of local activities. Shakerwoods Festival  August 11-12, 18-19, 25-26 2012.  "Here we will carry on the tradition of hosting more than 200 of the best juried craftspeople in the country. Each craftsperson will be dressed in Shaker period clothing while demonstrating and selling their remarkable handmade wares. While on the grounds, bring your walking shoes for a journey down the rustic paths throughout the beautifully manicured woods, while enjoying the aroma of great country cooking over open fires and the sound of free entertainment located...

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Snapshots

A new snapshots taken on the way home from Wheeling: I finally remembered to pull over and photograph this sign. Barges transport coal along the Ohio River. This one is headed south, towards Wheeling. Mallards at the marina. I wonder what the female said to capture their attention. Bridge. It's a theme out here. Various fire departments were at the marina....

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Tchaikovsky Challenge

A composer-based photography challenge! I saw this and thought of my friend Annie. "Composer and conductor Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky visited the United States in 1891 to conduct at Carnegie Hall’s very first opening night concert. The Russian composer loved traveling, and he found the lure of the New World—and of New York City—very exciting. If Tchaikovsky were a guest in your...

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