Month: January 2013

Phoebe

“When you can’t think of any other way to entertain them, you can always include a dog in your act.”   –William Shakespeare

January 31, 2013

Croc in Cooperstown

Cooperstown, NY, is famous for both the Baseball Hall of Fame and the Glimmerglass Opera (among other things).  Last summer I spotted this crocodile on the bank of Lake Otsego, behind the Otasego Inn.  

January 30, 2013

Featured Guest

My grandson Kevin Rast has generously agreed to share some of his pictures with us.  He has recently returned from a Disney Fantasy Cruise with his family.  More shots from Kevin here.

January 24, 2013

A Mighty Midget Shooter

This is remains of the crane atop a 75-storey building in Manhattan after Hurricane Sandy went through last October.  Nothing unusual about this photo except that it was taken at street level, a crosstown block away, with a Sony RX100 pocket camera. The shot was […]

January 20, 2013

Channeling Good Times

Today I am thinking a lot about England and most particularly East Sussex, where we’ve spent a lot of time over the years.  Some day I hope to compile a gallery of my photos from there, but until then click here for a taste.

January 19, 2013

We’re Off!

After surprisingly little tinkering with WordPress, I have a new photo blog. The first project involves the birds frequenting our backyard feeder.  A new snow makes this feeder especially popular today, and the sun is bight for the first time in several days. These were […]

January 18, 2013