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There’s a hole in me head!
I love reflections. It’s kind of like water when I’m not able to be by the water. Water is my favorite. I think I take inspiration from the surrealist like Renee Magritte. Reflections like water are a gateway to the subconscious. C’est n’est pas une pip. Continue reading
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Not bad for a 75-year-old….
Not bad for a 75-year-old…. lens. I’d like to make a clarification… To be perfectly clear… SHE IS NOT 75 YEARS OLD!!! I’m talking about the lens on my camera NOT my wife! Yes, I did get comments, mainly from Elise, that the post seemed to say she was 75 years old… She is NOT! … Continue reading
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Sorry… That seat’s taken
Waiting for the graduates to arrive… I arrived early for a good seat, a great angle, and to fry in the sun. A busy weekend with two graduations. Continue reading
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Sign of the Times
Unfortunately, a sign that is commonplace now and probably is here to stay. Graduation during Covid. Getting used all the organization. I know the date of my daughter’s graduation just not the time or location. It’s all TBD and “Need To Know” kind of stuff. As Master Sergeant Smith used to say “I’m so flexible… Continue reading
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Wheels on the bus go….
Have you ever read the writing at the front of a school bus? Continue reading
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Breakfast in Sweden
Where night-time never really got dark. From, what seems like, many moons ago. Continue reading
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Missing the City
It’s been at least 10 months since I’ve been in the city. Every couple of months I take the train in and walk the Loop, visit the Art Institute, and grab some lunch. Is always a bit of a breather from the burbs and I usually see something interesting. For now, I’m doing the next… Continue reading
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Till we ride again
I love riding the train into the city. I have 4 choices to get in, 6+ if I drive a bit. The driving part may seem weird to mention but to fellow rail aficionados, this will make sense. The easiest is The Rock because of its schedule and proximity but I love to travel over… Continue reading
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Slide or Sculpture?
It depends on how old you think you are. This image was taken in downtown Chicago at the Daley Plaza. The sculpture by Pablo Picasso is one of the city’s best know landmarks. My two and a couple of others sure had a fun time sliding on the sculpture’s angled base. The graphic shadows… Continue reading
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I stand still or move slowly, feeling things like the impulse of shapes, the direction of lines, the quality of surfaces. I frame with my eye (sometimes with my hands) as the ground glass would frame. Nothing that one could reasonably call thinking is taking place at this stage. The condition is total absorption; the decision (a picture!) is spontaneous. – Aaron Siskind, 1955