TAKING ONE FOR THE BLOG

Yorktown, NY- February, 2013

Cindy here- well, another major storm and the photographer is where?  Florida, of course.  Let's face it, none of us want to view any photos of sunny Florida while we are digging out.  Neither should anyone be subjected to my digging out pictures because as bad as my digging out has been, someone else's digging out is always worse.

Time to bring in a guest photographer to help this blogger.  

Last week I was at Yorktown High School's Evening of Dance and was entertained for hours by our students.  The boy shown above (my apologies to his partner, I don't know her name) is Zakary, one of my juniors.  Even from the audience I could see him taking shots to the face from his partner's ponytail.  How fortunate for the blog that his parents were able to capture the moment.  

Broadening His Horizons

Wakefield, RI- January 2013

Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY, Vero Beach, FL, the photographer decided to mix it up for a change and include a shot from somewhere else- specifically Rhode Island.  This shot was taken out a window (through a screen no less!) looking east during a chilly January sunrise.  

Deja Vu all over again 

Sebastian Inlet, FL- December, 2012

Three years, three cameras, and a switch from film to digital but the view doesn't change.  Below is a 2009 APS photo from a 2011 blog post.  

Sebastian Inlet, FL- November, 2009

New Town for Kid 

Savannah, Georgia - August, 2012

The photographer stumbled across Savannah this summer and it looks like there are photo possibilities in the future.  After a dinner at Chez Paula Deen http://ladyandsons.com/, which was a bit on the pricey but filling side it was time to walk through the city.  The conditions weren't great but he managed to get a couple of shots in before twilight with plans to return this fall....

Bentley meet Bentley

Dog meets Machine

Boca Raton, FL- August 2012

Boca Raton translates into 'mouth of the rat' but during a recent visit to the upscale section of Mizner Park we now believe the meaning to be 'home of the small dog'.  Never mind, Bentley ever the gentlemen did not soil any part of the downtown, behaved well at Max's Grill where we ate outside in 90 degree sunshine and as a reward got to pose in front of an actual Bentley.

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Cool Fish

Bird-in-Hand, PA- June, 2012

Here is a little guy who knows how to keep his cool during the dog days of one of the hottest summers in the last few years.  

Life imitates a children's book

follows a confused baby bird as he asks cows, planes and steam shovels the all important question....

I wanted to have this post ready by Mother's Day, but my scanner had other ideas.  This was a digital picture that came to us by print and mocked me daily until I could upload it.  Finally a week later, the scan feature cooperated. 

Cornwall, NY- March, 2012 

LITTLE RED CORVETTE

Vero Beach, Florida- February, 2012

Ok, for the record, it isn't a corvette, it is Daddy's 1978 mgb. On the other hand, Kelsey has a black miata convertible but it just wouldn't be the same when juxtaposed next to the picture with Grandpa from summer of '96.

Blowing Rock, NC- August,1996

She'll claim this picture is proof that she is destined to own the mgb.

Here's Bentley.....

Walton, New York - December, 2011

The day after Winter died, Cindy began reading a book entitled A Dog's Purpose, the premise being each dog's life has its own purpose and dogs live several different lives. The hero of the book dies and is reborn that day as another dog. Great book and she made us all read it.

Also the day after Winter died, Cindy talked to her dad's cousin Ron Sr. Ron loved Winter despite as an exuberant adolescent he scratched Ron's arm resulting in well... a loss of blood. Ron was saddened to hear the news and in the course of the conversation mentioned that Marian, Ron Jr's significant other had recently lost one of her favorite dogs and was mourning as well. Oh, and one of her other dogs had just had a litter the day before.

Hours after Winter died.

Try to convince any of us otherwise, we believe Bentley could just be Winter. He certainly has the coloring. He and Kelsey began the bonding process yesterday.

ONE MONTH TIL CHRISTMAS,
HOW SCARY

McKee Botanical Garden, Vero Beach, FL - October, 2011

It's the scary Halloween Nutcracker

POP!!!

McKee Botanical Garden, Vero Beach, FL - October, 2011

Jumping out of the frame for your viewing pleasure.

Fall in C'wall

Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY- October, 2011

It doesn't always have to be about the foliage...

Winter's Autumn

Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY- September, 2011

Our dog, Winter will turn 77 next month. This is relatively rare for boxers who generally don't live long enough to start collecting social security. His vet tells us most boxers don't make it past eight. Must be clean living on Winter's part. He doesn't drink, smoke or do drugs. Well he is on thyroid medication to help with his thinning coat. It's not a vanity thing on his part, but he will need to keep warm come well.... winter. Still it is easy to see he is well into his golden years. His naps have gotten longer and his walks have gotten shorter. He's got the old man neck thing going on. I tried to capture him on a day when he was looking rather distinguished.

World Trade Center, summer 1978

LOOK WHAT THE STORK BROUGHT

Goshen, NY- September, 2011

Three days and already sleeping through the night. Chen (Michael) arrived from Shanghai via Tokyo on Tuesday. He joins our family as an exchange student attending Burke Catholic. Today was his first day of high school in America.

TURTY ROCK

Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY- August, 2011

Yeah, yeah, bad pun but these turtles are consistent showing up to sun themselves almost every day. We'll see what Irene has in store for their pond and the rocks on which they catch their rays.

SOLO SILO

Lee, MA- June, 2011

Back from 'the road'.... Spent two weeks driving from Cornwall, New York to Boca Raton, Florida with stops in Harrisonburg, Virginia and Morganton, North Carolina with nary a picture to show for it. We did manage to launch Kelsey from bedroom to dorm room.

Good thing I have a cache of pictures left over from the Lee, MA experience where I was shown around by my friend Bob Neaman photographer and tour guide extraordinaire.

152 Pearsall Avenue

Freeport, NY- May, 1935

Today, armed with a seventy six year old deed, some vintage photos and a navigational system Cindy set out to find her father's childhood home...

Freeport, NY- July, 2011

a view of the back

Play Misty for Me

Lee, MA- June, 2011

It's not always sunshine and roses. You just can't fight mother nature. Although the weather channel promised me three days of clear skies I had to make do.

Color Correction Training

Lee, MA- June, 2011

Miracle upon miracle, I recently learned that I can correct colors in digital format. Sure you can do that with film, but first you'd have to take it to a lab. I miss my guys at Color Group in Hawthorne, NY. But unlike my good friend Bob Neaman http://robertgneaman.blogspot.com/ those guys never took me on a photo shoot in the Berkshires.

ONE FOUR THE ROAD

Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY- June, 2011

The owner of one of these four Harley Davidsons thought I crossed the street in search of a phone signal when I captured this shot with my trusty Sprint phone. Unlike the Photographer's camera, my cellphone goes everywhere with me. Notice a theme?

Everyone had an agenda...given my druthers I would have liked a sunnier day for the shot; the bikers wanted to be on the road before the rain set in. Donna, the owner of Hudson Street Cafe, the establishment where the bikers were dining, felt the picture would have looked great if the tables were full. I implored her to get everyone out of the restaurant to dine al fresco in for the sake of art, but alas it wasn't meant to be...

IF YOU WANT SOMETHING DONE

Jones Farm, Cornwall, NY- June, 2011

Cindy here. Been bugging Brian for years to bring his camera to Jones Farm. Always an excuse, always forgetting. Bopped by to pick up the requisite cherry pie for Kerry's 14th birthday when I'd finally had enough and took pictures with my cell phone. Yes shocking, scandalous but even the Photographer had to concede I captured the shot.

The View

Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY- May, 2011

With a slight overuse of the word 'view' (3 times in as many sentences)from the last post I'm almost to reluctant to title this post The View. But, this is the view that Cindy gets from the hottub these days. Me, my back is to this rhododendron (spell THAT correctly first thing in the morning)so I didn't "see" it right away even though it has been in bloom for about a week.

MILLION DOLLAR BABY

Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY- May, 2011

Well, actually a 3.5 million dollar baby. The view itself (from Cornwall's "Glass House" up for auction June 21 through Concierge Auctions) is free and priceless.

Another shot captured by Jane Madden the lucky agent who gets to spend entire days surrounded by the view...



These are just the views!! Just imagine the house.... better yet see the house in person or at www.stablewayauction.com

TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVES

Jupiter, FL- April, 2011

There seems to be a question if the love of classic cars has replaced the passion of photography. Three weeks in picture perfect paradise and all the photographer comes home with are cars, cars, cars- thirty one shots in all. Here are a couple of the best of the best...