Don't ask me

 Pawling, NY- July, 2017

Before our photographer hit the road en route to Florida yesterday, he asked me to take a shot of this barn off the side of the road.  I'm sure I didn't do it justice.  I'm not sure what he sees in it, but I'll keep checking it out during the day as the light changes, hoping for some inspiration.  

film

 1985

New York, NY- July 2016

 photo by Kerry Cervini

Film is attempting a comeback.  Although I've been digital for almost seven years now, a film camera is (one of many things) on Kerry's wish list.  This was a shot he took using his friend Owen's Canon.

Photo Back Up

 Venice Beach, FL- December 2015
photo by Michele Barlow

Moose Pond, Bridgton, ME- July, 2017
photo by Meaghan Tompkins

While leading from behind isn't a desirable quality, photographing from behind can lead to some picturesque results.  Peyton and Asher are the oldest and youngest of Augusta and John Cervini's  great grandchildren.

Accidental Grace

Definition of grace

1.  a :  unmerited divine assistance given humans for their regeneration or sanctification
    b :  love and mercy coming from God
    c :  a state of sanctification enjoyed through divine assistance
   d :   the amazing small business owner of www.SacredHeartGiftsandApparel.com
   
   
   
   
   Yesterday it happened that I accidentally misplaced my rosary.   Cindy mentioned a Catholic gift shop that she passes by on a new route to work (yes, she is still working even though it is mid July)  and off we went hoping for a replacement.  
   
   
   We received so much more.  Grace Pietrosanti, the owner of Sacred Heart Gifts and Apparel in Mahopac, NY is an exuberant, vibrant woman of faith who not only helped me locate a possible replacement rosary but sent us to a local gem - a prayer garden- located across the street from St. John the Evangelist RCC in Mahopac.  What a winner (both Grace and the prayer garden).  We plan to return to both locales many times.  
   
   
   Best of all, after leaving Grace and arriving to the garden, Cindy located my rosary which had fallen between the seats.  
   
   
   A grace filled day on so many levels. 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Mahopac, NY- July, 2017
   
   
    

Church by the side of the Road

 

 Millbrook, NY- July, 2017

 

Out for a Sunday drive we stopped to take a shot of this church, forgetting to check out its credentials, specifically the name.  Worse yet, we forgot again on the return trip!  So, until further notice, this gem will be called 'the Church by the side of the Road' after the country song of the same name.

Enforced relaxation

 

 Pawling Lake, NY- June, 2017

 

Kerry broke his ankle in May so he is having a summer of stillness, sometimes solitude.  He's making the best it hammocking with Hemingway.

 

Picture courtesy of Kerry.  Hammock courtesy of 💗Karen💗 

Pull Over

 Wingdale, NY- June, 2017

This is a close relative of 'Get out of the Car' back in May.  This is a barn we pass all the time, but that evening the summer solstice sun shone splendidly on the silo and surroundings.

Chairs

Schroon Lake, NY- May, 2017

Because what else would you call these when you are enjoying a sunny weekend in the Adirondacks? 

Get out of the Car!!!

That's what I said to Cindy when we were passing this amazing sunset at the Georgia/Florida border on our last drive down.  The second picture was taken during a walk around the neighborhood, forty eight hours earlier.

 St. Mary's, GA- April, 2017

Pawling, NY- April, 2017

 

Mistover Farm, Pawling, NY- September, 2016

Seeing  RED

Lakeside Park-Pawling, NY- September, 2016

While it looks as though the shrub and I are getting a jump on the changing colors of the season, the reds observed in this photo are actually flower petals rather than leaves.

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QUIET!!!

Dykeman's Farm-Pawling, NY- September, 2016

 Cindy has been playing around with some of the editing options on Windows Live Photo Gallery and is keen on "noise reduction". Must have something to do with return her to school and being surrounded by 1200 teenagers. 

Staying close to home

 Lakeside Park, Pawling, NY- August, 2016

No traveling for me this Labor Day weekend.  Just staying at home enjoying the local color.

  

Close

Closer

Closest

Patterson, NY- August, 2016

In the ongoing debate of iPhone vs camera the iPhone wins out on this one... often times when I'm out and see a shot, with no camera at my side, all I can do is mourn what could have been.  Now, I just whip out my phone.  Even so, I'm not entirely convinced.  Don't be surprised if these pictures show up again in a few days, this time taken with my Fuji.

Portland, ME- May, 2016

The aunties are cool but..

 Boston, MA- July, 2016

Not nearly as cool as mom and dad who take me to Dead concerts....

Sunday at

A little role reversal, where I told Cindy what and how to shoot at our local farmstand.  Here are the results...

All shot with an iPhone 6S. 

"Is your peanut butter and jelly locally sourced?"

Auburn, ME- August, 2016

photo by Meaghan Tompkins

 Words that Kerry attributed to Asher after seeing this photo.  Kid (Kerry that is) has a wicked sense of humor.  One of the reasons why we love him (see blog entry from August 24).   Asher already has a funnybone-  as evidenced below- how many of us can say that laundry cracks us up?

May, 2016

 

DELETE ALL FRAMES

New York, NY- April, 2015

We love Kerry.  He has soooo many good qualities however, keeping things safe, together, in one piece and unbroken are not among them.  So when I loaned him my camera, I knew I was engaging in risky behavior.  

The good news... my camera came back functioning,  bad news.... my camera card did not fare as well.

So... no excuses but if I skip a day (or two or three) between blog posts, you'll know, it's because I'm in retrieval mode.  This picture of the Flatiron, one of my favorites was MIA but happily we found it somewhere in the "My Pictures" folder, which you can imagine, is heavily populated. 

 

While I await the return of my Fuji...

 

 Lakeside Park, Pawling, NY- August, 2016

GREEN MOUNTAIN STATE LAKE

 

 Green Mountain Lake, Lakeside Park, Pawling, NY- August 2016

 

As much as I thought I'd be shooting from Vermont this week, our trip to see my brother in Arlington did not work out.  What did work out was this picture from the local park.  I knew that it was Lakeside Park, but mapquest provided me with the exact name of the lake.  While this isn't my first iPhone photo, it's the first I'm excited about.  

Throwback Thursday  
(Disney Style)

Something old, something new.  We used the 2004 (film) tree shot in a 2009 blog entry.  Asher and Paul on Cadillac mountain is new.  The summit of Cadillac Mountain at 1,528 feet is the highest point along the North Atlantic seaboard, so for that moment in June when he rode daddy's shoulders, Asher was the highest point along the North Atlantic seaboard.

Rafiki's Tree - perhaps Kenya? = 1994

Stillman's Tree- Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY- 2004

Lion King, Disney 1994

Cadillac Mountain- Acadia National Park, Maine- June 2016

photo by Meaghan Tompkins 

Déjà vu on the Blog

While in Florida, Cindy and I went on a daytrip mission to the west coast to check out the city of Venice, possible future home to my brother Jack and his wife Debbie.  We liked LOVED what we saw.  While perusing the downtown, Cindy snapped a shot of a shop's prop, which reminded us of a similar shot she took (and blogged) five years ago....

  Venice, FL- July, 2016

Jones Farm, Cornwall, NY- June, 2011

Another camera

Another pond

Another post

 Pawling, NY-August, 2016

I guess the state of New York hasn't gotten around to naming this small pond that sits just (technically outside our community) across the street from the much bigger Jones Pond.  Looking north, looking for some shade on a hot August morning.  

Apple doesn't fall far....

Apple claims that more pictures are taken with the iPhone than with any other camera.  I'm certainly the exception to that rule.  However, while Kerry borrows my camera to shoot a concert in Bethal, NY, I've decided to only post pictures taken on (and by mostly others) an iPhone.

  

Pawling, NY- August, 2016

 

XXXOOO

 It's no secret we're crazy about this guy

 Bryant Pond, Maine- August, 2016

photo by Meaghan Tompkins

Harrisonburg, VA- July, 2016