Category: Animals
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Beautiful Thoughts
The wisdom of others teaches us how . . . 1) We each have a human body that lasts a hundred years if we are lucky. Every moment, every interaction, every day we are given the opportunity to learn from each other. The most difficult situations can be our greatest teachers. 2) Companionship is present in our […]
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Flare Photography
“Lens flare is created when non-image forming light enters the lens and subsequently hits the camera’s film or digital sensor. This often appears as a characteristic polygonal shape, with sides which depend on the shape of the lens diaphragm. It can lower the overall contrast of a photograph significantly and is often an undesired artifact, […]
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Shutter-Happy
Sixteen photos inspired by Philly Photo Day. Biker along Kelly Drive East Coast Boxer Midvale Avenue Vain Futility Baby Girl the Boxer A woman searching for In Riva Restaurant. (I know this because shortly after I snapped this photo, she turned around and asked me if I knew where it was located.) John, the landscaper […]
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One Sunny Mid-September’s Day in Philadelphia
Half-marathon along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway Cori at Whole Foods A particularly well-connected Buddhist nun at Whole Foods A beautiful behemoth of a building otherwise known as the Divine Lorraine Hotel City Hall clock tower reflected in the windows of a skyscraper Streetside cafe — 11th Street Bird in flight over Philadelphia City Hall A dog […]
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In Half-Dreams That Shift and Roll
“Thin are the night-skirts left behind By daybreak hours that onward creep, And thin, alas! the shred of sleep that wavers with the spirit’s wind: But in half-dreams that shift and roll And still, remember and forget, My soul this hour has drawn your soul A little nearer yet.” -Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882), from “Insomnia” […]
Virtually Gina 