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postcard days
Posted: November 14, 2021 in Photography, TravelTags: beach, Hawaii, life, photo, Photography, postcard, Travel
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it is Rapperswil, not rapper swill
Posted: January 12, 2018 in Humorous Bits, Photography, TravelTags: Europe, humor, humour, Rapperswil, Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland, Travel
Rapperswil is part of a municipality in northeast Switzerland. It is *not* a questionable brand of bathtub gin marketed to struggling rap artists. You may think offering that lame pun in a local tavern will elicit good-natured laughter, but the only thing you’ll receive is the dreaded Swiss death stare. It is exactly the same look you get when you kid about money with a wealth manager from Credit Suisse. Switzerland may be famously neutral and their knives more functional than deadly, but their aloof contemplation can be withering. So do yourself a favor. Resist the urge to make a bad Rapperswil joke, especially while in Rapperswil. Don’t be the Ugly American.
Rapperswil was settled many centuries ago and for a long, long time was its own thing. Oh sure, an occasional power struggle erupted to keep things interesting, but (more…)
bordentown
Posted: October 30, 2016 in New Jersey, PhotographyTags: Bordentown, film, Fuji Instax, Instant NJ, New Jersey, NJ, Photography
Bordentown was settled on a small bluff above the banks of the Delaware River well over 300 years ago. History, charm, and brick are the obvious reference points. From its colonial row houses to many churches to repurposed buildings to uneven walkways to random alleys, this old city has obviously long been a thriving center of American life. In the mid-19th century, along with surrounding farmlands and fields, it was (more…)
life in the big city: markets
Posted: October 24, 2016 in PhotographyTags: Life in the Big City, market, New York, New York City, NY, NYC, produce
life in the big city: chess in the park
Posted: September 10, 2016 in Life in the Big City, PhotographyTags: chess, life, Life in the Big City, New York, New York City, NYC, park
a slash in the earth
Posted: September 3, 2016 in Photography, TravelTags: Arizona, Grand Canyon, life, Mother Nature, photo, Photography, Travel
For as long as my memory stretches I have seen movies and television shows set at the Grand Canyon. I have seen countless photographs full of color, shadows and light shot by world-class photographers. I have read about the mule trains and the meandering Colorado River. I have flown over this enormous (more…)
life in the big city: street art
Posted: August 14, 2016 in Life in the Big City, PhotographyTags: art, Highline, Life in the Big City, Manhattan, New York, New York City, NYC, photo, Photography
a new york story
Posted: August 8, 2016 in Observations and Commentary, PhotographyTags: life, love, Manhattan, New York, photo, Photography
Late morning I arrived on the northbound train at Penn Station. The goal was to wander wherever and take photos. I walked the Highline from 30th St. to 14th St., then meandered (cause that what I was doing, serious meandering) through the gentrified old meat packing district and West Village. Here and there I took some lackluster shots. But the day was gorgeous, temps in the low 80’s with (more…)
hightstown
Posted: July 24, 2016 in New Jersey, PhotographyTags: film, Fuji Instax, Hightstown, Instant NJ, New Jersey, NJ, photo, Photography
Hightstown is not a “destination” place. There are no cool clubs, organic hot spots, or large green spaces to draw the young and hip. There are no theaters, high end retailers, or Michelin rated restaurants to lure the comfortably wealthy. There are no (more…)
life in the big city: al fresco dining
Posted: July 21, 2016 in Life in the Big City, PhotographyTags: al fresco, food, life, Life in the Big City, Little Italy, New York, New York City, NYC, photo, Photography
friends and strangers everywhere
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