Full Moon

That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. 

Neil Armstrong 


I love that I live in area where there is always something to do 24 hours a day. Bored and after midnight I decided to go for a drive and maybe have a nice hot meal somewhere. As soon as I opened the front door and looked up at the sky my plans were changed. 

Instead I grabbed my camera looking for a dark open area to photograph the moon and night sky. ( Believe me , that is not an easy task here. ) 

It was a very light cloudy or hazy sky and the reflection of the sun off the moon left this incredible circular glow that took up most of the heavens.I never quite seen anything like this before. 

Having spent about 2 1/2 hours driving around and taking photos It was back home for sleep. I now have a truck load of photos to combine with other creative ideas later. 

Photo Challenge

Being challenged is inevitable , being defeated is optional.

Roger Crawford



I was nominated by dear friend Hollis Rafkin-Sax for a 7 day photo challenge and for those that are not on Facebook or don't have the time to follow this,  I added the photos here.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year's.

Central Park

And the most unusual and surrealist place in New York City is Central Park.

Christo



There are so many wonderful places in the city I don't know if I could pick just one as a favorite. But I would have to agree with Christo , I just love it.  From the inside looking out or outside looking in , it's a wonder.

Winter Project

Twas Christmas broach'd the mightiest ale:
Twas Christmas told the merriest tale;
A Christmas gambol oft could cheer;
The poor man's heart though half the year.

-Walter Scott 



Out shopping , I came across a candle store that had these different color candles melted atop of bottles , it looked so interesting that I brought a bunch of them and experimented with a few and now I have a new project.

I don't expect this beautiful weather to last to much longer so it's off to the wine store for the bottles I'll need and then to load up on candles. Now when the foul weather rolls in I'll have the bottles , candles and my guitar to keep me busy until Spring. 

Show Up For Life Each Day

Dear friend , inspiration and mentor Rita Foley has just finished her newest book and it is now available. 100 percent of the profits will go to HCC  for Cancer. 

Rita in her own courageous way decided that instead of letting Cancer control her she would fight and help others that face their own struggles with courage and dignity. One of just many reasons she is such an inspiration. 

Information on ordering , " Show up for life each day " is below along with a link for the HealthCare Chaplaincy Network.   

Photo of Rita by Hollis Rafkin-Sax

Yes, I would like _________ Show up for Life Each Day books. 

Enclosed is my check for $82 for each book; 

$75 x ___number of books____+  7 for shipping  of which a $25 tax deductible donation to HCC for cancer (see below)___ __________

Please mail them to: 

____Your address__________________

_____add if you want them signed ( just my name or also to someone)_________________

Please make check out to Rita Foley and mail to:

30 West 63rd Street – Apt 30 AB

New York, NY 10023

Cost Details

$50 Production Cost  (color photos are extremely costly to print so this is my full cost to produce the book. I make no money on this)

$25 to “I Can’t Believe I have Cancer”

$7 shipping

Health Care Chaplain Network

Visiting Home

You can't paint New York as it is ,but rather as it is felt.

Georgia  O'Keeffe

A Walk Around the Concrete Jungle

Fun and the City

This is what Manhattan looks like to me when I'm out having fun.

Winter Knocks

" One kind word can warm three winter months " 

Japanese Proverb  

Christmas Stocking Stuffers

Last year , I listed my stocking stuffers here , after Christmas when some one requested I make a list from the one's I posted daily on Facebook during the holiday season.

So instead of posting everyday on Facebook this year I will post them all at once here. Hopefully this will work out better for everyone. 

So my new list of stocking stuffers for Christmas 2015 are below. There should be a little something to suit everyone's taste.



~@~@~!@#$%^&     Happy Holidays     &^%$#@!~@~@~  



Allman Brothers : Idlewildsouth

Jeff Beck : Blow by Blow

Bloomberg , Kooper , Stills : Super Session

Roy Buchanan : The Best of

Roy Buchanan : The Definitive Collection

David Bromberg : Reckless Abandon

The Doors : L.A. Women

Duke Ellington : Blues in Orbit

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong : Best of

Serge Gainsbourg : histoire de melody nelson

Jefferson Starship : Red October

Carole King : Music 

Rickie Lee Jones 

Manfred Mann's Earth Band : The Good Earth

John Mayer : Continuum

Bob Seger Silver Bullet Band : Stranger in Town

The Script

Simple Minds : Sparkle in the Rain

Bruce Springsteen  : Live 1975-85

Robin Trower : Bridge of Sighs

War : The World is a Ghetto

Barry White : Stone Gon'

Welcome to Troy

" Hlt's so strange that autumn is beautiful , yet everything is dying. " 

- tumblr.com

Just Another Tree Photo

A Warm Autumn Wind

A nice day to take my camera out for a walk.

Tree Line

I'll lie here and learn How, over their ground, Trees make a long shadow And a light sound.

Louise Bogan

Early Morning Walk

No Spring, nor Summer beauty hath such grace,
As I have seen in on Autumnal face.

John Donne

Fading Ages

And the Autumn clutches the forests green
In a hasty and eager clasp;
But the leaves are true to the Summer they love,
And they wither and fade in his grasp

JJ Britton

Autumn

I'm so glad we live in a world where there is October's

LM  Montgomery

A Midnight Summer Star and a Dream.

Dreams are like stars, you may never touch them ,but if you follow them they will lead you to your destination.

Lawrence Block

Jacob's Pillow

There is a bit of insanity in dancing that does everyone a great deal of good.
Edwin Denby



I had decided that this summer would be spent stepping outside of my comfort zone and photograph subjects that were completely foreign to me. Music festivals and dance. 

Having spent the last week of August at the legendary modern dance company , " Jacob's Pillow "  In Becket , Ma.  Dancer/choreographer Ted Shawn brought the Carter family farm back in 1931.And the rest as they say , is history. 

 http://www.jacobspillow.org/exhibits-archives/history/

The workshop was taught by former dancer , award winning photographer and author Rose Eichenbaum.Her vast experience and knowledge was just what I needed as a ducky in unfamiliar territory. It was a pleasure and honor to spend the week under her guidance .

 http://www.roseeichenbaum.com/


Also of the " Art of photo dance workshop "

Photographer Christopher Duggan

http://www.christopherduggan.com/


Photographer Whitney Browne

 http://whitneybrowne.com/


Photographer Cherylynn Mieko Tsusuhima

http://cherylynntsushima.com/


Program Coordinator  Ariana Brawley


An amazing group of artist and photographers. Talented , helpful and kind , as was everyone at Jacob's Pillow . It was an experience that I will carry with me where ever my whacky little trail continues.Thank you all , along with all my classmates that were such a help to me.

Special thanks to Rita Foley , who without her inspiration and encouragement this special week would of never happened. 

A Couple of More

Poetry is an echo , asking a shadow to dance.

Carl Sandburg

Dancing in the Berkshires

Let your life lightly dance on the edges of time like dew on the tip of a leaf.

Rabindranath Tagore