Forget reason , I'd rather die of Passion

          riding, rising above the warm currents

                till the last ray of light

                         settling

                   like the butterfly

                  softly from the skies
              
                            my

                    warmth in the cold

                    company when alone

                 shining light in the dark

                tutelage for the first light

                          life ?

         forget reason , I’d rather die of passion

Sandy is Coming !!!

Well I guess Irene wasn't enought last year , we are now going to get hit with hurricane Sandy. ( Who thought of that one? ) This time with a huge northeasterner headed in the same area which means we can add snow and sleet to the mix. The weather people are calling it Frankenstorm , cute .

By the time this clears out all the leaves from Michigan to Lubec will be riding the gulf stream on their way to Europe .

 

Happy Birthday Kevin !!!

In Van's words : It's real

This newest release is so Van Morrison and yet so different at the same time that one can’t help but wonder how he keeps doing it. Just when you sit back, relax and feel so comfortable with Van’s life time body of work he up’s and changes speed on us.

There is the typical Morrison songs like , “ Educating Archie “ to a different reflection of work like , Open the Door , Retreat and View to the emotionally crippling , “ End of the Rainbow “ that I found myself listening to over and over and over again.

This new release just reinforces my belief that Van Morrison is the most important , influential and inspiring artist the world has seen over the last 50 years.

Just a One

A bright future a coming

Dreams, dreams and more dreams, having passed another birthday my future is coming closer to a new awakening. While the goals have remained the same the road has changed considerably over the last year, thanks to some wonderful people that have help show me the possibilities and encouraged me to continue working on making my dreams come true.

The first step was to realize what is important to me .It is not fame or fortune, book deals or gallery exhibits; I couldn’t care less about these things. It’s teaching photography , there is nothing more satisfying to me then to see the beaming smile on some one’s face after you show them something new and different. That photography is more then just making a beautiful photograph, it’s a way to discover one’s inter-self, to have fun and enjoy life with all the wonderful possibilities along the way.

To work with children and their exciting and wonderful view of the world and adults to help them to find the road back to seeing like children. The smiles and laughter will keep me young and happy.There is still a ways to go but my wacky little trail seems to be headed in the right direction.

The second step is to figure out the actual move which appears to be much more difficult. Anyone want to buy a 3 story condo in Troy NY ?

Chapel Pond , Keene Valley , NY

 

Vermont to Lake Placid

                                 

Leffer's Pond

Kent's Pond

 

UGH !!!

I brought 2 - 1.5 TB portable harddrives to back up all my photo files from my laptop and 3 smaller portable drives. the plan is to finish one large drive , copy that to the other large drive and then burn DVDs for a 3rd back-up. the problem is everytime I start sorting files to save or delete I come across a file or two that I want to edit.

Christ ! I'm never going to finish this project ;0( .

Van Haven Harbor

Lucy Vincent Beach

Just to put up something

I'm finally recoved from my vacation but will have to wait a few days to get back on the road. here is a few just to put up something.

bodies of love within the waves.

Bus stop to the stars.

This photo went over like a fart in church ,

but I can't help it , there is something about

it that moves me. please , tell me why !

On to the next project

Now that I'm finished working on files from Martha's Vineyards it's time to move on to the next project.at least until winter and I'm snowed in looking for something to do. so with autumn knocking on the door I'll be heading to the Adirondacks , Vermont and the White Mountains of NH if I don't get myself killed first.