I hoped the birds were going to cooperate, but alas—I am no St. Francis of Assisi. Well, that, and I was really hungry so I didn’t have the patience to wait for however long (if ever) it was going to take. In my head, the one at the left was going to stay put, and…
Tag Archive: shadows
Direction
This is what has become of my neighborhood supermarket. No easy place to pick up some milk, now. Just two blocks of empty buildings and a vacant parking lot. In three or four years there’ll be a fancy, brand spankin’ new mixed-use building here: retail, residential, very nice I’m sure. It will be here, and…
The Shadow of the Light
It is by the light that we know darkness, and by the darkness that we know light. A Year Ago: Yearning for Sleep I’ve been going through a particularly vicious disruption of my sleep cycle… [read more]
Obey The Muse
That Muse, she one impatient bitch. There I am, enjoying an interesting conversation with dear friends, after a delightful meal. Minding my own business, you could say. My eye wanders to the back corner of the dining room. The early evening sun, not quite setting yet, is filtering through two rooms, catching on a vase,…
Spine
A Year Ago: Ice Tree Winter can’t last forever, can it? [read more]
Disorder
Life is like this, sometimes. Even when considered with the most dispassionate, analytical eye, one must admit that a certain degree of chaos—of entropy—is endemic. Things may make sense locally, for awhile, but the big picture is (and may always be) a mess. How can we live with this? There is only one way: we…
Light & Shadow, Key West
One of the indignities that my friends tolerate me inflicting upon them is to have a meal or a conversation abruptly interrupted by photographic urgency. This image, with its shadows and overlay of raking bounced light called to me at breakfast over Amy’s shoulder. I abandoned her for a couple of minutes to record it….
Bound Vase
I photographed this specifically for the color. So of course I’m posting it in black-and-white.
Artifact of Light
This phenomenon shows up from time to time in my bedroom. I don’t really understand how it works, since—as far as I can tell—there’s no way for tree shadows to appear on that particular wall. It must be some kind of bounced light. I love the way it looks, though. It puts me in mind…
Light, Three Kinds
I’m glad my bathroom has a window. It’s one of those things that you don’t really notice if you don’t have, but come to appreciate very much if you do. I was having a shower and happened to glance out the window. Despite having lived here for nearly 19 years, I saw something in the…