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Our House Christmas 2021

Hey Man, Did you manage to get thru the holidaze without going crazy? Seems it went by rather quickly. I never seemed to totally get into the spirit of things though we had our tree and decorations up and had a nice Christmas dinner with a friend. It just seemed to have had a bit less luster this year. Maybe…

January 11, 2022architecture, Celebrations, Musings, Odds and Ends, Seattle, Uncategorized

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The Shortest Day, the Longest Day

Hey Matthew, Thought I would say hey and wish you Happy Holidays or Merry Christmas if you like. I prefer Happy Holidays, not because it is politically correct but rather it is inclusive for folks of all beliefs. I guess in a way it is also kind of generic, but at least is nice greeting to your friends and family.…

December 23, 2021Celebrations, Musings, Seattle

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Barking and All

I do read your emails. You have more experience with pets that I do. When Carter moved here, he brought with him a shi tzu named Toto. He was already around 13 years old. He had a heart condition and couldn’t fly. So we hired two friends to fly to DC, pick up his car and drive with Toto across…

December 6, 2021Musings, Odds and Ends, Seattle

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Off to Work

And the winter rains return to Seattle.

November 15, 2021Landscapes, Musings, Seattle, Uncategorized

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The Next Vivian Maier

Speaking of famous. I never thought much about it really. I mean yes, I wanted to be known for my good work, respected and all. But famous? What does that really mean? It was never something I strived for. My goal from the beginning of this journey was to make a life, make a living with a camera. And I…

October 13, 2021Musings, Odds and Ends, Uncategorized

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Our House

Colors are starting to perk up. I have a feeling they will be off this year due to the summer heat and drought. A lot of trees seem to be going straight from greenish to brown. Not the usual burst of color. But then our colors don’t usually peak until the end of October. We often have color into the first…

October 12, 2021architecture, Celebrations, Floral, Gardens, Landscapes, Musings, Odds and Ends, Seattle, Uncategorized

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I Never Tired of that View

I taught with the UW Design in Rome Program and we had our classes at the UW Rome Center in Campo di Fiori. It was a pretty nice gig, though August in Rome is pretty hot and steamy. Teaching was fun there, students were great and I created a pretty amazing collection of images. I would always just sit and…

October 1, 2021architecture, Celebrations, Musings, Roma, Travels

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I Should Have Been a Painter

My work seems to be all over the map. I can identify themes and threads of themes, but that is about it. Much of my work is about the man made landscape. Which includes urban scapes, gardens and even farm land like the Palouse. Any landscape sculpted by the hand of man. I also like architecture, preferably old like the…

September 21, 2021architecture, Landscapes, Seattle, Uncategorized

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And it Was a Craft, Wasn’t it?

30 years, wow. I am only 7 years ahead of you. I recall first meeting you at my old studio. That was a good period. The 90s were good to me. It was fun working with you too. I miss that old studio sometimes. Lots of good people like you passed through there. Had lots of good fun. I recall…

September 8, 2021Celebrations, Musings, Odds and Ends, Seattle, Uncategorized

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I Hated Being in Front of the Camera

In June I made a list of summer projects. While I think technically I have 3 weeks to go before summer’s end, I always think of Labor Day as the end of summer. Or maybe that just when they closed the pool in Grandview. None of my projects are complete, about 5 or 6 of them, but all are in…

September 3, 2021Celebrations, Musings, Odds and Ends, Ohio