Photogsnazzy: Portraits of the Doggie

The dog throughout the seasons . . .  I take a lot of photos of stationary objects and landscapes.  I'm now moving up to more active subjects!

Words to live by

I mentioned this in my previous post.

A beautiful, wise, and soulful bench in the woods:

Photogsnazzy: Drunk (on procrastination) Goggles

So I am supposed to be writing a paper this weekend.

And I've managed to do everything imaginable EXCEPT work on my paper.

Including make York Peppermint Patties Glasses.

 There is no hope for me, is there?

Photogsnazzy: The nefarious Sir Roderick

We went to the Renaissance Faire in Lancaster, PA last weekend--- until it started extreme thunder storming and we all got sent home.

But not before we got to see the jousting!!! This was our knight, "the nefarious Sir Roderick," who was assigned to us based on where we were sitting in the audience.

The script was rather bad, but Sir Roderick was pretty good at putting those hay bales in their place! He also had the best tunic of the lot.

Unfortunately he doing his best to be voted most "evil" knight of the company assembled. He was lucky it rained, because it probably wasn't going to end well for him.

Here he is already getting himself into trouble with the Sir I-Forget of Kells, who also had a pretty groovy get-up. Tsk tsk.

Photogsnazzy: Luna

We came home from work and found this behind our front door. I generally don't like moths when they flutter around and collide with your face, but when they are sitting still, they are really very lovely.

Photogsnazzy: Prom

I took this picture before my lil sister's prom during this weird, endless ritual when everyone's family gathers at one person's house and spends ages taking a billion photos of 30 giddy teenagers.

For me it captures what prom seemed to be about for me: young people being confused, dressed-up & silly in a pretty drab and conformative setting, but some how believing it is supposed to be a really iconic, personal moment.

Photogsnazzy: My summer friends, the Snapdragons

Rutgers rarely does things of which I approve, but I must congratulate whoever is responsible for this lovely bed of snapdragons outside the dining hall near my office. Every time I see their bright summer cheerfulness, I cannot help but smile and acknowledge that there is beauty and grace in the world.

Photogsnazzy: My summer friends, the Hydrangeas

My parents took my camera on a two week trip around New England. But that didn't stop me from taking pics, cuz my phone now is a camera phone because I am super hip and cool. Here are some GORGEOUS hydrangeas I had the privilege of encountering last weekend.


They were in full bloom, glowing with summer. I just wanted to dance around in their glory and splendor. Unfortunately, that would have been really weird and embarrassed the people I was with.

Photogsnazzy: King Lear, by J. Seward Johnson

I don't know much about sculpture, and this artist had many other, different sculptures around the Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ, but I was very taken with this 20ft metal depiction of King Lear. Something about it captures the forlorn, weary despair about the classic character yet retains its regal dignity and moral certainty.

I was very much fascinated by the haunting face and eyes.

Photogsnazzy: Chili Soap Bubbles

Ok, the story: my mom made chili.  After dinner, she filled up the pot in which the chili had been made with soap water, then oops! Someone forgot to wash it.  Got up the next morning.  Early morning sun streaming through the window.  Blazing orange soap bubbles!!!

If I actually had an photography skills I would have exposed this better.  They were slightly more red than in this picture  and they were pretty amazing.  I have no shame in confessing that I probably spend 15 minutes staring into the kitchen sink.