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Category Archives: Photography
March 2 photo of the day
I sort of cheated on this one. It was taken yesterday during my walk through the Village. So although it is the photo of the day, it is not a photo from today. Details. If you are familiar with New … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Photography, blogging
Tagged create, life learning, photography, the village, water tank, wood
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March 1 photo of the day
This one won’t win any awards, but I couldn’t pass it up. My March project is being done with my friend Karen, who lives in Yorkshire, England. I have no idea where Keswick is, but when I walked by this … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Photography, blogging
Tagged create, England, friendship, myers of keswick, photo project, photos, the village
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The Bronx
Tomorrow I start a photo project with my friend Karen, who lives in Yorkshire, England. Every day we will post a “photo of the day”, for the entire month of March. We did the same thing a few years ago, … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Life Learning, Photography, blogging
Tagged bronx skyline, create, flavor, life learning, nyc boroughs, photography, photos, the Bronx
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Winter in photos
It’s been a long winter. On days like today, when temperatures once again struggle to reach the upper 20′s, the wind is blowing and there is a threat of more snow, it seems like it might never end. Writing anything … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Photography, Writing, blogging
Tagged Central Park, create, family, fog, Hudson River, Indiana, NYC, photos, snow, washington square park, winter
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“It’s not funny, it’s art”
Any fans of the film “Love Actually” will recognize the title of this post as one of the best lines in the film (in my opinion) spoken by gallery owner Mark – played by Andrew Lincoln of current “Walking Dead” … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Photography, blogging
Tagged 30 Rock, art, create, icp, lewis hine, life learning, Liz Lemon, Love Actually, Parks & Rec, philadelphia, photography, photos, portraiture, whitney museum, zoe strauss
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The bubble experiment is a bust
Way back when we were still sort of working with a curriculum, Maya and I would periodically try a “science” experiment. We had – and probably still do have, if I look in the far reaches of my closet – … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Homeschooling, Learning, Photography
Tagged bubble solution, bubbles, edison, family, frozen bubbles, life learning, lightbulbs, science, science experiments, unschooling
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A not so great loss, and remembering
Two days ago the unthinkable happened. I lost 4 months of photos. Everything from July 30th of this year on. Which means the trips to California, Vermont & St. Louis, not to mention our day at Coney Island and … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Family, Parenting, Photography, Travel, Unschooling, holidays
Tagged backup, Bahamas, family, Indiana, ireland, israel, italy, life learning, london, loss, Michigan, photography, photos, remembering, travel
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Finding the time
Some of the things I love to do, in no particular order: Knit, crochet, sew, write, read, exercise, take photos. My struggle is never against boredom, but against time. I find myself, often, putting off things like a sewing … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Family, Life Learning, Photography, Writing, blogging, books
Tagged boredom, finding time, hobbies, life learning, parenting, photos, reading, sewing, unschooling, writing
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Symmetry
One of the most difficult things to achieve (at least for me) in photos is symmetry. Sometimes this is due to circumstances beyond my control – a stray leaf, a break in a facade, etc. But often it is … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Life Learning, Photography, Travel
Tagged brick church, church, life learning, photos, symmetry, travel, vermont
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Coney Island
Maya & I, along with a couple of her friends, went out to Coney Island today. While they spent the afternoon on the rides, I spent it armed with my camera. It’s been years since we were there, and I … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Family, Life Learning, Photography, holidays
Tagged astroland, boardwalk, Coney Island, cyclone, life learning, lunapark, Maya, photos, shabby chic, wonder wheel
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