2019 Camera Inventory
Overall, I felt that 2019 was just so-so regarding my creative interests. I may write more about that later, but I first want to mention that one area that flourished for me was my interest in and practice with film … Continued
Top Nine Instagram Photos of 2019
It’s always interesting (to me at least) to see which of my photos were the most liked on Instagram by the end of the year. I used the Top Nine app to generate the content and grid to share on … Continued
Libraries Old and New
I have been working at Temple University Libraries for nearly a year. One of the appeals of the position when I interviewed late spring of 2018 was the fact that they were in the process of building a new library. … Continued
Carmel 2019 Trip
Since I once lived in the southwest and have spent a great deal of time on the west coast, I have difficulty recalling there was a time not so long ago (relatively speaking) that anything west of the Mississippi was … Continued
Cleveland 2019
Tell someone you are going to Cleveland and you will likely hear some kind of “mistake on the lake” joke or a very outdated reference to the Cuyahoga River catching on fire. Yes, that was 50 years ago. I had … Continued
Seattle Trip
Our 2019 travels got off to a good start with a trip to Seattle. Once again, Holly had a conference to attend, and I tagged along. One of the benefits of going to Seattle is that most of Holly’s family … Continued
Short DC Trip
We had a chance recently to return to Washington DC for a short trip. We were there back in February and, like then, we had the opportunity because Holly had to go to a conference. I really enjoy DC so … Continued
Montreal Trip
I was not particularly looking forward to Thanksgiving this year because it was going to be the first Thanksgiving since my mom passed away. This first year without her has been rough but holidays so far this year have not … Continued
Out of Town Guests
We’ve been fortunate over the past month or so to have had a few people visiting from out of town. One of Holly’s friends and one mutual friend were in Philadelphia for conferences. A friend of ours from my Vegas … Continued