Top Nine Instagram Photos of 2020
It’s that time of the year to see what my top 9 most popular photos were on Instagram. Last year, I had a clear outlier which I knew ahead of time would be my most popular photo. This year there … Continued
Last Normal Photos with the Olympus OM-1
There was a trend recently of people posting the last normal photo they had taken before the pandemic started changing their lives. The Saturday before we self-isolated (March 14), we went for a walk along the Schuylkill Banks, and I … Continued
Looking Out Our Window
Although we still get out on occasion, we are trying to be good citizens and spend as much time inside as is bearable. Of course, this means fewer opportunities for taking pictures while outside. Of course, I still can take … Continued
Self-Isolation Week Two
Here it is: week two of self-isolation out of who knows how many. Work was still fairly chaotic at the beginning of the week, but things seemed to settle down toward the end. We’ve been working on getting services in … Continued
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Tell someone you are going to Cleveland and you will likely hear some kind of “mistake on the lake” joke or a very outdated reference to the Cuyahoga River catching on fire.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