Monthly Archive: March 2016

on and off the grid

St. Patrick’s Day, busy at work and I have to make some personal phone calls, hard to schedule. One appointment to see a house on Egypt Lane that’s off the grid (he explains “no...

life preservers

Trying to find the right description – life preservers, shields, means of attitude adjustment? Journaling and wine work well. The phone guys always cheer me up. Co-workers (Neha). Drawing practice – new toys, wolf...

tappan zee

On workdays I drive over the Hudson River morning and night on the Tappan Zee bridge. I can see the river and the headlands, the houses and the quality of the air. There are...

cold rain

cold rain of setbacks or is it just not progress sufficiently quickly – the importance of patience, waiting for the subject to assume the same position, so I can capture the angle of cheek...

the lift

Sheetrock, meet ceiling. The ascension enabled by the lift, a rental machine that cradles the panel, then raises it by means of hand cranking that large wheel. Adjustable, ingenious, squeaky. Covering up the textured...

heart warming

Little English bulldog at the Wood Den where we picked up our sandblasted railings. Little boy desperate to pet her, but mom is full of caution. Boy prevails – soon he and bulldog are...

ice lingam

Melting away quickly, the ice lingam stands along the trail to Lake Awosting. Smooth and sculpted next to the rugged wall bordering the trail. Rock and ice formations in the Shawangunks, refreshing to the...