2023-07-28

From this morning’s walk…

Blue sky with fair weather clouds at the bottom.

Restaurant table with stainless steel tray and salt, pepper, sugar and small plant on it. Brown leatherette banquette seating behind table.

Shop window with drop cloth covering the inside. Two wooden poles running horizontally across the frame. Residential building reflection overlaid.

Flat wooden ice cream spoon on concrete sidewalk.

Off-white cotton dress on mannequin gathered under the bust line with pleated short sleeves. Large brim straw hat caps it off. Sky and buildings reflection overlaid.

2023-07-27

From this morning’s walk…

Closeup of magenta/pink zinnia blooms.

Birthday balloon in lower left corner, bobbing in front of post office doors.

Gray silk sundress on mannequin form with plant leaf screen in front of it.

Closeup of the back of a white t-shirt with “supreme” written and a screen shot of a person of unknown sex kissing a woman sitting in a wheelchair. Both are naked.

Back of a gray and white fine plaid men’s shirt on a bust mannequin in a fine tailoring shop.

Green plaid woman’s halter top and pants on a translucent mannequin bust form, lit from behind. Reflections of trees overlaid.

2023-07-26

From today’s walk…

Wooden shipping pallet, top boards running from top to bottom and painted blue between horizontal connecting boards beneath.

Intersection of roofs of metal structure with sky and power wires at top of frame.

Rectangular concrete slab with drainage basin in the upper left corner surrounded by asphalt paving. Rectangle rotated to the right in the rectangular frame.

Oval shaped sticker with simplified graphic lemon at the center and graphic drink can images of multiple colors and at a variety of angles encircling it.

Red embroidered red halter top on an armless and headless mannequin form with blue gray pants.

Sidewalk sign with the words “BARBIES DONT CRY OVER KENS.”

2023-07-26

From yesterday’s walk…

Sign on the sidewalk outside a shop with the words “NAKED CARAMELS ON SALE!”

Girls metal lunch box/purse with female Disney characters on it. In a shop window.

Light pink/orange trumpet type blossom. Closeup.

Woman’s light blue blouse open down the front, tied together at the bust line. Yellow seersucker pants. Displayed on an armless and headless mannequin form in a shop window.

Orange sundress with large abstract floral print topped with a large brimmed straw hat. Reflection of sky and building overlaid.

Selfie, man in a car with gray t-shirt, beard stubble, heavy framed blue glasses, pink knit cap.

2023-07-25

Today is Barbie day… I am wearing as much pink as I have in my closet.

Barbie movie poster.

Man with pink pussy hat in a car.

Man and woman standing in front of Barbie sign and balloons.

2023-07-24

From this morning’s walk…

Thistle and lily blossoms in various stages of bloom and decay.

Red turk’s cap lilies and purple thistle blossoms.

Yellow vase with carp etched into the sides in a shop window.

Metal table and chairs outside a drinking establishment with two glasses with partially finished drinks inside.

Metal chairs stacked inside a ramen noodle shop.

2023-07-23

From this morning’s walk…

Glass storage jars filled with candy, macaroni, lentils, popcorn, in a shop window.

Close up of a tropical plant leaf with center vein running from top to bottom and secondary veins fanning off at a 45 degree angle.

Closeup of trumpet shaped pink and green flower.

Brown, black and blue plaid dress on a mannequin in a shop window.

Partially finished men’s plaid dress jacket in a tailor shop window.

Ring of violently churning water on the surface of a creek.

Red, white, blue, yellow, green plastic six pack carriers in a shop window.

White hydrangea flower and torso mannequin with beaded white dress on it in a shop window.

2023-07-20

From this morning’s walk…

Five pink stuffed monkey dolls hanging by their wrists in a shop window.

Sky reflection on the hood of a Tesla. Tesla logo in silver metal the lower right corner.

White mackerel clouds in a blue sky.

Baroque chair, sofa and chandelier in a shop getting ready to open.

Rack of hand made greeting cards wrapped in cellophane. Cards have a nostalgic feeling to them.

Women’s bluejeans jump suit with large wide brim woven hat on mannequin in a shop window. Sky clouds and buildings reflection overlaid.

Women’s blue fabric bathing suit with mermaid print laying in shop window.

2023-07-19

From this morning’s walk…

View down a street in the early morning with trees on the left and utility pole and wires on the right side and the hazy outline of rounded mountains in the distance.

Image of a white flower, pine cone shaped, with hundreds of florets open or opening. Plant foliage in the background.

Picture of a metal plate with a hinged rectangular access panel at the top, slightly off center, and faded graffiti.

Woman’s sundress, green/brown with beige circular graphic flowers, gathered at the hips and again at the bust, with broad brimmed woven hat on a mannequin. Shot looking up the length of the dress with sky and building reflection on the shop window overlaid.

The morning sun reflected off the smooth surface of water in a stream, the drop off of a damn on the upper right side, ripples in the water on the bottom foreground, dark foliage and trees running up the left side and across the top.

The right arm of a mannequin on a wooden floor surface running from the shoulder in the lower right to the hand in the upper middle.

2023-07-19

So, it’s a “chew gum and walk at the same time” sort of thing?

Chalk board sandwich sign with a picture of a bowl of ramen taped to the top portion, a drawing of a bowl of ramen below the picture and the words “EAT RAMEN & DRINK ALCOHOL AT THE SAME TIME” written in capital letters below that.

2023-07-19

Love is messy…

Irregular white paint patch on brick paving with “I LOVE YOU ALWAYS” stenciled onto it in black.

2023-07-18

Poster for Beacon Open Studios event.

2023-07-18

From this monring’s walk

Right turn arrow painted on a sidewalk, chainlink fencing in background.

Plant and seating through a shop window.

Wires and utility pole against early morning sky. Silvertone photo effect.

Street, sidewalk, white and black pavement patching above and below painted yellow lines running horizontally through scene.

Violent rapids in creek after rains in the northeast US.

Metal ice chest outside a convenience store with the ice printed on it three times in red with snow capping the letters.

Silvertone image of construction scaffolding.

2023-07-17

From this morning’s walk…

Face made of an old book, sunglasses, wooden nose sculpture, in a shop window.

Curtain pulled into a feminine form with a sash. Shop window with condensation and drip paths softening the kitchen form.

Dress made with flowers.

Paper ice cream cone in a shop window.

Yellow floral print dress, with sash at the waist, on a mannequin, with broad brimmed straw hat on top.

Bag of construction material standing on the floor of a shop being renovated.

Women’s green shoes and green checkered handbag sitting on an Ilene Gray circles side table in a shop window.

2023-07-16

From this morning’s walk…

Rapids in local creek after heavy rains.

Sticker on railing depicting a feminine face with a cat’s tail mustache and the words serious comedy theater.

Hydrangea like pink blooms.

Two spiraling seed pods wrapping around each other.

Huge brimmed woven hat hanging on wall above woman’s blouse also hanging on wall.

2023-07-15

Instead of a morning walk my wife and I took a trip down memory lane. We visited our respective high schools which are an hour away from where we live now…

Man and woman in front of Ramsey High School in Ramsey, NJ.

Holly and me in front of my high school building.

Ramsey High School, Ramsey, NJ

My high school building.

Woman and dogs standing in front of a high school building.

Holly and our two dogs in front of her high school building.

2023-07-14

From this morning’s walk…

Things, plastic and metal, in a cardboard box.

Lilly flower petals fallen on a marble table surface and a couple of vintage vases.

Pristine in the box barbie doll.

Green light tube in a shop window with reflection of street in the background.

orange and yellow dress and broad brimmed hat on a mannequin in a shop window with sky and buildings reflected on the window.

roll of gold foil wrapping paper on the concrete pavement with water drops and wet pavement outlining it.

close up of ornamental grass plant

2023-07-13

From this morning’s walk…

First warp comic book in a brown cardboard box.

Air conditioning/heating unit waiting for installation on a brown tile floor.

Closeup of fake Christmas tree and ornaments.

Chain link/wood picket fence between two buildings.

Cactus plant dressed in a red bandana in a shop window. Reflection of feet and legs layered on top.

Pink hat and pleated green tote bag/purse draped on mannequin wearing a pink floral sundress in a shop window.

Patching shape on asphalt driveway.

2023-07-12

From this morning’s walk…

Weeds growing out of cracks in the sidewalk.

Rectangular patch in asphalt street surface. Drainage basin steel plate grid.

Rectilinear patching in asphalt street surface.

Diamond and rectilinear sunlight patterns through water.

Stack of clear plastic cups on a wicker shelf.

Woman’s Channel handbag slung over the passenger side car seat.

Pile of partially used white candles.

2023-07-10

The stream spirits are angry…

Heavy flow of rain runoff in a local creek. Swirling whitecaps.

Tumbling, violent rapids in local stream after heavy rainfall.

Closeup of churning rapids after heavy rainfall.

2023-07-10

From this morning’s walk…

Raindrops and streaks on the trunk hood and rear window of a car.

Beacon Car Wash & Detail Center signage along the Main Street of town.

Yellow-orange rag on a tile floor.

Sticker on a gate lock plate with yellow plastic bottomed lock. The sticker depicts a cartoon robot character holding a heart with “The Clay Universe” written above.

Crab grass with raindrops in the middle of other kinds of grass.

Clam shell with a green plastic butterfly glued on it and the word “PEACE” painted on it in alternating green then blue paint. Clam shell sits on a flattop galvanized steel railing. Churning rapids in the distance.

Blue jeans, rope belt, white linen blouse and broad brim hat in shop window with partially cloudy sky reflection overlaid.

2023-07-05

From this morning’s walk…

White paint parking line from lower left foreground to middle of top of frame. Cracks randomly running through the line.

Trail of melted ice cream running from a clear plastic cup under a trash can at the top of the frame to a crack control joint at the bottom of the frame.

closeup of the center of a pink echinacea flower.

A black line of something tar like dribbled from the top middle of the frame to the bottom across an expansion joint in the concrete sidewalk. A triangle of brick paving to the right.

truck tire tracks on concrete sidewalk and curb. Curb running from top center to lower right in a gentle arc. Asphalt paving to the right of the curve.

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2023-07-03

Images of my photographic work installed in an exhibition. Show opens this weekend.

Accordion fold book of photographs on a table top in an exhibition.

Accordion fold book of photographs on a table top in an exhibition.

Accordion fold book of photographs on a table top in an exhibition.

Accordion fold book of photographs on a table top, two framed photographs on the wall, in an exhibition.

Framed photograph grid of the ocean horizon hanging on a wall in an exhibition.

Two framed photographs at an exhibition depicting a leaf and shadow and a stone on the beach with erosion trails extending down from it.

Accordion book of photographs stretched out on a window sill at an exhibition.

2023-07-03

From this morning’s walk…

Man walking down the sidewalk in the distance. Street crossing stripes in the foreground. One way sign and utility pole in the middle distance.

Not the decisive moment. Moments earlier the man had danced up to the utility pole and did a “Singing In The Rain” spin around it. I like that when I look at this image I see something nobody else sees.

2023-07-03

From this morning’s walk…

American flag waving in the breeze, flying from right to left. End of flag tattered.

American flag waving in the breeze, flying from right to left. End of flag tattered.

American flag waving in the breeze, flying from right to left. End of flag tattered.

American flag waving in the breeze, flying from right to left. End of flag tattered.

I made this sequence of images because it’s my country’s birthday tomorrow. A sometimes great, sometimes not great nation built on an ideal that seems further out of reach than ever.