2024-09-30

From this morning’s walk… played around with SnapSeed for editing… really like what SnapSeed can do, except it is buggy dealing with RAW files…

Decorative plastic goose illuminated from within. Displayed in a shop window.

Women’s clothing in a vintage clothing store shop window.

Side of old van, looking towards rear of van. Illuminated by street lights.

Zero, the ghost dog halloween decoration from Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas.

2024-09-28

I swear matching the color of our new car wasn’t a consideration when i chose this nail polish color…

Hand with nails painted red on side of red car. The reds appear to match.

2024-09-27

From this morning’s walk…

Two golden colored leaves on concrete sidewalk. There is wetness cutting across the upper left corner which has shifted color of concrete to blue.

Mirror ball sparkling with illumination hanging in a shop window. Corner of a pink pillow at lower left of frame.

Gauzy neglige hanging in shop window.

Tree planting well with tree trunk and circle of bricks around trunk. Illuminated from the left side by car lights.

2024-09-26

Latest addition to every day mandala series…

Mirror ball with almost black background.

2024-09-19

From this morning’s walk… we are getting into predawn images illuminated by street lights and other light sources…

Early morning. Parking lot and grassy embankment. Timber wood fence with gap on top of embankment. Landscape beyond in deep shadow.

Early morning. Utility pole and side of a brick building illuminated by the light held up by the utility pole but not in the frame.

Inside of an ice cream shop. Illuminated drinks refrigerator shines light on a chair and table in front of it.

2024-09-09

Kamala Harris receives the endorsement of Aliens from space…

Kamala Harris votive candle, alien doll putting its finger to its lips in a silence gesture, assorted items in a shop window.

2024-09-09

Today’s look…

Selfie, my feminized male self… I am wearing a floral blouse, black and white, hair down to my shoulders, black head band, brass colored bead necklace, coppery lipstick and blue thick rimmed glasses.

2024-09-04

Cornucopia…

Trash bins with cardboard recycling overflowing and cardboard stacked on the sidewalk.

Antique store display window with abundance of antiques.

2024-09-04

New additions to my mandala series…

Circular tray with eagle painted on it in shop window. Image has been turned 90 degrees.

Circular meeter situated in top 3rd of frame and shadow cast down to the left.

2024-09-02

Pet peeve…

Apple with store stickers.

The sticker on the right removes easily… the sticker on the left takes the skin of the apple with it. The left side sticker is applied by the grocery store. I hate them with a passion.

2024-09-02

Particularly liked this one from this morning…

Wispy clouds above a silhouetted flat roof building at the bottom of the frame.

2024-09-01

An intriguing addition to my Everyday Mandala series…

Circular window looking out onto a Japanese garden. The window has three vertical bamboo pieces and one horizontal bamboo piece, all carefully placed asymmetrically.

2024-09-01

We went with friends to the [Hammond Museum and Japanese Gardens]((https://www.hammondmuseum.org) yesterday…

Tree with grass and circle of stones below.

Stone frog stature on gravel.

Cluster of tree stumps. Trees recently cut down.

Metallic leaf hanging from a wire in front of charred wood. This is a detail from a sculpture.

Tree trunk rising on the right side into a canopy of branches and leaves in the background.

Four trunks in a stand of evergreen trees.

A stand of bamboo.

Closeup of ornamental grass.

Closeup of ornamental grass.

… we then had lunch at Purdy’s The Farmer and the Fish which was excellent!

2024-09-01

From this morning’s walk…

Tops of trees and cloudy skies.

Leaves and branches against a cloudy sky.

Spray of sparkling lights in a shop window.

Drink can with paper bag wrapped tightly around it sitting on a shop window ledge with light front he shop illuminating the can.

Two chairs stacked in a shop window. Chairs have a gold frame with beige fabric.

Two shopping bags with clothing inside sitting in deep shadows.

Stack of advertising papers with plastic binding straps that have been cut and lay open in a cross or x shape.

2024-08-29

Rather like this selfie from this morning…

… this version too!

2024-08-28

From this morning’s walk… trying out a new “film” pack in Hipstamatic…

Leaves and branches silhouetted against the sky. Nostalgic filter applied.

Closeup with cardboard and paper with a grid of small holes in the paper. Nostalgic filter applied.

Old fashioned public clock silhouetted against the sky. Nostalgic filter applied.

Top of building shot looking up towards the sky. Nostalgic filter applied.

Mannequin with necklace, gray knit top, white jeans and jacket in shop window. Nostalgic filter applied.

White mini dress floating in a shop window. Nostalgic filter applied.

Selfie of reflection in a window. I am wearing a mini dress with thing graphic lines. Black sandals, no leggings.

2024-08-27

From this morning’s walk…

Yellow wild flowers by the road.

Waterfall viewed from above.

Bridal bouquets in a bridal shop window.

Paper globe lantern in a shop window with reflections of trees overlaid.

Tunnel between buildings with construction work going on.

2024-08-26

From this morning’s walk…

Street scape with misty mountains in the background. Vintage black and white filter applied.

Grass, concrete curb, asphalt with curvy repair lines in it.

Lighter color patch in asphalt paving. Shape of patch is reminiscent of a stylized graphic human figure.

Ice cream shop interior with drinks refrigerator, table and two chairs. Vintage black and white filter applied.

Denim vest and shorts, white t-shirt, on a mannequin in a shop window. Street scene reflection is overlaid. Vintage black and white filter is applied.

Dress hanging on the wall of a shop. Vintage black and white filter applied.

2024-08-26

Of course my wife had to have this sign…

Political yard sign that says “Childless Cat Lady for Kamala.”

2024-08-25

From this morning’s walk…

Front end of a vintage blue Chevy van parked on the street. Mountains and early morning sky in the distance.

Postcard on a window ledge with words “Your Life” on it and simple graphic representation of a human from conception to death with a question mark after death.

Concrete sidewalk with light and dark areas making an angled abstract design.

Early morning sky with wispy fair weather clouds.

Colorful metallic wand like object on concrete.

Bush shaped a bit like an egg.

Mannequin in shop window with denim shorts and vest over white t-shirt with reflected image of trees, mountain and utility pole overlaid.

2024-08-25

Our “We’re NOT Going Back!” flag arrived yesterday…

Flag with words “we’re not going back” and “vote blue.”

2024-06-04

From this morning…

! Blue tents temporarily housing bicycles and mopeds for rent.(https://www.notesonattentionpaid.com/uploads/2024/6ad75450-b0d1-4579-9205-eeb46507b7b3.jpg)

A water way viewed through reeds and shrubs.

Two concrete steps with white wooden railing in a grassy embankment. Old tree in background and two utility poles in the right foreground. Early morning sunlight.

Old tree trunks in early morning sunlight.

Old Victorian mansion with mansard roof. Walls and trim painted white.

Grassy knoll landscape rising to shrubs and trees in the distance.

Landscape with row of house structures on a pond in early morning sun.

Grassy lawn, pond, house. Utility poles in the distance.

Plastic wrapping on the ground.

Mermaid and fish mural on side of building.

2024-05-22

From this morning’s walk…

Landscape with driveway, shrubs and trees, and a house visible beyond.

Water visible through shrubs.

Signage for entrance to Dicken’s Farm Nature Preserve. Trees and shrubs surround.

Meadow landscape with ocean visible beyond and trail on right edge.

Shadow of a person cast on meadow grasses. Ocean visible in the distance.

Rolling hills meadow landscape, ocean visible on the right side.

Tree trunk illuminated by morning sun. Shrubs surround it.

Dirt road receding into distance right of center, dilapidated split rail fence on left side of road. Trees and shrubs line the right side. Trees in the distance.

Sun on the side of a building, yellow folded table umbrella and white picket fence in foreground. Sign spelling Persephone’s on the side of the building.

Display case full of morning pastries.

2024-05-21

From this mornings walk…

Verdant landscape with a medium fog. Grass in foreground. Stone wall and shrubs in middle ground. Trees and the roof of a house in the distance.

A dock and its reflection inn water moving from lower left to upper right of frame.

House on a point of land with large rocks on the embankment below and water in the foreground. A small fishing boat passes in the distance. Fog softens the light and scene.

pies of tires on a wooden dock with ropes draping down, against a concrete wall, water and docks and boat inn the distance on the left.

Docks, boats and buildings in middle distance. Water in the foreground. “Mobil” painted on the end of a white building.

Small motor boat on a wooden dock section on dry land. Bottom of boat and motor encrusted in mussels and other marine life.

Harbor-scape, wooden docks and pilings in foreground, boats and landscape in background. Water reflecting everything.

Boats and docks and pilings, water in foreground, houses and landscape in the distance.

Boats and docks and landscape and water.

A boat in dry dock, a piece and trees, in foreground. Water recedes to landscape and houses in the distance.

2024-05-21

Good morning from Block Island. We had a nice fog this AM so I drove down to New Harbor for my photo walk. Have a beautiful day!

Early morning at New Harbor on Block Island. Fog softens the light, a house sits above water and stone covered embankment, a small fishing boat motors by in the distance.