Jax beach

The calendar says autumn, yet the beach says summer... but then this is Florida.

Looking up

Magnolia blossom

Framed

Moonlit beach dog walker

Pretty noisy image... asking a bit more than the iPhone could deliver and also more than noise reduction could clean-up, but I am posting anyway. We expect more and more performance from our digital cameras, including phones, but there are limits to everything.

And yet the image does convey a certain mood.

Day 5

I agree that April snow in Webster NY is not that unusual, but can we agree that five straight days of snow showers is unexpected? Yes, it has snowed and melted, but only for the flakes to return again and again.

Yoga plant

Orange clouds

Not on a damp rock on the edge of a stream

That is what I was thinking about when I was up 15 feet on a ladder cleaning my rain gutters.

Slow down

10 MPH is really slow if you are driving a car, but really fast if you are walking. Riding a bike... it is just about right.

I guess it all depends, but I think slowing down is always a good idea. Taking time to really see what is around you means you will see things better, including the speed limit signs.

Morning bike ride

Elegant entry

Santana

A nice evening listening to the latin inspired rock of Santana at CMAC (Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center) in Canandaigua, NY. Lots of people were using the digital zoom on their phones to try for a close-up of the guitar virtuoso, but I chose to capture the setting and the peek at the setting sun.

Walking the line

Utility work ahead

Contemporary Art + Design Wing

Another visit to the Corning Museum of Glass (CMOG) and my continued fascination with the new Contemporary Art + Design wing. The art space is at least as interesting to me as the art it contains. I will have a few more images in future posts.

High visibility orange

Buffalo Skyway

An impressive bridge construction though downtown Buffalo (notice three ramps above) that extends over the Buffalo river and various harbor canals. All bridges have some beauty to them from a distance, but this one has been controversial for years. Even though you can move below the bridges to Lake Erie it still is a barrier with noise and visual distraction from the city center.

Providing major arterials in crowded urban centers is a problem.

There has been some discussion of tunneling Route 5 (New York's major East/West non-toll route), but the cost and political will is nowhere to be found. Fortunately over the last few years there has been significant work done to make the waterfront accessible and enjoyable for the public.

Susan's house

Although I have lived in the area for over forty years, until recently I never took the time to visit the home of one of Rochesters most famous historical figures; Susan B. Anthony. She was a lifetime activist for equal rights and especially important in the movement to gain women's right to vote. She and her sister lived in a modest home that was part of a working-class neighborhood. It was here she organized the women's suffrage movement and welcomed many progressive reformers including her longtime friend and Rochester's other most famous historical figure; Frederick Douglass.

My eye was caught by this stairway window, unusual in design and color... perhaps the most unique feature of this otherwise common home of a very uncommon, progressive and influential American.

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