Sarah and Chloe
I took a few pictures at X-Factor this evening and we all liked this one best. And that’s eleven months down, one to go.
A Boy Named Hsu
A Boy Named Hsu
Sorry, I couldn’t resist. Anyway, our friend Jonathan Hsu was dancing at the Montgomery College Dance Showcase this evening and I sneaked a few photos. Here he is as an entomologist, upside down with a butterfly net caught on his foot.
Camera Graveyard
Camera Graveyard
This is where old cameras go to die (or whatever). The Canon A-1 (top left) was the first camera I bought, back in 1979. That was followed a few years later by the F-1 (top right), which is a really nice piece of engineering. It will keep taking pictures without any battery, although of course there isn’t a light meter without power. That camera has been around the world.
When I married into a family of Nikon users, I bought the FM (bottom left) so I could share lenses. The F-301 (a.k.a. N2000, bottom right) was my father-in-law’s. Not shown is a Nikon FM-2. Also not shown is a Canon (film) Rebel, which was my first auto-focus camera.
These aren’t all out of commission for good, though. Our niece, Laura, has the FM-2 and some lenses in Peru and Dorothy wants me to buy some black and white film so she can play around with them.
Maria and Alex
Maria and Alex
We were happy to be able to have lunch today with Maria, Alex, and Jean Ulmer. That happens far too infrequently as far as I’m concerned.
Dorothy and Lyla
Dorothy and Lyla
Lyla had a bunch of the youth group over this evening and they were good enough to let me stay and take pictures. This is just a silly picture of Dorothy and Lyla.
Hartley Thanksgiving
Hartley Thanksgiving
We gathered on Friday for our family Thanksgiving and of course we took our traditional family photo.
Hawk in Steel Tree
Hawk in Steel Tree
This tree is a steel and concrete sculpture called Graft by Roxy Paine. It’s between the Natural History Museum and the National Gallery of Art. We especially enjoyed the hawk that was perched in it. What would be really funny would be a woodpecker.
Categories: Creatures
Tags: Art, DC., Hawk, Modern Art, Washington
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Youth Reunion
Youth Reunion
Four of Dorothy’s friends went off to college this fall. She’s seen three of them a few times since then but Hannah Marie Roop went too far to come home for a weekend. We’ll she’s here for Thanksgiving and her parents let here have some of her friends over to see her this evening. A couple had left by the time I took this and two more came after I did, but this is as complete a group picture as I got. There was considerable laughter and much joy.
Ship’s Compass
Ship’s Compass
I got this compass from my grandfather. It was his father’s. My great grandfather owned a saw mill in Belvidere, North Carolina on the Perquimans River.
Categories: Miscellaneous
Tags: Boats, Compass, Family, Family History, Navigation
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Corona
Corona
An oldish Corona word processor (a.k.a. typewriter). Note that the apostrophe, quotation mark, and underscore are in the place we now expect to find the asterisk, at sign, and caret.
WCA Bazaar
WCA Bazaar
I sold cards and prints at the WCA Christmas Bazaar today. It was nice to be next to Jessica Buchtel’s table, although a LOT of people got to her table and didn’t feel they needed to go any further. :).
Ducks
Ducks
Across Key West is a pond that was put in about ten years ago. It’s a great spot to find ducks, geese and other birds. These three took off as I approached.
Youth Band Practice
Youth Band Practice
The (mostly) youth band practices to an empty room. With the loss of last year’s seniors, the youth band had had to rely on a few adults to fill some gaps.
Some Friends
Katie, Ellen, Jenny, and Jessie
These are four of Dorothy’s friends, Katie, Ellen, Jenny, and Jessie.
Private Eye
Dorothy’s Eye
This is Dorothy’s right eye.
Oak Leaves
Oak Leaves
I’m a fan of trees in general and oaks in particular. I love their fall oranges and reds, particularly with the sun shining through them.
Shine On
The Moon
The moon is just past full and with the clear skies we’ve had lately, the moonrise has been wonderful to see. Here is the waning gibbous moon as it rose this evening.
Oakleaf Hydrangea
Oakleaf Hydrangea
The oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) that I planted last fall is giving me some wonderful color this fall.
Amur Honeysuckle
Amur Honeysuckle
Amur Honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) is an invasive shrub around here but it does at least have pretty berries in the fall.