A tree is best measured when it is down

These sorts of scenes are always heartbreaking to me.

Having a ball in Scranton

A world in a wee steel sphere!

Galilee parking shack

There is nothing like the off season at the shore.

Sayles Hall, Brown University

A wonderful piece of academic architecture connected to an astounding family cemetery plot.

New England Sailing Center

Narragansett Bay offers gracious views.

Bonnet Shores out of Season

There is a special charm to beaches when no one is around!

Oregon Inlet Life Saving Station

We finally stopped to take a close look at this fine piece of OBX architecture.

Interesting monuments in Dunmore Cemetery

Puzzlements and charms in Dunmore Cemetery.

Scranton evening encore

Once again Scranton did not disappoint with sunset atmospherics!

Dramatic Scranton evening sky

Unexpected drama in the Scranton evening sky!

Electric City sunrise

As so often, the Electric City had great atmospherics for the 30 March 2022 sunrise!

Lenticular cloud over Scranton

I saw a lenticular cloud in Scranton at midday today, even though it was not world-class.

Roanoke Island flotsam

Come for the flotsam, stay for the barnacles!

Housewrecks of the Outer Banks

A satirical look at the OBX housing situation.

Whalehead bridge

Charming landscape architecture surrounds the old Whalehead estate in Corolla, N.C.

Lawton Lane pal, Ocracoke

I shoulda set the aperture to f/11 or even 14, but Ocragecko ™ is mostly in focus at f/8.

Sticky situation

Some persistent oak leaves on a tree opposite my office.

Far-off shores

What is meant by the unusual image of a ship off distant shores on Hiatt Hepburn’s 1864 monument in Cave Hill?

Dance with Me

The Zehnder mausoleum in Cave Hill is accompanied by bronze portraits envisioning a reunion in the après vie. Updated with a proposed design source from the Mazzone monument in Florence, Italy.

Eisenhower Memorial

I can’t get enthused about the new Eisenhower Memorial.