my newest subject

Mom's dryer went out so she had to resort to ancestral ways.

I think that the posts which hold up the clothesline are the last remaining features which were present when my dad bought the house in 1977.  Something about the setting makes it one of my favorite photographical subjects.

Maybe it reminds me of my mom.

That would explain the positive connotation.

I tried to use it as a background for my self-portrait. 

But I still have that "is this gonna work?" look that haunts all projects involving my image.

Want to see a great rendition of a self portrait?

Click here!

I can't get enough of this gallery.

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a quick one

Mom grows great orchids. 

So I mentioned I would update this more frequently.  That means putting up a quick one from time to time.  Now is the time for a quick one.

I was reading my favorite blog this morning and it delivered me to this tangential web page.  If you click on it, it will take you to a collection of pictures taken by photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt.  And if you go there and look at the pictures you will be immersed in a state of nostalgia and history.  There was a picture there of Joseph Goebels (spelling?) which struck me in the gut.  This was Hitler's minister of propoganda and just by looking at him you could sense the evil he literally personified.  Another picture captures a sailor kissing a girl in Times Square on V.J. day.  As someone who likes to take pictures, I appreciate when a moment so precious is caught on print and saved forever.  It is easier to write about a precise moment than it is to preserve the visual idea of that moment.  This picture does that. 

Well, if you have time go check out these pictures and read what the photographer had to say about them.  It would be time well spent.

Thanks for coming by.

moving

The rising cost of fuel led us to relocate last month.  We currently reside on Hyperion and Tracy in Silverlake.  Just about three blocks from where I went to High School.  Big difference from Sylmar.  The biggest area of contrast is in people density.  A lot more people per square mile here than in Sylmar.  I grew up nearby so one would think I would be used to it.  But, it is taking some adjusting. 

I think my good friend who is turning forty tomorrow will remember this place:

Back in our metro-sexual days, this was THE place to get your haircut.  I live right above it now.  I don't think I will be getting a haircut there anytime soon though.  My life no longer demands coiffure. 

I think the kitchen area has a stylish sense to it:

But the best ammenity is to be able to look out the window over Hyperion Blvd in Silverlake.

It is an artsy and young part of town.  So it gives of an energetic vibe.  It's catchy. 

So my blog has been neglected as of late but I will make more of an effort to update it more frequently.

Just to let you know I am still around.

Happy Birthday to You Know Who You Are!!!

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