Cafe Winter Solstice

Cafe Winter Solstice

“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire.” -Edith Sitwell Cafe Hollander, a fantastic grand cafe in the style of those found in the “Benelux” region of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, on the Winter Solstice. Located on…… Continue reading Cafe Winter Solstice

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday

Birthday hats all in a row, ready for the party to start.  A birthday party for a 2-year old is exhausting, but still a lot of fun! Day 82 of my 365 photo a day project. If you are looking for art for your home or office or something to spice up your digital desktop,…… Continue reading Happy Birthday

Trio

Trio

A trio of native plants shot in the Milwaukee Rotary Centennial Arboretum near the Urban Ecology Center on the East Side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  Shot hand-held with a Nikon D700, 24-85mm lens at 85mm, f/5, 1/160, ISO 200. Day 81 of 365.

Abstract Lines

What is it?

Before I say where this was taken, I’d like to know what you think it is.  What does it look like to you?   Ok, do you have an idea? This was taken at Discovery World on the shore of Lake Michigan in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  Oh, I’m not going to tell you what these…… Continue reading Abstract Lines

Lincoln Memorial Drive

Lincoln Memorial Drive

This shot came about more from wanting to test my new ICE 10-stop neutral density filter, rather than from a creative idea.  I knew I wanted water and possibly clouds (although the clouds weren’t really moving fast enough) in the shot but other than that, I had know idea what I was going to get.…… Continue reading Lincoln Memorial Drive

Late Afternoon at the Lighthouse

North Point Lighthouse

This is the North Point Lighthouse in Milwaukee’s Lake Park along the bluffs overlooking Lake Michigan. This was not what I was planning on shooting but wow, the light was so sublime that I just had to stop .  It was almost as if the sun, clouds, and lighthouse were calling to me – Hey,…… Continue reading Late Afternoon at the Lighthouse

Dark Forest

Dark Forest

“The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness.” –Vladimir Nabokov A foggy December day creates a dark and moody scene in Riverside Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Day 77 of 365

Stockings Hung By the Chimney

Stockings Hung by the Chimney with Care

’twasn’t quite the night before Christmas, but it was at night and the stockings were hung by the chimney with care.  The only thing I wish was different – outside of it not being the night before Christmas and there was no St. Nick – is that we had a real wood-burning fireplace.  Oh well,…… Continue reading Stockings Hung By the Chimney

The Tie That Binds

The Tie That Binds

“We share our mutual woes, Our mutual burdens bear; And often for each other flows The sympathizing tear.” –from “Blest Be the Tie That Binds” by John Fawcett Day 74 of my 365 photo a day project. A rope fence along a path in the Milwaukee Rotary Centennial Arboretum along the Milwaukee River on the…… Continue reading The Tie That Binds

Clash of Styles

Clash of Styles

Of the thousands of CDs, vinyl records, cassettes (yes, cassettes), and digital files we have on/in shelves, boxes, cases, sleeves and hard drives, I believe perhaps Beethoven could have chosen a more complimentary shelf on which to sit.  Then again, he was a sort of rebel in the classical music world.  Hmmm.  He probably would…… Continue reading Clash of Styles