BLOG: The End of 2019 Approaches...

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The “Director’s Cut” exhibit opened at The Atlanta Photography Group Gallery last evening, December 7, 2019. I have one piece in it, “Street Eyes,” made in Florence on a drizzly day. Every day in Florence is a good day. The Director’s Cut is an interesting show. The way I understand it the “Director,” Judy Pishnery, keeps track of images in which she sees value that were submitted for but not included by guest jurors in other APG shows. At this time of year she includes those images she liked or remembers to make this show. Cool. There were a lot of good images on the walls. Skoonberg, Pizzuto and Krohne are in the show as well. SSPG was well represented. Many of the folks we invited to the show by email and regular mail showed up at the gallery. I’m very thankful to have such family and friends. Gerald Straw’s one-man show is hanging in the separate small gallery and is certainly worth seeing. He’s a wonderful photographer. These are legacy images of his… from the street. Nice man.

Firenze

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I’ve been making a rainwater delivery system for the lot, garden and landscaping. The first phase of the project will provide about 350 gallons when the barrels are full. If everything works out well I can go to 500 gallons fairly easily. Right now I have a barrel ordered that hasn’t arrived and I can’t hook up the gutter to collect the water until they are repaired from the tree falling. I’m not sure how far 500 gallons will go, but last year we had a couple of monthly water bills over $300. (2 images, click through.)

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Made Honorable Mention at the NYC4PA Show in New York with “Cactus Shadow.” Still have a couple out that I won’t know about until after the first of January.

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Until we get the backyard back to the way it should be (starts this next week) we’ll not be traveling much. Maybe a weekend in January. Need an Italy fix… have to wait.

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Couple from the porch and the beltline, shadows, what else? (2 images, click through.)

I certainly wish I could make everyone feel better somehow, adopt logic as a method for living, with occasional wild rants and adventures, and have an end of year season that allows for the diversity that makes living on this rock ball desirable.