If you know me, you know that photography has always been a big part of my life. Starting in 2009, I decided it would be interesting (at least to me) to document a year with a photo a day. I finished my first year and I am starting my second. I am not sure I will be quite as diligent in Year 2 but I will try!
The flood gates were opened and RI was hit hard. Several days of heavy rains caused rivers to overflow their banks and cause some devastating damage all over New England. Unfortunately this one hit close to home...literally. My sister's house (which is also my childhood home) was flooded when the Pawcatuck River rose to record heights. She had 2 FEET of water in her living room. The first pictures I took in Manchester, NH and the last picture was sent to me by my sister. It is actually a block farther from the river than the family home. My thoughts and prayers are with my sister and everyone else affected by this disaster.
I happened upon this place in Saratoga Springs early this morning as I was out taking photographs. It was just an amazing collection of "stuff" for gardens, yards, etc. I love so much of it and would have probably bought something had it been open. Nothing was secured but the police station was across the street so I am sure that will deter the typical pillow...err I mean garden thief.
I am not sure when the moment happens. Sometimes it is instantly...sometimes a matter a months and honestly sometimes it never happens. The moment when your work colleagues become your friends. People you truly care about and want to keep in touch with even when you are not gossiping around the water cooler.
I was able to catch up this week with a friend I still work with and one that I haven't worked with for many years. It was great on both counts. Sometimes we get so wrapped up in work and forget that there is much more to connect with people about. It was nice to remember that those connections run deeper than projects or the most recent crisis. So whether it is crazy Kelly doing yoga poses on the window ledge in our hotel room or meeting Denise's beautiful baby girl for the first time, I am happy that those connections moved past the office and into a lasting friendship!
I love how you can see the rain lines in the background of this picture...it was a total accident. Photo surprises are awesome except when you try to recreate them and can't!
I have mentioned our MacKenzie-Childs dinner bell before and here is a picture of it. It is a forged iron piece hanging on the front of our house. Today as we were doing some yard work, I rang it a few times to ring in spring!
It was another beautiful day on this first day of spring. We took a ride out to Onondaga Lake Park for a short walk and a few pictures. Syracuse is (or was) known as the Salt City. Back in the day the salt industry created the City of Syracuse and supplied the entire nation with salt!
First day of spring is tomorrow and our grass is already growing (at least the patches above the septic). Bill will be excited to get back on the riding mower soon!
Bill likes statues, gargoyles, stonework, etc. I am not sure what this one is celebrating with his bottle of champagne but he is guarding Bill's "beer fridge" in the garage!
It was a long day...after leaving at 5am to drive to NYC for a meeting, I stopped in Princeton en route to Glenside, PA. Several hours later, here are a few of the results of the days travels. You have seen the Finnster in previous post and you will be happy to know that he is growing like crazy, walking like a champ and cute as ever!
I guess it was a good thing that I picked up this penny I found. I got a call from Bill telling me that his brakes went out in the truck while he was driving to work. What?!?! Luckily, all was fine and the brakes did not go out completely...he just had to push them all the way down to the floor to stop! A few hundred bucks later and all is fine...I guess I better start finding more pennies, dimes, dollars to pay for the new brake line.
Bill and I finally went on a horse drawn sleigh ride at Highland State Park. I have wanted to do this since I moved here and read about it. It was a beautiful day, sun shining, temperatures rising and snow starting to melt. The ride was not quite as Dickens-esque as I had made it out to be in my head but still it was nice. We will have to go back at some point for a night ride as I am sure that would be even more beautiful!
Mona doesn't always quite get that she is not a teacup dog that can walk on top of the icy topped snow. Bill dug out a path for her to "do her business" but she insists on exploring further and falling through the snow!
I have driven by this dome many times in my life and always assumed it was some kind of church or cultural building. I was very surprised when I started doing some research on it that it was the home of the Colt Firearms Manufacuturer. When I drove by it yesterday, I finally decided to figure out where to get closest to it to photograph it. You can read more about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colt_Armory
The flood gates were opened and RI was hit hard. Several days of heavy rains caused rivers to overflow their banks and cause some devastating damage all over New England. Unfortunately this one hit close to home...literally. My sister's house (which is also my childhood home) was flooded when the Pawcatuck River rose to record heights. She had 2 FEET of water in her living room. The first pictures I took in Manchester, NH and the last picture was sent to me by my sister. It is actually a block farther from the river than the family home. My thoughts and prayers are with my sister and everyone else affected by this disaster.
