This Wasn’t Part Of The Plan – When I cleared my office and changed the couch I did not anticipate the increased attention my office would get from the feline members of the family. 5 pictures
June 16, 2018
Artificial light
June 11, 2018
IKEA Tetris – Working on a more adult-friendly house and some furniture shopping Two-minute read, 3 pictures
April 18, 2018
Evening Prayer at Kanuga. 3 pictures
March 3, 2018
Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kansas City, Missouri 8 pictures
March 3, 2018
Diaconal Ministry and Community. A small group discussion led by the Venerable Bruce Bower. 2 pictures
February 20, 2018
Gary and Ginger – Ninth Wedding Anniversary. Ginger took a ninth wedding anniversary selfie.
January 12, 2018
Father-Daughter Bonding – Lanie’s on target with my Beretta and Katie’s Sig P238. Five-minute read, 6 pictures
January 5, 2018
Late Night Cleaning and Polishing. I first cleaned these brass ornaments, belonging to my mother when I was 4-5 years old. Two-minute read, 3 pictures
January 3, 2018
Self Portrait with Camera – A deliberate grainy look. Shot in quite dark conditions as I didn’t turn the room light on.
January 3, 2018
DeAtramentis Steel Blue
December 30, 2017
Greater love has no step-father than this: – With 20°F temps outside, today was just the sort of day to do some therapeutic cleaning and oiling of Katie’s Sig Sauer P238. Two-minute read, 4 pictures
December 29, 2017
Ten Years On: Happy To Be Here. I’ve just indulged in a couple of ‘retro’ self-portrait sessions. Two-minute read, 6 pictures
December 13, 2017
I splashed out on a new shutter button – When I bought my Fujifilm X-E3 I also bought a red enameled shutter button to go with it. After a couple of weeks use, I have decided that I don’t like the color and the finish of the enameled button. It doesn’t look right. So I bought a new one. 3 pictures
October 27, 2017
I have a strange photographic obsession with this light fitting. I ought to consider cleaning it before I take any more pictures. As obsessions go, I guess this one is fairly harmless. .jpg file straight out of camera.
October 20, 2017
Fujinon XF18mmF2 R – After my false start earlier in the week I am now in possession of a new 18mm F2 lens.
October 19, 2017
Which did I buy – Macro Lens ($600) vs Two Extension Tubes ($30)? I’ll let you guess. 2 pictures
October 18, 2017
Excellent Condition – The white dot is not a reflection of the light (the light is a strip light) – it’s light reflecting off of a chip or flaw in the lens. 2 pictures
October 18, 2017
And then there was one – Ginger treated me to three small bars of Green & Black’s on Monday. Today’s Wednesday, this is the only one left. Its undigested hours are numbered.
October 14, 2017
Routine Maintenance. I have a suspicion that like myself, many rangefinder-style camera users also harbor an affinity for leather journals and fountain pens. +1
July 8, 2017
Old Self: Portrait of the Artist as He Will (Not) Be. Variation #2. Artist: Evan Penny. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. 3 pictures
July 8, 2017
The Bubble. Artist: Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880 – 1980). Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. +2
July 6, 2017
I’ve not taken a self-portrait in a while – so it is time to redress that situation.
July 3, 2017
Leatherman Skeletool CX – My new everyday carry knife / multi tool.
June 19, 2017
Function vs Form – Knives – When I first wrote a few thoughts about Function vs Form I used my lighters as an example. This time I’ve been pondering over the knives I’ve been using for the past 30-odd years. Five-minute read
June 19, 2017
Armadillo Belt Buckle – During our Fathers’ Day weekend visit to Jim and Carol’s, Jim asked me if I wanted a belt with an armadillo Buckle. Well, actually I’m pretty sure he said arma-dildo but we’ll gloss over that. One-minute read