2008
Gulli's tire swing
Well here is my first photo. It's out of focus, but is does have the richness, color and character that captures our old barn. The tire swing is suspended in the bull pen, home of Gulliver the bull. He uses it for entertainment, by batting it with his horns and to scratch his back. Most of the other photos were horrible. The camera could not handle the low morning light and I am not yet up to speed. I shot another roll this past Saturday, but lost the whole roll, when I thought the film had re-wound (it hadn't). Nothing like re-learning all the mistakes I made as a teenage photographer. Experience and knowledge are important, but there is also the day-to-day doingness of an activity which leads to ease, familiarity and eventually, in the case of photography, artistry.
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Photos on the way
January '08 Filed in: Farm
Took pictures this
morning. We'll see how well my Minolta handles the
15 degree weather here in Deansboro. I'm going to
have to re-familiarize myself with the manual
settings on the camera. Low light situation wreak
havoc on the auto focus feature and by the time
it's happy, the animals have moved! I hate waiting
for the camera while it's trying to focus or decide
whether or not to activate the flash.
I'll be dropping off the film to get developed and then transfered to a DVD. The whole process costs about $6. It's really a bargain. The only downside is the lack of instant gratification that a digital camera brings
I'll be dropping off the film to get developed and then transfered to a DVD. The whole process costs about $6. It's really a bargain. The only downside is the lack of instant gratification that a digital camera brings
Let it snow!
The snow flies again and it's beginning to look like January. The temperature is still a bit above normal, which is in the upper 20's for Clinton, NY. We are still getting up into the mid to high thirties although we a back to dipping well below freezing at night. My old clients were right. Just about everybody coming in has or is getting over a cold. There is no substitute for experience!
On the technical side of things, I was hoping for a new digital camera from Santa, but he brought a heavy duty Milwaukee right angle drill instead. Can't do plumbing in an old house without it! So I decided to make use of what I have and use my old 35mm film camera and transfer the images to DVD and post them for you to enjoy. We'll see how rusty the old photography skill are
Patients predict a wave of illness after record January thaw
Each one of my older
clients today remarked that there would be a lot of
illness after the record warm weather we were
experiencing today. I'm not sure what the Chinese
would say about the weather disrupting our internal
energy balance, but I'm sure they had something to
say. Keep your ecchinacia handy!
January Thaw
January '08 Filed in: Weather
Looks like weather
patterns are back to what I remember as a boy. In
Washington DC we always had a January thaw where
the temperature would reach into the 60's and
sometimes into the 70's. Today on Keyes Brook Farm
in Deansboro we will be well into the 50's and are
supposed to top out in the 60's tomorrow.
After that, no doubt it will be back to below freezing until March. I wonder if this thaw allows the early snows to melt slowly and replenish groundwater.
After that, no doubt it will be back to below freezing until March. I wonder if this thaw allows the early snows to melt slowly and replenish groundwater.