A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
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..and what a week it has been. In the course of seven days I have entertained my brother at my house, gone to see Michael Frayn’s “Copenhagen”, kayaked the Green River, and lost miserably at bowling – all this while battling a cold and fever. I had all these wonderfully pithy entries I was going to … Read More “Welcome to the Working Week” »
Interesting dinner conversations. Tonight at Mister Ups, we watched as two women meticulously split up their dinner bill. Last night at Amigos, Laura had mentioned that another group of women took an inordinate amount of time figuring out and paying for their meal. This, in turn, reminded me of a conversation that I had when … Read More “OK. So Who Gets the Bill?” »
I know it sounds a bit bizaare. Spamalot, a musical based on Monty Python’s Holy Grail , has been nominated for a Tony Award. This, in addition to spring cleaning and changes at work, have had me pondering the concept of Camelot quite a bit lately. Camelot is an ideal, but is far from perfect. … Read More “It’s Only a Model” »
Uh, Lenscaps? I recently did a Google search for Greenville, South Carolina blogs. I figured I couldn’t be the only one in the Upstate filling the ether with my drivel. I stumbled across the Reedy River Review, which bills itself as “A Satirical Look at the Sanctimonious in the Upstate of South Carolina and Beyond” … Read More “Reedy River Review” »
I have finally succumbed to the syndication frenzy. It seems that a blog just isn’t anything unless you offer RSS feeds. I’ve put together a rudimentary feed, which can be read by the likes of Rocket RSS Reader, but for some reason won’t validate in Thunderbird. Bloglines reads the feed OK, but for some reason … Read More “New RSS Feeds available” »
I like to pretend I’m a photographer. I’m not. I’ve got some decent equipment, and I know the basics, but I can’t seem to come up with those awe-inspiring shots that I see at shows such as Artisphere. This morning was another of those awe-inspiring mornings after a day of storms, so I decided to … Read More “In Search of the Rural Piedmont” »
Laura did it. She cut her hair. Hair which had been down to her waist since she was nine years old is now just below the shoulders. The new look suits her very well. I have before and after pictures, but she would skin me alive if I posted them.
This morning I stood out on our balcony drinking coffee, watching the sun come up over the lake, and listening to concert of geese, ducks and birds. My thoughts were about how wonderful life is, etc, etc, etc. I still think my life is wonderful, but, by the end of the day my mellow mood … Read More “What a difference a day makes” »
Lunch with five year-olds can be an amazing experience. With only four hours of sleep under my belt, I decided to visit my great-nephew Alex at his school and have lunch with his class. I guess anyone can hallucinate under those circumstances. Some days Alex is happy to see me. Others, he is indifferent-to-embarrassed. I … Read More “How to Catch Horny Heads” »
A first, at least as long as I can remember since we have been living in this house – a beautiful Sunday afternoon unmarred by the sounds of leaf blowers, lawn mowers, or other home care equipment. Not that I’m a "keep the Sabbath holy" prude, but in a neighborhood obsessed with lawn care, it … Read More “Sunday, Quiet Sunday” »