Rainy Sunday.

Today was a great day.

I went to church and then ate at pasta y basta for lunch.  IIt was great.  I had a normal, which is unusual for New England, size sausage calzone.  They are normally bigger than Texas.  It was tasty though the service was just OK.

I then drove to Granville, NY by way of Gill Mountain in Central Vermont.  It was a nice little diversion.  It was interesting there was lots of clouds due to the leftover remnants of the hurricane.  

I am currently trying to find a flight home for my nephews wedding taking place in October.  It looks like I will be flying out on a Friday coming back on a Monday.  It is the 24-27th.

I spoke to a lot of friends today including Karen Kristo, Jaime O'karma, Jim Roselli, and Troy Lee.  It was great.  

I am so excited that I have a later than normal start time tomorrow of 7:30 AM.  Yeaaaa!

I hope that you like the picture I posted.  I really do.

Just Ducky!

Today was another good day.  I went to downtown Saratoga and explored the area including congress park which is where I took this photo.  

Last night me and Jeremy, one of my co-workers, went to dinner at El Marricahi II.  It was a great meal.  I had the chicken mole.  I would highly recomend it to anyone around.  

I have been also sifting through the photos that I have taken over the last few weeks.  It is nice to be photographing my own personal stuff.  

This weekend I plan to go and shoot some in RI and CT New Haven area.

work is good, life is wonderful, and I am tired.

Saturday.

So I have to admit I skipped church this morning.  I might just need to become more involved to feel like I am part of something.  I believe that would me my experiences better.

It was nice having dinner with Mike Cahill last week.  We went to Joe's pizza in North Hampton.  A great little hole in the wall that had great food at a great price.  I will definatley be eating there again.  Mike has a wonderful little baby named Sally.  She is as cute as a button, at least from the polaroid I saw.  Hope to be seeing more of them.

The picture above was shot as I traveled back from New York week before last.  It is just west of Bennington, VT.  I still can't get over the house on the top of the pillons, not Dave.

Yesterday was pretty odd, and  amzing at the same time.  I hiked two more trails.  Bears Den in New Salem, MA and Crows ledges which is part of the Leminster State Forrest in MA.  At Bears Den I looked my keys in my car.  I then walked for 1.5 hours to the Garlic Festival and found a cop who helped me out by getting my keys out of my car.  I am so grateful.  God is good, regardless of me.  I am going to the Garlic festival this afternoon to meet up with the Collins and Mo and Sue.  

My hikes yesterday were nice.  I took more pictures of course.  The crows ledges has incredible climbing.  I am down to 24 hikes left including the two yesterday I hiked Purgatory Chasm, Marblehead ledges, Norman Sanctuary, and Brenton Point State Park.

This week I am at Vermont on Monday and in the Saratoga area the rest of the week.

Friday.

Week went preety good over all next week though looks spectacular.  I am in Vermont on Monday and then I am off to Saratoga, Albany area for the rest of the week.

I had dinner with Becca on Thursday at Gios in East Granby, CT.  It is a great place I have been to often.  If you need somewhere to grab a bite at around Bradley airport you should check it out.  

I misplaced a cf card with images so I will try to get those and post them.  

The weather is great.  I love the fall.  

Sunday is the Garlic Festival in Orange.  I am going with the Collins and it should be a great time.  Garlic,  Mmmmmmm.

I am going to dinner with Lexi tonight.  Tomorrow is here last day.  She will be greatly missed.

On Wensday I drove to Saratoga Springs.  Quick trip there and back.  I drove my boses saab.  Simply an amazing car.  I love it!  

I will post more soon.  Thanks for reading.

Manic Monday, not really.

Today was a good day. But lets start with yesterday.

I went to church which was great. It was inspirational to remember that life is not about me, about service, Truth, and love. To go out that I am a missionary.

Then I drove to Albany, actually Loudinville. I went to Pancho's for dinner which reminded me of a classic Tex-Mex restaurant. It was very good I had one of my favorite's the chicken chimichanga.

Today I went for a hike in the Postenkill Gorge in Troy, NY. It is a gorge with beautiful waterfalls. It was really great. Oh wow I mean it was amazing. The clouds went by like horse drawn chariots. amazing, I am so thankful to be able to see the things I see. I will try to post some pics from it.

This weekend is the Garlic Festival in Orange I plan to go with the Collins(Marcus, Sawyer, and Claudia). I am hoping to hang out with some of this years hallmarkians on Saturday to go shoot some.

Good Stuff.

Sorry about not posting recently.  I left my power cord for my laptop in Connecticut and will retrieve latter next week.  

Yesterday I photographed in Northampton, MA and after that meet with Kit.  Kit is an amazing friend who helps me through my tough times and good ones, of which there are a lot more good times now.  After meeting with Kit I picked up Eli with his bike and had dinner in Northampton.  We ate at noodles again.  Great place with great food.

The only exercise I got this week was hiking Purgatory Chasm in Mass.  It was raining the whole time but I had fun regardless.  

I just attended a reception for Andarge Asfaw at the Hallmark Museum.  It was amazing.  His work is so stirring.  The emotions that he is able to foster through his photography his what I wish to be able to emulate.  It is amazing.  I meet him and he is a very humble man.  I loved his work.

This week I am off to the Albany area for Monday and Tuesday.  At the lab on Wensday.  Off to Norwich, CT and East Granby, CT on Thursday and Friday. 

I am supposed to have dinner with Ray tomorrow which will be great.  He is such a good friend.  I am so blessed to have people who love me in there lives.  

I pray all is well with you, whoever you are, and have a great day.

Good Weekend.

This weekend was a good one.

Saturday I went over to Marcus and Claudia's for diner.  We had great pork chops and sweet potatoes.  I will always remember when I was growing up how my dad would fix sweet potatoes and always put butter and cinnamon with them.  You should try it.  Delicious!

After dinner we played uecher.  I was first introduced to uecher by Neil Domer-Shank.  It is evidently big in Ohio.   Oh yea it's a card game.

This morning I went to church in Amherst where I got to see my friends Daniel and Chris.  I was planing on going on a hike but went to the local fair instead where I meet up with Maggie, one of my coworkers and fellow Hallmark graduate.  It was OK.  The big deal though was that my car would not start afterwards.  She had her friends look at it and they got it working.  I am so thankful,  what a blessing.  I am going to try to take it into the shop tomorrow.

I am going to try to start reading my Bible more every day.  It is hard to be faithful. It is a struggle.   I am going to also try more hiking.  I need to get my car worked on and then that will come.  

Tomorrow I am at a school close to UCONN.

Busy week.

I appologize for not posting more often.  No excuses I just haven't posted.

This week was pretty amazing.  I was shooting on the north shore for McGrath  Wensday and then off to clifton park, ny for a couple of days.

I have not been keeping up with my hiking and exercise like I should.  Last time I was out was on Monday.  I hiked around Great Barrington on the little river walk.  That is where I took the photo shown today.  I might go out today even though it is a little overcast.

Yesterdays drive back from NY was great.  I got a few pics as the sun was going down.  The sunset was amazing.  I will try to post some of those.  Bennington was a nice little town to drive through.  I had never driven on rt 9 in Vermont.  I am not sure if it rivals rt 2 in the Bershires but it is always nice seeing new territory.

Hallmarks class of 09 started up this week.  I should try to get ahold of some of them and go shooting.  

Today is the Greenfield Fair.  I might end up going with Claudia and Marcus.  I should also try to contact Mike Cahill since he is in the area sometime in the near future.  

I just spoke to Jim Roselli this morning.  He is still looking for studio space but otherwise things are going well with him down in New Jersey.

Well let me know how things are going anyone out there who reads my blogs.

Labor Day.

I am so thankful for being able to spend time at Camp Jewell over the weekend.  It has been nice to see old friends and make a few new ones.  The Bartons have been particuraly nice letting me stay with them.  It was nice to see my old buddy Paul Schoen as well.

Time at church yesterday, my connecticut church Praise Christian Fellowship was revitalizing.  I want to move back to this area and am still looking and praying for just the right match.  Pastor Ryan gave a sermon on Gossiping which I espically needed to hear.

With all the problems in the world it is so easy to get worried and stressed out over little things, like where am I going to move.  I need to just turust in Christ more and stay faithful.  Easier said than done.  There are no easy roads on the journey of faith.

I will call back home today I have not spoken to anyone back there since mid last week.  

This week I have Tuesday off and will then go to the north shore of Boston on Wednseday and then over to Saratoga Springs NY on Thursday and Friday.  Lots of traveling on Wensday.

I have included a photo I took while in Newport at the Norman Bird Sanctuary.  I hope you like it.