Author: doug

We had a praying mantis visit the outside of our porch windows today. Ferrous does want.

Bonus photo: backlit closeup.

We are replacing most of the old windows in the house as part of the current project. The new windows seem to be letting in more light, maybe because they’re actually clean.

Our home automation turns on the hall light in the morning if my alarm is less than 15 minutes after sunrise. Never mind that it was in the 90s today, this morning it was on.

This morning I said farewell to the porch of the house on Martha’s Vineyard for another year.

Michael and I walked around and indulged in some photography for photography’s sake on an achingly beautiful day today.  Here are my two favorite shots.

Here is Lis, flying our stunt kite. Extreme field of view (and curvature) due to 10.5mm fisheye lens.

Bonus photo: a beautiful shot taken by Kat, with my 500mm mirror lens, from the bow of her B&B sailboat.

I love how the extreme focal lengths (at opposite ends of the scale) are what made these two shots possible, by capturing something different from what the human eye sees.

I went to help pick up Michael at the ferry, and brought the 500mm mirror lens.

Bonus photo: old piling, also with the mirror lens.

Pastries from Back Door Donuts for breakfast. Mmmmm…  The apple fritter is the traditional breakfast of my people (*)

(*) by “my people” I mean those who habitually vacation with me on the Vineyard.

Liz and John after dinner

Preparing cocktails in the kitchen