This day got a little sidetracked. I was going to process film early so I could scan and use in this post. But my neighbor called and aske

So, apparently Holga week starts this Thursday https://holgaweek.com/ . I've always been sort of aware of it, but have never participated t

Thinking about the ancestors and what lessons they might offer... How to move forward during challenging times. How to build and maintain

I don't know exactly what I want to say here. Insomnia has been dogging me recently and all the words seem to come in an onslaught in the w

The plant has been in the garden for several years and it has finally fruited! Just a few digitals...

It's time...for the return of the bride of Frankenstein mug and the green robe. Truth be told, the green robe came back into use a few days

...love where you are. Some Instax Wide pics in the Lomo'Instant

When I think of the quintessential autumn day, I tend to think of bright, crisp, chilly, maybe breezy. But there's another kind like today.

It's finally here and the weather is adding to the vibe. Cool, gray, slightly rainy, breezy...perfect conditions for making squash and appl

The tithonia and roselle continue to bloom. The tea camellia is just starting to flower (this plant was so damaged by the ice last winter t

It's still too hot. There are still far too many mosquitoes. Energy and vitality continue to be elusive. Inspiration continues to play hi

The first day of autumn is less than a week away. It's gotten a bit warmer the last day or two, but cooler, wetter weather is supposed to b

The kitchen faucet was developing a drip for some time. At first I thought, "I'll find a video on YouTube to show me how to fix this." Whe

When family was out last week we took a walk around Belle Isle one afternoon. The James River Parks system is such a blessing to have in th

Family was out visiting last week and since the weather was crap, we went to the VMFA. Museums...always a good choice! It's a glorious morn

I really wanted to keep up a practice of shooting one roll of film a week. Alas, I did not. I'm sure I could come up with all the reasons

No, it still doesn't feel like fall. It's been warm, humid and rainy. After a couple days of open windows they had to be shut again. Howe

The sun was being a little poopy today, playing hide and seek at times. Still, I managed to get a few acceptable exposures (considering the

Between the light angle, lowered humidity and night time temps back into the low 60s, it's starting to feel just a little bit like fall. I'

I thought I'd just have an uneventful, relaxing Sunday afternoon. When I went to drop off some items at the thrift store, however, I notice

There were finally a few soaking rain showers that came through...accompanied by a little lightening and thunder. The temps have come down

It took me most of the day to clean upstairs. Honestly, the kind of cleaning I did would not have happened but for anticipated guests. Usu

I didn't think I'd print today. It's ungodly hot out...I mean, seriously? Anyway, after returning from an appointment, I attempted to scan

I picked a second tromboncino squash today. It's about 3.5 feet long and maybe 5 pounds (dunno, don't have that kind of scale)? It's ridic

The moonflower vine has really come into its own. I went outside after dark to get the mail last evening and on the way back in the moonfl

I picked the first tromboncino squash that has matured on the vine. There are a couple more still out there that are quite long (one is ove

I keep wanting to write about deracination...in the metaphorical sense. I'm wanting to write about how California will always feel like hom

Postcards from the past, for those who haven't been following along. The sun wasn't great today. The negatives continue to be inconsistent

Gathering with a few neighbors this evening and decided to make a fig cake! It's overcast-ish so who knows if we'll get a glimpse of the moo

It's warmer...and more humid again. I guess that's to be expected, given it's still summer. But the light keeps changing, plants are shift

They're finally starting to ripen! A couple of Instax Wide pics in the Lomo'Instant

Still a lot of dialing in to do. I'm not very patient. I need to be doing test strips for all of these. I really need to get a UV light..

Regularly scheduled programming has been suspended. However, I did get a bunch of paper coated for cyanotypes today so that's ready to go t

Just a few basic photogramish cyanotypes on this Sunday afternoon.

No cyanotypes today. I was caught up in mundane housework and baking sourdough (which were both necessary tasks). It was cooler today and

I've recently resurrected the stash of old family photo negatives, that have been rather haphazardly stored in a cupboard. I'm not sure wha

I can see it in the light. Perhaps by the weekend there will be a slight taste of autumn in the air. Then again, that could simply be wish

I'm not sure if I ever do any cyanotype "work"...it always seems like play and experimentation. Not that I don't take it seriously as part

Just when I get on roll making cyanotypes, the clouds thicken. Oh well, I got at least a little practice in and the wet cyanotypes can cont

Home improvement projects, yard work, garden tending. That was this past weekend. New ceiling fans. An invasive vine eradication. Weeding,

There was substantive stuff this week...necessary stuff. I gotta say, my attention was highjacked. It's all good. It's life, especially l

It's still hot. I still have insomnia. There are good/stressful/necessary things happening. The garden needs love, but the goldfinches are

There's a lot of parallax at work, especially when I attached the close up filter to the Lomo'Instant. Truthfully, I don't even bother look

Resurrected some stitching I haven't worked on in ages. Wishing you all a good week ahead. Maybe by next weekend this humidity will break

There are lots of figs on the trees this year. Last year there were quite a few too and we were blessed with dry, warm days which meant goo

A wet cyanotype I made today. The length of time these need to be in the sun appears to be less than what I had previous thought. This is

...because who doesn't love them? The sun was in and out today. No new cyanotypes. Tomorrow's another day. Waiting for this humidity to bre

The backyard "lawn" is a veritable meadow of tiny mushrooms. Thanks to all the rain plus the tropical, warm conditions, these organisms are

I had foolishly thought that perhaps we'd avoid the dog days of summer this year. Sure, there have been some ridiculously hot heat waves, y

It's Monday and I had other stuff to do. Consequently no new cyanotypes (or other photos for that matter). Thankfully I have these to shar