Archive for May, 2008

May 31 2008

Byways> Paris, No. 1: Rue Monge

We went to Paris in 2004 to celebrate my wife’s parents’ golden marriage. We stayed at a hotel on the Rue Monge. This photo, 28May04. First of a series.

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May 30 2008

Red sky at night, sailor’s delight

Published by jonrg under Buffalonya, Lake Erie, Reflections

Sunset with sailboat and kayaks, from Erie Basin Marina, Lake Erie at downtown Buffalo, 07June06.

Sunset with sailboat and kayaks, from Erie Basin Marina, Lake Erie at downtown Buffalo, 07June06.

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May 29 2008

Industrial-strength dockware, No. 3: Jetty

Published by jonrg under Buffalonya, presque isle

Jetty on Presque Isle, Lake Erie at Erie, PA, 12April07. Part of a series.

Iron-clad Jetty on Presque Isle, Lake Erie at Erie, PA, 12April07. Part of a series.

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May 28 2008

PorchPix, No. 1: Gothic familiar

Published by jonrg under Buffalonya, PorchPix, winter dreams

My porch, only more sinister ... gothic -- last snow of the season, 10March08.

My porch, only more sinister … gothic — setting sun fires lingering icicle; last snow of the season, 10March08. First of a series.

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May 27 2008

Grapes — mighty vine eating

Published by jonrg under Buffalonya, grapes

Niagara grapes growing on our fence make for mighty vine eating, 02July07.

Niagara grapes growing on our fence, in Buffalo, New York, make for mighty vine eating, 02July07.

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May 26 2008

If on your right red should appear …

Channel markers wait for boating season, Black Rock Lock on the Niagara River, 20April07.

… it is your duty to stay clear: Channel markers at Black Rock Lock on the Niagara River, Buffalo, New York, 20April07.

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May 25 2008

A trick of the light

Identical twins take on differences of tone from afternoon sunlight, Environmental Cottage, Grand Island, New York, 25May08.

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May 24 2008

One-fifth of the world’s water

One-fifth of the world\'s water goes over the Falls at Niagara, 20 minute north of our home.

Close-up, American Falls/Niagara Falls, 02Oct05. One-fifth of the world’s water goes over the Falls, about 20 minutes north of our home.

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May 23 2008

Ever felt this way?

Birds on existential ice floe, Niagara River, 11April07.

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May 22 2008

Nautical … ironical, No. 1: Like fish out of water

Published by jonrg under Buffalonya, nautical ... ironical

Nautical ... ironical, No. 1

Boat become roadside art at Olcott Beach, New York, on Lake Ontario, 11Feb06. It’s nautical, and it’s ironical, and it’s the first of a series.

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