Saturday, June 19, 2010
summer treats
Summer is my favorite time of year. It makes me happy to do little things like water the tomatoes, sit in the sunshine, get a little sweaty (well, at least when I'm not dressed for work). As soon as I finish this posting, I'm heading down to the pool to take a nap on a lounge chair...What do you love the summer for?
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Tomatoes in New Jersey
Obviously, it's been ages since I posted anything on this blog, since the last entry concerns snow. It's been a very warm spring, and I've enjoyed every second of it, even as the humidity creeps up. I'm armed with hair products to prevent too much frizz, and I go into mirror denial anyway in the summer.
I'm excited to announce my tomato plants -- all two of them -- growing on my balcony seem to be making tiny, tiny flowers. With luck and lots of water and some attention from the bees, I might have some tomatoes of my own to harvest later this season! San Marzano, organic, and growing side by side with a cute little basil plant. If I could plant some bufalo mozzarella, I'd be in heaven! Here are some pics of my little weensy tomato flowers, shot with my 60 mm macro lens just after I watered the plants today.
If you have any, I could use some how-to-grow-great-tomato tips.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Snow in New Jersey
Saddle River Pathway, Fairlawn NJ
Here I am, living in New Jersey again. The snow followed me here, and some people aren't really happy about that -- you know, the people who panic at a foul weather forecast and stampede the supermarket for bread and milk, even if they don't normally consume those foods...Anyway, I'm temporarily living in Paramus/Fairlawn and will be moving next week to a new place in Edgewater, right along the Hudson River.
I'm so excited to be back in the Garden State. New home, new job, more adventures.
Stay with me, and I'll start posting some great home finds. It's exciting to do some home changes! In the meantime, here's a view of that snow, Jersey style.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
To the Last Daylight of 2009
last light of December 31, Park City-style
Cheers, Suzu! Love and peace to all!
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Mantra for 2010
This new year, it's all about diving in.
Happy, happy, happy New Year to all! Let's hope the start of the new decade brings great things to us all (we deserve them!).
Winter Visitors
I'm fortunate to live next to dedicated open space. We regularly see deer, elk, fox, pheasant, red-tail hawk, winter-white rabbit and moose. On a snowy Sunday recently, a mother and her daughter spent a good part of the day cavorting in our yard. I stood outside just 20 feet away from them and quietly took these images:
Moose are supposedly one of North America's most dangerous animals to humans, even more so than bears or wildcats. Getting between a mother and her calf can be a terrible thing, but on this day, Mom was not the least bit interested in me. Her daughter, however, seemed happy to pose.
Trying to Disappear
When I photograph families, sometimes it takes a little time for everyone to warm up. Not everyone is always comfortable facing a camera. I try to make people forget I'm there, in a way, while at the same time let my families get to know me a little bit. It's important for everyone to be comfortable and loose.
This little girl and her dad were very shy when we first met. I don't like shoving a camera in everyone's faces anyway, so we found a little playground and everyone relaxed.
Shhhhhhh.......
Happy New Year to everyone. Have a safe and happy celebration!
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