Auto-focus, No. 4: Sun through moon roof

Sun through Smart car moon roof, Eagle Harbor Road just south of New York State Route 104, 23November08.

PorchPix, No. 4: Pleasing angle of view

Homely angles provide a foil for the beauties of the sky, my street, Buffalo, New York, 11November08.

Auto-focus, No. 5: In the thicket of things

Thicket along New York State Route 63, near Iroquois Wildlife Refuge, 22November08.

Sway bridge in the sky

Sway bridge over stream south of Rutland, Vt., along the Appalachian Trail.

On Goat Island, No. 12: Looking north by East

Bridal Veil Falls and American Falls — Falls of Niagara – from Goat Island (New York) State Park overlook, after sunset, with Japanese woodblock print feel, 07November08.

Stone cold on a hot day

Stone-bound stream just south of Rutland, Vt., on the Appalachian Trail, 06June08.

Iron man … root user, revisited

New photo of old friend, tree face, Grand Island residence, 26July08.

Loving the leavings, No. 7: Penn's woods

Flocked trees with turned-leaf ornaments, western Pennsylvania, 23November08.

A rushing world of water

The Niagara River (which drains the Great Lakes system, or approx. 20 percent of the world’s water, into Lake Ontario, the last in the link of lakes) rushes in awe-full power just above the Queenston-Lewiston Bridge, a few miles downstream from the Falls

squirrel --- color --- 2008_1202 - 00145

Resident squirrel, dusting of snow on top, climbs compost bin to take a look at … whatever, my yard and house, Buffalo, New York, 02December08.

Stopping on a snowy evening

Resident squirrel, dusting of snow on top, climbs compost bin to take a look at … whatever, my yard and house, Buffalo, New York, 02December08.

Cold storage

Cabbage in snowy field, near Medina, New York, 23November08.

PorchPix, No. 6: Home harvest - regions of light

Sunset in the neighborhood, Buffalo, New York, 02December08.

End of the season - that’s the crop

Final Saturday for subscription pickups, Porter Farms Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA), Elba, New York, 22November08.

Erie, misty marina

Mist sets tone, marina at Dunkirk, New York, on Lake Erie, with power plant lurking behind, 16February05.

Cottage Kirk, No. 12: Perilous beauty

Sun on snow, sun and clouds, 20 degrees F, Grand Island, New York, 07December08.

Light, City of, No. 9: Cairo’s moment

Right time for Egyptian motifs, Paris shop window, 31May05.

Wet lands

Stormy day in the wetlands, Tonawanda and Oak Orchard Wildlife Management Area, north of Oakfield, New York, and east of Iroquis National Wildlife Refuge, 07December08.

Loving the leavings, No. 8: Choice of colors

Fall colors, West River Road, Grand Island, New York, 21November08.

Erie Canal Journal, No. 3: Ripples in cool water

Rippling reflection, Middleport Guard Gate, Erie Canal, New York, 23July05.

Auto-focus, No. 6: Painterly Pitt @ Pgh

Painterly picture, taken from the Smart car, on Fifth Avenue, in Pittsburph, PA, near the Pitt campus, 28November08.

On Goat Island, No. 13: Little big-eyes

Stray kitten, under a bench, after dark, Goat Island (New York) State Park, 07November08.

Friends that fly, No. 15: Morning commute

Geese head out for the fields at dawn, Lake Otisco, Onondaga County, near Syracuse, New York, 14December08. Otisco is the most eastern of the 11 Finger Lakes.

Friends that fly, No. 16: Right of passage

Hawk rules the morning sky, Lake Otisco, Onondaga County, New York, near Syracuse, 13December08.

Land and sea

Clouds and memories, Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum, near the Pitt campus, Pittsburgh, PA, 28November08.

Auto-focus, No. 7: Traveling triptych

Three views of the country, Eagle Harbor, New York, 07December08.

The imposition of age

Old building imposes its image on new building, Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, near the Pitt campu, 28November08.

PorchPix, No. 7: Maybe a tree, maybe a foot

Definitely a tree, and maybe a foot, of snow, in Buffalo, New York, my house, 19December08.

PorchPix, No. 8: A top hat’s worth

Buffalo, New York, got about this much snow in the past 24 hours -- about a top hat's worth. My house, 20December08.

PorchPix, No. 9: Why we cancelled church

Another day of snow, with a stiff wind to make driving treacherous, in Buffalo, New York, 21December08.

PorchPix, No. 10: We heart snow

We heart snow, Buffalo, New York, out the window and through the screen, 22December08.

Our cats, your dogs, No. 14: Se llama Chica

Our cat Chica at window, showing a snowy scene, 22December09, Buffalo, New York.

Our cats, your dogs, No. 15: Whisker power

Our cat Slava, up close, at home, Buffalo, New York, 22December08.

Double exposure, No. 14: A blue Christmas

Christmas Day, with blue sky and rainbow, American Falls, 25December08.

Double exposure, No. 15: Christmas cheer

Holiday pose, Tesla statue, Goat Island (New York) State Park, Falls of Niagara, 25December08.

Double explosure, No. 1: Paris match

One takes the picture, one watches the back, (and one takes their picture) Notre Dame, Paris, 29May05. First of a series.

Our cats, your dogs, No. 16: Bella is as Bella does

Our cat Bella at the window, Buffalo, New York, 22December08.

On Goat Island, No. 14: More winter than falls

Horseshoe Falls in winter garb, 26March04, Niagara Falls, New York, from Goat Island State Park.

Gold and silver, No. 8: Earthly treasure

Priceless sunset, our neighborhood, Buffalo, New York, 29December08.

Auto-focus, No. 8: Focus on the fantastical

It’s all a blur, Rt. 20 near Auburn, New York, 13December08.