Light, City of, No. 10: Girls! Girls! Girls!

Girls on motorbikes, Paris, 28May05.

Friends that fly, No. 17: Snowbird

Snowbird, Lake Otisco, Onondaga County, near Syracuse, New York, 13December08.

On Goat Island, No. 15: Take me to your leader

A tourist aide that has seen many things, International Falls, Goat Island (New York) State Park, 07November08. Digital color photo, photoshopped in Picasa 3.

Auto-focus, No. 9: Interstate commerce

Gold on the road to Pittsburgh, PA, Interstate 79 near Zelienopele, 30December08.

Lower Niagara crossing

Ice intersects setting sun, lower Niagara River boat ramp dock, Old Fort Niagara State Park, Youngstown, New York, 03January09.

Our cats, your dogs, No. 17: Mr. Bigs

Our cat Slava with big eyes on a sunny day, 29December08.

Scene in the snow

Snowy day scene from our window, Buffalo, New York, 22December08. Color digital photo, photoshopped in Picasa 3.

Blue but not blah

Part of the fort and almost all of the sky, Old Fort Niagara State Park, Youngstown, New York, 03January09.

CU at CMU: Sunny spotlight parses art, reality

Sun spotlights the person amidst sculptural figures at the base of 100-foot-tall sculpture titled Walking to the Sky, on campus of Carnegy-Mellon Univerity, Pittsburgh, PA, 01January09.

Form a skyline, single file

The entire span of a 100-foot-tall sculpture titled Walking to the Sky, on campus of Carnegy-Mellon Univerity, Pittsburgh, PA, 01January09.

Found art - bricks and mirrors

Adding some art to art -- 100-foot-tall sculpture, Walking to the Sky, between the bricks, at Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 01January09.

Follow the aether

Part of a 100-foot-tall sculpture titled Walking to the Sky, on campus of Carnegie-Mellon Univerity, Pittsburgh, PA, 01January09.

Auto-focus, No. 10: Stark contrast

The quick and the dead? The sun and the clouds? Out the car window, Alabama, New York, 23November08.

PorchPix, No. 11: Sun's flare for drama

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

Porchpix, No. 12: Silver bells and whistles

Ice-encased branches at our house, in Buffalo, New York, 17January07.

PorchPix, No. 13: Edge of the snow zone

Lake effect cloud bank boils south of our neighborhood, Buffalo, New York, 16January08, in mid-morning high of 2 degrees F. Another foot for the Southern Tier, which might help when walking in the snow ... .

Engraved, No. 9: Eloquent stones

Cemetery, Old Fort Niagara State Park, Youngstown, New York, 03January09.

Messing about in boats, No. 7: Go with the floes

Ice breaker boat on the Niagara River at the foot of Ontario Street, across from Strawberry Island, Buffalo, New York, 06February03.

Figures on a ground of snow/ice/fog

Figures on a ground of undifferentiated snow, ice, and fog, Lake Chautauqua, Mayville, New York, 19January08.

Messing about in boats, No. 8: Floes' foe

Ice breaker boat breaks the ice at the boat launch ramp at the foot of Ontario Street, Buffalo, New York, 06February09.

Engraved, No. 10: A trinity of snowy personae

Celtic-cross grave marker hosts a trinity of snowy personae, Lakeview Cemetery, Jamestown, New York, 19January09.

PorchPix, No. 14: House special

Sunset at home, Buffalo, New York, 29December08.

Engraved, No. 11: Final boughs

Boughs create cameo effect, Lakeview Cemetery, Jamestown, New York, 19January09.

Sunset with smokestacks

Well away from the Falls of Niagara, Niagara Falls, New York, 03January09.

Engraved, No. 12: Pink, granite

Pink contrasts with granite markers, Millville Cemetery, Town of Shelby, New York, 25January09.

Winter Dreams, No. 1: Steep learning curve

Meeting winter again for the very first time, Oak Orchard River Road, about 10 miles north of Gaines, New York.

On Goat Island, No. 16: Overlooked

Snow removal, winter overlook, Horseshoe Falls, Falls of Niagara, Niagara Falls, New York, Goat Island State Park, 20January03.

Friends that fly, No. 18: On deck

Geese get ready for take-off at dawn, Lake Otisco, Onondaga County, near Syracuse, New York, 14December08. Otisco is the most eastern of the 11 Finger Lakes.

Light, City of, No. 11: Sunning in sync

Sun catchers, near the Louvre, Paris, 30May05.

Winter Dreams, No. 2: Privet gone wild

Untrimmed privet screen, Lake Otisco, Lake Otisco, Onondaga County, near Syracuse, New York, 14December08. Otisco is the most eastern of the 11 Finger Lakes.

Winter Dreams, No. 3: Sun spots

Strong diagonal sunbeam, on snow, West River Road, Grand Island, New York, 01February09.

Winter Dreams, No. 4: Diagonal division

Cloud forms divide on the diagonal, at home, Buffalo, New York, 02February09.

Light, City of, No. 12: … of a certain age

Vintage coupe, Paris, 31May05.

Winter Dreams, No. 5: There’s a monster …

Face in the sky, my home, Buffalo, New York, 02February09.

Winter Dreams, No. 6: Snow cones

Winter decorations, Lake Otisco, Onondaga County, near Syracuse, New York, 13December08. Otisco is the most eastern of the 11 Finger Lakes.

Erie Canal Journal, No. 4: Downtime racer

Snowmobile goes into the Death Turn on the Tow Path at Middleport boat launch, empy Erie Canal, 15February03. The canal is drained from October to May, more or less, each year.

On Goat Island, No. 17: Rainbow ice bridge

Ice bridge across the lower Niagara River, with Bridal Veil Falls, Luna Island, and American Falls, in the foreground, with the Rainbow Bridge between Niagara Falls, New York,left, and Niagara Falls, Ontario, in the background.

Double Exposure, No. 16: Trespass

Recording a private moment, Falls of Niagara, American Falls overlook, 07February09.

Separation of Church and Straight

Separation of Church and Straight: Inside straight? Royal flush? Episcopal Church and Seneca Casino, City of Niagara Falls, 07February09.

Winter Dreams, No. 7: Home rows

Homegrown sunset, Buffalo, New York, 10February09.