Black and White – photography from the Chesapeake Bay watershed by Bill Emory

Rover on Mars

dog in a river bed — Tilly, misty morning, Rivanna River low water.

ladder

ladder Flemish bond rain bands — I hope to never climb another ladder but until I can arrange the particulars, the ladder is my dangerous friend who introduces me to his/her’s amoral chum, gravity. 9.8 meters per second squared…

standing seam

standing seam metal roof — Up on Cel and Betty’s roof, in theory, cleaning the gutters, in practice looking at the immediate world.

a scurry of squirrels

2 dogs — Arthur and Celeste are watching squirrels, three feet away, on the ground. Repeated exposure, possibly diminishing their lust for squirrel chew toys? They do not bark, they do not jump the fence. Very impressive.

three

three dogs — Celeste, Matilda, Arthur

handset

3 kids and a corded phone — The handset was sculpted to work with human proportions. Mouth, ear, neck, shoulder. Called a handset but hands weren’t required to hold it. Ergonomic.

pinus palustris

tree from above — long leaf pine

things to fascinate and terrify

twins inflated glove — disposable surgical gloves were invented in the late 1800’s.

minimalist doll — Waldorf/Steiner doll

nate

the same but different

sink and commode — Mensroom

sink and toilet — old Kohler cast iron lavatory, new American Standard commode, 1.28gpf

September’s children

William, Edith, Emma — three consecutive days in September 171 years apart

2 children on a desk — Borderline simultaneous, arriving one brilliant morning just past midnight.

flag and porch — Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor good job, farewell