Author: WmX

I stumbled off the track to success in 1968, started chasing shadows that summer. Since then, In addition to farm-laborer and newspaper photographer my occupational incarnations include dishwasher, janitor, retail photo clerk, plumber, HVAC repairman, auto mechanic, CAT scan technologist, computer worker and politico (whatever it takes to buy a camera.) I am on the road to understanding black and white photography.

Aquinnah

west view
The protection of the clay cliffs is strictly enforced. A uniformed police officer frequently patrols the beach on ATV, handing out $50 fines for tampering with the clay or engaging in any other illegal activities. Under Massachusetts General Law Ch 272 Sec 59, a person may be arrested for disturbing the clay. The cliffs are also frequently patrolled by a member of the Wampanoag tribe, who explains to visitors about the importance of the cliffs to the tribe. The cliffs feature prominently in Wampanoag spirituality and myths.–Wikipedia

no Walmart
Cedar Tree Neck Sanctuary

Ides of March

downtown
Flew over Manhattan high up.

Cessna
Boarded a little plane in Boston. Makes the flying experience very real.

Blustery day, never got much above the clouds. Pilot's window has an arm-hole... Leaving Boston.
Blustery day, never got much above the clouds. Pilot’s window has an arm-hole… Leaving Boston.

First visit in life to Martha's Vineyard.
First visit in life to Martha’s Vineyard.

Sam

by dawn's early light
The last time Sam visited I asked him to help me put together a slide show and he stayed up all night. Got it done. By dawn’s early light.

Dog Paddle

Sophie swims
The dog paddle or doggy paddle is a simple swimming style. It is characterized by the swimmer lying on their chest and moving their hands and legs alternately in a manner reminiscent of how dogs and other animals swim. It is effectively a “trot” in water, instead of land.
It was the first swimming stroke used by ancient humans, believed to have been learned by observing animals swim. Prehistoric cave paintings in Egypt show figures doing what appears to be the dog paddle.
It is often the first swim stroke used by young children when they are learning to swim.
The dog paddle has also been taught as a military swimming stroke when a silent stroke is needed – since neither arms or legs break the surface.–Wikipedia

headrest

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Come, labor on!
The toil is pleasant, the reward is sure;
Blessèd are those who to the end endure;
How full their joy, how deep their rest shall be,
O Lord, with Thee!–Jane Laurie Borthwick

Chili

shoelace

puppy and shoelace
Many of Service Dogs of Virginia’s animals come from Ravenwood Farm. The full possibility of a symbiotic relationship between hominid and canid starts early with acclimation to the bipeds. Dogs can do many things… Unload the clothes dryer, monitor blood glucose levels, anticipate seizures, fetch slippers. However, they are better at untying shoes than at tying same.