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Monthly Archives: September 2002

The Last Robin of Spring

The summery weather was broken this weekend by a few spells of nice clean-smelling rain. The clouds were largely gone by Tuesday, but we were left with a distinct autumn crispness in the air. While the summer weather regained a bit of ground today, it would be difficult to deny some fall influences in the [...]

Unexpected

I walked out onto an unfamiliar pier this evening. A man was there fishing, pulling a basket up out of the water. He nodded hello as I walk up behind him, “How are you?” “Good, How about you?” “Pretty good.” I was careful not to step on the two crabs laying on the upside down [...]

Small

The light dims quickly enough that when I take my first photo, the camera sets the automatic shutter speed to .5 seconds, a couple of minutes later the next photo’s shutter speed is .6 seconds, and the third is a full second. I make an attempt to be especially chipper each time the waitress swings [...]