behind the aluminum curtain

high-noon salute

I think I got a tan, even though we nearly froze to death every night.

Everywhere You Turn

Around the historic center in Mexico DF, there seemed to be no sit-down restaurants. The streets were filled with people hawking food from trucks, baskets, stands, and people eating all over the sidewalks.

walking the dog

fantastical!

Did you ever wonder what it would be like to live in the same town as SIX FLAGS GREAT AMERICA?

family lineup

This is what it looks like when we try to gather for a photo.

a moment

Ricky and I biked over the Golden Gate Bridge yesterday on honor of Veterans' Day.

scoot-shoot

This never gets old.

hands up

I watched the game at this little bar on Polk Street called Cresta's. One woman in orange was discarding peanut shells on the ground and drinking white wine.

boating

Last week I took the ferry to Sausalito for the first time ev-ar. It costs $8.25 one way in cash, $5.15 with this new Clipper deal that I need to investigate. It really fascinates me that some people take the ferry every day as part of their commutes.



I think I need more boating time in my life.

world series

The World Series starts tonight!

We ended up watching the last few innings of Game 6 of the Giants-Phillies at Kennedy's in North Beach Saturday evening. It was very exciting.

the go team

The trip to Yosemite was brought to you by this man and this electric pony:

stealth shooter

On the trigger in Chicago.

family gallery

Kids look like a lot of work.

my favorite place in NYC

This is my favorite view in all of New York City. It's the Renwick Smallpox Hospital on Roosevelt Island, the narrow strip of land in the East River between Manhattan and Queens. Behind the hospital, you can see the 59th Street bridge, which spans the island but there isn't an exit, which is weird. You can't drive to the island; you can only gain access to it on the subway (F) or the endlessly fascinating funicular.



This photo was taken in February, 2009. The ruins of the hospital were under renovation for the preparation of South Point Park. (Last I heard, it was going to be turned into a café.) My friend and I sneaked in to shoot this photo just as the sun was rising, and we had the entire tip of the island to ourselves. It was a truly amazing feeling to be alone on an island wedged between two boroughs.

petanque players

Happy October! All of my camera bodies are at Canon for repair right now. I finally got around to processing some of these mediocre petanque shots from Madrigal de Las Altas Torres. Petanque is like bocce ball. And they play it for hours.



What a boys' club, right?

bronx views

A photo from February 2009, from Highbridge Park in upper Manhattan. This is a view of The Bronx over the East River. It was one of the first photos I took that my militant Israeli photography teacher approved of. I still remember what she said: "Now this--this is interesting."

goodbye summer

It hit 90 degrees last week on the first day of fall. But I think the summer is now officially over.



No more of these shenanigans.

sky queen

This photo is from last year but I just re-discovered it. It's the Unisphere in Corona Park / Flushing Meadows, Queens.

sidewalk sitting