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Tag Archives: photo of the day
Photo of the Day: Friends (understatement)
This photo cracks me up. Wade took this (you know. Wade). This is me and Jen. We met in grad school and were roommates for nine – COUNT EM – NINE years. That’s gotta be some kind of record. We … Continue reading
Photo of the Day: Black clouds, sun shining
In January of 2010 I lived out on Block Island. I was out there for a month. I had been let go of my long-time job at the end of 2009 (economic crash), and had been there for 11 years … Continue reading
Photo of the Day: Utah
In 2019, my sisters and I flew to Utah to spend time with our brother, his wife (really she’s like a sister to us), and our two nephews. I had been there before during my months-long cross-country trip, where we … Continue reading
Photo of the Day: Backyard party
When I graduated from college, my parents “hosted” a party in our backyard. It was very informal. We played volleyball. Burgers on the grill. Beers in a cooler. Kids and grown-ups, my group of friends. It was magical, and feels … Continue reading
Photo of the Day: Key West
I got this developed and I couldn’t even believe it was real. That I had actually captured this crazy sunset in Key West with that BOAT directly in the sunset light. I was down in Key West visiting a guy … Continue reading
Photo of the Day: Pumpkin “picking” at Magic Hour
I was spending the weekend with my friends Sheila and Mike, out at their house in the country. It was late October, so we went to the local pumpkin “picking” celebration: “picking” in quotes because the pumpkins were just lying … Continue reading
Photo of the Day: Apparently I grew up in The Shire and didn’t even know it
Dawn in my parents’ neighborhood. We moved to this hood when I was 12. It was our neighborhood from then on out, and still is. It’s one of those neighborhoods where the Seasons are so apparent, there are so many … Continue reading
Photo of the Day: a last hurrah
Okay, so, not photo (singular) of the day but photoS. These have to go together and I really love this series. When I moved to Chicago, I entered a ready-made community of old friends. Two of my best friends from … Continue reading
Photo of the Day: Magical junk
I’ve always loved this set of pictures. Taken when I had a good camera. When I still had to get photos developed. One day I was killing time before meeting up with my sister at some bar in … Soho? … Continue reading
Photo of the Day: And coming in fourth to last is Sheila O’Malley!
I was an obsessive runner back in the day, particularly during my years in Chicago. Come rain or come shine, I’d be out there, pounding the pavement along the Lake Shore. My friend Jackie (we went to college together, and … Continue reading