Scribbles and Photos

The empty streets of NYC on a rainy day in April during the era of #COVID19.

I bet this handsome pup is used to getting lots of love on his daily walks. He was looking so hopeful that Mom would stop to chat with someone but in this era of #COVID19, we can't help wondering if the person walking towards us is sloughing virus no matter how healthy they might look. So she kept walking and so did I.

I have to confess, I felt a small twinge of jealousy that he had scored paper towels. Mind you, I have no current need for paper towels but it's that sense of anxiety about potentially not being able to find them when I need them. The good news is that I did not give IN to the anxiety buy a two pack at that CVS (where they just happened to have some yesterday).

The mostly empty streets of NYC on a recent sunny Sunday (or was it Saturday?). Days just flow into each other when one is sheltering in place. 

Strawberry Field In the era of social distancing, the benches in Central Park are mostly empty which makes it easy to find a quiet spot to sit in sections of the park that are typically REALLY crowded on a sunny Easter Sunday in April.  Both of these photos were shot "from the hip" -- something I started in the summer of 2019. Basically, I see something interesting, ahead of me and try and capture it on film. This style results in a lot of "misses" but it's fun going through my camera roll to see what I got. Bow Bridge

Lincoln Memorial at Sunrise (1) I wrote in a prior post focused on the about finding time to see the sights when traveling for business ( Phoenix Street Art scene ).  One way to do that is to get up really early in the morning to see the sunrise from an iconic location that is at the top of most visitors' lists. Lincoln Memorial at Sunrise (2)

Coming... No Tartan Day Parade this year (it would have been yesterday). Sadly, this meant that there were no men in kilts wandering around the streets of NYC so these photos from 2016 will have to suffice. ...and Going

Social Distancing When I travel for work, I like to use my free time to see things (causing some people to think I'm always on vacation). A few years ago, I was at the  # AAHPM17  meeting in Phoenix which has an amazing street art scene. The convention center is close to the Roosevelt Row Arts District -- making it easy to take a walk and still make my meetings!  Melancholy Wind in Her Hair Photo Shoot Queen

Security Guard with Art I was challenged a while ago to post ten travel photos with no explanation con Facebook which I completed (it was difficult to provide no explanation but I managed to adhere to the rules).  Given that my wings are a bit clipped these days (#socialdistancing #COVID19 #armchairtraveler), I've been revisiting past trips as captured by my camera and iPhone (Travel: #Next). These photos are from a 2017 trip to Italy.  They were languishing unedited on my hard drive and it was fun to exercise my google search skills to track down where and what they are. Where : Scuola Grande di Santa Maria della Misericordia, Venice, Italy What (top): Designing Complexity exhibition by Marco Piva (just a small piece of it) What ( bottom): Frescoes from the School of Paolo Veronese (but really I was entranced by the reflection of the windows on the floor) Reflections