different strokes

things in pairs are nice.




solitary is nice, too.

i was trying to maintain two blogs, but one is more than enough.
please visit me at quaint handmade and thank you for stopping by!

roses in film

manual focusing takes getting used to and more time.
it must be great when you get it just right.
not too sharp & not too soft.

flowers in film

new york botanical garden

i finally figured out how to use my yashica 35mm film camera.
i have a lot to learn, but i like it.
no running home to download 100 photos.
more like running to the drugstore to drop off the film.
then, home for a nap.
so old-fashioned.

new jersey : historical houses

the hermitage




ringwood manor






new jersey is the garden state. it really is.

june in the brooklyn botanic garden

i'm not very good with wildlife photos, but the mama duck and her brood at the
brooklyn botanic garden were moving slowly enough for me.

doors + fences

diptychs featuring doorways and fences at the beach & me in the bathroom, sort of.

militia at mulford farm

The swans and their flock were heading our way, until the guy in the upper left of
the last photo bribed them with bread and they headed in his direction. We were
unprepared and had no bread. I think the muskets have HIS name of them.
Just kidding, sort of ;).