Japanese Dinner - Chicken & Shrimp

Dinner at the grill is always nice, the chef is entertaining as well as good food. I always feel full after a dinner at a Japanese restaurant. This one happens to be on Hilton Head Island, near the Circle.

Last Twist

Seems like life is full of them, it is how you deal with them that makes life. Not sure how to handle some news but will ponder it and deal with what I have seen of late. The picture is a dual toned Ash leaf I photographed back in 2006 while it was floating on Powell Crosley Lake in Rowe Woods. Seems a fitting picture for the times.

Art Show - Boone County Kentucky Main Library

The gentleman was playing classical guitar at the art show I was invited to display my work in this past week end. Friday night included music, and light refreshments. I had 3 works in this show, Ark, Boone 7 and Inside-Outside. The show was held in the gallery area of the main location of the Boone County Library. Colin was kind to invite me to show some of my work. His and my hope is to have a one man show later this year with Anderson Ferry as the main part of the show. I just need to get a few more works in print, matted and framed to fill the large gallery. I am sorry but I did not get the musician's name but I hope to hear from him, I offered him a few free portraits.

Current Events

Economy in Crisis, a article written by Ty for the school news paper pretty well explains the current state of affairs. Grand Pa who is a well known Bond Fund manager reads the news and gives his thoughts about the news to Ty while we were enjoying Thanks Giving together at his house. The Christmas Holidays are not far away and I have some vacation time to burn, likely will use it between Christmas and New years. Use it or lose it, and I can use a vacation after this year's events.

Ellen Kobman's View.

My name is Linda Kobman - Bill. Ellen is my mother. I can't tell you how wonderful it is to be able to share her view with everyone who sees this picture. I've come to take pictures from her bench in various settings, but you have captured the best by far. My mother was a wonderful woman. I could write a book. She fought breast cancer from age 36 to age 51. She fought like hell for my twin sister and me and my dad.
She never complained and anyone who knew her would tell you that she was the most kind-hearted, unselfish person they've ever known. She loved animals and was a nature freak. She volunteered at the Nature Center teaching little kids the wonder of her "favorite place on Earth". Thank you for sharing her vision. It still is her favorite place.

Thank you Linda, it makes capturing the moment worth the effort. She was a good woman.

November Evening 2008 - Eden Park

Watching the sunset in Eden park while waiting for the hot air balloons to set up. Takes them about 1 hour to get all 12 balloons in place and glowing. It was a cold night and is starting out to be a cold winter. Not much of a autumn this year. I am sure it is a fluke or climate change or *gasp nature. Did this one for b. schlake who does some very nice sunrise and sunset works of art.

Winter Prep and Relaxing

Taken last evening as the show was about to begin. This is looking west toward downtown. I liked the lone balloon with the sky and tree line. Was one of many shots before the full balloon glows.

Cleaned out the gutters today and get things on the deck ready for winter. Still a few things to do. Was cold last few days, got into the low 40s today here. Warm enough to get on the roof and prep it and the fore mentioned gutters.

Saturday Night Glow - Balluminaria Balloon Glow

Balluminaria - Eden Park Balloon Glow Cincinnati Ohio. A cold night and the Mirror lake was frozen this year. I think my feet are still frozen. I took both my D200 and used a 18-200mm vr lens on it and put the D300 with the Sigma 10-20 mm and on a tripod. The D200 did well and what picture the D300 took were all excellent. Only problem twice it would not click, no shutter, I tried refocus and miss many good shots. I do not know if it was the cold or the light and camera settings or something else. There was a bit of a brezze and the lake was frozen so the mirror effect was different this time.

When Insults Were Civil, Most Times.

"He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I
admire." -- Winston Churchill

"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries
with great pleasure."- Clarence Darrow

"He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader
to the dictionary." -- William Faulkner (about Ernest Hemingway)

"I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't
it." -- Groucho Marx

"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying
I approved of it." -- Mark Twain

"He has no enemies, but he is intensely disliked by his
friends." -- Oscar Wilde

"I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring
a friend... If you have one." George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill... followed by
Churchill's response: "Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second, if
there is one."

"I feel so miserable without you; it's almost like having you here."
-- Stephen Bishop

"He is a self-made man and worships his
creator." -- John Bright

"I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's
nothing trivial." -- Irvin S. Cobb

"He is not only dull himself; he is the cause of dullness in others."
-- Samuel Johnson

"He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up."
-- Paul Keating

"He had delusions of adequacy."
-- Walter Kerr

"Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any
address on it?" -- Mark Twain

"His mother should have thrown him away and kept the
stork." -- Mae West

"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go."
-- Oscar Wilde

Lady Astor once remarked to Winston Churchill at a dinner party,
"Winston, if you were my husband, I would poison your
coffee!" Winston replied, "Madam if I were your husband, I would drink
it!"

Group Hug

End of a Short Season of Leaf Photos. The hurricane winds in September took out many of the tree leaves. I did try some pure digital B&W shots this year, wanted to play around a bit. This is one I took on a warm November afternoon evening.