Photo of The Day #13: Old Technology

Cell phones have taken over the world. Growing up, pay phones were found on every street corner in the city. I remember standing on the corner of Main St./Windsor St. in Cambridge, on the pay phone, with a pocket full of change. Those were the days when teens battled with their parents to have their own phone line hooked up in their room. Those were the days when you got paged and had to pull over to use the phone. Those were also the days when you had to call your friends house phone in order to speak to them. Now you'd be hard pressed to find a pay phone anywhere. If we compare our cell phone bills to the amount we spent feeding the pay phone we'd discover that keeping in touch with people these days is way too expensive. 

Photo of The Day #12: Gone Fishing

Hey Mom! I don't see the fish. Are you sure it's in here? Alex was convinced during our photo session that there wasn't a fish in the fish bowl. Looking high and low revealed zero results. However, it didn't stop her from almost dunking her head into the bowl to prove she was right. After 10 different shots, Alex stood up, smiled and said, "You must have special powers if you see a fishy in there." I told her I didn't have special powers but that I did have special skills. I neglected tell her that my special skills would help me add a fish to the photograph in post production. If I did tell her, it would have spoiled the mystery and she definitely wouldn't have looked as hard for it. This trick works every time.    

Photo of The Day #11: Reflect

Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company and reflection must finish him.
- John Locke

Photo of The Day #10: Partly Cloudy

1.13.2012. (Friday the 13th)
Today's weather: highs in the 30's, partly cloudy.
Living close to a zoo makes it possible for me to wake up lions roar on occasion. Today was one of those days. When a lion tells you to get up and move, you do it. So, I did. Max and I drove to a near hiking trail. At one point in the walk we hit a long stretch atop a dam. It's height gives you the feeling that you're able to touch the clouds on a day like today. It might've been cold, but I'm happy I didn't miss the opportunity to get out and catch this. #stayinmotion