Crossing the bridge. Scajaquada Expressway bridge over Mirror Lake, Buffalo, NY. Note the Walking Stick Figure; I have an ongoing project capturing photos of it, in addition to documenting graffiti around the region. Miranda (Lumix FZ1000ii), f/11.0, 137mm, 1/40sec, ISO125.

Donna Summer: the 8-minute "Last Dance", and the 17-minute (!) "MacArthur Park".

Japanese Garden, Delaware Park and Buffalo Historical Society, Buffalo, NY. Miranda (Lumix FZ1000ii), f/7.1, 22.9mm, 1/1000sec, ISO320.

Well this is making my eye twitch. Time to go calm down with a plate of Buffalo wings and a side of Ranch for dipping!

A red sun rises. Blood has been spilt this night.

Monochrome Kusama pumpkin. This exhibit is going to linger in my mind for a LONG time. Buffalo AKG Museum, Buffalo, NY. Miranda (Lumix FZ1000ii), f/2.8, 9.1mm, 1/60sec, ISO160.

The Hammerman (Le Marteleur), bronze sculpture (cast from the original) by Constantin Meunier. Buffalo AKG Museum, Buffalo, NY. Miranda (LumixFZ1000ii), f/2.8, 9.1mm, 1/60sec, ISO500.

This is my "I'm passing up a good package deal on a camera-and-accessories package for one of the cameras I'm seriously considering for upgrade, because I'm being responsible and saving more money for it like I planned" face.

One week ago I went on a long photowalk in the city of Buffalo, and I've been going through the photos and making edits and...I love this city, I love the impetus that photography has given me to explore it, and I think I may be starting to get good at this. (The attached is an unedited jpeg.)

Share someone who looks stylish wearing overalls.

If you're gonna wear your Jack Daniel's overalls, then you have to drink your morning coffee out of your Willie Nelson Whiskey River mug. I don't make the rules, I just abide by 'em. "The Dude abides!"

Something about a Victorian glass roof.... Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens. Miranda (Lumix FZ1000ii), f/11.0, 10.4mm, 1/80sec, ISO125. flic.kr/p/2sfuno8

A blossom catching brief sun. Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens. Miranda (Lumix FZ1000ii), f/5.6, 9.3mm, 1/4000sec, ISO2500 flic.kr/p/2sft96R

Always this Buddha. Always. Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens. Miranda (Lumix FZ1000ii), f/2.8, 9.1mm, 1/4000sec, ISO400 flic.kr/p/2sfunCB

I have a woodpile at work. A robin built a nest on it (no problem, and it's nicely sheltered) and is now raising four babies. It's the happy part of the Circle of Life!

The River City Boys' Band will NOT be playing at the America 250 concert thing.

Buffalo Streetscapes I. Note the Stick Figure Guy! Miranda (Lumix FZ1000ii). f/4.0, 146mm, 1/2500sec, ISO125 flic.kr/p/2s8mMfu

I saw this over on Threads, and on the one hand, I'm a D or E person. On the other, these images gloss over the REAL oddballs, because if you're eating the flat without separating the bones, there's just something very deeply wrong with you.

Butterfly IV. Niagara Falls Butterfly Conservatory, Niagara Falls, ON. Taken on Miranda (Lumix FZ1000ii), f/4.0, 146mm, 1/1250sec, ISO500. flic.kr/p/2s89HwW

A while back I wondered when Michael Caputo, one of the slimiest of all MAGA operatives, might come flapping out of whatever attic he's been hanging upside-down in. Well, here he is, wanting some of that sweet free taxpayer money for traitors. Of course.

Butterfly III. Niagara Falls Butterfly Conservatory, Niagara Falls, ON. Miranda (Lumix FZ1000ii), f/4.0, 69.6mm, 1/1250sec, ISO1250. flic.kr/p/2s89HwL

Butterfly II. Niagara Falls Butterfly Conservatory, Niagara Falls, ON. Taken on Miranda (Lumix FZ1000ii). f/4.0, 87mm, 1/1250sec, ISO800.

Me, when buying snacks and I see what the manufacturers are calling a "Party Size" bag now:

Butterfly I Butterfly Conservatory, Niagara Falls, ON. Miranda (Lumix FZ1000ii), f/4.0, 140.1mm, 1/320sec, ISO1600. flic.kr/p/2s8abHq

Enjoyers of art. Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON. Miranda (Lumix FZ1000ii), f/3.8, 34.4mm, 1/40sec, ISO1600 flic.kr/p/2s84k7E

Chatting at the Mall! Square One Shopping Center, Mississauga, ON. Ophelia (Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra), f/4.9, 1/10sec, ISO125 flic.kr/p/2s8acdt

Absolute World Towers (sometimes called the "Marilyn Monroe Towers"), Mississauga, ON Miranda (Lumix FZ1000ii), f/11.0, 16.0mm, 1/250sec, ISO125

A magical night at the Botanical Gardens Miranda (Lumix FZ1000ii), f/2.8, 9.1mm, 1/50sec, ISO1600

Weeping Buddha Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens. Miranda (Lumix FZ1000ii), f/3.8, 33mm, 0.4sec, ISO1250

Love and Light, Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens. Miranda (Lumix FZ1000ii), f/3.8, 30.7mm, 1/20sec, ISO2000