Full Service, Film Photography & Family on the Southern Tier
From about the 1930s to well into the 1970s, drive-in gas stations weren’t just about gassing up; it was the creation of American driving culture. [...]
All the Birds That Were Singing – Ira Jay “Hawk” Cohen (Nov. 28, 1944 – Oct. 26, 2014)
Remembering this curious and unrelenting force of nature is not particularly hard to do, especially on the day of his departure for new molecular adventures. [...]
A Week Before Christmas, 1954
On this day in 1954, a gentleman named Carl Leonard Wehrle dropped dead from a heart attack in our house. It was a week before [...]
Red Heart, Wide Lens
Every August our massive Red Heart Rose of Sharon blooms at the entrance to our property. It wasn’t pruned this spring – something about a [...]
Three on the 4th
Had to take a few weeks off from this space, so easing back in with a few Independence Day facts to ponder: The Second [...]
The Ghost of Old ’36
Today would have been my mom’s 84th birthday. This shot was taken at my grandmother’s home on School Street in West Oneonta, which she bought [...]
You Made Me Love You
To you Sherlock, esteemed and exalted chair of our Pretty Shitty Kitty Committee. The Duke of Dander, King of Klaw, Earl of Underfoot, apostolic and [...]
Kick Ass Trees of Delmar, Part 1
Like most homo sapiens, I’ve been known to exaggerate for effect. But I’m not kidding when I say we must have just about every major [...]
The Ikey Special
I like Ike. Almost everyone does. Fast as a cheetah. Cleopatra eyes. An infectious giggle and a thrill-seeking shriek that shatters fine stemware if you’re [...]