Engrossed

Today was the first sunny and non-frigid day we've had in a couple of weeks. I basically have refused to even leave the house unless I was being paid to do it. Poor Frodo has been clearly suffering from cabin fever (as have I), so I was grateful for the opportunity to finally take him for a walk in Boulder Park, next to Memorial Hospital. Frodo was overjoyed! If you go there during the week when most people are at work, you won't run into anyone except for hospital employees on break, like this scrubs clad woman who was engrossed in her phone whiile enjoying a little sunshine.

This Is Not a Black and White Photo

This photo only looks black and white but it's actually in color. Can you imagine working here? It's so depressing! And literally almost completely devoid of color. This is the hallway outside my surgeon's office, in a medical building next to Saint Francis Hospital. I am going have my gallbladder removed soon, and I took this picture as we were leaving his office after our first consultation with him last month. I was struck by how utterly grim and characterless this passageway is. I think a prison might actually be easier on the psyche.

My Kind of Hero

In a nice little moment captured by Pat, this Metro Mobility driver got out of his bus to shovel his elderly passenger's sidewalk so she wouldn't slip and fall. What a great guy. That's my kind of hero!

A Safe Place for Pets

On Saturday I had the great pleasure of doing a photo shoot at Safe Place for Pets, a nonprofit in the Rockrimmon neighborhood that finds new homes for animals who've been orphaned when their human parents have died. These people are saints. They mostly take in dogs and cats, and these poor fur babies are confused, sad and missing their humans, so you can just imagine how lonesome they must be. I did not mention it here on the blog, but our beloved cat Lilo, who was 19-20 years old, passed away in August of 2023 and it broke my heart. We are finally talking about adopting another cat, probably this spring. When we do, we'll be going to Safe Place for Pets. If you're in the area and are thinking of adopting a dog or cat, I highly recommend this place. They really, truly care.

Sunday Style!

My client Dana (who long ago became a friend, since I shot her wedding 20+ years ago and who knows how many portraits since then) always looks this great. I mean seriously, I've never seen her looking anything less than fabulous. I caught her in this sassy outfit a couple of days after New Years when I dropped by her office during work hours to drop off a photo album. Check out those magenta velvet trousers! We should all look so good at work!

A Gift to Myself

Here's the antique typewriter that I bought at Platte Furniture just after Christmas. The tag said "1917" on it, although I don't know if they meant that was the year it was made or if it was some kind of internal inventory number. I'm going to try and figure that out. Meanwhile, I'm just admiring this nice little machine! I've been looking for an old typewriter for a long time, so I'm very happy to have found one.

It Sees All

I took these pictures at Platte Furniture a little after Christmas, then forgot to share them. I was there furniture shopping with my friend Jenn, who needed to replace her dining room table. Platte Furniture deals in used furnishings, but they're pretty discerning about what they take and you can usually find something cool. I didn't realize that they have a huge basement cordoned off by a velvet rope. An employee needs to grant you access and what we found down there was awesome: an art gallery! And also more cool furniture. They even do a First Friday Art Walk every month, just like all the other galleries. I was taken by this piece, but what I ended up buying was an antique typewriter (which I mentioned a few days ago in THIS post). Good stuff! I'm going to have to hit up their First Fridays one of these days.