Ghost Stories

Do you believe in ghosts?  On July 31st, my friends and I were able to document an incorporeal being haunting this abandoned house in the Catskill mountains.  Unquestionably, it was the scariest moment of my life.

Although the house was clearly empty, before we crossed paths with the "white ghost" we felt the eyes of someone or something watching us.

At first, the ghost evaded our attempts to come close.  I was able to capture it in the image above from about 80 feet away using the zoom function on my camera.
Eventually White Ghost warmed up to us and we were able to snap some fabulous shots.

Standing in such close proximity to a real life ethereal being sent chills running up and down every part of my body, but I kept telling myself how important it was to record this moment for posterity.

Although White Ghost vanished into thin air within minutes, its presence will haunt my dreams until the day I die.

Cornell Plantations in Ithaca, NY

One of the highlights of June was a quick trip my son and I made to Ithaca, NY.  Downtown is fab- there are so many great shops and restaurants.  There is so much to do in Ithaca that I still haven't seen their famed waterfalls yet- or made it to the Moosewood restaurant.  

Soren and I arrived on Friday and met our friends, Jen, Kevin and Zoe on Saturday downtown before heading to the botanical gardens at Cornell Plantations.  It was a spectacular day for taking pictures.  The plantations are free and really very lovely.  A quiet place to take a stroll and get lost for the day.  We only visited the gardens, but next time I'd love go for a hike at the arboretum.  

Dog Days of Summer

Today in Oneonta, NY it hit 93 degrees fahrenheit.  What a way to end May!  Today I took pictures of new journals I made a few weeks ago, but also had to take some of my buddy, Owen.

The Ice Storm

Some pics I took while walking over to my friend's studio on Wednesday.  Two more months of this winter wonderland!








The first two pictures were taken of a bush in my front yard.  The rest were taken outside of the studio.

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Snowy Afternoon

It's snowing!  Not the first time it has snowed in Oneonta this fall, but the most I've seen land so far.  Just took these pics about 10 minutes ago and already more snow has accumulated.

When my puppy, Owen, came home with us from the Humane Society last January it was snow season.  He loved jumping and playing in the snow then and when I took him outside with me today to take photographs, he raced around the yard.  Here is our buddy, Owen, curiously watching the snow fall, in a rare moment of stillness.

Still snowing as I'm writing this.  Hard to believe that it was bright and sunny this morning.  Not a big fan of cold weather, I do love watching the snowflakes land while sipping a steaming cup of tea.






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Sunday Trainspotting

Sunday Trainspotting

Trains capture our romantic imagination, like all modes of transportation, because we associate them with freedom and travel.  They also are a culturally significant relic that still exists, while being deemed an outdated technology.  Fountain pens or tobacco pipes are iconic of the past in the same respect.  They exist along more modern technologies like Bic pens and cigarettes, yet have retained their functionality.  

Nearly a year ago my family and I moved to the East End of Oneonta.  Our house overlooks the train tracks and when the leaves fall from the trees we can clearly see the trains go by.  This Sunday, the train stopped for a little while so I ran outside to take some photos.  My neighbors probably thought me a bit strange, but I'm still in love with hearing the whistles of the train and watching the different kinds of train cars travel by.

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