POTD: Uptown, Downtown

POTD: Uptown, DowntownUptown, Downtown Grenada, Nicaragua 2013

Typical street traffic near the center of Granada. I can kind of relate to the differences in  dress among the young ladies in the photo. Usually when the Fashion Queen and I go out, she’ll be dressed more like the woman on the curb while I’m a good match for the jeans and t-shirt crowd in the gutter.]]>

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POTD: Kite Flyer #1

POTD: Kite Flyer #1Kite Flyer #1 Grenada, Nicaragua 2013

There’s always a steady breeze coming off the lake in Grenada. But it’s generally just that, a breeze, so I had my doubts that this kite was going to get much altitude. But in the end they didn’t do too badly.]]>

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Big Letters, Big Head

Holter MuseumHolter Museum of Art Helena, Montana 2014

We drove up to Helena, MT to the Holter Museum of Art earlier today where I gave an artist talk in connection with my Opus Corvus exhibit there. It was the most well attended artist talk I think I’ve ever had, with over 40 people enthusiastic people there. I took this photo afterwards because I’ve never seen my name in letters that big anywhere before. They really know how to pump up your ego at the Holter!]]>

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POTD: Visiting Day

POTD: Visiting DayVisiting Day Grenada, Nicaragua 2013

Nicaragua in general and Grenada in particular are really quite safe places, and I never felt threatened there, even when lugging a fairly expensive camera outfit around. Still, bars and grates on windows and doors seemed to be standard equipment on most buildings and houses. I guess safety is always a matter of degree (which might explain those hired guards armed with shotguns at every ATM in town). This father and son standing outside the security gate at a house talking to the folks inside gives the impression of a visit to criminals in jail.]]>

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