Nets

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I was walking across one of the playing fields in Briarcliff Manor when I came across a small goal. I don’t know to what sport it relates (it’s too small for soccer; maybe lacrosse?). I was drawn to the patterns made by the nets; the contrast between the white netting and the darker grass; and the straight and curved lines. I got out the camera (the Sony RX-100 that I almost always have with me) and took a few shots, only to notice an orange light flashing in the top left corner of the LCD: “NO CARD”. “Oh #*?!!” I thought “I must have left the card in the card reader (it wouldn’t be the first time I’ve done this). Disappointed and annoyed I wandered off. Some time later I reached the far side of Law Park when it occurred to me that I had an old 4Gb card in the pocket of my camera bag. As I was changing it I noticed that in fact the original card had not been left in the card reader – instead it had just come loose (maybe because I had dropped the camera earlier – thankfully the camera was in its padded case and fell on something soft so there was no damage). After securing the card off I went back to nets.

The Poughkeepsie Peeper: 1900

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New York circa 1900. “Waiting for the train, Depot near Poughkeepsie. 5×7 inch glass negative rescued from an Upstate attic. Source: The Poughkeepsie Peeper: 1900 | Shorpy Historic Picture Archive

Nice to see an old picture from a nearby town, which I’ve visited in just the last couple of weeks:

Bardavon Opera House
Times Gone By
Street Art
Madonna and Child Statue
Urban Decay
A Couple of Buildings on Main Mall Row, Poughkeepsie, NY
Redeemed Christian Fellowship – Church of God of Prophecy
Colorful Mural

Fire In Law Park, Briarcliff Manor

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Some excitement in the Village of Briarcliff Manor. Apparently there was a fierce fire last Saturday at the pavilion overlooking the village pool in Law Park. The fire started around 9:00 pm, quickly engulfing the structure in flames. The Briarcliff Manor fire department is very close to the park so one would assume that they got there quickly. Nevertheless firefighters were said to be still on the scene around 10:30pm.

The flames and smoke were visible from some distance away. Thankfully our house is not in the village proper and so was in no danger of being affected by the fire.

Hopefully the Village has good insurance and rebuilding the pavilion will not have an adverse effect on our already ridiculously high taxes.

The pictures in this post were taken about a week later. Although the pavilion is still standing you can see the effects of the fire.

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Charred Timbers

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Damaged Roof

RIP Dandy

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Remembering the good old days, while mourning the loss of a dear friend. My wife playing the guitar on the left, Dandy singing on the right. God speed & Rest in Peace, Dandy. Thanks to his daughter Carissa for digging up this photo. Our thoughts go out to Dandy’s wife and our dear friend Chita. Unfortunately I didn’t take the picture and the identity of the original photographer is lost in the mists of time.

Red Lips

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Obviously it was the bright red lips on this “faceless” mannequin in a store window that caught my attention. It seemed to me that I could get a shot where the mannequin faded into the background and the reflection of the building would make the picture more ambiguous. It wouldn’t, I thought, be immediately obvious what you were looking at. I thought it might look a little surreal with the red lips almost floating in the air. After I took the picture I realized that I’d had a little luck. For some reason the area around the face, lips and neck of the mannequin came out darker than the rest in effect framing the lips.