Travels in the 2nd half

Eastman House If you are a regular reader of my blog you may have noticed that I really love taking pictures. I got my first camera when I was in the 3rd grade and I have loved photography ever since. I love taking pictures. I love the way pictures can tell a story or reveal a truth. Whether it's someones family, the realities of war, or a strobe shot that reveals how an event took place, photos show things that the eye often doesn't see on its own. So when I was in Rochester NY recently and had some free time I finally got a chance to visit the George Eastman Museum. Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-H25224 / Unknown / CC-BY-SA 3.0 Michael_Melgar_LiquidArt_resize_droplet.jpg I have been visiting Rochester NY on and off for almost 15 years, usually to attend a state-wide conference for science teachers. Rochester has struck me as a typical Midwestern city in the 2000’s. It suffers from many typical problems. Much of the population of Rochester moved to the suburbs ...

I love being places that are meant for lots of people when there is no one around. Getting in to some place before it opens or at an off hour. I also like trains. So when I had an hour to kill while the Amazing Ms. D had an appointment, I took advantage of being near the Spuyten Duyvil Metro North station on a Friday morning to walk around and take some photos. The Spuyten Duyvil is a short tidal estuary that connects the Hudson River with the Harlem Ship Canal separating the north end of Manhattan from the Bronx. Named by the Dutch, Spuyten Duyvil translates to “Spouting Devil” and a reference to the rough waters caused by the tides. Today it serves as the northern end of the Harlem River, and a short cut for boats that want to travel from the Hudson River to the Long Island Sound. Looking at the Spuyten Duyvil from the train platform The Sputen Duyvil is crossed by two bridges in this area, The Spuyten Duyvil Train bridge and the Henry Hudson Bridge, which ...