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Archive for August 2008

Quarry Run

When the topography of my favorite place altered significantly after a flood, I was devastated. Convinced that my memories of the place were imperiled if I could not ensure that the setting would remain intact indefinitely - exactly how I remembered it - I dedicated myself to preserving it with photographs. Realizing years [...]

Enchanted Garden

The ceremony began at dusk in a garden at the Edgar Allan Poe museum in Richmond, Virginia. A friend who I have known since high school and with whom I lived for one year during college married yesterday. The reception followed under candle-lit lanterns, surrounded by twilight blue string lights and ivy-covered gates, [...]

Tokyo Kitten

We packed light, each carrying only one backpack, and did not purchase many souvenirs. I bought this figurine in the Tokyo Narita airport on an impulse as we rushed to find our gate to return home. It is one of my favorite things.