Tulip Frenzy

And when we think back to two years ago, it could have been so much worse… (Of course, two years ago, before last summer’s earthquake, those spires were perfect.  Now they’re surrounding by scaffolding…)

Leica M9, Summilux 50mm

Leica M9, 50mm Summilux, pulled over on the side of the road as 80 MPH winds sweep from Idaho toward the Dakotas. Metaphor for the year?

These things seem to be everywhere these days… Leica M9, 50mm Summilux

Leica M9, 50mm Summilux, summer evening in July.

So we missed the Tulip Frenzy.  That month or more stuck indoors, we missed the whole damn thing.  But we are back outdoors these days, healthy again, able to walk the neighborhood. And we did not miss the azaleas in bloom.  May not quite have the hang of this photography thang, but we’ll get it back.  Like everything else. Leica M9, 50mm Summilux, ISO 80.

One of the happiest days of the year… start of the NFL season, and finals of the US Open.  As American as the 4th of July.

Leica M8, 50mm Summilux, Jackson, WY, 7/4/’08

And the glorious autumn light soon upon us.
Leica M9, 50mm Summilux

National Cathedral, July 1, Leica M9, Summilux 50mm, ISO 160, wide open.