ivy

ivy
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto/Laura

More from my office window. Have I said I love the view from my window? I do, however, when that massive storm blew through the city yesterday I was beginning to rethink the whole "window seat" concept.

Public Water Supply

Public Water Supply
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto/Laura

I've shot in this exact same spot a hundred times. Easily, a hundred times! I think this is time I've gotten the shot I was looking for all along!

I'm not quite sure if I should be thrilled or a little sad that now it's kinda 'over'...

Pugsly is back!

Pugsly is back!
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto/Laura

YAY... It's Pugsly! He's been missing for weeks... Well, ever since my son and his girlfriend gathered up all the barn cats and took them all for a ride on "Feral Sunday" and got them all operations. They spent two days setting traps and gathering cats from near and far. I was convinced that Pugsly would be too smart and too missing to catch, but he showed up in the last trap, at the last minute and made the trip with the rest of the cats. When they all came back, minus a few bits and pieces, he took off for the hills and hasn't been seen since. It's nice to see he's getting over his loss and is starting to come back around.

Mom and crew

Mom and crew
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto/Laura

There were actually 6 babies but one of them was hanging out with Dad.

Take a tour of the Ware Farmer's Market

I was heavily involved in the Ware Farmer's Market a couple of years ago, in fact, I helped get it started. Working on weekends has since taken me away from the market but I managed to make my way up to Grenville Park in Ware today and shoot some video and stills.

By the way, your tour guide for today is non-other than the Market Manager, vendor and Ware Town Selectwoman Melissa Weise!

Lily

Lily
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto/Laura

Hey, at least it's not an archive shot. I've been a bit busy lately and haven't even really had time to pick up the camera, never mind actually shoot it and process something. Actually, I haven't been so much 'busy' as "off schedule". The new job (which is absolutely freakin' wonderful, btw, thanks for asking!) has my schedule all topsy turvy right now and I've yet to get a handle on re-arranging my personal time. You know, it's that typical "How was your day?" conversation. Normally, when you've been in the same job for 2, 5, or 7 years the answer is pretty quick, "Fine and yours?" but with a new job comes 3 hour conversations and it seems I still only scratch the surface of what I've been doing, learning, seeing, talking about, and have scheduled.

Every day is an adventure and I'm lovin' it but I'm afraid shooting has temporarily taken a back seat. I'm sure I'll get back at it shortly.

My Favorite news story of the day:

My Favorite news story of the day:
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto/Laura

NORTHAMPTON - The cleanup of leaking fuel from a tractor trailer truck has backed up northbound traffic on Interstate 91 near Exit 18.

Massachusetts State Police Trooper Robert L. Wyckoff said the driver swerved to avoid a deer and hit the guardrail. The fuel is leaking from the tractor's own tank.

No injuries were reported and the deer has fled the scene, Wyckoff, who is attached to the Northampton barracks, said.

Yet another driving video, but with a passenger!

Yet another driving video, but with a passenger!
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto/Laura

Silly... silly... little dog.

Jenny gets a nuvi voice.

Jenny gets a nuvi voice.
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto/Laura

So, as a length of service award, my husband got a Garmin nuvi... (cue the "gotta gotta get a Garmin" promo music... there's a moose again!)... Well, seeing as how he already has a gps I ended up with it. All I can say is "Loving it!"... So now Jenny has a voice. A lovely female voice that attempts to keep me on the road to where ever it is that I'm headed. She is perhaps the perfect co-pilot, patiently telling me where to go and when to go and so forth. So far though, by far the most frequent thing I've heard her say is "recalculating" when I purposely diverge from her intended route. She will patiently tell me again.. and again... to turn left and when I don't she simply says "recalculating" and gives me a new route. Sometimes I think though that she would be ever so much more fun if she sounded more like Jack Nicholson when I ignore her... You know... let loose with a couple of "WTF you completely aren't LISTENING to me... that's it... I'll give you a new route... go straight to hell you freakin' idiot... cause you know what.. you can't handle the HIGHWAY!"

Take a walk on the old bridge.

Take a walk on the old bridge.
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto/Laura

Ok.. so it's lame.. but what can you do? Mike has gotten kind of addicted to shooting little videos on his BlackJack phone... He really is very creative. Me? I never even think in terms of video until he's already pulled out his phone and shot his. I'm going to have to try and change that.