More Pictures from the South and Northsides. This picture with the dog is intriguing because the dog is stock still except that he's barking his head off, which makes him look like he has two mouths. This was an interesting garage. They were rebuilding an old Ford inside, putting a new engine it so it would go fast, but rebuilding the body to look as close to original as possible. They let us take pictures, but you could tell we made them a bit uncomfortable. 

Photoshoot with David Perlman, my photography mentor from Lightwork. Sadly he's heading back to Calfornia in a week. I think he's got a bright future in photography. He's an excellent instructor and I will miss him.   We had  avery good time taking picures inside this abandoned house. The light on that day was stunning, and for the first time I came close to understanding Edward Hopper's obsession with light falling on/in buildings. I enjoyed showing David P. around the neighborhood where I'd been taking pictures for the last year . I also intriduced him to the Jerk Hut, best Carribean food in town and one of Syracuse's best kep secrets.  

Pictures from Blodget's photography and healthy schools/peaceful schools project. I had a very good time with the kids there and getting to know Aduke Branch and Jackie Saddler was very fun too. I still don't know what will come of the school and the beautiful library they put in. It would be sad if it got torn down, although given the state of the rest of the school, I would not be surprised. Every time I go over to the west side I learn so much about the community. I still believe that there's no way to make the world a better place without making connections  at the individual level. Those are the tiles lining the hallway outside the library. The buildling just accross the street is very nicely boarded up. In fact, I've never seen a house boarded up so carefully with the boards painted such pristine white. It makes it look like an oversized doll house, a very strange image indeed, especilly in the context of the neighborhood overall. 

The winter landscape far before the introduction of anything other than shades of white and grey remains astonishingly beautiful. Here are some photos from the snowshoeing trip we did in late March. Dave went out on too, although it was probably not a good idea so soon after the ACL surgery. He managed not to rip the good surgeon's work to shreds for now.