
Yesterday I witnessed yet another National Geographic Moment. This is not for the faint of heart. The spider webs were everywhere at Valley Forge and each one had a big fat orb weaver spider hanging head down, claws out, waiting for the vibration of a little critter that by mistake found himself caught in…

Here are a few more pictures from our weekend. Ken and I with BAD HAIR in Port Washington where Ken lived 30 years ago; Yumiko and Jackie (Anna’s grandaughter); Kitty and Peter in the Russian church on one of the few pews; Mr. and Mrs. Rodzianko on one of the other few pews; Peter…

Back when Ken, Yumiko and I were living in Tokyo we met a young man who was stationed on a ship in the Sea of Japan. His name was Adrian Rodzianko. He is the nephew of my brother Peter’s wife Anna. We fell in love with Adrian over the year we were in Japan.…

My photograph entitled “Halloween’s Coming” is a finalist in the September “Better Photo” contest. I knew it was worth slogging through all those spider webs in Valley Forge Park.

It was a wet cold morning – a great time for spiders in Valley Forge Park. I got there a little before nine and they were EVERYWHERE. It was even a bit too creepy for me, but deep down inside I was thrilled to see all those spider webs lined with thousands of little…

Two Beauties – Izumi Kono and Yumiko posed for a few portrait shots. Izumi was visiting from Tokyo. We loved her visit.