A final word...

...for now. I feel that I should say something about the status of this blog, since I haven't posted a picture since May. I suppose that I've lost interest; my plan to once again post a daily picture in 2014 quickly started seeming like a chore. So I don't plan to post here anymore, although I certainly might change my mind at some point. In any case, when I occasionally look back through the pictures here, I usually find a few that I think are pretty good. So poke around the archives - you might find something interesting. Thanks to everyone who has taken a look.

Adolescent Birds

Two-Car Birdhouse

Another of the odd birdhouses in my neighborhood.  Mell Avenue, Atlanta.

Revolutionary Soldier

Grave of a Revolutionary War soldier, Maxwell Cemetery, Alpharetta, Georgia.

Sax Case Cat

My baritone saxophone case plus the sun equals a special place for a cat.

No picture from May 4.

Manuel's Tavern

Long-time Atlanta neighborhood bar and center for Democratic political activity.

Fierce Van

Clifton Road, Atlanta

Curious Cat (With Headphones)

Lost Claws

Decatur, Georgia

Vintage Jaguar

Georgia

Georgia Railroad bridge; Decatur, Georgia

The First Raindrops Hit the Concrete

Allman Brothers Bootlegs

A casual friend knew that, like all Southern boys my age, I'm a fan of the Allman Brothers Band, so he offered to bring some live shows and bootleg recordings for me to copy.  This is what he brought to my house today.

Wink

Scottdale, Georgia

Movie Making

More filming in my neighborhood; Mell Avenue, Atlanta.

Al Fresco

Folks enjoying the spring night; McLendon Avenue, Atlanta.

Bird Bath

We keep a bowl of water on our back deck for the squirrels and chipmunks.  Today a good-sized robin took a bath in the bowl.  Halfway through his bath, another little bird flew up to investigate.

Cat in Window...

...enjoying the spring day.

Filming at Pullman Yards

A movie is currently filming scenes at Pullman Yards near my house in Atlanta.  I've featured Pullman Yards in many posts in this blog; this post is especially relevant.

Ruzow in the Studio

Roger Ruzow at Railroad Earth recording studio, Atlanta.

Donating Blood

Red Cross Donation Center, Monroe Drive, Atlanta

Brass Quintet

My first - finished today.  And it might even get some performances.

Lizard

Nelms Avenue, Atlanta

Fake Tree

A cell phone tower in Roswell, Georgia.

Genius at 78 RPM

I recently acquired an original copy of one of the seminal recordings of modern jazz - Charlie Parker's "Ko Ko," from 1945.  It's still mind-boggling nearly 70 years later.

Dogwood Blossom

An almost perfect example - Clifton Rd., Atlanta.

Jazz Fest Tour

From April 4 to 11, I was on tour with the 4th Ward Afro-Klezmer Orchestra.  The routine of driving, waiting to play, playing, and sleeping did not lend itself to picture-taking, so this shot will have to represent the week.

Art Fence

Oakview Drive, Decatur, Georgia

Purple

Marlbrook Drive, Atlanta

The Vortex at Night

The skull facade, with its glowing red eyes, of the Vortex Bar and Grill in the Little Five Points district of Atlanta - a cell phone shot taken from a moving car.

Bazooka Ants

A woodcut print by artist George Davidson, in tribute to a band I was once in.  See also here.

Twin Guitars

Eddie Beho and Colin Bragg of the 4th Ward Afro-Klezmer Orchestra, in rehearsal.

Chandelier from Below

A cellphone picture from the Four Seasons Hotel, Atlanta.

DeKalb County Past

A glimpse of the past in the middle of development.  Lawrenceville Highway, near Tucker, Georgia.

Squirrel

Just a few feet away from me, sitting very still so I wouldn't see him.  Clifton Rd., Atlanta.

Tuba Abstract

Bill Pritchard of the 4th Ward Afro-Klezmer Orchestra rocks the sousaphone.

Tree at Night

Peckerwood Plantation

In the old mill village of Scottdale, Georgia.

Power Pole Stickers

DeKalb Avenue, Atlanta

Naked and Abandoned

Antique store, Chamblee, Georgia.

Abandoned

Avondale Estates, Georgia

Junkman

LaFrance Street, Atlanta

Bird Bath & Self-Portrait

 

Couldn't choose between these two pictures today, so I'm posting both.

Dog

Tile

Post Office floor, Decatur, Georgia.

Light Through Fence

Monkey on a Tree

Temporarily without my camera, so here's a cellphone shot from McLendon Avenue, Atlanta.

Edgewood Saxophone Trio

For the first time in 2014, I did not take a picture today.  I had a lot on my mind, as we had the CD release party for the Edgewood Saxophone Trio tonight.  To represent the day, I'm posting this cellphone picture by my friend Rob.

New CD

The Edgewood Saxophone Trio, of which I am a member, has recorded a new CD.  They arrived today.

Nonsensical Album Title