March 15, 2010
A charred fire hydrant is an ironic symbol of the fire that destroyed a block of businesses during near-hurricane force winds on February 26, 2010. A fire broke out in the Surf Hotel, and an entire block went up in flames before it could be extinguished. All the destroyed businesses were unoccupied at the time.
Wind gusts as high as 68 MPH were recorded at a nearby airport, just short of hurricane strength, adding to the difficulties that night. Because of the storm, the fire department was stretched very thin, with its crew members already deployed to deal with other local emergencies like downed power lines and transformer fires.
March 10, 2010
On Sunday, I posted a photo I titled “fail trail.” I called it that because I only captured half the light I intended due to a setting on my camera; one that had the camera capturing 30 seconds of blackness for every 30 seconds of stars. In the detail image you see here, the photo shows what I’m talking about. At full resolution, the stars are spaced out, and the 30 seconds leaves a gap where the earth rotated while the camera wasn’t capturing the image.
March 4, 2010
I didn’t end up with any photo that accurately portrayed how beautiful it was the morning of 2/27. This was as good as it got, and it just pales in comparison to reality.
Happy belated birthday, Mom…
February 17, 2010
Muffet and Sumo watch the squirrel.
The squirrel watches the cats.
I watch all of ‘em.
