Snow Day! and a new love.....

I have a new love.....

an obsessive love....

one that transends time and space....

an unexpected love....

I love talented people,

and 

often 

I find

that women seldom 

gain the recognition that they deserve....

I found Vivian Maier

through a link on Etsy.

A wonderful article telling an interesting tale

of film and negatives, 

lost

and 

found....

a mystery if you like.

I am appreciative of the fact that today 

is a certified "snow day" here in my town,

and the DOT

has asked us to stay home,

if we don't have good reason to drive.

I have good reason to stay home....

and admire the work of a 

woman,

gone

but no longer

forgotten......

smiles

A day that worked....

Really well....

Barkley couldn't wait to 

go outside....

He knew what that meant....

a tennis ball and bliss...

He is a focused subject...

so photographing him was not going to be

difficult.

He was more than willing to have his mom

brush his coat....

and what a coat it is....

just beautiful!

and he loves to RUN!

how could one resist focus like this?

he is intent on capturing the ball asap!

he even poses so that tennis ball would be thrown again...

I love that, too bad it doesn't work with people...

He is not a show off,

but knows how to put his best side toward the camera.

He is even willing to share the spotlight....

who says he is man's best friend?

I would argue that he is definitely a woman's best bud!

And

once tired....

he was willing to allow a bit of a 

semi-natural pose for that silly lady with the 

camera.

And finally....

the perfect shot!

I cannot tell you how excited I get

when I see images appear 

as I download my camera's images.

And

when I saw this one....

well,

I just knew I had a little help with 

this one.....isn't it perfect?

smiles

Ahhhhhh......

There are an abundance of "how hot is it?" jokes

swarming like bees....

Impossibly hot....

Predictably hot....

Sweltring...

Muggy....

Meltingly....

Opressively....

HOT!!!

It's OK though..

we have A/C.....

I grew up in this town without it.

I don't know how I would cope now,

but in the sixties,

it got just as hot,

and all we had was fans...

That is what drew me to

The Impossible Cool

and I was richly rewarded....

Beautiful B/W portraits

of the most gorgeous

movie stars and starlets

of the 60's....

now is that cool

or what?