I made this before Christmas bach=k when we had some actual snow. We’ve had some heavy rains and no real snow since then. I’m sure nature is just biding her time.

I keep this glass ball in my car or bag but so often forget to bring it out to make pictures. Finally, I remembered on a recent trip to the coast. I arrived just as the sun came up over the horizon.

After a photoshoot at the coast between Christmas and New Year’s, I stopped and bought a coffee and breakfast burrito at a cafe. I decided to drive down to the beach to eat it. Sitting in my car, I watched the surf hit the beach. There was a strong off-shore wind. Every time the waves broke, the wind blew the spray up into the light. When breakfast was over, I ventured out to make these images.

This is Boston’s iconic LNG tank that I showed a while back with the decaying seawall from the old naval air station acting as a leading line.

…were written on the subway walls and tenament halls.

I know not everyone appreciate graffiti, but I think we can all use the message right about now.

Lyric by Simon and Garfunkel.

A mirror-like image along the Piscataqua River in Portsmouth, NH.

This is the remnant of a WWII gun turret for artillery placed at Odiorne Point in Rye, NH. This former gun battery is now a state park.

A few weeks ago, I showed remnants of a World War II-era bunker on the coast of New Hampshire. People seemed to have some real interest in it. A little research showed more extensive fortifications nearby. I took a drive there during the Christmas break for a sunrise shoot.

This set of two connected gun emplacements was in the woods. Several paths led to the clearing. The concrete was covered with dirt to make it look like a hill. At the top was a blockhouse that may have served as a room from which to direct the firing of the guns.

More information about the history of Fort Dearborn can be found here.

This is one of my favorite buildings in Boston. It was the U.S. Custom House and is now a Marriott property. One of my goals is to go up to their roof deck.