Upside Ann

  You've got to love a city with roads to the sky.  I had no idea that Chicago had these draw-bridgey roads.  Chicago, 2026 I love the way this photo makes me feel unmoored - those buildings are all leaning toward me.  Am I that attractive?

Not a new bite.  This is several days old- practically healed. I was bitten, ironically, trying to look into the mouth of a cat who won't eat.   I probably should have anticipated this....  I am pleased to say that we had recently cleaned his teeth and did not require antibiotics after this injury.  

 Yes.  I cannot explain it.  I thought I had killed this in December when I bought it.  I was so afraid of overwatering that I starved it of water and all the buds dropped off.  Feeling like I had nothing to lose, I saturated it sometime this spring and boom - the leaves filled out again.  And now- it has 2 beautiful Christmas blooms.  Enjoy.

 This didn't quite work out the way I wanted - but it was the closest of my attempts.  I photographed Zupe swimming in the pool on "live" with my iPhone trying to move the phone just enough so that when I combined? compressed? the multiple images into a long-exposure, Zupe's head would be in focus but his body would be awash with movement.  I think I pretty much created a sea moster whose back end is meling into the sea.   Chicago, 2026 long-exposure, live

 Chicago, 2026 I love the sky.  I love the triple layers: sky, skyscrapers, vehicles.  I love how the car I'm riding in is included.  I'm definitely part of this traffic.  But what I love most.... how the mostly uniform blueness of the image is interrupted by a rectangle of yellow highway sign.  That contrasting color is focusing the movement of the cars down the road and into the future.

  Quite honestly, you are not wanting to see me swimming.  This, however, is me sitting on the edge of the pool waiting to get the courage up to submerge more than my feet.  In the original photo (obviously, the lower photo), you can make out the image of my foot/feet under the water.  I took this photo with my phone on "live" then chose the image that captured some of the splash. I used to like to play with photoshop and picnik - but I don't have access to the first anymore and the latter was discontinued a long, long time ago.  So, I looked for a new free program and found iPiccy.  I'm not sure what I think about the image I created.  It feels more dynamic than the original - but it might be more abstract than I prefer.  I don't really care if I lost my feet - well, I mean in the photo - I'd hate to lose my feet IRL - but I don't want to lose the idea of moving water. Thoughts?