Robert Capa, the famous photojournalist and rogueish risk-taker, has been quoted as saying, “If your picture isn’t good enough, you’re not close enough.” I fear for my equipment. Is that…
So the year starts and our minds, freshly unhungovered (or, in my case, fresh off an excellent night’s sleep, as I was lame and did not stay up to send…
You know what’s funny? DC. Actually, no, DC is NOT funny. It’s possibly the most serious city in the world, wallowing in its power and its reach and wearing wool…
Who Doesn’t?, a photo by Madame Meow on Flickr. I declare that I have no idea what this photo means, above. I’m lying in the statement above. I think that…
The picture you see above was taken exactly one year ago: April 7, 2010. It’s a dogwood (Cornus florida) in bloom. One year later, I can tell you with not…
Spring is toying with my emotions. One day the idyllic perfection of a dry and warm day without mosquitoes brings out pasty whiteness and makes us all believe that yes,…
Et voilà, my eyes, originally uploaded by Madame Meow. There is one very sticky thing that happens in large cities where agglomerations of people who have waited to have children…
Thicket of Cherries, originally uploaded by Madame Meow. Spring is ironic because it's a beautiful event that is the walloping harbinger of life, and then death. It happens so quickly,…
There are few things as gorgeous as cherry trees blooming. It's a gross platitude, but I don't mind indulging: in all their varietals (not just the iconic Yoshino Sakuras that…
It's not just the fact that the District of Columbia is a little evil empire onto itself– a little oasis of rabidly outspoken with such a dramatic and shocking disparity…
A Daily Dose of Zen Sarcasm! 