Grand Central Station turns 100 years old. Tomorrow there will be an official celebration. There are many ties to Newport; the Vanderbilts had the Breakers as a summer house here. George Warren was one of the architects involved.
62 degrees today, back to 30 tomorrow. It is making interesting landscapes.
The weather has been on a roller coaster these last few days. Last night it snowed, followed by rain. The early morning fog condensed on the cold surfaces, freezing on contact; causing slick roads and sidewalks. Very pretty, but potentially dangerous. We are now waiting for 50 degree weather to be followed by more freezing.
It is still cold and it is snowing again. The perfect time to continue to convert my archives to digital. My files are extensive, in some sort of order, but sometimes finding the photograph I am looking for is challenging. I have been looking for two photographs for about a month now. I liken my shelves to a huge hard drive, the information is there, it is a question of finding it.
I have always had a fondness for black and white, which has not diminished rather it has even grown stronger. I will also confess that I have come to really like digital imagery. These two thoughts might seem to be at odds, but maybe not. These images span more than forty years and many parts of the world.
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The boat did not break, It was a good fast design, the weather routing was clearly brilliant.
The cold is persisting, even shallow salt water is freezing. Shallow ponds are already in use for skating. If there is a compensation for the cold it would be the simple joy of skating on a pond. I cannot think of another at the moment.
Having grown up with the legend of Jacques Cousteau, the Marianas Trench, Stories of Giant Squid And Sperm Whales, I cannot wait to see the footage on the discovery channel on Jan 27, 2013.
I did see a piece of a giant squid in the ocean in 1968. The presumption was that it must have been torn up by a sperm whale. We were sailing and I did not have an opportunity to grab my camera.
Arctic Mist or frost fog is nature’s way of indicating just how cold it is. I haven’t seen it on Narragansett bay for more than 15 years.
If yesterday qualified as a snow day today qualifies as an ice day.
Maserati (volvo 70)has rounded Cape Horn and on her way to San Francisco, ahead of Gitana’s record. (90′ cat)
I have included a photograph of “Coronet” when she first arrived in Newport; well before the restoration began.
