September 2011
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Between the Woods and the Water
I recently inished reading Between the Woods and the Water, an amazingly detailed and well written travel narrative by Patrick Leigh Fermor. I learned about Fermor by reading his obituary in the New York Times. The man was cut of a different cloth. Educated in Great Britain in a classic style. Essentially a polymath; he was comfortable discussing Byron, Chaucer, and Homer while at the same time...
July 2011
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Lamingtons
I came across this recipe from Australia a few months back. They certainly made me curious so I researched the story about their origin and the name:
Most accounts of the creation of the lamington agree it was named after Lord Lamington, who served as Governor of Queensland from 1896 to 1901.
….the Lamingtons’ chef at Queensland’s Government House, Armand Gallad, was called...
June 2011
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Foggy Night Front Lawn
Just some photos from a front lawn long exposure shoot last night. The conditions were eerie yet weirdly enchanting. Frogs croaking by the pond in the woods etc. Lens flare are killing some of these unfortunately, so if anyone has a recommendation on ways to avoid please holla. Using a Rebel XT EOS.
Enjoy. Full size can be seen here.
February 2011
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Snow Day - Glen Helen & John Bryan
Two weeks back we had a powder dump in southwest Ohio. I decided to trek to Yellow Springs and explore a favorite set of parks from my youth—Glen Helen Nature Preserve and John Bryan State Park.
Glen Helen is a nature preserve that is frequented by Antioch University students in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Antioch at one time was a bastion of liberal education and thought, in the middle of Ohio...
January 2011
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Downtown Cincinnati, Ohio; c. 1970
Amazing photos of a vibrant downtown Cincinnati in the 1970s. These and more via The U.S. National Archives (via OTRCincy).
Frye "Owen" Boot
How beautiful are these boots? Frye has created some men’s leather boots with an amazingly rugged sensibility in the “Owen” model. It’s a shame they are not currently producing this model according to what my sources (read: Google) have informed me.
I imagine the downfall is wear during the winter on icy and wet ground—gum rubber soles. The last pair of Chukkas with...