Giles Hoover, Photographer

Enjoyed dinner and porch time with Dan, Connor, and Thad Friday evening, keeping two dads company while their wives are out of town this weekend. I didn’t know that Thad could play a guitar (let alone how well) — but Connor knew, and was especially happy: Thad and Connor #2 (Kisses) After keeping up with [...]

…of the things I promised — snapshots or Maine, I mean — but couldn’t resist calling out this shot of sweet Bee, from today: Bee’s (Beautiful) Curiosity I love my kids cats. Glad to have a happy family. Have a good weekend, everyone.

…to some so-called “modern conveniences:” I’ve joined FaceBook. Much pressure to do MySpace, too, but resisting. For now…;) Update: FaceBook has this tool which mines your email for potential contacts — very cool. While I admit, I was a little concerned about entering said password on another site, it wound up finding and sending out [...]

Last — but certainly not least — comes the long-overdue “quickies” post. Except that I’ve decided to call “quickies” something else: “snapshots.” Seems appropriate, given that this photographer draws a distinction between photography, the art of taking photographs, and snapshots, those quick-and-dirty, non-art-driven takes on a scene. Thus, some “quick and dirty,” snapshot links: Sailing [...]

…died yesterday. Here’s the NYT obit. I don’t usually comment on folks’ passing, but John Leonard was someone I’ve enjoyed listening to — and learning from — for a long time. He will be missed, dearly.

…but have been otherwise occupied. Thus, there are a few stacked up. Next time you have a moment, pull up to the computer with your favorite beverage and enjoy: Metallophile, my favorite font in a while — nice. This has been around for a while, but it’s still a great storm photograph. Just wow. Also [...]

About bloody time. …And, unfortunately a bit of a hoop to get working, according to Rob Galbriath. He doesn’t mention the required registration with Mozilla, either — but does include step-by-step instructions and a handy screenshot. For viewing the gileshoover.com site and galleries, highly recommended. (Or use Safari, which comes with it already.) Thank you. [...]

Long weekends are always supposed to be about catching up. Shame it usually doesn’t work that way. Meanwhile: Some amazing time-lapse photography from Alexey Titarenko, via Kottke. Also from Kottke, something potentially relevant here in Macon: Time-lapse cherry trees. Yeah. Maps of all the streets in the lower 48 states — no, not topography, not [...]