Tomorrow

March 2013 - Central Park, New York, NY

On the Move

March 2013 - Athens, Greece

Crisis

March 2013 - Constitution Square, Athens, Greece

Charm City

Been missing "Balti" a bit recently. I know, I'm surprised too...

September 2011 - Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD

It's a bit of an underdog (an afterthought, or D.C.'s shadow). It is home to some of the worst crime, the worst stats, the worst you-can't-even-imagine-it situations for a kid to grow up in.

But there's something about being down at the harbor on a Spring day and smelling that harbor-water breeze as the sunset saturates every color and glint of light from the lapping crests. There's just something about riding the bus or the Charm City Circulator on a lazy weekend afternoon and watching your driver slow down in the middle of the street to call out a "Hey, friend!" out the window to an acquaintance.

It's not a pretentious city.
And it's certainly not one note - from Hampden to Canton, the Hopkins campuses to Fed Hill, Fells Point, Mt. Vernon, and then the blight of West and East Baltimore, you happen upon different people, a different tempo, a different style. But it's all part of Bawlmore. You get comfortable there, wrapped up in a small town feeling, despite its size and population, which outranked D.C. in 2011.

To tell you the truth though, there is a sadness that hangs in the sticky, humid air in the summer and in the wind that fiercely whips at your face and hands in the winter. Or maybe that's just the way I remember it. But it's why I refused to love this city. I've been heartbroken too many times.
I came across a poetic and brutally honest article recently: When You're in Love with a Broken City. It's quite short; definitely worth a read.

See ya next time, Hon.

Shimmering

Still Christmas

... somewhere.

January 2013 - Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Darkest

September 2012 - New York, NY

Brisk on Mass

November 2012 - Cambridge, MA

The Wise Men

October 2012 - Grand Central Station, New York, NY

Midnight City

October 2012 - Pershing Square, New York, NY

Summer in the City

I meandered...
and it was gorgeous.

July 2012 - Riverside Park/Hudson River, New York, NY

Riverside Dr. 2 - Shaded STOP

April 2012 - Riverside Dr., New York, NY

(T)AXI

February 2012 - 5th Ave., New York, NY

Waiting to Cross

February 2012 - Rockefeller Center, New York, NY

Salvatore

February 2012 - 5th Ave., New York, NY

Blue and Orange on Pratt

January 2012 - Market Pl. and Pratt St., Baltimore, MD

Drive

A serendipitous fork in the road led to my discovery of a new path - an overlooked oasis.

Though camera phone pictures do it no justice, there was just something about driving this road, alone, feeling completely far away from everything else for an hour.

June 2011 - somewhere along Maryland Route 108

Green. Calm. Perfect.

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Sunny snooze

I was reminded of this photo today when reading a Summer post on Mochatini. Something about bare feet in the summer sun just evokes relaxation and the slow, quiet tempo of a breezy afternoon. 

June 2006 - Vali Asr Street (formerly Pahlavi St.), Tehran, Iran

The pace and feel of Summer abroad is just so different... I think I tend to remember those travels with the faded, brown tint of a 1960s photo.

July 2006 - Yazd, Iran

So much more of this season to go! Check out the snapshots over at Mochatini, too for your taste of the bright colors, pinks, whites, and light, airy feel of this year's American Summer - filled with luncheons, poolside lounging, and beach vacations.