Mardi Gras

It’s Mardi Gras, mes amis, mes amis Louisiane, mes amis Bostoniane, laisssez les bon-temps rouler!

I was born in New Orleans on a July day so hot and thick it needs no metaphor. I saw my first Mardi Gras pass by on a balcony on Prytania Street. This city, called the Big Easy, so livable and so unlivable. It gets in your soul and never goes away, no matter how far you stray.

A couple of big shouts from Jane and I to those we will never cease to love:

• Daughter Colette, who is going to spend spring break helping rebuild New Orleans.
• Son, Dylan, who is traveling down under.
• To a some of my favorite Cajuns:
o Johnny Chauvin, the best wedding photographer in New Orleans, which of course is the world.
o Michael and Marsha, dynamic duo, architects, in Baton Rouge.
o Sue Blanchard, sweet femme de New Orleans who now lives in the smokies with Jimmy.
o Sister Claire, cultural journalist and photographer.
o Skeeter who loves the city and the city loves.
o Eddie and Celeste, dynamic duo, caretakers of Tchappella Creek and all that is right and good about ma Louisiane.
o Gaston, keeper of the trees.
o Tom Anderson, lawyerly Cajun.
o David Werboff, Jewish Cajun.
o Diana, Italian Cajun.


****I took the photo of the ducks on the creek in Louisiana in late October when I was last there.

Valentine's Day

It was freezing cold this morning on the beach and at Plum Island. So cold, it was difficult to even hold the camera, but then again, I am just a southern boy. These two trees seemed kind of lonely but at the same time they seemed to be moving towards each other as the moon sets.

We want this blog to simply be a way for those who know us to check up on what we are doing and for those who don't know us yet to get to know us in an informal way.

Dynamic Duos

Dynamic Duos

Couples who love each other madly, sometimes too madly, but always find a way back to each other through a shared passion for art, work, and family.

Check out this pricey but wonderful looking book of photos of John and Yoko called Sometime In New York by photographer Bob Gruen.

Geneis Publications
www.genesis-publications.com/books/sinyc/

Love and Photography

If you haven't guessed it, this blog is dedicated to love and photography. To kick things off we want to share one of our favorite books, "Couples" a rare collection of fabulous photos by Magnum photograhers such as Cartier Bresson, Burt Glinn, and Bruce Davidson. We stumbled on this book in a small Montreal bookstore. It may be out of print, but try www.photoeye.com

John and Jane

Plum Island

Lovers and madmen have such seething brains. It's true. I gave this picture to Janie on our anniversary. Fifteen years of wedded bliss. There is a poem written on the back. The beach where we live is her heaven.

John

This Blog will officially launch on Valentine's Day