What caught my attention this summer - a visual diary

I’ve always wanted to be the type of person who kept a diary, so I could go back years later and read what had been so important to me, that I’d write it down. But that didn’t happen.

Instead, I have tens of thousands of photographs, that show me what captured my attention during my life.

This most recent collage is a glimpse into my summer. The pattern in the top right corner is the head of a wet dog, right after she jumped out of a pool. Below that are rescued pigs enjoying life at the Catskills Animal Sanctuary. During our tour we learned that pigs are ten times smarter than dogs. I’ve reduced my pork intake since that tour.

Bottom left is an Odeon Redon painting at the Clarke Art Institute in the Berkshires. He has been my favorite European painter for over twenty five years, and I’m always ecstatic when I can see one of his paintings in person.

The Buddhist painting in the top row is from a mural at the Chuang Yen Monastery in the Hudson Valley. Who knew that the largest indoor statue of a Buddha in the Western Hemisphere was just ninety minutes from my front door? These figures are each about ten feet tall, and there are dozens of them. Visual bliss!

The views into the tunnel and above the ocean are both from the cliffs of Newport in Rhode Island. Spectacular scenery! But the ultimate summer feeling is kicking back on some sand by a body of water.

I hope you too have had a chance to kick back this summer. Although I’ve spent most of the summer working (lots of portraits and headshot sessions, which makes me happy!) I have had some really fun getaways, as these photos from my phone remind me.

What’s on your phone?