Month: October 2014
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#PolaroidWeek2014 Day 2: The Frog
In 1997, Polaroid introduced a rounded, bulbous version of their popular One Step design. They were available in multiple colors, the most common of which seems to be green. The gray version is known as the whale, and the green ones are frogs. Being among the last Polaroids produced, they are plentiful and usually […]
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#PolaroidWeek 2014 – October 21
This week I am participating in Polaroid Week on Flickr and Twitter. I’ve been itching to shoot with one of my pack cameras anyway. Today I selected the Automatic Land 220 and loaded it with FP100c color film. My 220 is special in my collection. My grandfather bought it when he retired and took it […]
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Week 81 – SnapSights and #WTCD2014
The Internet has decreed the third Saturday in October to be World Toy Camera Day (#WTCD2014.) I have had this one in process for a few months, so this week seemed like a good time to finish the roll. At first glance the SnapSights is not very interesting. It’s a plain blue rectangle with one […]
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October 14
I’ve lived within 3 miles of the ocean for my entire life, yet I’ve never owned anything bigger than a canoe. Today was fabulous, so I took my kayak for what will probably be the last run of the season. 3 miles downriver to the Plum Island Sound, 3 miles back. My arms are […]
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Motorcycle update
The gentleman who sold me the motorcycle told me two things: he had just rebuilt the carb so it should be OK, and he thought the lights needed a new rectifier to work. Wrong and wrong. It very quickly developed fuel problems. Diagnosis revealed silicone sealer on and in the float bowl. After disassembly and […]
Notes from Mosquito Hill 