Newsletter #149 - Mushrooms, roadside flowers and giving up.
You know, summer stuff.
Last year around this time, something happened.Â
I think it had rained a lot. Or maybe there was something in the air? I have no idea how it works.
But there were mushrooms everywhere.
Different styles. Shapes. Colors.
I couldn’t stop taking photos.Â
Then recently, a few weeks ago, I was driving to Home Depot to buy a can of paint and saw wildflowers all along the side of the road.Â
I got out of my car and started photographing them.Â
There were lots of varieties and colors. Truly fascinating and beautiful stuff.
But there was something about these photos that wasn’t working for me.
They just weren’t as good as the photos I made of the mushrooms last year. Â
I packed up my gear and got back in the car.
On my way home I drove by an ice cream shop. I was feeling bad about my wildflower photos not being that good, so I decided to stop for ice cream to cheer myself up.Â
This ice cream shop isn’t open year round. Only in the summer.
It pops up at a certain time of year, the same way mushrooms and wildflowers do.
I got a vanilla cone with rainbow sprinkles.
Updates:
The second edition of the Protect the Network zine sold out. Thank you to everyone who purchased one! Copies have all been shipped and should be delivered within a week.
The Protect the Network show opens August 1 at The Field Room in Callicoon, NY.
Make a reservation to visit here.
Looking at Water Through the Photographer’s Lens opens this Saturday (8/3/24) at the Galli-Curci Theater in Margaretville, NY. 4-6 PM.
The Hotline Show has never been better. Catch the latest episode here.
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Zach Vitale ordered a mint chocolate chunk. Not chip. This matters.
Kristen Neufeld got salted caramel because salty and sweet is the best combination.
Love the mushroom photos and would lovvvve to see a zine made from them
I love the way you have the light on those flowers, with the dark background. Did they look any better when you cropped them to focus on just one, like the mushrooms?
I'm currently eating salted caramel and peanut dark chocolate clusters, and now I'm thinking of sticking them in some ice-cream.