I hate geeses to pieces!

Our condo development has a bit of a problem with the geese population. Could have fooled me. As you can imagine, driving down the street these critters cross is quite an adventure. And we've been told that there used to be a lot more of them just a few years ago.

More from the canal area

This is on the front of the shed/garage located next to the locktender's house. Game on!

This is a side view of the very same shed/garage.

Anyone for a cookout?

Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park

One of the nice things about central New Jersey is the copious amount of parks and other nature-type areas that are quite suitable for photography. The Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park is close to my office, so it's a good lunch-time destination.

This particular batch was taken in late November. More importantly, they represent my first (crude) attempt to spruce up my photos with Photoshop.

I found this tree stump in one of the calmer areas of the canal system; hence the floating debris clinging nearby.

I'm proud to be the first person ever to photograph a trail winding off into the distance.

I had to switch to the digital zoom to get even this close to the swan.

Apparently this caterpillar was in its death throes. Shortly after taking this picture, it simply rolled onto its side and stopped moving. I never touched it, I swear!

I'm a sucker for converging verticals. I just wish the sky had been a bit more colorful (or that my Photoshop skills could make it look like the sky had been a bit more colorful).

Chicago (My Kind of Town)

These were taken on a recent business trip to Chicago. Next to Montreal, I would have to rate Chicago as my favorite big city.

Inside the lobby area of the Palmer House. Swanky!

Another Palmer House shot. You may have to strain to notice the understated tree.

I have no idea what building this is, but the Christmas (um, I mean holiday) colors were nice enough to warrant a shot.

Across the street from Marshall Field's. I really dug the trumpet motif. The blur lines on the traffic were unintentional, but I like the effect.

Closeup of some ornaments for sale from a vendor in the downtown area.

Different vendor, this time inside a nice tent-like structure.

My favorite shot. This tree (along with the vendors shown above) was located downtown, a few blocks from the Palmer House.

Awww snap!

I've decided to start this page as a companion to Attack of the 15.24 Meter Blog. That way, when I don't feel like expressing myself with prose, I can do it with pictures. Man, that sounds cheesy. Anyway, the concept is simple enough. Pictures (taken by me) go here.