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Enjoy the pictures, poems and musings of Al McLaughlin

 

Caesar and Serenity

Had an opportunity to take photos of a Cincinnati Police Canine Officer named Caesar. Then I took a "serenity walk" through part of Sharon Woods. The pictures of Caesar were for a Calendar of myriad dogs for a fund raiser for the Accelerated Cure organization, a group that raises money to find an immediate cure for MS. The handler for Caesar the morning of the shoot was Billie Mendoza, whose son has MS. I will post more aboout the when and where of the calendar sales later. ENJOY THE SHOTS

 

Lily Fest Redux 2010

A perfect evening all the way around. Seems the best way to describe Lily Fest 2010. Frank and Laura Kovacs once again opened their pastoral paradise at Chanticleer Farms for an afternoon and evening of flowers. food and frolic; all to support Cincinnati Therapeutic Riding and Horsemanship. Generations shared the evening as grandparents, parents, children and grandchildren played games, ate great picnic food, marveled over beautiful horses, went fishing and bought beautiful lilies. Take a look at the Lily Fest Redux, 2010 gallery. The slideshow lasts under eight minutes, and gives an idea of how pleasant the evening really was. Lily Fest Gallery

 

 

Wedding Daze one, two, and three. My son Dylan and his new wife Jennifer got married on June 19th. Check out the photos.

 

May 22

Saturday afternoon, down the street.

Great jazz combo playiing at Digg's Plaza. Neighborhood folks listenin', goofin' and shakin' loose. ENJOY

 

May 20

ZOO DAZE

The Cincicnnati Zoo is within healthy walking distance from my home. It provides a rich,diverse environment for photographers. Between people and animals,one's head might be on a swivel.

All those life forms. Had a particularly good day shooting. See what you think...

 

May 15th

A Walk In The Park

A fine Saturday to enjoy a county park.  This is what I saw.

 

April 22, 2010

SPRINGBURST

A collection of favorites from Spring 2010 at the Cincinnati Flower Show, The Cincinnati Zoo,The Krohn Conservatory and varied Cincinnati Neighborhoods.Take a look

 

 

April 22, 2010

Cincinnati Reds Opening Day Parade

A friend of mine was promoting his business in the parade, so he asked me to get some shots.

These seem to capture the flavor of the day. So far it's the best thing going for the Reds this season. It's a strange year when they hope a Leake will right the ship. I love a parade.

 

 

April 11, 2010

ZOOMIN"   BLOOMIN"

A riot of color from the spring flower display at the Cincinnati Zoo, with a few animules thrown in, doing what zoo animals do.To take a look click here

February 17th, 2010

The Ice is Nice side of Paintbucketing

Cold winter, Ice and Snow, I wonder what would happen if water froze in colors, or the snow fell painted by rainbows? See here

 

February 1, 2010 - Dale Chihuly Gallery (not for sale)

Linda and I bundled up and braved the cold last Sunday, put Charlie in the car and drove up to Columbus. We wanted to stir our senses with two exhibits of Art Glass by Dale Chihuly. I'm sharing  my visual impressions of Chahuli's mind-bending work.

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January 25, 2010 - New Mah Jongg Gallery

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It's ALIVE!!! It's ALIVE!!!

This site is a living breathing place,  in the sense of making changes, adding some new rooms now and then, and the possibility of major re-designs down the road. Way down the road.

Through the help of NetCrafters' Randy Weeks and Jane Pugliano, I am able to perform changes on a daily basis. I can add and delete photographs and copy without using cumbersome codes and other geek apparatuses.

So if you come to the site this week, and see or read something that interests you. come back next week, and more will be added.

Realistically, I will probably be adding pictures, poems, and musings once a week, probably on Mondays. Below are examples of what I am talking about:

 

Peviously Featured

December 3,2009

A Poem: Arlington Cemetary

 

September 21,2009

Art Car Gallery

August 29th, 2009

A Tale of Two Cemeteries

August 17,2009

A poem:Dalai Lama

A poem:The Sixties

 

August 4, 2009

A Poem: Baying at 3AM

A Poem: Surf Fishing

July 25,2009:

Findlay Market and Baby Steps

See Galleries, Musings

July 19.2009:

The Dayton Air Show: See Galleries

How long I  continue to make the effort to keep this a vibrant, living site depends on you.

If I get feedback from pictures, poems, musings, or any other part of the site, then I will respond accordingly.

This is my site. But your feedback can make it our site. Contact me if you want me to include a url that's important to you. If you have feedback about some of my work, I can put it on the site for others to see and respond.

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