Category Archives: Photography

Final Dorian Update

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Samuel Harrison

It’s gone!  It’s up east of Jacksonville late this afternoon.  And we got off easy.  We had a brief period of intense rain and wind last night, less than an hour, the wind sustained at maybe 45 mph, driving the … Continue reading →

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August

Posted on August 4, 2019 by Samuel Harrison

We love August here on Skinny Island.  Maybe it’s the native in us.  Pretty much everybody else has had enough of summer by now, although for the second year running it’s been mild in these parts.  It’s been much worse … Continue reading →

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Wave to the Camera

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Samuel Harrison

We did some maintenance around The Little Hacienda this morning, and then, as is our habit, took a dip in the ocean to cool off.  Air temp 83; water temp 78. There was a decent little waist-high swell pushing through, … Continue reading →

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Changing Wallpaper & Remembering the Kaypro

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Samuel Harrison

We try to change out the wallpaper every week.  No, not that wallpaper, the iPhone wallpaper, the option you select from among all the others to create the background photo for the home screen.  We take so many photos of … Continue reading →

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Reflections on a Sunrise

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Samuel Harrison

We are early risers.  We’ve had to notify our local newspaper circulation department to please make us first on the delivery route.  Having become creatures of habit, we have our coffee and read the paper, while glancing at the weather … Continue reading →

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Chiaroscuro

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Samuel Harrison

Chiaroscuro: an effect of contrasted light and shadow created by light falling unevenly or from a particular direction on something. We are endlessly entertained and fascinated by the play of light in and about The Little Hacienda. The house, being … Continue reading →

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The Cuba Diaries: Day 3

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Samuel Harrison

On the bus at 0830 for our first excursion into the countryside, a drive to Vinales in the Pinar del Rio province, west of Havana.    It was more than an hour’s drive, which gave Enedis an opportunity to fill … Continue reading →

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