Dinosaurs in the backyard
I don’t know if I’ve ever mentioned that we have chickens. But…we have chickens. I love them (and hate them). They do provide some entertainment and lots of eggs, but they can stick a bit, and be noisy...
View ArticleWhat is this “Paleopix”?
There is, I suppose, the slightest chance that you’ve wondered why my blog is called ‘Paleopix.’ Perhaps you’ve ventured so far as to visit Paleopix.com and have been a little surprised by what you...
View ArticlePhotos My Son Takes
Every parent, of course, thinks that their child is the best and most brilliant at something. I’m no exception. Get ready, because I’m about to gush. My son is an amazing kid. We have our struggles, as...
View ArticlePhotos My Son Takes – At the Renaissance Faire
We went as a family to the Sterling Renaissance Festival today. A bit of a ‘last blast’ before I head out to points West for field work in the morning. We all got in costume, though somehow, we didn’t...
View ArticleHorses
It’s late on a Sunday night. For some reason, I’ve been convinced all day that it’s Saturday. Maybe because tomorrow’s a holiday. Maybe because I didn’t sleep well last night so yesterday has just run...
View ArticleCreepy Spiders
I’m an arachnophobe. Seriously, I’m a stand-on-chairs-doing-the-getitoff-getitoff-getitoff-dance kinda gal. Yesterday I walked through a spider web. When I finally had the clarity to see who’s web I’d...
View ArticlePictures my son takes – Mendon Ponds Park
You’ve seen my preview of the Mendon Ponds Park field trip. My son was with me, with his own high-falutin’ digital SLR. Let’s see what the hike looks like from his perspective. He took some of the same...
View ArticlePhotos My Son Takes – Storming the Castles
I’ve posted a few times (like here, here, and here) about the photographs my son takes. They’re always amazing, to me at least. He takes photos of seemingly dull things and makes them exciting. We...
View ArticleOn Hawks and Chickens
Today when I got home from picking up the boy, I decided to check on the chickens like I always do. All was quiet, and I thought nothing of it. The wind had blown the coop (actually a converted...
View ArticleApril’s Blogging from A to Z Theme Reveal
April is among my favorite months for blogging, because of the Blogging from A to Z challenge. The idea is that or each day of the month, exluding weekends, one writes a blog post related to a specific...
View ArticleCameras from A to Z
Tomorrow is the first day of the Blogging from A to Z challenge. I’m really excited about this year’s challenge, because I’m blogging about cameras. I’ll be choosing camera models whose names begin...
View Article“A” is for, well, A
“A” is for A: The Univex Model A camera. The Universal Camera Corporation lasted from 1933 to 1952. The Model A was one of its first cameras, designed to take photos on special No. 00 roll film. This...
View Article“B” is for Brownie
“B” is for Brownie: The infamous Kodak Brownie. Brownie cameras are probably the best known of antique cameras. It seems inevitable that if I mention that I collect cameras, someone asks me if I have a...
View Article“C” is for C3
“C” is for C3: Argus’s “Brick” The Brick was the name applied to this rather brick-shaped camera that was very popular in the 30′s to 50′s The Argus C2 and C3 cameras are a bit hard to tell apart. They...
View Article“D” is for Dynamatic
“D” is for Dynamatic, from Voigtlander The Dynamatic cameras were manufactured in the early 1960′s for the standard 35mm roll film. The different models of the Dynamatic were distinguished by lens and...
View Article“E” is for Exakta
“E” is for Exakta, by Ihagee The Exacta cameras, and smaller Exa models, are single-lens reflex cameras made in Germany. We have two Exaktas and an Exa in our collection. The Exaktas came primarily...
View Article“F” is for Falcon
“F” is for Falcon Falcon was a name given to many inexpensive, often plastic cameras, mostly manufactured by Utility Manufacturing Company. The company was founded around 1934 and was sold to the...
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