"hogs" are in!

Good evening, RogueRanters.

I logged into my flickr account this afternoon- a rare moment of lucidity for me- only to discover a group dedicated to Dr. Scholls and clogs wanted to use my “Hogs” photo for a flickr group. Bahbahbah. I said yes, of course. The internet never fails to surprise me. It connects the few people that love hogs, heels, and clogs- or maybe it’s cheese-covered [...]

Gypsy Minstrel, Crank That Tune.

Gypsy Minstrel, crank that tune., originally uploaded by jacqueline.fonte.

On the pedestrian-only Ermou Street in Athens- one of the busiest shopping streets in the world, this gypsy-cum minstrel (if that is, in fact, what he is) caught my eyes. He walks and cranks this thing, music comes from it. Side by side, modern technology, cell-phones and ipods, ring all the while this gentleman is cranking out his tunes.

He winked at me after [...]

snow fell in brooklyn

Snow Falls in Brooklyn, originally uploaded by jacqueline.fonte.

Snow fell in Brooklyn, and I nearly froze to death getting this photo.

Today was nice enough, and by that I mean I didn’t see my breath fogging the air around me. It was sunny out, and I only needed one coat.

Spring is in the air. . . It makes me so excited to wear skirts and sandals [...]

potd: 03.09.2010

Oncoming cars, meet traffic lights, originally uploaded by jacqueline.fonte.

Whenever I go on a road trip and I’m not driving, I try to count the little stripes of paint on the road to keep my mind off of things. It is a strange thing to take a photo of oncoming traffic from the middle of the street. You can see the Sun rising in the [...]