December 25, 2017
Day 359: The Rat King and the Creepy Christmas Dolls
I woke up this Christmas morning to a few inches of fresh snow, with more falling. Ideally, I should have ventured out to catch a bucolic, show scene, but the timing was not right. We had too many peasants to wrap and a Christmas Brunch to attend.
The Brunch was at our friend's home — a 20 year tradition. Also a 20 year tradition, is our friend's growing collection of creepy Christmas dolls. They adorn every corner of her house during The Season.
Taken at a distance, they are actually quite nice, depicting scenes from classic Christmas stories like The Nutcracker and A Christmas Carol.
But up close? Well … They're a bit creepy.
Above is The Rat King from the nutcracker. Below is an animated GIF of a bunch of the others screaming in agony.
What is this, some kind of series?
Yes, it is! Throughout 2017 I'm attempting to take a new image every day and post it to this blog. Ambitious, I know. Success is not guaranteed, but I'll give it my all. You can see all of the images below. Just click on a thumbnail and flip through them.
Day 303: Powerless
Heavy rain and high winds ripped through our area last night. We are among the 400,000...
Day 294: New England New
Waiting for my son’s car to get towed to the shop. Might as well get my daily image done....
Day 285: Armando vs The Barn
Day two of NXNW found us revisiting these amandoned barn on Rte 3. Here is Armando working the scene....
Day 264: Gray Man At Sugar Hill
Day one of NXNW White Mountains is under way! Here is Mark Garbowski working Sugar Hill....
Day 238: Doorway
We had dinner in Boston tonight with friends. I grabbed a shot of this cool doorway on the walk...
Day 212: Tunnel Traffic
My Berlin adventure has come to a close. I landed in Boston late this afternoon after. Pair of...
Day 211: East West
For my last day in Berlin my friends, Brian and Renee Burke took me on a whirlwind tour of some...
Day 210: Nightlife
I dragged my Berlin hosts to the Mitte section of Berlin tonight so I could photograph the...
Day 209: Train Waiting
A candid shot from a train station in Berlin. I was on my way to Tegel Airport to finally...
Day 208: Fernsehturm
Fernsehturm was built by the East Germans, essentially to show the world what they could do....
Day 207: Luis
My photography guide in Berlin is Luis dos Santos, an incredibly gifted photographer and all...
Day 206: Club 53
Well, I got to Berlin safely and on time in spite of the rail delays. However, my luggage did...
Day 205: The Wait
A shot from the airport. Rain in Boston caused my flight to NYC to be delayed. Which meant I...
Day 189: On the Half Shell
My wife Jean and I are on Cape Cod this weekend for a party. Lots of seafood and good company....
Day 181: Pizza Chef
Pizza and beer night at my friend’s beautiful outdoor kitchen, complete with wood fired...
Day 175: Scraps
Heading home today. Great trip. This was the scene at the docks near the Ferry Terminal....
Day 2: Leo and his Parents
I had something completely different in mind for my second image in this 365 project, but I...