I'll be the first to admit that, though I do like to drink wine, I don't know much about it. I like dry, by what makes one dry and what are the subtle things--what flavors are hidden to the average palate--that makes one superior to the next. I do know that a really good wine tends to be a little more money--sometimes a lot more. So last night when I had to photograph the wine judging for the Crawford County Fair and noticed they were a couple judges short I couldn't resist volunteering to be a judge. They asked if I had credentials to be a judge and I had to admit that my criteria would probably be different than the guys who spit out a good portion of what they sampled(for obvious reasons--they wouldn't finish!) I was envious of the judges and the crowd who were on hand to perhaps help finish off the opened bottles(can't let wine go to waste afterall.) Meadville Tribune photograph by Richard Sayer
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Passing some time at the 82nd annual Cochranton Community Fair, Jacob Wright, of Cambridge Springs, rests on his five-month-old Jersey calf named Carolina.
Meadville Tribune Photo By: Harmony Motter The word has been spread around this week about a dear friends wife who is not doing well at all. The messages have been sent out to 'Henry's kids' - those of us that Enrico 'Henry' Pinardi took under his wings in an institution of art learning that we might not have otherwise thrived in. Henry saw our potential when others might not have--and he helped. He helped us thrive and most importantly he helped us become ourselves in the world of creating things. That is an incredible gift to give and one he gave over and over again to dozens, perhaps hundreds of his students. My wife and I considered ourselves the broken toys on the island of misfit toys and Henry was our lion king looking after us and giving us purpose. I owe my life in art to Rico--there is no question about it. So today I wanted to step outside the norm in our daily posts to show you all a very cool thing--one of Henry's paintings. Henry's wife Brenda is very ill and the word was sent out that Hospice has been called. My thoughts are with Rico and Brenda today and I hope this part of their lives somehow lets them know even more how wonderful life is and how they have touched the lives of many others. Below is a picture I took of Rico probably close to 20 years ago when he was still teaching at Rhode Island College.
I usually tend to lean more towards black and white photographs and I usually try to stay away from stinky pigs. But, the other day I broke all of my rules. Yep, it's a color photo of pigs. YIKES! This photo was taken in Titusville, Pennsylvania on my Dad's farm. While I was photographing the animals, I started to stare deep into their eyes. I felt a real sadness for them, because I know what will become of them in the Winter. So it goes...
Photo By: Harmony Motter Not sure if I know much or anything about Queen Anne, but a weed named after her is rampant in my yard--I let several of them grow--they look nice! This is a close up of one of the flower clusters. Its fun to look at things in a slightly different way once in awhile. These clusters have such a neat circular shape to them that that is the way I always see them photographed, getting in tighter was fun to look at how what appears to be one flower - is really a bunch (perhaps a hundred or more) of little ones. Photograph by Richard Sayer
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