The Last Time I Saw Albany
Not literally the last time I saw Albany, but the last time I wandered around with a camera looking at...
You can’t go home again, but home does ship UPS
When we moved from Syracuse back to the Capital District, there were a few things left behind that we knew...
A moment of St. Patrick’s Day grace
When it comes to St. Patrick’s Day, I’m a bit of a humbug. Partly, that’s because I don’t drink and...
What I learned on my summer vacation
They say travel broadens the mind until you can’t get your head out of doors. (“They” in this case being...
Well, there’s your problem
As could be expected, news that there would be more construction on I-787 and the Patroon Island brought out vehement...
Mysteries
Sometimes you find amazing and inexplicable things on Google Street View. This scene is from Albany, just above Washington Park....
He who lives by the bridge . . . .
Location: Patroon Island Bridge over the Hudson River in Albany, New York Description: Looking North, up the Hudson River to...
Centrally located
Albany Troy map (Photo credit: carljohnson) This started out as a long, dreary post about why I live where I...
The Hudson by train
The Hudson River along the Amtrak corridor from Carl Johnson on Vimeo. Over the past 20 years or so, I’ve...