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Monthly Archives: November 2012
The Sun Sets on Lansdowne, PA
Looking out over Baltimore Avenue on a chilly November evening.
Domestic Bliss: Salad Toss
Third in the Domestic Bliss series.
Posted in Animated GIF, Collage
Tagged cake, cucumbers, domestic goddess, eggs, radishes, salads
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Two Boys and Another Dog
Similar to last week’s shot, here is another photograph of John, Jr. and Henry O. Capewell taken by their father John B. Capewell of Westville, New Jersey.
Raspberry Buckle
After sneaking too many Kit Kats and Mounds Bars out of my son’s Halloween haul – I thought it best to get back to my healthy eating habits and incorporate some fruit into my diet. I found these beautiful raspberries … Continue reading
It Came From the Sketchbook – The Brush
This was a guy I saw a few too many times during my commute when I would take SEPTA’s regional rail line. I think a college or two was along the line, and this fellow either worked at a college … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures in Commuting, It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged Cartoon, co-ed, college, over-the-hill, punk rock, regional rail line, sad, SEPTA, Sketch, sketchbook, train
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Making the Pinball Machine Costume
It has become our tradition of sorts to make costumes that light up and have a coin-operated or vending machine theme. In years past, we have made a a candy machine, a jukebox and a fortune teller. This Halloween was … Continue reading
Posted in Halloween, Holiday
Tagged arcade, bowling, cardboard, costume, DIY, electric, Halloween, handmade, holiday, Joe Williams, kid, LED, Philadelphia, pinball, retro, Tina Garceau, U-Haul
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Two Boys and a Dog
Here’s a photo of Henry O. and John B. Capewell, Jr. shot by their father John B. Capewell of Westville, NJ. This shot reminds me of Diane Arbus’s famous picture of twin girls which Stanley Kubrick appropriated for The Shining.


