About this blog title

I cannot tell you how many times I have shown up at events with a couple of cameras around my neck, a gadget bag full of odds & ends and a lighting kit and have been asked that question. If it happened once every few years, that would be one thing. But it happens a LOT. It's like getting pulled over by the police and he's standing there with uniform, gun, flashing lights and asking him "Are you a cop?" I would love to come back with a witty reply, such as "No, I am Jesus. Don't you recognize my beard?" However, I cannot be that rude.


Tuesday, June 7, 2022

I Drive Over Some Beer Bottles June 7, 2022

I drive over some beer bottles. Yikes. 

 I was moving a chair with 2011 Kia Sedona van. I had to take these beer bottles out before the chair. By the time I finished with the chair I had forgotten about the bottles. I back up and hear a wild cunching sound. . The Bottles!  Oh you dumb ass I say to myself.

Beer bottles crushed by my 2011 Kia Sedona van. What a dumb ass I say to myself.

Other than that it rained quite a bit for most of the day here in Chaumont, NY. This morning I mowed the lawn at our rental house on Clay St., Watertown. 

Friday, June 3, 2022

Tree Shadow on Snow Selfie January 22, 2022


I was with the Better Half in the Kohls plaza in Watertown, NY on January 22, 2022 and my eye caught the shadow of a tree on the snow. I snapped a few shots undecided I liked the one with my shadow the best. I was looking at it just now and decided to post it here. 

Shadow selfie on snow, Watertown, NY.  photo copyright Gary Walts  2022


Thursday, June 2, 2022

I Play a Fingerstyle / Classical Guitar Style Version of Eleanor Rigby


This past week I video taped myself playing the Beatles song Eleanor Rigby. This wqs the first Beatles song I learned to play many years ago. This arrangement is by Nashville guitarist John Knowles. It was published in his book Sittin' Back Pickin'. It is also available from John Knowles in issue #38 of his Fingerstyle Quarterly news letter. The guitar is a Signature Series made by Alejandro Cervantes. Sound was recorded with a Zoom H2N handy recorder. Video shot with a Nikon D5000 camera.