Guest Photographer

Lily got a real camera for Christmas. Here are a few of her favorites of the 400 photos she took on Christmas day.

So this is her view of me most of the time.

Self-portrait with a little jazzing up in Photoshop.

The tree.

Bebop

January 9 would have been my paternal grandfather's 105th birthday. He was one of the finest, sweetest men who ever lived, and we're so lucky to have had him into his 90s. In his honor, I think I'll go to a Golden Corral, order fried shrimp, and flirt with the waitress.

Baby Leo.

Bebop, Lee, and me in his backyard, with the rope swing just visible in the back.

Carving the turkey, like he did every year. My sister and cousins will take note of the hankerchief peeking out of his back pocket, and know why that makes me smile.

Lee, me and Bebop in North Carolina.

Ronkonkoma Fire Department Commissioner and lifetime member. They gave him quite a send off.

Happy Birthday, Bebop! We miss you.

Downtown

Michael and Lily get home from Chicago tonight, so I occupied my last day by going downtown. I saw The King's Speech (pretty good), got a massage, and played with my camera (Lensbaby lens, which can make things look like miniatures, and HDR processing).

Our new skating rink.

Adding Insult to Injury

My Dad's latest blog post.

Really Neat Blizzard Timelapse

I'm definitely going to try this next time it snows!

December 2010 Blizzard Timelapse from Michael Black on Vimeo.

The Christmas Card Photo Shoot

As usual, Lil was a trouper, but I did have to compensate her with an hour of soccer playing and playground fun. She doesn't actually pose - I just take a million photos and hope for the best.

The hat was worn to hide the much-disliked boy haircut.

Okay, so this one's not a keeper.

Merry Christmas!

Christmas morning at Don and Joann's. Lily was so patient while everyone got coffee!

She got a real camera!

Andrew, Stuart, Lisa, and John.

Frank and Claire.

Many, many thanks to Don and Joann for a lovely visit, to Uncle Emil for the wonderful Italian seafood Christmas Eve, and to Christine and Kurt for opening their home on Christmas day.

And to Michael for finally taking me to SuperDawg!