Long time No See

So I basically have not posted on this blog since the summer and so much has happened since. Most importantly I would say is the arrival of my nephew ME J. Of course I have been taking photos since he was born so here are a few to catch you up...(ok just to humor me pretend you care)



ME J just born



ME J at two weeks


ME J 3 months


ME J 6 months

Summer Vacation

Wow I haven't posted in almost 4 months...a lot has been going on. I finished work for the summer and now I am on Summer Vacation here are some photos of whats happened since the last post (for a more detailed look visit my flickr)...

Trip to Roosavelt Island

My Suprise Party

The view at Astoria Park

I met Rachael Ray one of my favorite people

Saw Madonna at MSG

Happy July 4th

Back to Astoria Park

And a lot of these.......

Top of the Rock

Last weekend the weather was so great that on Sunday April 2nd, Melvin and I decided to journey to the top of NYC and climbed the building at 30 Rockerfeller Center, know as "Top of the Rock". Here's a glimpse of the great view and as per usual tons more on my flickr

Melvin and Maggie at a window seat


The Upper West Side


Central Park


Empire State Building

The Northern View

Southern View

Weird Science

I have been working with some students on their science projects and we have been using the camera to document the results heres how it went......

Some equipment we used


Electroplating copper on a nickel


Oxidiation of Copper


Base and indicator

Spring like weekend in NYC

This weekend in NYC the weather was really great, hopefully a hint of the spring to come. So Melvin and I belted up our cameras and explored some new areas of the city we haven't really checked out...First stop was Roosevelt Island where we walked along the East River and took the Tram into Manhattan. We walked along the East side before heading downtown for a play my friend Katy was working on called "The Seven" . Heres how that went (more can be seen at my and Melvin's flickr sites)

Melvin's Birthday

We went out to celebrate my love unit's (Melvin) 29th Birthday...and it went a little something like this...

Astoria: Part I- The Park

One of my favorite places to go in Astoria is down to Astoria Park. You can walk along the water and catch a glimpse of the Triboro Bridge or the Hells Gate Bridge. There's a track to run on or if you prefer a more aquatic way of getting around theres always the public pool. Here is just a taste of the many shots I have of or in Astoria Park.....