Photography

Tradition continued in ‘22 with a great family clam dig in Peconic Bay. Would there be few clams this year? Only big chowder clams? Or a bonanza? Around 11 am the first rakes hit the water. We were in luck! Just 20 feet from the water’s edge we quickly found beds of nice sized clams. Everyone took turns with the clam rakes, dragging through the water until you hit a bump, digging, and scooping up the clams. Sometimes we pulled up two or three at a time. The ever-talented Audrey followed in Jacob’s footsteps by digging up clams with her toes. ...

The Roschelle family happily converged at Morningside Heights to celebrate Micah’s commencement from Columbia University. He actually graduated two years ago, in May 2020. But that was the year of coming home for spring break and never returning to New York to finish senior year. So it was great to finally have a full on celebration two years later. My mother, Alice, has a master’s degree from Columbia, making it a multi-generational roar of the Columbia lion. And, of course, Victoria also graduated from Columbia, a year before Micah. Columbia blue was everywhere as were the big smiles. ...

Audrey and I created some impromptu posters, hopped on the #54 bus, and joined the Washington DC Women’s March. We were protesting the Supreme Court’s draft decision to overturn Roe v Wade. Lots of people asked to take a photo of Audrey’s poster: “if men could get pregnant, abortions would be available at ATMs.” The weather was misty, but warm, so we didn’t mind getting wet. The rally started on a lawn just below the Washington Monument. The featured speaker was California congresswoman Barbara Lee. After lots of speeches, it was time to march! ...

Union station in Washington DC is one of the most beautiful train stations in the United States. One afternoon, I had a great time wandering about and shooting photos. The station is fun for people watching, although some people appear frozen in stone.

On a beautiful morning, we decided to visit the National Zoo. Alas the only panda we saw was a statue at the entrance! Mom tried to play with the seals, but they were more interested in the 5 and 6 year old kids running about. My favorite photo is the goat in a bucket! We got to the zoo by Lyft. As you may know, the National Zoo is on a hill. You start at the top and see all the animals while strolling downhill – which usually means that you have to walk uphill all the way back. But we had the realization that we could call a Lyft at the bottom, which made the visit magically easy. ...