Corny to some
By Steven Brodsky
Photo by Steven Brodsky
… is the allowance of time to fully enjoy some of autumn’s bounteous simple pleasures.
Corniness aside, this autumn won’t be here forever.
Carpe autumn 2026.
Posted 9-30-26
‘Railroad Photography: Making the Most of Autumn Foliage and Light’ class to take place at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.; this class will be led by acclaimed railroad photographer and author Brian Solomon
By Steven Brodsky
… You’ll find details about this class and a link to purchase class admission tickets at: Railroad Photography: Making the Most of Autumn Foliage and Light Tickets, Tuesday, October 13 • 9 AM – 11 AM | Eventbrite.
Books by Brian Solomon can be purchased at the Museum’s Whistle Stop Shop store.
This class was announced in a Friends of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania news release that was issued on September 18, 2026.
I’m sharing this excerpt from that news release:
Strasburg, Lancaster County, PA —The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is offering a railroad photography class, led by noted railroad photographer and author Brian Solomon, on Tuesday, October 13, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
This Making the Most of Autumn Foliage and Autumn Light-themed railroad photography session will offer valuable tips for railroad photographers, effective ways to work with autumn foliage and autumn light, composition techniques and a hands-on tutorial with equipment in the outside yard, weather and conditions permitting, as well as the Pennsylvania Railroad E7s No. 7002, Pennsylvania Railroad E7 No. 5901 and Conrail GP30 No. 2233 locomotives in Rolling Stock Hall.
Class participants may use their smart phone, digital camera or film camera to shoot historic equipment during this session. This railroad photography class size is limited and the cost is only $25.00 per person. Registration is available on Eventbrite.
Posted 9-20-26
Jesus loves black sheep
By Steven Brodsky
… and all of the people who were present when this video was filmed:
And Jesus loves us!
https://youtu.be/erc4IeGwfjk?si=cJG7s8oa1zMeQc_D
This brief article appeared at: Conversations About Faith – delcoculturevultures.com.
Posted 1-26-26, Revised and reposted 8-28-26
If Roy were to be koi
By Steven Brodsky
Photo by Steven Brodsky
… It would be fishy.
Just punning.
There are more than 50 ways to pun on any given day.
And there must be 50 ways for a song character to leave a lover, according to a song character in Paul Simon’s song “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover.”
Posted 6-27-26
Romanticized notions about nature
By Steven Brodsky
… pass away for the speaker of Seamus Heaney’s poem “Death of a Naturalist.”
Many “naturalists” have had a similar experience.
And most would, with sufficient exposure to realities of the natural world.
May we all acquire and retain a sense of wonder in regard to the natural world.
This brief article appeared at: Conversations About Nature.
Posted 3-3-26, Revised and reposted 3-21-26
Everyone needs to be connected to a caring and supportive community
By Steven Brodsky
… as did Edgar Allan Poe, the author of this linked poem that’s saturated with extreme aloneness: “Alone” | The Poetry Foundation.
Poe wasn’t connected to such a community, unfortunately.
The link to Poe’s “Alone” appears here on the evening prior to Poe’s birthday.
Poe was born on January 19, 1809.
I like to think that a few people might have reached out to Poe on his birthday to communicate that the poem deeply resonated with their own experiences with aloneness in extremis.
If they had, perhaps they and Poe may have had their aloneness at least temporarily alleviated, and if that happened, Poe’s birthday would have been somewhat better.
Posted 1-18-26
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