Ten miles north of City Hall in Philadelphia, and just a 50 minute bike ride or a 25 minute train ride, you’ll find Jenkintown. A walk at each time of day offers a different kind of beauty. The other night I took some photos, mostly along York Road. You’ll see the places like Wells Fargo […]
I arrived at the Delaware Department of Transportation at 8:00 this morning and promptly held a video conference with Angela, my assistant before heading into a 9:00 meeting. I appreciate DelDOT’s exemplary use of the roundabout at the main entrance to the campus.Here are a couple of reasons why DelDOT and other state DOTs are […]
The importance of writing task descriptions Mornings allow me to start by accomplishing one thing. Today I am writing task specifications that can be delegated. Then I can get assistance to identify people to complete the tasks. By defining tasks, we can discuss and then provide direction to individuals. This minimizes unstated assumptions and […]
I’m reading The Power Broker, by Robert Caro. And if I ever finish it, Caro’s book, Working, seems like it will be even more interesting. And I’m at the point where Fiorello La Guardia is running for Mayor. And ironically, last night, I was reading a magazine that my Grandfather was editor of, The Highway […]
On the way back from a Rise Against Hunger event at Grace Church, I took this photo if the tree canopy. And right after we held our weekly business meeting, I worked on this with oil brushes in Photoshop. But the wacom tablet wasn’t working, so I had to reinstall the drivers and set the […]
This morning I started out by watching a few Pennsylvania DEP YouTube videos about water quality and Active Mine Drainage facilities. They are well done and interesting. The DEP’s work is essential. I decided to create a watershed map of Pennsylvania. Maybe it would be useful. This is what I came up with. I think […]
This is a quick map to test a black and white layer setup in Photoshop. I like the idea of using a light wash for a frame. This map obviously shows all of the buildings in Jenkintown, a lot of which were added by my next door neighbor, Colin Gzesch, into Open Street Map.
We walked a loop along Cresheim Creek and the Wissahickon this weekend. At first I didn’t see any mushrooms, but then they were everywhere. I want to integrate pencil into my maps. For this I chose a charcoal brush and started with a dark opacity to highlight the end of the log. Then I worked […]
Confluence, where rivers and stories merge. Each of these maps gave me a chance to explore what’s here and think about why. I worked on them this weekend for fun.
If you are a parent of a 10 or 11 year old (or even older) and you’d like your kids to have a culturally rich global experience as part of an international program, check out CISV (Formerly Children’s International Summer Village). Because Philadelphia has such an active program, and because the youth leaders were totally […]