Maya demonstrated very nice form on a cross to the center. Today, she played in both a front line and midfield position rather than her normal spot on defense. She made several nice attacking runs and had two strong shots on goal. Her team had to come from behind to settle for a 1-1 tie in a very competitive match.

My cousin Anita married Dave, her stepfather’s brother, today. Both are widowers who lost their respective spouses at almost the same time. Much humor was made of their unusual family connection despite their independent lineage. The wedding ceremony and reception were held at a posh hall on Long Island. Anita and Dave were attended by a seemingly endless supply of small related children, only a fraction of which are pictured here.

Naturally, I did my best to photograph the entire wedding and have included some of my favorite shots here. All the photos can be seen by following this link (Anita and Dave’s Wedding).

My mother and sister Alissa both exceptional ballroom dancers were partnered by my cousin Edward who is equally talented. Had my father been present, he would have no doubt been in the thick of the action. Unfortunately, his current state of health made the long trip ill advised.

I took a half day of vacation and drove to NYC with Jeanine where we met up with my brother Mark and his wife Marie, my sister Alissa, and my mother. We are all here for my cousin’s wedding tomorrow. This photo was taken to document the fact that my brother and I are wearing essentially the same outfit which the others found very amusing.

The first signs of fall are beginning to emerge. I am looking forward with unusual anticipation to the turning of the leaves and hope to spend as much time as possible enjoying the autumn splendor. This scene is from Concord Center, which I pass every day on my commute to work.

A beautiful harvest moon this evening that I was able to capture as it went in and out of the clouds. At this resolution, I needed to use a relatively fast shutter speed because the moon is traveling so quickly. We often just assume that it lumbers through the night sky, but in reality, it is more of a sprint.

I decided that Maya might like to see a picture of a horse having just returned from Merrivista camp, where she spent three days with students from her school enjoying the great outdoors and getting to know each other.

I have agreed not to make any parental type remarks on the blog in exchange for photography privileges of this wound to Kyle’s left hand.

Apparently this fascination with shaving of the father’s beard runs in the family. Kyle, as a toddler, was equally interested if not nearly as proficient as Maya.

For no apparent reason, Maya announced that I needed a shave and that she was going to do it for me. She did an excellent job and it was a wonderfully enjoyable experience for me.

Maya’s soccer team enjoyed a 3-0 win this afternoon. So far this season no opponent has scored a goal against Concord while Maya is on the field and she continues to be a ferocious little defender. A less that perfect header gave her a bloody nose but she did not seem to be phased by the injury. My game produced a less desirable outcome as we lost our first match this season 1-2 against Belmont, an admittedly strong team. I was fouled just outside the box and the ensuing direct kick produced an early 1-0 lead. Late in the game, trailing by a point, I was taken down again but we were not able to convert that opportunity into a goal.

Nicolai was being a clown this morning as I tried to get a decent photo of him for his passport renewal. Jeanine’s sister, Susan, has joined us for the weekend and the two spent the better part of the day shopping, something neither often does.

I have started to experiment with extreme macro photography. I am still working on my camera technique, but the real challenge is getting your subjects to pose. Does anyone want to guess what kind of insect this is?.