So, Chanel has decided to build a temporary museum in Central Park, as reported in the New York Times, and I’m helping.

We’re about a week into the project.  In the first photo see the beginnings of the foundation and skeleton of the UFO-styled building.  In the second photo the multi-faceted glass roof is being hoisted into place.  My production assistant duties involve a little bit of everything, from helping move trucks onto the site for unloading, to running off the raccoons that love the catering tent.  As you can probably guess, New York City raccoons aren’t afraid of much.  Overall, it’s a big change from sitting in a Blackberry littered cubicle at a law firm, and that ain’t bad.

I’ll keep posting photos as the structure goes up.

This past Saturday the 23rd, the members of Altered Fluid once again crawled out of bed at an insanely early hour to hold a meeting on WBAI’s Hour of the Wolf radio show.  As usual Jim Freund did a great job hosting as Alaya Dawn Johnson and her story sat on the chopping block.  You can find the PodCast on the radio station’s website (scroll down to Hour of the Wolf, 9/23 show).

I took this photo at dawn, as we FINISHED the show.  So much for me becoming a night person to prepare for my upcoming job.

Since I’m preparing to work nights on an art installation in Central Park this coming fall (more on that later) I decided to get up early and watch the sunrise this morning.  I thought these shots a good contrast to the sunset shot of yesterday.

I’ve recently come to the realization of why I love photography.  First, it is simply the art of capturing what is there.  Point the camera, shoot, and the world takes care of the rest of it.  Secondly, photos are process of capturing that which is temporary.  The clouds, the colors, the Empire State Building, and especially the person holding the camera. All temporary.

Lauren McLaughlin will be reading at the KGB Fantastic Fiction series tomorrow evening, Wednesday the 16th at 7 p.m.  Lauren’s first novel, Cycler, was released by Random House last month.  As you may remember, I interviewed Lauren for Sybil’s Garage No. 5 late last year.  That interview is available as a free download on the Senses Five Press website.

I’ve been feeling guilty about not posting lately.  I’m making myself more busy than I should, and it doesn’t appear I’m letting myself off the hook anytime soon.  I did get some time just to sit on the deck this evening, though, and caught this photo.  The shadows today and the quality of the light both during the day and at sunset reminded me that fall is upon us.  My favorite time of the year.