a stunningly beautiful april day

We’re in the midst of a 4-day 80 degree spell. Yesterday I cleared out the back yard flower bed. It’s ready for a planting of dahlias, snapdragons and zinnias. On the way home work today, I snapped the photo above of the large bed of tulips at Hower House on the campus of the University…

april – it's finally here

It’s that time of year again. The time when I post my obligatory photo of the first blooming daffodils in the front bed of the house. I have three types of daffodils planted. Early blooming to late blooming. Bright yellow to a very pale yellow. I took these photos this morning after a quick spring…

three tickets to the orchid show

Greg, Megan and I traveled up to Cleveland this afternoon to see the Orchid Show at the Cleveland Botanical Gardens. This is the second trip in a month for Greg and I. Today we became members. We only have to visit three more times this year for it to pay for its self. That’s very…

super sunday

Greg and I had a really great day today. We’ve been in dire need of more tropical surroundings so we headed up to the Cleveland Botanical Gardens Glasshouse today. It was positively refreshing and as Greg said, it recharged our souls. It’s been a brutal winter. Also, this visit was my first real test for…

i'm done…for now

Sorry for all of the recent redesigns of gzpzguy.com. As I was going through old photos, I kept finding photos that would make good banners at the top of the site. When I was a kid, I spent a great deal of time rearranging the furniture and design of my bedroom. I guess I just…

favorite photos of 2008

Click here for the entire set of 56 pictures. Most taken by me. A couple, masterfully, taken by Greg.

mural

This is mural just down Main Street from the Library that I work at. Shot with my new camera.

my 36th birthday

We celebrated by birthday last night at Bricco in downtown Akron with a small group of friends. It was a really fun evening. Major props go to Greg for surprising me with my gift this year. You see, I'm a bit of a snoop. Greg devised an elaborate scheme that the C.I.A. would be proud…