What do you do with a vault full of safe deposit boxes and you are not a bank? The Montgomery Museum of Art and History invited artists to create miniature dioramas and place them in the empty boxes. You can view them with the aid of magnifying glasses and flashlights. Did you know the only way to open the boxes was trial and error as all the keys were not labeled? It took many volunteer hours to open these boxes.

Shadows can be a friend or a foe. Note the direction of the shadows and how the right side of the street is in shadow and the left side is in bright sunlight. This is the most difficult time of day sometimes to get a good photograph. The difference in brightness between the shadows and the sunlight are huge. Your eye can deal with it but not so most cameras. Google the term dynamic range in photography. If you have questions about it give me a call. I am happy to help other photographers get a handle on the craft.

The Humane Society of Montgomery County is a "no kill" shelter for felines and can always use your help. You can adopt, donate, or volunteer. Below are just a few of the cats that would welcome a home.

Pancake Waffles (Waffle Pancakes?)

Crazy technique for a new dish exclusively designed to enjoy Virginia maple syrup

Toast up some toaster waffles (you do not want to use them frozen).

Mix up your favorite pancake batter.

Dip the waffles in the pancake batter.

Place on griddle and cook until batter is cooked.

Cook just like pancakes, flip when bottom is cooked.

Serve immediately, slather on the butter and maple syrup.

(You can thank me later)

"Poison Blues", Scratchboard and acrylic on wood cabinet door, by Ken Pease. On display in the Blues Portrait Exhibit at the Montgomery Museum of Art and History.