Grand Prize Winner

   In late February of 2011 I received an email regarding a photo contest I had previously entered. I was the Us and Canada winner for the Wish you Were Here Photo contest, sponsered by visitscotland. I won an all inclusive 5 day trip to the Isle of Jura on Scotland's west coast. I spent two days with National Geographic photographer Jim Richardson learning some tricks of the trade.
  It is still unbelievable to me that I won. The picture above was taken in Udaipur, India.

Connections

Sun in the Hudson

   As a busy cocktail waitress I find riding trains very relaxing. Heading back to Manhattan from upstate New York along the west side of the Hudson River is especially appealing to me. When the train arrives there is a little hustle amongst passengers. Everyone wants a seat on the right side of the train and a seat that doesn't face backwards (which can make for a queasy ride ). The view of the Hudson à droite is what makes the trip. And sometimes the tracks seem as if they have become the shoreline.

  It is a romantic ride, yet when alone the trip is cushioned with moments of reflection: for the self, in the windows and the water.