Rotten Food

Not that food-related illness is any joking matter, but this bizarre and somewhat hilarious story appeared in today's Boston Globe...

Rotten office fridge cleanup sends 7 to hospital

I wonder how this "enterprising worker" felt after her decision to do something good landed seven people in the hospital and caused twenty-eight others to seek treatment for vomiting and nausea. As an allergy sufferer myself I can relate to her inability to smell the noxious mixture of old lunches and disinfectant.

I feel compelled to share this article because it relates, at least tangentially to a series of photographs I made last fall of the contents of the fridge at my family's summer house; an assortment of cold cuts, cheeses and moldy fruits of various kinds which I arranged on a table as a kind of "meal".

a few recent items

first.
for a few weeks now i have been starting a porch garden for the summer, documenting the process and the progress of the plants as they grow. i have two tomato plants, two chile peppers, cilantro, basil, purple basil, italian parsley, green onions and string beans. it is fun to watch as my neighbors and friends start putting together their gardens for the summer and using the space they have, whether a community garden, a porch, or a sunny window, to grow vegetables and herbs. here are a few of the initial images...









second.
a few studies taken in the area around the interchange of the mass turnpike and route 128 in newton...

Ned

in an attempt to make my life easier, i am experimenting with updating my blog through flickr rather than using ftp. this gent is ned, my dear friend michelle's cat, as seen on new years day 2008.