Had a sweet afternoon visit from George Forss and his long-time companion, the artist Donna Wyndbrandt. George and I went out to take some shots of the view from Bedlam Farm (he said if he had any money, he’d buy it in a second).  We spent a couple of hours together and it was, as usual, a privilege to watch him study and frame a shot, and then use his own inventions and creations – his old hybrid cameras, some of which he saved from people’s trash – to take his wonderful photos. Forss is the only genius I hang around with much, and it is always a privilege to be with this interesting, funny, gentle and creative man. He sees things I cannot even imagine, and he is gracious enough to tell me what he is thinking and doing, and I love to watch him and listen to him. And I love to photograph him photographing things. Afterwards, George and Donna and Maria and I sat on the porch and had some ice tea. George is building up his Facebook Page and Donna is working on a blog.

George invited Maria and I to his galley Monday to watch the Cambridge Memorial Day Parade with him, and we are going. George is coming back  to work on his panoramic stitching – a dozen or so shots stitched together with computer software. I’ll put an album of his visit later tonight. You can visit George on  Facebook.  I am so grateful to know this remarkable man. You can also see his work at the Park Slope Gallery in Brooklyn, N.Y. At the top of the page is the Washington Square photo that I bought and is now hanging in the farmhouse living room.