I moved from noisy, crowded Brooklyn to Cincinnati on October 1 of 2005. I thought I would make a lot of friends, since I now live in a large apartment complex. But, in a way it's lonelier here than in New York. In New York there is always something going on 24/7, and you don't need a car to participate. Here it's definitely a car culture. I lucked out by meeting two wonderful women with whom I go on photo shoots through a friend of a friend from New York. It's a small world. I'm looking forward to spring, and more wildlife returning. Maybe I'll get a bird feeder. The swallows are already circling around the trees outside my balcony and my car has birdshit on the windshield.