Mmmmm... Doughnuts!

Oddly enough, experimenting with creating a new business logo for myself (site & branding updates coming this Fall - stay tuned!) led me to photographing the amazingly delicious creations at a local doughnut shop. The logo above is an homage to the kings of branding with not one, but two letter K’s - Krispy Kreme Doughnuts!

While making it I realized my mouth was watering profusely… and I had an urge to learn more about and document the doughnut making process!

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Chef/Owner/Operator Alex Talbot at Curiosity Doughnuts.

A friend recommended I check out Curiosity Doughnuts in Furlong, PA. “They’re so delicious! And unique! Super cool doughnuts!” she said.  She wasn’t wrong.

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Curiosity Doughnuts is owned by Alex Talbot and Aki Kamozawa. They are also known for Ideas in Food, a source of culinary innovation and inspiration that started as a food blog and grew into a book and a consulting business. Curiosity Doughnuts was created because they are passionate about doughnuts and Alex wanted to create the best versions of them possible. They started in the Stockton Farmer’s Market in Stockton, NJ in 2015. They moved to the Whole Foods in Spring House, PA a couple of years later. After leaving Whole Foods, they opened their first stand-alone shop in 2023 at 800 Edison Furlong Rd in Furlong PA. Throughout the years their focus has been on creating the best possible doughnuts, with an emphasis on exploring a variety of doughs, glazes, and crumbs served up a warm, welcoming atmosphere.

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Top row, left to right: Vanilla Glazed Curiosity Crullers, Blackberry Glaze with Earl Grey Crumbs on the Condensed Milk Doughnut,Birthday Cake and Coffee Cake on the Super Cake Dough

Middle row: Raspberry Glazed Cloud Doughnuts, Lemon Cake Doughnut with Lemon Glaze and Raspberry Crumbs, Dark Knight Doughnut and Dark Knight with Cream Cheese Glaze

Bottom row: Hot Cake Doughnut with Blueberry Glaze, Zeppole Doughnut with Cinnamon Sugar and Powdered Sugar, Strawberry Dipped Condensed Milk Doughnuts

I arrived on site at the shop around 3:30am where “time to make the doughnuts” was already well underway. I documented the action while Chef Alex did his magic molding and crafting these rings of delight into existence! FYI - I didn’t get a chance to satisfy my cravings until AFTER capturing all the images featured in this post... it was torture. The sun was just barely peaking over the horizon when I first bit into the Vanilla Glazed Curiosity Cruller. It made me weak in the knees!

Get a closer look at the shop and the doughnuts making process in the gallery below.

Thanks again to Alex & The Curiosity Doughnut team for having me in… and for making some of the best doughnuts I’ve ever tasted!

Portrait: Joseph Salvatore "Skinny Joey" Merlino for Philadelphia Magazine

This was a fun one… I photographed legendary Philly (ex) mobster Joseph Salvatore “Skinny Joey” Merlino for the June 2025 issue of Philadelphia Magazine.
The shoot happened at his new restaurant, Skinny Joey’s Cheesesteaks, on a cold morning in early April. The place wasn’t opening for another half hour but people were already lined up down the block - waiting for a steak or pork sandwich and to maybe get a glimpse of the man himself.

We shot at a few different spots in and around the place… but the two tone walls in the corner of the back storeroom was the best spot. Joey didn’t need much direction… and I wasn’t sure about giving it uninvited, anyway, lol. At one point he called me “cugine”… that was cool. It’s the Italian word for “cousin”.

The cheesesteak was pretty good, too!

You can read the interview with Joey here.

Editorial Profile : Princeton Record Exchange

Record Store Day 2025 was last week… and I’ve been a huge music fan forever so I’m happy to share these images I captured at Princeton Record Exchange for a recent article in Princeton Alumni Weekly.

When I received the job inquiry to shoot a profile of a store & it’s owner in Princeton, I thought, "Awesome, I can do some record shopping at PREX after the shoot." I had a good laugh when told later that PREX was the shoot! Serendipitous.

Outside of Princeton Record Exchange, 20 South Tulane St. Princeton, NJ 08542 - Kyle Kielinski

I made some formal-ish portraits of owner Jon Lambert in the space and then bounced around the store for awhile, documenting the scene and grabbing some detail shots.

Princeton Record Exchange owner, Jon Lambert, holding his favorite album - John Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme”.

Vinyl enthusiast Heaven.

Way back in the day I wore out the needle of my Superfriends record player spinning “Big Bird Sings” over and over and over. The track “Abc-def-ghi” where Big Bird belts out the alphabet as one long word? Subversive and sublime!

The first pop music record I ever bought for myself was a 45rpm single of Duran Duran’s “Wild Boys”. Sometimes I like to wax nostalgic and think that 8yr old me, nodding my head slowly while playing it at 33rpm was an early indication of my future love of doom & stoner metal.

Branding Portraits : Cousin Benny Lawyers

A local injury law firm, Cousin Benny, reached out earlier this year looking to make some portraits for a website refresh and ad campaign. I’ve heard it’s a competitive field and based on the sheer quantity of advertisements seen here in Philadelphia, I believe it!

Cousin Benny wanted staff portraits with a tough guy look reminiscent of heavies in action, thriller & crime movies.

Hard stances, mean mugging, and dramatic lighting? I’m in.

The Goodfellas homage is strong in this one.

I liked how their vision was simple & direct, delivered within an immediately familiar narrative framework.

“Only in Philadelphia would lawyers want to look like mobsters”, a buddy quipped when I told him about the upcoming shoot. Then, in the next breath, he fired off a deluge of genre trivia… “DeNiro, Pesci, Newark Collars, Luca Brazi, teamsters, etc. etc. etc.”

The Cousin Benny staff came into the studio enthusiastic and in good humor. We shot a variety of portraits - tweaking lighting, groupings, and props scenarios along the way.

“We go to bat for our clients!”

I had a great time collaborating with the client on this project. Bringing their vision to life while paying homage to a beloved film genre was fun and rewarding.

Street Portrait : The Mayor of Chinatown

I photographed John Chin, the Executive Director of the Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation, for the July 2024 issue of Philadelphia Magazine. It was a fun and inspiring shoot on a picture perfect Spring afternoon. John was friendly and easy from the jump!

I met him at the PCDC Offices at the corner of 10th & Vine Sts. While we took a walk down 10th into the heart of the neighborhood, stopping for portraits along the way, an interesting thing happened. Throughout our time together passersby walked right up and started conversations with John! Seriously, every ten steps a new person would be in the mix. They all seemed like close friends - talking about how college is going, what’s new at the club, giving each other style tips, etc. The good community vibes struck a chord with me so I captured some of the interactions and then included the shots with the gallery of selects provided to Philly Mag. Super happy when they decided to run some of them in the feature! In subsequent messaging John wrote, “I am elated to see the street photos of me and community folks in the magazine. It means a lot to me - these people. It's why I do what I do.”

There’s a lot going on in and around Chinatown these days… check out Victor Fiorillo’s interview with John in the July 2024 issue of Philadelphia Magazine - available now!

Towards the end of the shoot John was watching me closely as I moved from adjusting the direction of the softbox on the lightstand to raising the level of my tripod, doing a test shot, checking for critical focus on the laptop, then back to steady shooting. He paid me the best compliment ever,

“You move with such purpose and intent - like a Kung Fu master!”

Look for this testimonial to be plastered in extra large type all over my next promo, lol.

Portrait : Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro for Philadelphia Magazine

Philadelphia Magazine contacted us asking if we could photograph PA Governor Josh Shapiro sometime during the week before Christmas… sounded like a great pre-holiday assignment! A few days later we were in his office at the state capital in Harrisburg.

Our composition was always going to be stately and formal, but we wanted to capture a bit of the Gov’s kind and approachable demeanor, too.

We’d photographed the Governor in Philadelphia before he was elected in 2022 (image below) for an earlier Philly Mag feature, so it was nice to have the opportunity to congratulate him in person a year or so later.

Josh Shapiro, Democratic candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, September 2022

My youngest son’s school was already on break for the holidays so we brought him along to the shoot. He’s 13 years old. I put him to work moving equipment around and standing in as a test model. After the shoot was over Governor Shapiro gave him a personal tour of his office. Young Ro seemed genuinely interested in the history lesson and even held his own while the Gov peppered him with civics questions! It was a really fun and heartwarming to experience. So many thanks to the Governor and his staff for making this photoshoot extra memorable!

Also tremendous thanks and gratitude to everyone at Philly Mag for assignment opportunities like this one!

Multiverse Philly!

A couple of years back there were rumblings that a new comic book shop was coming to NW Philly - Chestnut Hill to be precise. Totally in my orbit - it’s just a hop, skip, and a jump from the Studio. I should mention that I’m a lifelong fan of comics, graphic novels, video games, toys, movies, etc. - I mean, c’mon, who isn’t? There’s too many artists and writers for me to reference as inspirational, but I can say that I consider Frank Miller, along with cinematographer Robbie Mueller, to be my Dark Overlords. Back on topic - new comic shop? My nerd excitement meter started flashing immediately!

Multiverse opened last Fall, and we had the pleasure of photographing the space and it’s owners, Sara and Gralin, before it’s Grand Opening!

Multiverse owners Sara Zia Ebrahim-Hughes and Gralin Hughes - photographed in the Kielinski Photographers studio.

It’s a great shop… since the shoot I’ve stopped in for reading material, gifts, and just to say hello.

I love making work for small business owners. They’re passionate about their endeavors and eager to get images that fulfill their promo and marketing needs. Sign me up!

Here’s an article with more detailed info about the shop.

Portrait : Sara Cooper for Real Woman Magazine

We photographed Sara Cooper for the Spring 2019 issue of Real Woman magazine. Sara is battling ALS , a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerves cells in the brain and spinal cord. It’s a terminal diagnosis. You can learn more about Sara’s story at Help for ALS, the GoFundMe her friends created in her honor to help others diagnosed with the illness.

“People say I’m nice, and I try to be, but I’m tough. I am not going out as somebody who got depressed because they got ALS, that’s just not what we’re going to do. I’m going to do it my way.”

— Sara Cooper

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Our shoot took place at Sara’s mother’s home in New Jersey, where she and her supportive circle of friends had a chance to catch up and be a part of the images.

Lots of thoughts ran through my head regarding how to photograph Sara with her friends and family. I was excited to meet her and get to work, but since the subject matter is so heavy I found myself going into it with a more solemn kind of energy.

I photographed her in a few different scenarios around the house. It wasn’t until the shot included just Sara and her mother that my emotions really got the best of me… I found myself hiding my tears behind the camera.

Sara is naturally bold and funny - she managed to keep uplifting vibes going for the majority of our visit, but a bit of sadness concerning the reality of her situation came through while we chatted after the shoot with her friends. I continued to document as much interaction as I could while everyone was getting ready to leave. These images did not run in the issue.

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Sara Cooper with family and friends

I had a hard time writing this post and trying to articulate my feelings about this experience. I hope my capturing and sharing these images that Sara’s story help and inspire others. Please visit here to learn more on how you can help too.

Jazz Musician Portraits!

Earlier this year Philadelphia Jazz Project sponsored a contest for local musicians. Each winner received a portrait session for promotional images. We photographed five of them!

Drummer Alan Nelson was the first to schedule… I love the shots we got from this session! I was interested in capturing action and Alan wanted a more formal portrait so we did a little bit of both.

Singer Michelle Ray said she absolutely loved Linette’s studio + canvas backdrop portraits and wanted something similar in tone. Michelle and the band were super cool and funny… it was great having them in.

Next up was vocalist Kevin Valentine. We went back and forth about where to shoot… Studio, location 1, location 2, location 3, etc. We ended up in the lobby of the legendary Divine Lorraine hotel… I hadn’t been in the place since long before it’s recent rehab so this was a treat. Kevin came camera ready and we banged out some nice shots.

Geraldine Oliver opted for a studio session with a couple of different looks.

Next up, we grabbed a few studio shots of Joilet Harris before heading outside. It was a beautiful day for a quick jaunt down the street and into the WIssahickon Park!

Thanks to all of the musicians and to everyone at Philadelphia Jazz Project and Cultureworks.

Fun times at the City Social on the Pier

The Green Program hosted a free sustainable summer kick-off event for young professionals across the greater Philadelphia region. The Cherry Street pier was a prime location for folks to hang out with their coworkers and friends. Along with snagging a great FREE headshot, the event proved to be a great opportunity to network, meet organizations and companies that are passionate about sustainability and the social impact space.

Melissa Lee, founder and CEO of The Green Program, didn’t have to twist our arm to jump at the chance to volunteer for this fun opportunity. I always wondered what it would be like to have an evening of marathon headshots. haha!

Kyle and I packed up the guinea pig aka (the van) and set up shop with the beautiful Ben Franklin Bridge and Race St pier as our background.

We kept the line moving and grooving, met so many excited young professionals ( 77 to be exact) and smiled more than I ever have in a 2 hour time frame! Thank you again Melissa and to all the great folks who we were grateful to meet and photograph.

To the headshot recipients - keep an eye out for an email with your new headshot by the end of next week!

NEW POWER Photography for Philly Mag

Above is a representation of the hard work of so many people and we are incredibly grateful to be a part of it! The publisher, editor, art director, writers, photo editors, designers and the 38 phenomenal subjects, thank you! We jokingly called it the ‘beast’ since it’s the largest project the two of us have worked on together so far.

We photographed 37 of the 38 “movers and shakers” above (Tierra Whack supplied her shots - next time, Tierra!). Most everyone else came by our studio in Germantown for their individual sessions. Carmela Hernandez is living in sanctuary at a church so we gladly went to her. For Phillies GM Matt Klentak, we set up in the media room down in the belly of Citizens Bank Park. The team was headed south for spring training the following day and he only had 10-15 minutes to spare… it was a good kind of pressure, we swear!

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Capturing the environmental shots was fun, too - state rep Malcolm Kenyatta outside of his offices on N. Broad St., Carmen Maria Machado inside the Joseph Fox Bookshop, and 76ers chef Jae Hee Cho at the team Training Complex & Corporate Offices in Camden.

Portrait of Raquel Salas Rivera, Philadelphia's 2019 Poet Laureate for Philadelphia Magazine's New Power feature.

Portrait of Matt Klentak, General Manager of the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team for Philadelphia Magazine April 2019

Studio portrait of Michelle Lee, founder of The Green Program. Shot for the April 2019 issue of Philadelphia Magazine.

Studio portrait of Jean Friedman Rudovsky and Cassie Haynes, Executive Director of Resolve Philly and Editor of Broke in Philly. Shot for the 2019 April issue of Philadelphia Magazine. Photos by Linette Kielinski

Studio Portrait of Lee Whack, Spokesperson for the Philadelphia Public School system, for Philadelphia Magazine's April 2019 issue.

Portrait of Christine Knapp, Director of City of Philadelphia's Office of Sustainability, for Philadelphia Magazine feature on New Power in Philly.

Studio Portrait of Lauren Footman, Gun Prevention Activist, for Philadelphia Magazine's April 2019 issue.

Studio portrait of Lara Witt writer and editor of Wear Your Voice, for Philadelphia Magazine's April 2019 issue.

Portrait session with Go Puff founders Yakir Gola and Rafael Ilisayev for Philadelphia Magazine's New Power in Philly feature April 2019

Studio Portrait of Lindsay Scannapieco, urbanist / developer in Philadelphia. Shot for the April 2019 issue of Philadelphia Magazine.

Studio portrait session with Kate Banford and Aaron Nevins owners of Good Good Comedy Theater in Philadelphia, shot for Philadelphia Magazine's New Power feature

Portrait of Haniyyah Sharpe, communications specialist in Philadelphia, owner of On Point Communications, shot for Philadephia Magazine's New Power feature for April 2019 issue.

Studio portrait shoot with Anthony Andiario, chef and restaruant owner. Shot for the April 2019 issue of Philadelphia Magazine. Photo by Kyle Kielinski

Studio portrait session with Interior Designer Kate Rohrer for Philadelphia Magazine's New Power feature for the April 2019 issue.

Studio portrait session with Kiera Smalls, Executive Director of Philly Startup Leaders & City Fit Girls in Philadelphia, for Philadelphia Magazine's April Issue.

Studio portrait of Michelle Angela Ortiz, mural artist and activist. Shot for April 2019 issue of Philadelphia Magazine.

Studio portrait of Loveis Wise, illustrator, painter, artist in Philadelphia. Shot for the April 2019 issue of Philadelphia Magazine.

Studio Portrait of Marcel Pratt, Philadelphia City Solicitor. Shot for the April 2019 issue of Philadelphia Magazine.

Studio portrait of music producers and beat makers Working On Dying. Shot for the April 2019 issue of Philadelphia Magazine, by Linette Kielinski

Studio portrait of Bob Moore, Serial Tech Entrepeneur, shot for Philadelphia Magazine's April 2019 issue.

Studio Portrait with Christian Lovehall a transgender rights activist and rapper. Shot for the April 2019 issue of Philadelphia Magazine.

Studio Portrait of Michelle Evita Saraswati, for the April 2019 issue of Philadelphia Magazine.

Portrait of Brianna Wronko, CEO and founder of Group K Diagnostics for Philadelphia Magazine New Power Feature

Studio portrait of Anea Moore, Rhodes Scholar. Shot for the April 2019 issue of Philadelphia Magazine.

Studio portrait of Omar Woodard for the April 2019 issue of Philadelphia Magazine. Photo by Kyle Kielinski

Meeting everyone and getting to know them a bit was really inspiring! So much work, so much personality, so much culture, and so much passion is represented by and through these people - we absolutely loved working on this project.

Thanks to everyone at Philly Mag for the great concept and opportunity to make pictures of these folks!

Check out the magazine for everyone’s stories - it’s the issue with Meek Mill on the cover! https://www.phillymag.com/new-philly-power/

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E-Commerce Photos for Theoderma Skin Care

We recently photographed product for the new Theoderma website. They specialize in certified cruelty free & vegan skin care products.

Theoderma wanted a simple and tasteful look so we put the products on a white background… the setup was okay but needed a little pizzazz. Linette dashed out of the studio, into the Germantown wilds, and foraged for some local wildflowers. She came back with the flora you see in the shots above and below.

We photographed the product in containers and out so potential buyers can see what they’re about to purchase by rolling over the pictures. Sculpting the stuff was time consuming but totally worth it!

We also did a portrait of Theodermas founder, Savy Guthrie. It was great working with her, delivering on her vision and exceeding expectations. Thanks, Savy!

Nexus Pop-Up Portrait Sessions!

Family portraits!

Headshots!

Do you need a new headshot for business or social media? Maybe a group portrait of the family for a holiday card? Come on down to our next Pop-Up Portrait Session on October 27th, 2018! We’ll be setting up at Mt. Airy Nexus - a new office, co-working, and event space in NW Philadelphia.

Dress up, dress down, dress in whatever makes you feel great! Your session will be fun and we’ll make sure to capture the best image of you possible.

There’ll be a few different options on site for backgrounds (white, wood, cement wall) and Nexus has some colorful, modern furniture choices that can be incorporated, if need be - some of the pieces are in the pics above.

We’re offering 15 minute headshot sessions (one person) and 30 minute group/family sessions (2-6 people). Use the form below to sign up!

Lululemon Shoots!

Earlier this year Linette photographed a few Lululemon brand ambassadors for the Lehigh Valley store.  It was a fun series of shoots! Jimmy, Brittany, and Doug were all outgoing, positive, and tireless people - it was easy to see why they were asked to represent the brand!  All of the shots below are on display at the store - I suggest viewing the large prints in person!

Here's Jimmy from Christmas City Crossfit...

... from barre3 Allentown, Brittany...

... and Doug at barreform in Bethlehem.

Fitness with Qui for Unbroken Designs

Way back in October I had the pleasure of photographing Qui Burgess for Unbroken Designs  ( a local and woman owned business). Using the gorgeous natural light in our Germantown studio gave allowed us to create a bright and light series in a shorter amount of time than if it was lit in studio. Qui was amazing to work with and seemed to enjoy the little workout she was getting in. She is also an incredible personal trainer so it's par for the course right? 

I love getting to know the people I photograph during the actual shoot. I couldn't remember all the details of our conversation from that day so I emailed Qui a few questions and she was happy to answer! Creating a fun Q & A with the great folks I photograph will hopefully provide a more personal experience for you. Scroll down for my very first interview with Qui2Health!

Qui Burgess interviewed by Linette Kielinski January 25, 2018

What do you love about health and fitness? 

---What I love about health and fitness is it’s actually doing something amazing for ME! To be able to take care of my body physically and mentally is my best investment! And to help others on their journey it’s like my # 1 way of giving back!

 

I love the Equality t-shirt you wore during our shoot. What are your thoughts on equality? Are they specific to women and/or women of color? 

---If I could wear that Nike Equality shirt everyday I would. Equality to ME is not viewing anyone (race, shape, male, female) different. Won’t get political or religious BUT I will talk in terms of fitness(staying in my lane) anyone could lift 300lbs with proper training 😉!

 

I wish I had taken a photo of you and your mom, Renee! I loved that she was taking video and helping you with your social media content. Does she do that a lot? Please bring her next time we have a shoot so I can get a pic of the two of you! 

---Ha! My mom, well I’m normally in the gym by myself, here lately it’s been with my fiancé but at our particular shoot it was super random to bring her BUT so needed! She was free that morning so I asked her to tag along. She captured a lot of great BTS pics and vids!
 

You mentioned that you train some celebrities. Can you name a few? ;)

---Yea, I’ve trained a few celebs. Ugh, name dropping 🤭 lol.... LaLa Anthony, Bernice Burgos, Tara Wallace, Rah Ali, Nya Lee, AlQuadin Muhammad, Lian Amado, Alexis Walker, and Darhyl Camper Jr..
 

If your life depended on you doing 1000 reps of an exercise movement, what would you choose? 

---Listen, if my life depended on me to perform 1000 reps of a specific exercise it would definitely be squats! Please bodyweight, thanks! Lol

Thank you so much Qui for your time I am grateful to have had the opportunity to meet you and Renee. Cheers to many more years of inspiring men and women on their fitness journey! 

And Congratulations on your wedding! Sorry folks she's now married! ;) 

-With Gratitude, Linette

I LOVE METAL!!

Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Slayer, Mastodon, etc.  I love all genres of Metal, too!  Black, Death, Glam, Doom, Speed, Stoner, Thrash - you name it, I'm banging my head with a fistful of horns in the air!

This client doesn't have anything to do with that kind of metal (although they may have supplied some of the raw material used in that monster crash cymbal).  We've worked with them for several years - capturing many aspects of their business for various marketing materials, a website refresh, and general branding and informational needs.

Nathan Trotter is the largest manufacturer of tin and tin alloys in North America.  The company started in the year 1789 at 36 N. Front Street in Philadelphia.  They've long since moved but whoever owns the building now has seen fit to keep the signage in good shape!

The images below are a selection of some of our favorites from working with this company.  They're a great group of people and shooting their facilities and products was (and is!) a ton of fun...

-Kyle

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Weavers Way Co-op Shoot

“Weavers Way is a member-owned cooperative grocery with locations in Northwest Philadelphia and Ambler. We offer a friendly shopping environment and reasonably priced, high-quality products that are local, sustainable, organic, fairly traded and healthful.”

I plucked the above quote off of the Weavers Way website - it’s a pretty accurate description.  We’ve been Co-op members for years now and frequent the Mount Airy and Chestnut Hill stores for groceries, a quick lunch (delicious soups, hot foods, prepared salads, etc.), and even chicken feed for our backyard flock!  Linette has had a longstanding relationship with the brass over there.  She’s worked off many a member required work hour photographing Co-op products and events - like the Grand Opening of their new location!

We were excited, then, when contacted by Strada, the firm responsible for designing the new space.  They needed exterior and interior shots of the building.  I find it really satisfying working on projects that I have a real personal connection to.  Believe me, aside from our Weavers Way store/community involvement, food and I have a long and storied love affair.

Take a look here at some of the images we captured that day.  Strada did a fantastic job transforming the former Bottom Dollar store into the latest and greatest Weavers Way market!

Mummers or Couch?

On a typical New Year’s Day we pack up the kids and go to the Mummers Day Parade.  It’s pretty cold out right now (and we’re still thawing out from the Eagles vs Cowboys game yesterday) so this NYD is currently being spent on the couch writing this post with a hot cup of coffee by my side.  This clown thinks I'm being a wuss, and he's right!

In honor of our sequined String Band members, here are a few images of Mummers that we captured last February when they came to Main Street Manayunk to celebrate Mardi Gras. 

We’d just received some new, highly portable strobe lights and gave them a quick test run during the festivities.  I'm still loving the way they turned out. 

Here's a classic rendition of Dem Golden Slippers to really put you in a strutting mood.  Happy New Year!