About flying squirrels. I mentioned a while ago that they have returned. I don’t really know if they ever went away, only that I haven’t seen them for a while. During the winter, we could leave the feeders out overnight… Read More ›
I was going to hire someone to do this for me, but I simply couldn’t keep my hands off the equipment for a whole week. First, I solved a baffling problem that arose a couple of weeks ago. I couldn’t… Read More ›
The following post is dedicated to the memory of my dear friend Sue Vincent, fellow Buckinghamshire blogger and supremely talented writer and artist. A kindred spirit in so many ways, she loved history and ancient sites and revered nature. Sue,… Read More ›
CFFC: Shiny Ah, those shiny things in life. The gleam of diamonds, the shining sun. The flow of a single candle at night. Gleaming buildings and the moon at night. Shiny.
Bright and Sparkly So much sparkle! When I was a child, I thought anything sparkly had to be valuable. When I grew up, I came to distrust sparkly things. Some were made of glass, others of plastic. Things of value… Read More ›
I get tons of notifications from my computer. I was getting so many notifications I finally turned them off. Now, I only get “urgent” notifications. Apparently the minor detail that my hard drive is full was not considered urgent because… Read More ›
A Song For Each Occasion, by Rich Paschall The American Master songwriter Irving Berlin seemed to have a song for every occasion. It is estimated that he wrote around 1250 songs, but there is no telling with the prolific Mr…. Read More ›
A Photo a Week Challenge: Open The door to my tepee was special, at least to me. The paintings on it were mine and on the inside, it had the handprints of the entire family. The buffalo head on the outside… Read More ›
A while ago (a few weeks maybe?), I made two chicken pot pies. We ate one for dinner and froze the second one. The other night, Owen was poking around the deep freeze and said, “How about pot pie for… Read More ›
Bright Spots Even in the darkest years, there are bright spots. Birds and flowers and sometimes great big moons, and sunshine. I hope the snow is finally over for the year, but it might not be quite yet.
During my ABC Network News stint (3 years), I covered major international stories. These included the civil rights movement and the war in Vietnam. While I was in Vietnam in 1967, I met LBJ who revealed he wouldn’t seek re-election… Read More ›
I don’t even know what happened to the April 2021 file. It was there. I was cleaning out files from my OneDrive and somehow, it must have linked to my photo files, though I don’t know how. I had most… Read More ›
Covering Hurt, by Rich Paschall You probably know what it means to “cover” a song. That’s when one artist records, or “covers,” the work of another artist. Sometimes the later version becomes a bigger hit than the original. Such was… Read More ›
by Rich Paschall Since it is National Poetry Month, I thought I would share my favorite lyric from the musical Liberation. We previously told you the story of Liberation – A Musical That Almost Was and the book’s co-author, Betty…. Read More ›
Bright and Lively!
Hemingway was my first literary hero. He wrote the way people talked. Brief, blunt, and brave. I consumed his novels as a teenager the way I would finish off a pizza. I couldn’t put it down. “The Sun Also Rises”… Read More ›
FOTD – Cee’s Flower of the Day This Easter Lily has a (literal) back story. Waking up this morning in the middle of a snowstorm was (I admit) a bit jarring. Not that I trust the weather anyway, but my… Read More ›
Bright and lively during a mid-April snowstorm I totally couldn’t believe it it when I got up in the middle of a day-long snowstorm today. I know — historically — we have had snow as late as June, but not… Read More ›
It’s the 16th of April. Just two days ago, I saw the reappearance of tulips in our garden. I rejoiced at the pink buds on maples. There were even a few yellow flowers on the forsythias. Although the Solomon’s Seal… Read More ›
Bright eyes and bushy tails – #BrightSquare
CBWC: Smaller than a Bread Box or Bread Bin Dedicated to the little critters that live in my backyard. Smaller than a bread box (squirrels have to tuck in their tails) and always fighting to get that last seed to store… Read More ›
Bright Lights I hope I’m not repeating myself! I’m beginning to lose track of what I’ve published and what I haven’t. I have spent all of the past few days trying to get my software to install properly and making… Read More ›
CMMC – April Color – Light Green or Neon Green Nothing Gold Can Stay By Robert Frost – 1874-1963 Nature’s first green is gold,Her hardest hue to hold.Her early leaf’s a flower;But only so an hour.Then leaf subsides to leaf.So Eden… Read More ›
FOTD – April 15 – Daffodils are still blooming I was really surprised to see the daffodils still blooming this afternoon. Not even wilted. And it looks like we are going to get two (TWO!) tulips! They are budding, but not… Read More ›
I swear, the software developers of the world are trying to drive me crazy. In every high tech company worldwide, developers are updating, upgrading, and redesigning everything. All the functions we depended on are getting turned inside out. Between operating… Read More ›
The future’s bright This has not been a great day. Lots of computer issues. As in I had to restore the computer and it didn’t work, so I had to unrestore the restoration and the problem I was trying to… Read More ›
FOTD – April 14 – Blue Hydrangea Pity about this being “in the pink” day because I did pink yesterday and anyway, my only hydrangeas are blue. Also, my entire photo-processing set up crashed and burned today. I’m breathing deeply… Read More ›
Today is the simultaneous anniversary of the day the Titanic sank and the day Fenway Park opened. For many Sox fans, it just figures that two such major catastrophes would occur on the same day. It took 84 years for… Read More ›
A Photo a Week Challenge: Backlit There was a time when shooting anything “backlit” was a photographic “no-no.” I never agreed with that. For one thing, sometimes that’s the only light in town and we don’t all have either studio lighting… Read More ›
BrightSquare – Bright Pink! Pink is very much the color of the season. Sometimes it’s a little closer to purple, sometimes more like a light shade of red. But it’s all pink to me! I
Speaking of bright and square, the Goldfinch are as bright as sunshine I’ve been taking a lot of pictures. Today, when normally I would be taking more pictures because it’s a perfect day, I restrained myself. I have so many… Read More ›
Blogging Insights — WordPress Pandemic Performance I can truly say that the Internet was a lifesaver during the pandemic — and still is — but WordPress has had little to do with that. If anything, their persistent refusal to listen… Read More ›
Bright Rosy Morning (as the cold and damp returns) Another rosy dawn on the Maine coast. Ogunquit. A beautiful beach with only have the mosquitoes as the harbor in Rockport. And much pinker and less red. Of course, this was… Read More ›
FOTD – April 12 – Easter Lilies I’ve got so many flower pictures from in the house — as well as a lot of pictures from both me and Garry from down by the river. I’m having to take my… Read More ›
April 10 – Bright Tulips It’s almost really spring. We had a glorious, perfect day yesterday, but it’s cold and gray today and will be tomorrow. I’m glad we grabbed a good day and went out. You’d think, with almost… Read More ›
FOTD – April 11 – DAFFODILS The has been so bright for the past couple of days, it has been hard to take pictures of these bright flowers. Even using a slower lens, they outshone the sun. These have to… Read More ›
The many parks along the Blackstone River are friendly places. While we don’t form firm friendships there, we do meet people. We chat about our dogs, life in the valley, the cameras we are carrying, how low the water level… Read More ›
National Poetry Month, Rich Paschall There seems to be a day, a week, or even a month for just about everything. The types of things for which mayors, governors, and even presidents are willing to present a proclamation seem a… Read More ›
Kind of reminds me of the old talkin’ blues — “I don’t know much about art, but I know what I like!” I don’t know — or care — if the blogs I follow are great, greater or greatest. It’s… Read More ›
CBWC: Beginning with the Letters B or W Really. There used to be a brand of beans — baked beans — called “B & W.” Maybe there still is. Meanwhile, I have a few pictures, one from Garry others from me…. Read More ›
The sun was shining through the blinds and shades in the bedroom. It had been beautiful yesterday. Today promised to be another bright, sunny day. I opened the window. The softness of the air confirmed it. Usually, I go back… Read More ›
Bright day along the Blackstone river and canal It really was a perfect day. From when I first pulled the windows open and propped the back door and saw that brilliant blue sky, I knew it was going to be… Read More ›
FOTD – April 9 –Spring comes to the valley It was a beautiful day. I opened the window early in the morning and you could feel that it would be warm. It wasn’t warm yet. We are still getting frost… Read More ›
A bright sunrise, the day dawning I stood there that bright morning, the only human standing. It was the 4th of July and the world was asleep. My camera was ready and the sky had a wonderful scarlet look that… Read More ›
CMMC – April Closeup or Macro I’ve been getting very cozy with my macro lens, so this couldn’t come at a better time. Of course, I’ve also been doing closeups of flowers and birds using different lenses as well, occasionally doing… Read More ›
Fandango’s Provocative Question – #17, Revisited What do I remember? What do I remember only in parts? Do I remember anything that didn’t happen? It’s an interesting question. To the best of my understanding, I remember something or I have… Read More ›
As bright as a button, bright as fresh flowers It was Garry’s birthday today and his brothers sent flowers. Tulips in a glass vase and a rather large and gorgeous blue hydrangea that will be planted this weekend if we… Read More ›
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