ON TOP WITH WINGS Whose on top? I think all the birds are on top! If you ask the birds in this picture, I'm pretty sure the Goldfinch win. The Goldfinches are all over the place and they always win. I think it is because they are so brilliantly golden. Even on these cold, gray, … Continue reading BIRDS UP TOP – DAY 3 – Marilyn Armstrong
RACCOONS AS PETS – Marilyn Armstrong
I know the raccoons we are seeing on our deck are young. They look young. Their tails are short and the coats are not the plush, rich colors that you see in adult raccoons. Their masks are incomplete. I got to wondering how long a raccoon can live and was surprised to discover that a … Continue reading RACCOONS AS PETS – Marilyn Armstrong
WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS – Marilyn Armstrong
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Wheels I love wheels. Shiny wheels, rusty ones, big puffy ones, and old wooden ones. I like them with a lot of gleaming and carved of wood. These photographs are drawn from my archives. Some are more than a decade old, others more recent. And of course, everything is in … Continue reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS – Marilyn Armstrong
RINGING ROUND YOUR ROSY – Marilyn Armstrong
A LITTLE POEM FOR STRANGE AND TERRIBLE TIMES OHHHHHH! I'm Coronavirus dum de do de day I came to you from China far away (Hey!) I heard you weren't ready With your government unsteady Oh, yippee oh doodle yo ki-yay! (Hey!) Oh what fun I'll have As I travel everywhere Slicing through this new world … Continue reading RINGING ROUND YOUR ROSY – Marilyn Armstrong
DARWIN AWARDS IN DANGER OF BEING CANCELLED DUE TO OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF CANDIDATES – BY TOM CURLEY
4/1/2020 "Darwin Awards in Danger" “The Darwin Awards are in danger of being canceled this year due to the unprecedented number of applicants and a severe lack of Darwin Award trophies. ‘In any normal year we might have a few hundred nominations, but this year it’s quickly moving into the thousands. Maybe soon it will … Continue reading DARWIN AWARDS IN DANGER OF BEING CANCELLED DUE TO OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF CANDIDATES – BY TOM CURLEY
THE CHANGING SEASONS MARCH 2020 – Marilyn Armstrong
The Changing Seasons, March 2020 I suspect we will all remember this as the month during which we saw the full-throttle arrival of Coronavirus. My birthday was March 11th and we went out to dinner. The following day, they closed Massachusetts and much of the rest of the country. Interesting birthday. Interesting times. My picture taking … Continue reading THE CHANGING SEASONS MARCH 2020 – Marilyn Armstrong
ARCHITECTURE ON TOP OF THE WORLD – DAY 2 – Marilyn Armstrong
ON TOP OF THE WORLD I've taken a lot of pictures of this church. Since it was abandoned now about 10 years ago, it has been slowly dying of neglect. What a pity. it's a classic clapboard New England church. It could be a museum, a place for town history. It ought to be something … Continue reading ARCHITECTURE ON TOP OF THE WORLD – DAY 2 – Marilyn Armstrong
