Yesterday we were on our way from Uxbridge to Milford. There’s really only one way to get there from here and that’s by Route 16, one of the original post roads in the valley. We drove into town, but when… Read More ›
Month: July 2012
Stay In The Car and Other Classic Lines
In the spirit of clichés that pop out of the mouths of Our Heroes with alarming frequency, despite the fact that they have become standing jokes for the audience (apparently nobody mentioned this to the script writers), our personal favorite… Read More ›
Marsh and Wetlands
Along the river you will find marsh and wetlands. These are the places where the birds feed and breed, where fish lay their eggs, where turtles multiply and come out to sun themselves on the rocks. Herons, egrets, and other… Read More ›
An October Week
What a difference a week makes! Well, actually, 8 days, but why quibble? October 21st, a bright sunny day by the Blackstone Canal, we watched the water, I took some pictures of bright foliage. It wasn’t a record-breaking year …… Read More ›
The River
When first we moved here from Boston, it was wonderful, but so different. Although I’d lived in the suburbs and spent most of my vacation time through the years out in the country, I’d never lived so far from a… Read More ›
Around the Neighborhood …
Just pictures my village. Some taken around the corner, others down the road, and a few, up the street … Summertime in the Valley.
It’s Not Your Equipment … It’s a Lack of Documentation!
Maybe I should just give up, but I spent my career writing material to help folks use complicated equipment and sometimes very obscure software. I should probably start by mentioning that I’ve fought this battle for long years … and was… Read More ›
Don’t Touch That Screen!
This is really a two parter …. because the day started out great. We actually went out and had fun. We don’t go out much anymore, so this was an occasion. Noteworthy because we were actually going out, but more… Read More ›
Neighbors and Old Friends
Friends come in many sizes and shapes. Horses, dogs, cats and other warm fuzzy creatures give our lives texture and joy … and old things holding memories of other times and places … these too become friends, holding our memories… Read More ›
A Gaggle of Geese
On a pond on a sunny summer’s day, on a shiny pond on Cape Cod, a gaggle of Canada geese came to visit.
Blackstone Valley Roads
These are places I pass as I go to and from the various routine errands and activities of life. They aren’t special places … or rather, they aren’t places that I have to seek out because they are along the… Read More ›
Ogunquit, Maine: Sunrise, Sand, Rivers, Feathered and Other Friends
Autumnal equinox in the northern latitudes. September. A week in Ogunquit, Maine. A tiny place but close to the beach and the river. Quiet this time of year. Most tourists are gone, now, so the streets aren’t crowded. There is… Read More ›
Serendipity Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth 