Sunset at road’s end – Marilyn Armstrong Another picture from the series on our street during that sunset in February. I love the colors in this one. The sky was bright blue, the clouds were purple and the naked trees… Read More ›
Month: January 2020
SHARING MY WORLD, SUCH AS IT IS – Marilyn Armstrong
Share Your World 1-8-2020 QUESTIONS: Is ‘hello” enough for you these days? (credit to Rory – https://aguycalledbloke.blog/2019/12/29/is-hello-enough-for-you-these-days/ ) I’m not actually sure what this means. I think I’m missing something. Let me put it another way: why wouldn’t “hello” be enough? Is… Read More ›
HOMEWARD BOUND #7 – Marilyn Armstrong
HOMEWARD BOUND INTO THE SUNSET – BECKY B’S JANUARY SQUARES It was just another day coming home from the doctor. Our house is due west from the doctor’s office. I knew this because the sun was in our eyes all… Read More ›
THE BURNING SEASON – Marilyn Armstrong
Martha Kennedy wrote a piece today that I wanted to comment on. But after a while, I realized it wasn’t a comment. It was a blog. A long blog at that. Although I have not recently fallen on my head,… Read More ›
WINTER BLUES – SWO8 BLUES JAZZ AND A NORTH AMERICAN WINTER – Marilyn Armstrong
IT’S JANUARY AND WE’VE GOT THE WINTER BLUES! First published Feb 15, 2015 – YouTube My collaborator, Leslie Martel of swo8 Blues Jazz did the work. She composed the music and wrote the words. She also put the video together. Posted… Read More ›
WINTER TREES TURN GOLD AT SUNSET #6 – Marilyn Armstrong
WHEN THE SUN TURNS THE WINTER TREES TO GOLD – Marilyn Armstrong I’ve never seen this before or since. It was February. The trees were bare and we were coming home from Connecticut. The sky was dark with clouds,… Read More ›
OUR MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE – BIZARRO REBLOG – Marilyn Armstrong
I don’t suppose anyone is surprised anymore by the behavior of the GOP under their Manchurian candidate. But just a few years ago it was unthinkable that a politician, particularly one representing the Republican party and who skipped out of… Read More ›
LYNN NOVICK: “BASEBALL” – Marilyn Armstrong
This piece was published in Planet Vineyard in September 1998. It was a short-lived magazine. Long on great writing, short on paid advertising. I realized that hardly anyone ever saw this piece. It is based on my interview with Lynn… Read More ›
KINDNESS IS NEVER OBSOLETE – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I wrote a blog recently about Fred Rogers and his show, “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” I focused on how he helped generations of parents be better, more empathetic and connected with their children. Since then, I’ve read many articles about Mr…. Read More ›
THERE’S STARLIGHT IN ALL OF US, BUT SOMETIMES NOT ENOUGH #5 – Marilyn Armstrong
There’s starlight in us all, but not enough … My long birding lens is a 100-300mm whose lowest f stop is f4. That’s it. For my camera, there is no faster lens this long. This IS the faster lens. The… Read More ›
ON THE LAST DAY OF YOUR LIFE – Marilyn Armstrong
So last night, I was watching Saturday Night Live. Minimally, but sort of and at some point they were talking about “living your life as if each day were going to be your last day on Earth.” Given how Earth… Read More ›
