SHARE YOUR WORLD 8-31-2021 And suddenly, summer is ending. Last I looked, it was spring. I know time flies, but this is ridiculous. Blink once, summer’s gone. Blink twice, it’s spring again and the same people still haven’t gotten vaccinated. We… Read More ›
Month: August 2021
STORM BIRDS AND IN SUNSHINE
The epidemic of disease that has been affecting birds up and down the east coast of the U.S. has ended, so there’s a pretty good chance we’ll start to see our bigger birds again. Soon, I hope. Meanwhile, we have… Read More ›
TRANSLUCENT PETUNIAS
FOTD – August 29 – Petunias I went out to a cool, soon-to-be-raining cool morning with a gray sky. The heat wave had broken. Not the humidity — and the smoke wasn’t evident today. I went out to take some in… Read More ›
PROPS
A Photo a Week Challenge: Props The only group I know that are performing are friends who do audio performances — live. They only props they use are microphones and a dial telephone that has an old-fashioned ringing sound, into which… Read More ›
IT SURE IS HOT OUTSIDE
FOTD – HOT WEATHER AHOY! The forecast yesterday said it was going to be cooler today. My iPhone told me it was 81 degrees, which is warm but comfortable. So imagine my surprise when I stepped out on the deck… Read More ›
DRAPING PETUNIAS ON THE DECK RAILING
FOTD – August 27 – Draping Petunias I took these the other day — and immediately forgot where I put the SD card. As it turns out, I put it in a different camera. I think it was because it’s… Read More ›
CARDINALS, BOYS AND GIRLS
We have had a lot of Cardinals lately. Many of them are young birds. You can tell because they still have some fledgling feathers and they look like teenage Cardinals. The boy in the set looks nearly full-grown, but the… Read More ›
SPLISH, SPLASH
Fandango’s Provocative Question #132 An interesting question. I don’t know if it’s provocative exactly, but it’s definitely interesting. There was a time when almost everyone would have just said yes and that was it, but these days — especially for those… Read More ›
DOUBLE WIDE by GRETCHEN ARCHER
ANOTHER GREAT DAVIS WAY CAPER – #10 I was so excited that Gretchen Archer wrote a new book! Between the arrival of COVID and lockdown and the complexities of our lives during that period, some things went a bit late…. Read More ›
NEW ENGLAND COMMONS
CMMC – AN AUGUST ALPHABET CHALLENGE All New England towns were built around a “common” area where originally, everyone was free to graze sheep and goats. Over the years, these green patches have lost the ungulates and gained a great… Read More ›
AUGUST AT THE RIVER
FOTD – August 25 – Wildflowers by the river I thought somehow the news would be better this year. I suppose it is better, but it doesn’t feel better enough! Today’s news featured an upcoming heat wave, bringing us close… Read More ›
GETTING PAGES IN ORDER
I write most of the posts for this site, but Rich writes a lot (and has taken over when I’ve been too sick to do it!). Garry writes, sometimes Tom writes, and I hope one of these days, Ellin will… Read More ›