CBWC: Bicycles, Tricycles and Motorcycles I actually forgot to post anything yesterday. It was a really busy day and a lot of stuff got done that had been waiting. The dead tree behind the house and two others were taken down…. Read More ›
Month: October 2022
THE NORTH WIND DOTH BLOW…
FOTD – October 19 – Autumn Leaves My mother used to sing nursery rhymes to me and I always remember them as music.
THE COLD IS COMING
It’s going to get cold here. Soon. Obviously, this being New England, we knew it was going to get cold. We just hoped it would hold off a couple of weeks before it happened. Longer if possible. Skipping winter would… Read More ›
THE AUTUMN LEAVES
FOTD: Not Drifting Yet by Rich Paschall In our part of the Midwest, the leaves are just turning colors. It seems to be coming a bit later in recent years. Climate change, perhaps? In years past we used to scoop up… Read More ›
CLOUDS GOT IN MY WAY
CFFC: Clouds – Both Sides Now, Joni Mitchell
THE PRETTIEST TINY RED SQUIRREL
Today was unique in that there was a big gray squirrel wrapped around one of the feeders. The big gray ones are big enough to do that. In the feeder next to that one was a tiny red squirrel —… Read More ›
WORLD SHARING STAGE 1
Share Your World improvised: Just in Case Melanie is having connection issues so here are “world share” questions just in case she can’t get back on. It’s the end of the year and I just hit the “donut hole” in my… Read More ›
FESTIVAL OF LEAVES -4th WEEK
Festival of Leaves 2022 Week #4: Autumn Color on the Blackstone River Even last week, you could see that it was just past peak along the rivers. There were a lot of naked trees, though the rest were in various… Read More ›
NOT FEELING WELL
I suspect it’s a sinus infection. Meanwhile, I don’t feel well. All I want to do is go back to bed. Sorry. Maybe tomorrow, but surely by Monday I should be better. Wait, this is Monday. So maybe tomorrow or… Read More ›
GOLDEN LEAVES
We don’t get a lot of color on this property. It’s probably because it’s so dark and the oaks shade everything. Yet there are just a few trees that give us some great color. Most of the places on our… Read More ›
PEAK AND PAST PEAK
FOTD – October 17 – Leaves: Peak & Past It’s hard to know the exact moment when “peak” leafing passes into “post-peak” leafing. Its especially difficult because it happened differently in different places, even when those areas are very close… Read More ›
THE ART OF BAD BUDDY SERIES
Clues, Hints, Irony, and Chemistry, by Rich Paschall There is a lot to watch for in Bad Buddy. If you have not seen the series yet, what are you waiting for? We definitely have some clues for you to watch… Read More ›
MYSTERY OF THE VANISHING BIRD FEEDERS
This is the second time a complete feeder has vanished, The last time, it was a really big feeder that could hold almost 10 pounds of seed. We never put that much in it because with the raccoons and flying… Read More ›
FLOWERS BY THE MUMFORD DAM
FOTD – October 16 – Flowers by the Mumford Dam Featuring some of the more spectacular petunias I’ve ever seen!
AUTUMN COLORS
CMMC: October Autumn Colors I think I may have a couple of extra-point pictures here!
FALL FLOWERS
FOTD – October 15 – Autumn Mums
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 