FOTD: Old stones with fall foliage – a Revolutionary War cemetery The cemetery is in the center of the town, across from the dam and just a hundred or so yards from the river itself. It’s up on a hill,… Read More ›
Month: October 2022
IT WILL BE A COLD NIGHT
The temperature is supposed to drop by at least 40 degrees tonight. I still haven’t turned on my heat. I refuse. I never turn on the heat until mid November. I am not alone. Many people are absolutely phobic about… Read More ›
MORE THAN MEMORIES
Golden Oldies, 1972 Edition, part 2, by Rich Paschall This week’s sock hop will begin soon in the SERENDIPITY Gymnasium and Auditorium so it is time to hurry over. If you can not take your “Hot Rod Lincoln,” don’t be… Read More ›
DOWN BY THE DAM
FOTD – October 9 – Glowing trees by the Mumford dam It didn’t freeze last night, but it got pretty close. In response, every tree lit up as though they are glowing from within. My ability to process photographs is… Read More ›
BAD BEHAVIOR TRUMPS RACE, CREED AND GENDER – GARRY ARMSTRONG
What our angry world does not need is even more pointless intolerance. There’s no excuse for not using a modicum of civility when dealing with others, especially in the workplace. It doesn’t matter how bad a day you’ve had. Do… Read More ›
Y IS FOR YELLOW LEAVES ON AUTUMN TREES – By GARRY ARMSTRONG
FOTD – October 8 – YELLOW LEAVES ON THE TREES Yellow with brilliant red patches. The world aglow with color and with the sun out? It’s absolutely blinding!
Y IS FOR YELLOW BEGONIAS
FOTD – October 8 – Yellow Begonias I always have a favorite summer flower. It was usually fuchsia until it became so difficult to find good fuchsias and none of the local nurseries are open. There are probably nurseries in other… Read More ›
NEW STUFF!
In our ever ongoing attempt to make our house look less like it’s a single step from dereliction, today Owen changed the medicine cabinet in my bathroom. When we bought the house, it had a tiny (ugly) little medicine cabinet… Read More ›
X IS FOR FALL FOLIAGE?
FOTD – October 7 – X is for Crossing Bridges in Autumn Foliage No Xeranthemums for me. Now when there are autumnal bridges to cross and glorious fall foliage to make you catch your breath! What a difference from last… Read More ›
CANDIDLY MONOCHROMATIC
CBWC: Candid Photography I am never sure what “candid means” since hardly anyone who isn’t in show business or modeling gets formal photographs taken. Seriously, do we have any non-candid pictures?
THE BEST VACATION EVER – IRELAND!
Fandango’s Provocative Question #184 Every now and then, a challenge puts out a question I find really hard to answer. This is one of them. I had to think about this for a while, but I finally decided it was our… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 88 – BIRDY ART
I’ve been itching to draw for a while but either I was too busy and couldn’t spare the time or my hand was already sore and I didn’t want to press my luck. I’m amazed my hands still work considering… Read More ›
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL
CMMC October Close Up or Macro I was sure we hadn’t taken a lot of pictures in September, but today I got around to backing up both August and September. I don’t know why I procrastinate so long before getting around… Read More ›
W IS FOR WATER FLOWERS
FOTD – OCTOBER 7 – Water flowers They grow along the riverbanks and in the river. Some grow in swamps. All these plants want to live in the water or minimally, right next to it. I don’t know the names… Read More ›
THE RIDDLE OF THE SHIP OF THESEUS SOLVED! By TOM CURLEY
For some reason I’ve been thinking about the riddle of The Ship of Theseus. At this point, many of you are thinking: “What the hell is he talking about?” It’s about a famous philosophical thought experiment. I’ll let Wikipedia… Read More ›
SHARING THE WORLD: OCTOBER!
SHARE YOUR WORLD 10-5-2022 I didn’t get around to clearing out my email for the past two days, so by this morning, there were more than 500 emails in my inbox. I would have found this link sooner if it hadn’t… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 