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Opinionated writer with hopes for a better future for all plus a big helping of skepticism about humanity.

• F IS FOR FUCHSIA

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/20/2022 • ( 14 )

  

  FOTD – September 20 – Fuchsia Of all the flowers I have grown in the summer, my favorites were fuchsia. I loved the colors, the drape of the long, graceful flowers. A few years ago, right before COVID showed up,… Read More ›

• CUTEST TINY RED SQUIRREL

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/20/2022 • ( 16 )

  

  Not only do I think this is the most adorable squirrel I’ve ever seen, but he (she?) is probably the tiniest. He must be a baby because he wasn’t even as big as a chipmunk and they are pretty small…. Read More ›

• E IS FOR EASTER LILY

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/19/2022 • ( 5 )

  

  FOTD – September 19 – E is for Easter Lily I did these Easter Lily photos when I had full use of a lot more filters than I currently have. Unfortunately, changes to the structure of the PC operating system have… Read More ›

• SEEKING ONE VERY SMALL MIRACLE

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/18/2022 • ( 9 )

  

  THE NORTHERN BOBWHITE – NEW ENGLAND’S LAST QUAIL The quail population in New England has dropped by 85% during the past 20 years. Once a common bird, it is rapidly vanishing from hunting and now, as the places it called… Read More ›

• D IS FOR DAFFODILS AND DAISIES

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/18/2022 • ( 2 )

  

  FOTD – September 18 – Daffodils & Daisies D is for daffodils — also, for daisies!

• JUST ANOTHER DAY

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/17/2022 • ( 15 )

  

  PHOTOS MOSTLY GARRY ARMSTRONG & A FEW BY MARILYN I got up in the morning and knew I had to wash my hair. Since I was washing my hair, it seemed a perfect time for a major shower cleansing. Why?… Read More ›

• I AM NOT EASILY CONFUSED BUT…

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/17/2022 • ( 19 )

  Life, Love and Part D – Medicare Prescription Coverage This isn’t a complaint because I don’t have any reason to complain. BlueCross takes the best care of us of any health care insurer I’ve ever known. They are vastly better… Read More ›

• C IS FOR A COLLECTION!

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/17/2022 • ( 4 )

  

  FOTD – September 17 – Columbine, Cactus, Cosmos, Crocus and Chrysanthemum All the “C” flowers I could think of and for which I had photographs!

• ROSES FOR OUR ANNIVERSARY

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/17/2022 • ( 29 )

  

  FOTD – September 15 – Roses Remembering 32 Years I asked for flowers and flowers I got. A really incredible bouquet of roses that smell like heaven and look heavenly too. I took pictures today. Roses don’t last long. I… Read More ›

• STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/16/2022 • ( 4 )

  

  Here we are again. Back in the middle of the middle of the middle. We need new people who have relevant ideas for giving us back our future, but instead? We’re looking for ways to “make things like they used… Read More ›

• BRUSH WITH BUTTERFLIES

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/16/2022 • ( 4 )

  

  FOTD – September 16 – Brush at Ironstone Farm Maybe it was because of the long drought. I’d like to think it was intentional, leaving sunflowers and other garden flowers mixed in along the edges of the fields. I have seen… Read More ›

• HONORING WAR HEROES MAY BE IMMORAL – ON PRINCIPLE

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/15/2022 • ( 9 )

  

  Fandango’s Provocative Question #182 We spend a lot of time “honoring” war heroes. We spend zero time honoring victims of war, especially the millions of dead non-combatants whose only fault lay in “being there” when war occurred. I’m deeply weary of… Read More ›

• BRIGHT PINK OR MAGENTA

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/15/2022 • ( 15 )

  

  CMMC: September Color of Bright Pink or Magenta I just couldn’t choose! There were so many to pick from and so many shades of pink and magenta! It’s not one color but a range of colors.

• FIFTY LITTLE STEPS

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/14/2022 • ( 10 )

  

  CFFC: Walk 50 steps or less and take a new photo(s) It’s just about 15 steps from the loveseat in the living room to where I keep my “bird” camera in the dining room. We do everything except eat in the… Read More ›

• EVERY CHILD LEFT BEHIND

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/14/2022 • ( 26 )

  

  Why American education is a bust Most of you know I lived in Israel for a decade where they spent a vast amount of the national budget on the military. Despite that, they still made sure everyone who wanted an… Read More ›

• WHO ARE WE ANYWAY?

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/14/2022 • ( 10 )

  

  Forever the wealthy try to push the poor into being even poorer. I used to ask why but I think I know why. They do it because they can. Because they discovered we can’t stop them. They wouldn’t try this… Read More ›