PPAC: #19 I haven’t contributed to this because I have so little to contribute. Uxbridge doesn’t have public art. We used to have three lovely mosaics on the wall across from the Mumford dam, but sometime between last Thursday and… Read More ›
Anecdote
IN APPRECIATION OF MY BARNYARD FANS
This past week marked a full 20 years for me in retirement. This was after 45 — maybe more (who can remember?) — years as a TV and radio news reporter. Thanks to some kind people, I’ve avoided becoming Mr…. Read More ›
THE OLD FIRE TRUCK
CBWC: Fire Prevention Uxbridge’s Number 2 pumping fire engine was put out to pasture before we moved here. I’m guessing that would be about 25 years ago. For 15 of those years, it sat in an empty field across from… Read More ›
AND THEN, THERE’S AMAZON …
Fandango’s Provocative Question #140 First, congratulations. 140 is a lot of posting and reading and commenting. I really enjoy doing this particular challenge. Now, to the question: This is easy to explain, but I have a feeling I’m going to use… Read More ›
TWISTED, SQUIGGLY, SQUIRMY AND WIGGLY
CFFC: Twisted or Squiggly I have no idea what I’ll find in my huge collection of pictures I can’t find no matter what I do — and WordPress’s “fix” of the media library has made finding many things outright impossible. That… Read More ›
FOTD – COUNTRY ROADS
FOTD – October 20 – Farm Around the Corner Where should we go? Garry thought we should go down Chestnut Street and visit the farms along the river. Yes, the same Blackstone River. Wherever you go in the valley, you… Read More ›
SHARING MY WORLD. GOOD GRIEF IT’S ALMOST NOVEMBER!
SHARE YOUR WORLD 10-18-2021 Photos by Garry Armstrong Holy Mackerel! Wait a minute. Is a mackerel holy? Why? What did I miss? I just know last I looked, it was warm and a bit sticky and we were hoping the Sox… Read More ›
BRIGHT LEAVES ON THE SQUARE
TODAY’S BRIGHT LEAVES We were out most of the day with cameras taking far more pictures that I will probably ever have time to process — even minimally. I haven’t done almost any processing on any of these autumn shots… Read More ›
FLOWERS BY THE SQUARE
A Flowery Past All of these were used in the past, though which was used when? That I don’t know. In the gallery, the second shot is from a flowering vine that was killed by a falling tree. It also… Read More ›
LET ME BEGIN
Yesterday was beautiful. Perfect for going out and taking pictures which is what I wanted to do. It was also the day I needed to change the bed linens. The birds needed feeding and the deck cleaning. I had to… Read More ›
SPONTANEITY OR STABILITY?
Fandango’s Provocative Question #139 Good question this week! I’m glad you specified “today” because I have changed so much over the years. At my age, spontaneity is hard to come by. My brain is always eager to try something new, but… Read More ›
NEW CHIPS, NEW OPERATING SYSTEM, BIG $$$
I got a note from Intel today advertising all the new computers that will get its latest, greatest chips. Supposedly these new chips, says Intel, are 50-100% faster than the chips most of us use now. These new chips will… Read More ›
