CFFC: Anything Large Just as “small” is a matter of definition and comparison, so is large. For example: A big fly is big. A little fly is small.A big elephant it big. A little elephant is small.Therefore, a big fly… Read More ›
Architecture
BLACK & WHITE MUSIC
CBWC: Anything to do with Music I know I have more pictures, but how did I file them? At least these I knew under what names I filed them. Am I ever going to get better at this? Probably not. I… Read More ›
CIRCLE, CURVES AND BENDS IN THE ROAD
CFFC: Circles and Curves Lots of curves, circles, and bends in the road. Life and the world are like that.
CONSTRUCTION!
CBWC: Construction I thought this reconstruction would take years, but they did the whole job in less than six months.
DOWNTOWN
CFFC: City Structures Cities are unique. Some city centers have a dam and a waterfall, others have tall buildings or cobblestone streets. Occasionally, you can see a tall ship on the wharf. It depends on the town.
BRICKS & STONES IN BLACK & WHITE
CBWC: Bricks and Stones Sticks and stones? No, bricks and stones are today’s subjects for Cee’s Black & White Challenge. From Northfield, MN to the Blackstone Valley.
ABANDONED
CFFC: Abandoned Buildings or Barns In the early 2000s, there were a lot of old, nearly collapsed barns and sheds, as well as long-abandoned mills. Since then many old wooden mills have burned down, but anything reasonably solid was renovated and… Read More ›
FUN WITH SQUARES AND TRIANGLES
CFFC: Squares and/or Triangles It’s easy enough to find squares, but triangles were more of a challenge. I did find a couple, though.
THE CONCERT WITH MUSIC
Now that I’m home, I redid all these photographs to a reduced size so I don’t eat all my space. This chapel cum concert hall is unique in that it beautifully mimics a Gothic cathedral, yet it’s modern. It has… Read More ›
WINDOWS
Our house needs many things. The roof looks good and we got a new boiler, did basic repair on the deck, and lots of other stuff — all of which got fully paid for. That is why we are so… Read More ›
THE KOTEL
My favorite place in Jerusalem was the Western Wall, sometimes incorrectly called the “Wailing Wall.” In Hebrew, it’s Kotel — it rhymes with motel. I used to go to the Kotel to leave messages for God. We all believed messages left there… Read More ›
A CLASSIC RESTORATION OF A CLAPBOARD NEW ENGLAND CHURCH
I thought the restoration was going to take a lot longer. I thought they would need at least a year, probably two. But they got it done in just six months. The guys doing the work were there every day,… Read More ›
TOO COLD FOR PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography: Garry Armstrong No matter what anyone says about those “special gloves” that are supposed to let you use electronic devices, I can’t. Buttons on cameras are small and most of us go by feel when we are shooting, so… Read More ›
ON TOP
ATOP THE HOUSE How’s your roof? Ours is okay, so far. No loose shingles. No leaks. No holes. It’s just that it’s 20 years old and every time I look at it, I start to worry. Who knew we’d live… Read More ›
CURVES, TWIRLS, AND ARCHES
CFFC: Curvy or Arches I am glad to post a photograph that isn’t a bird, squirrel, chipmunk, or flower. To be fair, I \love both the creatures and the flowers. I love them so much, I worry whether or not I’m… Read More ›
A CLASSIC NEW ENGLAND CHURCH
TIME TO RESTORE THE UNITARIAN CHURCH When we first moved here in 2000, the Unitarian Church was still in use, at least during the summer. In winter, the congregation — maybe a dozen people — moved to the heated Unitarian… Read More ›
RESTORING THE UNITARIAN CHURCH
CBWC: People at Work Ever since we moved into this town, we have watched how the Unitarian Church has stood there getting older and more worn out. I kept asking why we didn’t just use the property as a small museum… Read More ›
HORIZONTAL LINES: PHOTO A WEEK CHALLENGE
A Photo a Week Challenge: Horizontal Lines I remember way back when I still had to get dressed to go to work trying to find a flattering skirt. I finally found a nice one with thin vertical lines running downward on… Read More ›
GEOMETRY IN BLACK & WHITE
CBWC: Any Kind of Geometrical Shape A lot of my favorite architecture and other geometric pictures were taken in black and white. Somehow, black and white seems to work best for anything blocky and especially with sharp edges.
ARCHITECTURE IN BLACK AND WHITE – CBWC FROM CEE
I like most architecture in black and white. Urban buildings — even otherwise ugly building — somehow look sharper in black and white. CBWC: Buildings
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 