The Moss is Uppermost One of the first important things I learned about moss is should you find it growing on your roof, you need a new roof. After that, we learned we needed siding, fencing, drainage, a sump and a… Read More ›
Architecture
LOOKING UP WHEN ALL IS SQUARE
Look Up So there’s a bit of up in these street pictures from East Providence. It’s the kind of neighborhood I’d probably live here. Yes, it looks a bit dumpy, but there are signs that there’s art nearby. Moot point…. Read More ›
ONCE UPON A STEEPLE
Upon a Steeple This beautiful old church has been abandoned for at least a decade by now, maybe a few years longer. The problem? No heat, or plumbing and thus, no bathroom. No parking lot AND it only sits a… Read More ›
SQUARELY UP THE STREET
Up My Street So there I was in Providence, which is just about 20 minutes south of here — just as Worcester is about 20 minutes north of here. Uxbridge is in the middle which is why, once upon a… Read More ›
TRUTHFUL TUESDAY ON WEDNESDAY
Truthful Tuesday: January 6th, 2021 Since I was going to answer this question anyway, this seemed like a good moment to jump in. We seem to be on the same track. This is an answer, but it’s also a story… Read More ›
CFFC: UP AND DOWN, COLUMNS AND VERTICALS
#CFFC: Columns and Vertical Lines Up, down, and all around. Columns and vertical lines that draw you eye skyward.
ARE CHRISTMAS CAROLS RELIGIOUS OR SIMPLY A DIFFERENT FORM OF MUSIC?
I have to admit to an enormous fondness for the original Christmas Carols. I was in the P.S. 35 Glee Club — as was everyone else. They were non-discriminatory about vocal quality. If you could squawk out something slightly musical,… Read More ›
ARCHITECTURE – WORD OF THE DAY FROM CYRANNY
Architecture Garry and I used to go into Boston to shoot city pictures at least once or twice a year. As the traffic has grown so enormously since we moved out here, we’ve gone into Boston less and less frequently…. Read More ›
STONEHENGE AND A BATH
Since it has become apparent we are going nowhere this year, we decided to at least reminisce about one of our fun adventures of the recent past. If you have a chance next year, you may wish to stop at… Read More ›
TAKE THE LONDON UNDERGROUND
International travel helps to give you a greater understanding of cultures and of the world in general. I have been fortunate enough to make many international trips in the last ten years. Each year we have gone out on a… Read More ›
SHARING MY WORLD AS “THE ELECTION” APPROACHES
Share Your World 10-27-2020 It’s hard to believe that we are ending the tenth month of this year. One helluva year. We never imagined it would be this bad, this long, this ugly, this scary. Anxieties are high and many… Read More ›
CITYSCAPES FROM MISSION HILL AND 60 STATE STREET IN BOSTON
A Photo a Week Challenge: Cityscape Always my favorite part of shooting in Boston was getting up high enough to get a real view of the city. I got my best view from the hill on which the New England Baptist… Read More ›