I thought the restoration would take 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, really working, a rare… Read More ›
Architecture
BRICKS
CMMC: August Old Brick Colors All of these buildings are at least 100 years old and many are older. The old mill (chimneys) goes back to the late 1700s and of course, Fenway was completed on April 20, 1912, just a… Read More ›
BIG, BIGGER, BIGGEST
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 ›
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 ›
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 