GOLDEN AFTERNOON AND EARLY SUNSET IN JANUARY I looked out the window and the light was golden against the trees. It’s not the color you usually see in the middle of winter. I associate that color with autumn and sometimes,… Read More ›
Blackstone River
A PEOPLIZED WORLD
Once upon a time — not all that long ago — most of North American was “open” space. There was room for predators. Room for herds of antelope, bison, deer and elk. Wild goats lived in the mountains with mountain… Read More ›
UP THE SQUARES FOR NUMBER SIX!
PEERING UP THE BLACKSTONE RIVER Today, abandoning birds, we are looking upriver on the Blackstone River. It’s not the I ran out of birds, but it has been a long and terrible day and wanted something peaceful. The river is… Read More ›
THE CHANGING SEASONS AT YEAR’S END: DECEMBER 2020
DECEMBER 2020 – THE YEAR FINALLY ENDS Before anything else, happy new year! May this next year prove better than last year and may we manage to find ways to fix what it broken, save what is valuable, and live… Read More ›
A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT — THE BLACKSTONE RIVER IN OUR VALLEY
CFFC: Water – Blackstone River and Its Valley: A River Runs Through It I think if I were to describe the valley in which we live, I would say “A river runs through it.” In fact, the Blackstone River defines… Read More ›
BIRD WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: BIRDS IN OR NEAR THE WATER OR SNOW
BIRDS IN OR NEAR THE WATER OR SNOW Wow, do I have pictures for you! We got more than a foot of snow earlier this week. It has been below freezing all week, so nothing has melted. Maybe next week? Or… Read More ›
#FPQ 101 – THE CLIMATE IS CHANGING. WHAT NOW?
Fandango’s Provocative Question #101 In the U.S., step one might be creating recycling plants that actually reuse the materials we recycle. As it stands now, most of the material we recycle utlimately gets trashed because we don’t have the plants to… Read More ›
BIRD WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: BIRDS IN OR NEAR SNOW (PART DEUX)
BIRDS IN OR VERY NEAR SNOW (PART Deux) It snowed today again. Not a lot. Just about an inch, but it put a nice white icing on our trees and grass and of course, the deck. I have about 400… Read More ›
LEAVES AND LAST FOLIAGE IN DECEMBER
#CFFC: Leaves and Trees by the Blackstone – Garry Armstrong Good thing we take a lot of pictures when we are out taking pictures. It was all Marilyn’s idea, so she can’t complain. She told me to shoot more. You… Read More ›
#CFFC – DOWN BY THE RIVER AND TREES IN WINTER
CFFC: Leaves and Trees – Marilyn Armstrong While we all hunker down and wait for the giant snowstorm to hit tomorrow night, we got some good shots down by the Blackstone. These are mine. Maybe I’ll post Garry’s in a… Read More ›
GARRY ARMSTONG’S FOLIAGE IN DECEMBER
FOTD – December 13 – Down By The Blackstone in December Marilyn felt that posting our pictures in one group wasn’t fair to me, so these are my pictures from our couple of hours down by Blackstone in Rhode Island…. Read More ›
DECEMBER’S FOLIAGE BY THE BLACKSTONE
FOTD – December 14 –Foliage in December I realized that I needed an airing. I needed it right now and it’s supposed to rain tomorrow and maybe the next day. Garry hustled through his morning and we went down the… Read More ›
