We slipped away to visit friends in Kennebunkport, Maine. They don’t live there. They’re actually Californians who come annually to visit the rest of the family who live on this coast. I wasn’t sure we were going until the last… Read More ›
New England
CRITICAL RACE THEORY AND HATRED IN THE U.S.
Fandango’s Provocative Question #165 For some people, this is an interesting, albeit impersonal question. For some of us, it’s personal and cuts painfully close to home. How do you feel about what is going on in the United States in regard… Read More ›
SQUIRRELS
Some of my cuter and more athletic squirrels demanded a viewing, so here they are!
TWO MORNINGS IN PEACHUM, VT
On two separate mornings, the same scene — well, almost exactly the same scene. A clear day and a cloudy morning. Getting a new computer has also meant a lot of reorganizing, especially of photographs which have never been well… Read More ›
BLACK & WHITE LANDSCAPES
CBWC: In the Distance This is work I almost always do in color, so finding pictures in black and white was interesting. But there are so many pictures, pretty much everything is there. I just have to find it.
THINKING OF AUTUMN WHILE BUMPING INTO SPRING
FOTD – March 20 – Almost spring yet dreaming of Fall It could be because fall brings our best weather, but I think it’s the colors that enchant me. The warm orange, red, pumpkin, and yellow. The wonderful color shifts… Read More ›
BUSY BEES
There were maybe 100 bees buzzing around the two hanging feeders on the deck. I assumed they were yellow jackets because we’ve had a lot of trouble here with hornets and wasps — and especially yellow jackets who have nested… Read More ›
THE BIG ONE: THE BLIZZARD OF 1978 – by GARRY ARMSTRONG
This is the time of year when big snowstorms hit this region. Forty-three years ago, a gigantic winter storm began moving into eastern Massachusetts. On the afternoon of Feb. 6, 1978, thousands of people were let out of work early… Read More ›
NOR’EASTER FELLS THE LEGEND By GARRY ARMSTRONG
Mother Nature came through on the heels of the frantic predictions of a whopper storm. Skeptical New Englanders are watching the snow fall faster than the numbers on Wall Street after another week of gridlock on Capitol Hill. What’s the… Read More ›
BACKYARD WILDLIFE AND SNOW
I put out extra food for the birds and squirrels today because given predictions, I might not be able to get to the feeders tomorrow. In particular, I put out extra mealworm suet. I know it sound disgusting to us,… Read More ›
THE WINTER BLUES – SWO8 BLUES JAZZ AND A BLIZZARD
IT’S JANUARY. WE’VE GOT THE WINTER BLUES – TWO FEET WORTH! My collaborator, Leslie Martel of swo8 Blues Jazz did the real work. She composed the music and the words. She also put the video together. Posted it to YouTube…. Read More ›
THE VIEW: A PHOTO A WEEK CHALLENGE
A Photo a Week Challenge: View Through the front window, the back window, and the top of a very tall building along the wharf in Boston.
GONE GRACKLES?
When we left for the hospital at noon, the deck was body-to-body Grackles. They were pushing each other out of the wooden feeder, had mashed together half a dozen birds in one flat feeder and were covering the railing and… Read More ›
DAY OF THE GRACKLES
I admit it. I thought these were Starlings until I looked at the pictures I took a few months ago of a pair of Starlings. The two birds don’t look at all alike. They are about the same size and… Read More ›
GARRY ARMSTRONG – AUTUMN BY THE BLACKSTONE
FOTD – November 7 – Autumn, Garry Armstrong Marilyn has been sifting through files and these came up. They were mislabeled. These are my autumn photos from Riverbend and down at the Blackstone canal. This was my first excursion with… Read More ›
AT HOME WITH AUTUMN
FOTD – October 24 – Out my back door Autumn came home. Looking out my window, out my back door, the world is bright and shiny with color. It won’t be with us long, so let’s celebrate. What could be… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 