AUTUMN & AMBER LIGHT … BUT WHAT DOES THE STUFF ON MY CAMERA’S MENU MEAN? Text: Marilyn Armstrong – Photography: Garry Armstrong I have always loved the fall. I remember being a child on my way back to school. I… Read More ›
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UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: THE MAN IN THE BLACK MASK
A Photo a Week Challenge: Up Close and Personal
OH THAT FOLIAGE!
FOTD – September 26 – OH THAT FOLIAGE! I have not had a really great day. Actually, I was doing just fine until suddenly, I wasn’t. I had a great morning and even finally made my banana bread. Different recipe… Read More ›
Trump’s idiotic words encourage violence, threaten American lives – THE SHINBONE STAR – Written By MACINELLI
“Eat em. Don’t throw em,” Bumble Bee company officials tweeted Tuesday. They were referring to cans of their tuna that Impeached President Donald J. Trump claimed were being used as weapons by protesters across the country during confrontations with law enforcement officers…. Read More ›
STRANGE OUTCOMES FROM THIS STRANGEST YEAR
Who knew that 2020 would be a wretched excuse for a year? The climate is collapsing. Half of the U.S. is burning down, another quarter is flooded … and we up here in the northeast are 10 inches low on… Read More ›
SUNFLOWERS ON A SUNNY DAY
FOTD – September 25 – SUNFLOWERS BY THE BLACKSTONE We had hoped there would be more color in the trees. Our street is brilliant with color. In fact, our entire property is brilliant with color. The aspen are all golden,… Read More ›
EARLY FOLIAGE ON OUR ROAD AND A STRANGE CONVERSATION
We went down to the river today because usually, the brightest colors of the season are along the water. You can often tell where the water is from a distance. Look for the scarlet and orange maple trees. This time,… Read More ›
VOTE YES ON ONE !
I know there are a lot of important issues. COVID-19. Climate change. Anything having to do with Prez 45 and/or any of his cohorts. The collapse of our and the international economy. Systemic racism and an out of control police… Read More ›
HARVEST AND THE AUTUMNAL EQUINOX
Autumn dropped by early this year. It’s not the usual Autumn. It just got cold one afternoon dropping from the 70s to the 40s in just a few hours. It stayed that way for a few days. Today it’s warmer… Read More ›
THE BIRDS ARE EATING LIKE CRAZY
I’ve been feeding birds for a few years now and I’m pretty used to their feeding habits. Generally, they come in groups. Flocks of Goldfinches, a couple of Cardinals — orange or red and some orange babies, too. Lots of… Read More ›
FOLIAGE CAME EARLY. WILL IT END EARLY TOO?
FOTD – September 23 – Early Autumn Foliage It went from being brutally hot to cold in about four hours about a week ago. I finally gave in and pulled out the comforter and my feet are always cold. It’s… Read More ›
SHARING MY WORLD AND HEY, IT’S COLD!
Share Your World, HP 9-22-2020 SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 ~ MELANIE B CEE Roger’s Magical, Mystical Questions: Have you ever driven the wrong way on a one-way street? How did this come about? Yes, but the no-entry sign was in Hebrew and I… Read More ›
HAVING ASCERTAINED I DON’T HAVE COVID 19 … WHAT’S NEXT?
Yesterday, I got sent to the COVID drive through. It was actually no big deal. Although I was unable to spit (I have dry mouth from all the Blood Pressure medicine I take), they stuck those big q-tips up my… Read More ›
WHITE SUPREMACISTS ARE NOT ALONE
I had a major battle on Amazon about a book I said was racist. A lot of people said “No, it isn’t. The author is an avowed Boston liberal.” I’m sure he said he was and he probably believes it’s… Read More ›
WELCOME TO THE NEW EARTH
I’m often horrified at what this country has become, especially because it didn’t start with Trump. It might very well end with Trump but it began before the U.S.A. was a country, when we decided owning slaves was okay because… Read More ›
THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM
An early autumn New England Friday. It’s still mild and the seasonal burst of colors is as slow as the Red Sox bats this year. It’s calm but you know it’s just a matter of time. We’re six weeks away… Read More ›
THESE WERE THE YEARS THAT WERE. REALLY.
In May 1969, I had a baby boy. I sang “Come a little closer to my breast” originally sung by the Holy Modal Rounders though made famous by other covering singers including the Incredible String Band, I bumped into them… Read More ›
ONE PULLED TOOTH, ONE GRUMPY BLOGGER, ONE RED LEAF
My sick tooth is gone. Presumably, this will also cure the abscess in the gum above the tooth. It was ironic because this tooth was in my gum as solid as a rock. Not even a wobble. The dentist cut… Read More ›
ON THE DECK, GREENERY AND GOLDFINCHES
It’s a pretty picture. No reason for me to post it except that’s it’s a pretty picture and has a couple of pretty yellow Goldfinches on a feeder. Sometimes, we take prett pictures and like to show them off. Sometimes,… Read More ›
BIRDS ON A MONDAY AND A THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY EVENT
Today is the day before Garry and my 30th anniversary. It’s been a long time a’coming. I spent the day taking too many Tylenol and finally going to the hospital to get a COVID test because I’ve been running a… Read More ›
Fresh Prizes: For Marilyn and Garry | lifelessons – a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown
A happy 30th anniversary to both of us. Who imagined we’d last this long? Fresh Prizes Even though she thinks she knows him to the bone, another little detail comes forward to be shown. Like a little prize, presented for… Read More ›
IT’S A FINE LENS BUT MY EYES WILL HAVE TO GO!
Not being at all ready to accept camera failure as my focusing problem, I redid the pictures of yesterday since my friendly red squirrel was back. A lot of photos later, I knew my eyes aren’t sharp enough closeup on… Read More ›
A PHOTO A WEEK CHALLENGE: A SEQUENCE OF ACTION
A Photo a Week Challenge: Action in Series In summertime, when all the leaves and trees are green. Remember when summer was fun? And it was okay to just hang with friends and enjoy the pool? When will it happen again?… Read More ›
A NEW LOVESEAT WITH A PORTRAIT OF GARRY
The old loveseat was 14 years old. It seemed we bought it more recently than that. But if I think about it, I’d realize how much has happened during these years. Garry and I have grown old on the old… Read More ›
