Bright day along the Blackstone river and canal It really was a perfect day. From when I first pulled the windows open and propped the back door and saw that brilliant blue sky, I knew it was going to be… Read More ›
Spring
SPRING HAS SPRUNG – RICH PASCHALL
Let The Sunshine In, Rich Paschall Now that Spring has officially arrived, we are thinking more about enjoying the sun. You may have told someone that “You Are The Sunshine Of My Life” or that you wanted to share the… Read More ›
WAITING FOR SPRING
FOTD – March 22 – It’s spring, almost It felt like spring today and I think that in other places, there are flowers. Nothing at all here. We are so much in the shade, our flowers are always later than… Read More ›
IF I RULED THE WORLD
A New Song To Sing, by Rich Paschall We have made it to another pandemic Spring, but this time the first day of Spring sings out a new song. This one sounds better than the bluebirds on Marilyn’s back deck…. Read More ›
GARRY’S TRIP TO THE GREAT OUT OF DOORS – PHOTOGRAPHY BY GARRY ARMSTRONG
It was a beautiful day and the temperature broke records for the day. It won’t last. We already know that. It will be colder tomorrow and colder still by Monday when it will be below freezing (again). But today was… Read More ›
MAGNOLIAS AND SPRING
FOTD – March 9 – Magnolias Apple blossoms and magnolia flowers are the two unmistakable signs that spring has really come. Usually, there are a lot of these beautiful flowers in full bloom by the middle of April. This year,… Read More ›
HERALDING SPRING: CROCUSES
FOTD – January 27 – Crocus It has been snowing all day and it’s supposed to snow all night, though we aren’t supposed to get a lot of snow. That we are apparently saving for next week when they think we’re… Read More ›
PRIVILEGED IN THE PARK – GARRY ARMSTRONG
It was really a lovely day. Cool, bright, not humid. The car, after these months of sitting under the trees which, these days, are covered with the remnants left by Marilyn’s birds. Our Renegade was not looking her best. And,… Read More ›
MORE OF THE RED HOUSE FINCH – Marilyn Armstrong
One of the things I have been learning to do is take more pictures faster. I have a tendency to focus and try to find perfection, the result of which is often not getting the picture at all. Now, I… Read More ›
SO WHAT’S NEXT? – Marilyn Armstrong
There’s nothing going on. I have a telephone doctor visit on Monday and in June, there are tests and examinations. I have no idea what will be going on by then. While the infection and death rate is slowly diminishing… Read More ›
FLOWERS FROM LAST MAY. IT WAS A DIFFERENT WORLD – Marilyn Armstrong
FOTD – May 2 – Flowers that bloomed in May 2019 Last May seems a decade ago. I remember this time of year we were going to the dentist. His office is right next to the waterfall and Mumford River…. Read More ›
THE END OF THE WAR ON THE POND – Marilyn Armstrong
And when the nest-building and love-making are done, as the long spring afternoon stretches ahead, Mr. Mute-Swan stretches his wings and heads over to the other side of the pond to harass the demon Geese who stole his nest. No… Read More ›
