Pictures from our friend Ben who lives in Phoenix where it is 115 degrees. This was his view of the sun the other day. He was able to point his camera right at the sun to get this shot. It… Read More ›
Summer
WHY SO LAZY DAISY?
FOTD – June 4 – BLACK-EYED SUSAN Coming this summer, my favorite late wild summer flowers — the Black-eyed Susan. Are these daisies or asters? I always assumed they are wild daisies. And the answer? Well, really — both. Rudbeckia hirta,… Read More ›
PAYING IN BLOOD FOR A PERFECT SUNRISE
A bright sunrise, the day dawning I stood there that bright morning, the only human standing. It was the 4th of July and the world was asleep. My camera was ready and the sky had a wonderful scarlet look that… 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 ›
THE PILGRIM’S LATE SUMMER DAY IN UXBRIDGE By GARRY ARMSTRONG
Initially, it was just a quick run to our local supermarket for a few items. It turned out to be one of the nicest afternoons I’ve had in a long time. An impromptu photo session turned into a brief lesson… Read More ›
BIRDS OF ODD AND ORANGE FEATHERS WITH BABIES
This is the way he looked last week. I’m still wondering if we are breeding a new kind of Cardinal here in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. Yesterday, I met the lady of the family and today, the babies showed up. Yes, orange… Read More ›
THE CHAIR ATOP THE MUMFORD DAM
We had to go to the dentist because my tooth has been really painful. As it turned out, I have an extraction coming up. The alternative — since this tooth already has a crown — would be drilling through the… Read More ›
A MOUNTAINSIDE SUMMER BY EMILY DICKINSON
New England has a pretty big collection of native poets, of which Emily Dickenson was one. This poem so reminded me of this valley, with its hill and valleys and the mist over of the river. A good poem for… Read More ›
THE SUMMER WIND
SONGS THAT CAME BLOWIN’ IN, by Rich Paschall If you visited this space last Sunday, you saw the top Summer Songs as given by the musical genius, Brian Wilson. Those may have been songs that evoked thoughts of summer for Brian,… Read More ›
SUMMER SONGS – RICHARD PASCHALL
The Top 10 of a Musical Genius From the time the Beach Boys hit the surf and the top of the charts in the 1960s, Brian Wilson has been considered a musical genius. His prolific songwriting propelled the careers of… Read More ›
SUMMER SCENES, SUMMER NOT – Marilyn Armstrong
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Summer Scenes
AUGUST’S END AT THE BLACKSTONE – Marilyn Armstrong
River with flowers as summer ends – FOTD – 8-27-19 At least we got some pictures. It has been a while since we went out and we aren’t going out again soon. It’s simply too dangerous. But we did get… Read More ›
AUGUST: DOG AND OTHER DAYS – Marilyn Armstrong
August 2012 through 2019 A little photographic journey around the northeastern end of the American continent. I didn’t have a single fire pump for Cee’s challenge, so I went back through seven years of August. From Glocester to Rockport, from… Read More ›
PARKS BY A RIVER – Marilyn Armstrong
Weekly Word Prompt: Parks We live in the Blackstone Valley Historic Corridor, so basically, we live in a park. It’s one level below a national park, but without the funding (such as it is these days). The good news is… Read More ›
THE LAST OF THE BLUE DAYS OF A SQUARE JULY – Garry Armstrong
LAST BLUE DAYS IN SQUARE JULY – Garry Armstrong
TO CAMP OR NOT TO CAMP – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Camp I always wanted to go camping. All my friends went camping. My brother and sister went camping. I so envied them. I stayed home. My mother felt camp was where you sent a child that needed… Read More ›
FRIENDS AND THE JULY BLUES – Marilyn Armstrong
FRIENDS AND THE JULY BLUES And there we were at the farm and Ben was wearing his favorite blue shirt. Friends in blue. Is that the same as blue friends? Regardless, this is our friend Ben at the farm in… Read More ›
KARIN LAINE MCMILLEN AND SUMMERTIME – Marilyn Armstrong
Absolutely Not Cacophony She has swans. She has a beloved dog and a pond for her swans. And she has a voice. Cacophony is noise. This is a joyful noise. Karin Laine McMillen and a song to go with the… Read More ›
MORE OF THOSE JULY BLUES … Marilyn Armstrong
Stormy Afternoon in the Diner It’s very hot. Not hot like “hot,” but even hotter than that. It may have cooled off a little because about an hour ago, I heard thunder while I was showering. I quickly rinsed everything… Read More ›
JULY AND THE BLUES AGAIN … Marilyn Armstrong
Clapboard Steeple against a summer blue sky This color sky is a summertime only sky. In the winter, we get more of a marine blue that has a hint of green. Almost turquoise. This deep, almost navy blue is from… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 