Weaving through Boston traffic on any given day can be a traumatic experience. Cars and trucks pop out of side streets, apparently without so much as a glance for possible other traffic. Vehicles stop at random to chat with a… Read More ›
Transportation
Cee’s Black and White Challenge: Cars, Trucks, Motorcycles
Another of Cee’s cool challenges … and as it happens, I had this interesting photograph of a bunch of motorcycles … and one cyclist. Taken with a very long lens while hanging out the window of a moving car, the… Read More ›
JUST A FEW INCHES
When you live in a major metropolitan area and you drive — anywhere — but especially if you commute daily, the odds are you have near-accidents frequently. Like every day. Mostly, you don’t notice them. You get used to being… Read More ›
IT’S A DUESENBERG!
This is not just any Duesenerg. This was Gary Cooper’s 1931 Duesenberg.
OLD NUMBER 2
Old Number 2 was, once upon a time, the pride and primary workhorse of the Uxbridge Fire Department. For decades, whenever the call went out, Number 2 led the response. But the years passed and the time came to replace… Read More ›
Daily Prompt: OLD, BROKEN BUT NOT FORGOT
He’s an old friend. Slowly rusting away in a green field. There are worse possible fates, for men and for old trucks. Related articles Daily Prompt: Breakdown (dailypost.wordpress.com) Report: Security Breakdown In America’s Nuclear Command Centers: “Not Taking the Job… Read More ›
Weekly Photo Challenge: BLUE SKY, BLUE SEA – BLUE HUE IS ME
The sky bright blue, accented with puffy white clouds and the water, taking its cue from the sky, felt that blueness was an appropriate choice for this day in autumn along the Atlantic coast. The people came and went and… Read More ›
VACATION REPORT: DAY 2 – RISING TO THE CHALLENGE
When you can’t fix it, you soldier on. Today, overcoming the series of blows that knocked out yesterday, we go forth to shop and take pictures of Cape Cod. If the Red Sox can survive last night’s defeat by Detroit,… Read More ›
VACATION REPORT: DAY 1 – “WHAT A DUMP!”
It’s 76 miles as the road goes, but it took three hours. Which wasn’t bad considering it was a snail trail all the way. Friday night traffic is bad and the roads to the Cape are the most crowded. No… Read More ›
Weekly Photo Challenge: From Lines to Patterns – White Mountain Bridge
Just outside of Lincoln, New Hampshire, high in the White Mountains, a footbridge leads you into the woods onto a hiking trail. If you follow the trail, you will eventually find yourself at the top of one of the highest… Read More ›
Daily Prompt: So long, it’s been good to know yuh …
So Long, Its Been Good To Know Yuh (Dusty Old Dust) Words and Music by Woody Guthrie I’ve sung this song, but I’ll sing it again, Of the place that I lived on the wild windy plains, In the month… Read More ›
Serendipitous Photo Ops — Big Car Show in Mendon
I had a doctor’s appointment in Upton. It’s about 6 miles away and normally takes me 20 minutes to get there. I usually leave half an hour because it’s all local roads and it’s road repair season in New England…. Read More ›
Daily Prompt: You’ll find me at home where I belong
NOTE: This topic is identical to “A Rolling Stone” from just the week before last. When I think about giving up my roots and hitting the open road … selling it all and taking that big old gypsy wagon, er… Read More ›
Bridge Over the LIttle Colorado
The Little Colorado is a small, relatively shallow river, but critical to the local ecology. Bridges cross it all along its more than 300-mile length. Imagine how difficult this crossing would be without the bridge! Now think about doing it… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 