Boston Common is more than a park. With the Boston Public Garden adjacent to the common, it forms the green heart of a city that has grown big around the edges, but remains small and cozy at heart. Friendly ducks, and… Read More ›
Travel
Abandoned Along the Tracks
Along the tracks of the Grafton-Upton line, you can see one of the huge abandoned factories that was part of the Blackstone Valley industrial corridor. No road goes to it, only train tracks pass it on their short, slow jog from… Read More ›
Leaving the Yard — Owen Kraus
Leaving the yard, the long curve of the tracks ahead, then out into the countryside. Traveling by train through the Blackstone Valley, a rare view, almost forgotten. – – – Related articles By Train Through the Valley… Photos by Owen… Read More ›
BY TRAIN THROUGH THE VALLEY – PHOTOS BY OWEN KRAUS
Once upon a time, trains were the way to go. Last week, my son — a longtime railroad enthusiast — was offered a rare opportunity, to travel through the Blackstone Valley by train. There are no longer any passenger trains… Read More ›
Watch Out for Pigeons!
Anyone who knows me at all knows I love roller coasters. I love them all … but for me, there’s nothing that comes near the Cyclone at Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. Been riding it since I was 8 years. I’m… Read More ›
Daily Prompt: Tourist Trap — Williamsburg, Virgina
There is a negative inference to tourist trap, that such places are less worthy of attention because they are too popular as a vacation destination. In that context, the entire city of Paris should be discounted as a tourist trap…. Read More ›
Following the Blackstone River
Despite hundred of years of industrial pollution, the Blackstone River Valley survives. A complex of rivers, tributaries, wetlands, forests, lakes and streams., the Blackstone River Watershed contains more than 30 dams in its 46-mile length. This does not include dams on tributaries and other… Read More ›
DAILY PROMPT: JOURNEY – AN IRISH HONEYMOON
We surprised everyone — except ourselves — when we announced our plans to honeymoon in Ireland. “Neither of you is Irish,” they said, foreheads wrinkled. I’m not sure why people assume the reason to go to Ireland is to look… Read More ›
Coming to Jerusalem
Once upon a time, in another life, I had a home in Jerusalem, just down the road from Jaffa Gate. Nowadays, when I remember Jerusalem, the edges are soft. My Jerusalem is gone. Time brought housing projects, shopping malls, office parks…. Read More ›
For The Promptless: Vision Board – A Collage of Life
This is both what I want and have in my life. It’s not everything, but it’s been a full life. I’m old enough to have attained the things most important to me. And not. It depends on how one looks… Read More ›
Charge! Address the Mess!
My world runs on rechargeable batteries. Three laptops, two Kindles, two cellphones, six cameras, four mouses (mice have fur and make squeaky noises, mouses attach to your computer), wireless keyboards, GPS, various clocks, flashlights, who-knows-how-many remote controls, electric razors, tooth cleaning machines,… Read More ›
