It hasn’t rained in weeks and it has been very hot. The trees are dropping green leaves which is a very unhealthy sign for the trees. It means that the roots are dying and many of these trees will die… Read More ›
Water
ON THE WATER: A SHORT TIME-OUT – Photos by Garry & Marilyn Armstrong
We took a couple of days off and we really needed it. Just the joy of seeing people we like IN PERSON. Real, live people! Time outside … a windy day on the water. It’s not that we were lonely,… 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 ›
NARY A RIPPLE
RDP Sunday–RIPPLES “With nary a ripple” signals ultimate peace. No waves, no white water. Just the smooth glassiness of water and it’s reflection of sky, clouds, and the trees along the bank. And maybe the reflection of the geese or… Read More ›
PLENTY OF WATER IN THE WATERSHED – Marilyn Armstrong
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Water Our valley is full of rivers. Mostly, it is full of the Blackstone which winds its way down from the Worcester hills to its end in Newport, Rhode Island. Incidental to its biggest river, are several… Read More ›
THE CHANGING SEASONS – JUNE 2019 – Marilyn Armstrong
The Changing Seasons, June 2019 I took more than 2000 pictures in May, but June, not so many. Part of that was taking down the bird feeders. I really miss the birds. I got a few bird pictures early in June… Read More ›
R&R WITH OLD FRIENDS – Garry Armstrong
It was our time for a bit of R & R in the lush Connecticut woods, far from the madding crowd. It’s another world where we can recharge our life force and mental batteries. Our hosts are the kindly friends… Read More ›
THE START OF BOATING SEASON – BY ELLIN CURLEY
From New Years on, Tom counts down the days until he can start working on the boat to get it ready to go back in the water. It spends its winters shrink wrapped and up on pilings in the parking… Read More ›
FLOWING WATER – CEE’S BLACK & WHITE CHALLENGE – Marilyn Armstrong
The Stream in Ellin and Tom’s Backyard We are in Connecticut and it is snowing. We knew it was going to snow, but it was only a maybe. Meanwhile, the white stuff is falling, but before the snow began, I… Read More ›
REMEMBERING THE FAR AWAY #WRITEPHOTO … Marilyn Armstrong
Thursday photo prompt: Faraway #writephoto I remember. You could stand in the cove and feel the sands move out from underneath your feet. You could walk a little and feel the brush of underwater grasses against your ankles and see the… Read More ›
A PHOTO A WEEK CHALLENGE – WATER, WATER, WATER – Marilyn Armstrong
A Photo a Week Challenge: Water Living surrounded by water, to no one’s surprise, most of my pictures involve water. Water in lakes and ponds, water flowing over fall and dams. I don’t entirely know where to start. Dams? Streams? Ponds?… Read More ›
LOST IN TRANSLATION – WORDS FOR PHOTOGRAPHY – Marilyn Armstrong
THURSDAY’S SPECIAL: PICK A WORD IN AUGUST Y3 FROM PAULA: Here we are again facing another Pick a Word challenge. The words I picked for you this time are hardly challenging. Still, I hope you will enjoy taking part in… Read More ›
