Marilyn’s photos, Garry’s will follow! It was a cool, cloudy day — perfect for photography. No bright sun to burn out the pictures. My camera was on its best behavior. I didn’t know how good that 200 mm telephoto lens… Read More ›
Blackstone Valley
GOLDFINCHES AND A CARDINAL
Worrying as I am about the continuing drought, I ordered more seed. I hope I can at least see our little local flock through this beautiful yet frightening summer. Beautiful because the sun is always shining, yet scary because it… Read More ›
WHAT’S A WATERSHED?
It’s a good question because unless you live in or near one, the expression doesn’t mean much except “Hey, there’s a lot of water around here!” Obviously that’s true, but there’s a bit more to it than that. As you… Read More ›
GREAT BLUE HERONS
Let’s have our beautiful Great Blue Herons take center stage. Many of these amazing birds make their home in this valley. They live in large groups who nest in trees near the rivers where they fish. Great Blue Herons will… Read More ›
MY BRIEF CAREER AS DEPUTY ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER
I live in a small town. Just under 15,000 people call Uxbridge home. The village, or as we say around here, “downtown,” has a classic brick town hall, circa 1879, an elegant old library (1885), and a few other historic… Read More ›
BLACKSTONE VALLEY BRIDGES
CFFC: Bridges What a perfectly timed subject! I have a whole new set pf pictures taken yesterday of “our” bridge. Of course everyone in Uxbridge considers it “their” bridge. It’s that kind of bridge. Plus, other Blackstone Valley bridges, most… Read More ›
THESE HONORED DEAD
The cemetery is in the center of the town, across from the dam and just a hundred or so yards from the river itself. It’s up on a hill, so it never floods, even when the rivers rush over their… Read More ›
THE CHANGING SEASONS – OCT ’21
The Changing Seasons: October 2021 When I began following this monthly post, we hadn’t survived Trump or the storming of our Capital. We were worried about climate, but we thought we had more time to deal with it. Since then —… Read More ›
AT HOME WITH AUTUMN
FOTD – October 24 – Out my back door Autumn came home. Looking out my window, out my back door, the world is bright and shiny with color. It won’t be with us long, so let’s celebrate. What could be… Read More ›
AUTUMN LEAVES – GARRY’S COLLECTION
FOTD – October 18 – Still Autumn Leaves Some of our pictures look very much the same, but then you can really see the difference. As a start, Garry is much more people-centric and if there are people around, he will… Read More ›
NEARING PEAK FOLIAGE
FALL’S HERE! NOW WE HURRY BEFORE IT ENDS We waited. Would it be a good one? Would this year glow and would the weather cooperate? You really never know. Weather is always the key element in our seasons and ours… Read More ›
PAST AND PRESENT: A GLOWING WORLD
PAST TALES AND PRESENT COLORS I thought after we got through shopping at the Asian grocery, there would be time for some photography. But the shopping took a lot longer than I thought it would and we had frozen food… Read More ›
AUTUMN – A TRIUMPHANT ENTRY
AUTUMN WITH A BANG! I love how Autumn hides and then — out of nowhere — shows up with a wild flourish of colors that takes your breath away! .
AUTUMN GLORIES BEGIN AT LAST!
FOTD – October 12 – Oh my! Foliage! This was probably not the best day to discover my SD card reader was malfunctioning. As photographers, we worry about cameras and lenses. The little widgets we use to connect one thing… Read More ›
AN ALMOST WORDLESS PAST – AUTUMN NEEDS NO WORDS
An Almost Wordless Past I could see bits of red in the now, almost entirely golden woods out back. While the birds are playing loop-the-loop in the new feeder, the trees decided it might be fall after all. We went out…. Read More ›
ON TOP
ATOP THE HOUSE How’s your roof? Ours is okay, so far. No loose shingles. No leaks. No holes. It’s just that it’s 20 years old and every time I look at it, I start to worry. Who knew we’d live… Read More ›
ALWAYS THE LIGHT
LIGHT FROM THE PAST I know that all of these were previously posted. I don’t know if they were posted under light or for some other reason, but all of them are all about light. When I think about photography,… Read More ›
SQUARES: A BREAK WITH THE PAST
IT’S ALL ABOUT NOW Considering I took these pictures yesterday afternoon, that’s about as much breaking with the past as I can manage in one day. Colors are coming. If the temperatures would drop a bit — and they are… Read More ›
ALMOST AUTUMN IN A SMALL TOWN
Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Autumn Magic There’s nothing like some sunshine on a crisp day at the beginning of fall to get us moving. We haven’t been doing much moving. We’ve been unreasonably tired since the lockdown. We aren’t sick,… Read More ›
A CLASSIC NEW ENGLAND CHURCH
TIME TO RESTORE THE UNITARIAN CHURCH When we first moved here in 2000, the Unitarian Church was still in use, at least during the summer. In winter, the congregation — maybe a dozen people — moved to the heated Unitarian… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 