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 ›
Blackstone Valley
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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 ›
ADVENTURES WITH STRANGERS – MOST PHOTOS BY GARRY ARMSTRONG
The many parks along the Blackstone River are friendly places. While we don’t form firm friendships there, we do meet people. We chat about our dogs, life in the valley, the cameras we are carrying, how low the water level… Read More ›
A GOLDEN DAY IN AUTUMN
Autumn came weeks early because of the long summer drought that is not over yet. We had a normal spring, but then the rain stopped falling. We’ve had a bit of rain and too much wind and autumn flew away…. Read More ›
STRANGE OUTCOMES FROM THIS STRANGEST YEAR
Who knew that 2020 would be a wretched excuse for a year? The climate is collapsing. Half of the U.S. is burning down, another quarter is flooded … and we up here in the northeast are 10 inches low on… Read More ›
BIG WHITE HORSES IN THE VALLEY
We grow a lot of horses in the valley. Many are saddle horses. Quarter horses. Morgans and Tennessee Walkers. But mostly, we grow big horses. Belgian Draft horses and Percherons. They don’t do anything much. No circuses for these horses…. Read More ›
LIVING THROUGH A DROUGHT
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 ›
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 ›
Serendipity Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth 