#BlackstoneRiver
Dock at River Bend Farm
Along the banks of the Blackstone River in the heart of the Blackstone Valley, everything, everyone waits for spring. — Related articles A harness on Blackstone River. (amyinu.com) Maple sugaring season arrives in Uxbridge (milforddailynews.com) From Slaves to Spinning: Born… Read More ›
Hunting for Springtime
And so we went out to see if spring was coming. There’s no sign of leaves on the trees, nor any flowering shrubs heavy with buds. Last year, everything was early and blooming by now. This year, it looks much more… Read More ›
Strange Reflections
The day I took these pictures, the water made these reflections … unlike any other reflections I’ve ever seen. They were so sharp and so abstract, like a flowing painting. I’ve never seen it since and I was lucky… Read More ›
From Slaves to Spinning: Born On the Blackstone
America: Born Bankrupt America was born bankrupt. We won the revolution, but lost everything else. Our economy was dependent on Great Britain. We produced raw material, but Great Britain turned those materials into goods for the world’s markets. Not merely did we… Read More ›
Young Photographer At Work
This is the off-season for pictures in the northeastern states. The bright gold of early sprint has long passed. The flowers and lush foliage of summer is just a memory. Golden autumn is past and winter, with its white icing,… Read More ›
Garry Armstrong – Down by the Blackstone
And so we two, on what we feared might be the last best day of the season went down to the river … and thus we have a second perspective. It’s always interesting to see how two people photograph the… Read More ›
AND THEN, IT STARTED TO RAIN
Yesterday was lovely, but I didn’t go out. Today, I made sure to get to the sunshine and down to the dam. I was going on the theory that have had two dry days, I could be sure expecting… Read More ›
October Country
Mid October would typically be when this region would be hitting peak color. We would be looking forward to another week or two of brilliant color, but the unpredictable New England weather zapped us again. The leaves brightened early. It… Read More ›