The Changing Seasons: June 2017 This has been the coldest, wettest spring I can remember and today is the start of our official summer. Longest day of the year, and from now on, each day will be just a little… Read More ›
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THE CHANGING SEASONS: MAY 2017
THE CHANGING SEASONS – MAY AND SUMMER HAVE ARRIVED! Spring is a fickle season in New England. It’s common for us to not get spring weather. It stays cold, wet, and generally nasty until suddenly, in the middle of May,… Read More ›
THE CHANGING SEASONS – AN UNUSUAL JANUARY
The Changing Seasons: January 2017 It’s a new year. The last one zipped by in hyperdrive. A year ago today, we had just returned from Arizona. This year, no such luck … but it has been a surprisingly warm month…. Read More ›
THE CHANGING SEASONS – EARLY WINTER – DECEMBER 2016
THE CHANGING SEASONS: DECEMBER 2016 You never know about December. We’ve had some of our most memorable blizzards this month. I remember one storm, when we still lived in Boston. It hit in early December and dropped 22 inches on… Read More ›
THE CHANGING SEASONS: SEPTEMBER 2016
The Changing Seasons: September 2016 I had been hoping that the trees would oblige me by changing color for me this weekend, but alas, they have not. There is some change. Bits and pieces here and there. It always happens… Read More ›
GATHERING PEARLS – EPISODE 1
NO DRAWN BLANKS, NOT TODAY I’ve been finding pearls of wisdom all over the place. A few from television and movies, others from fellow bloggers. Today’s gems (and I’m not kidding, I mean gems — no sarcasm) come from Cardinal Guzman. Let… Read More ›
DECEMBER 2015 – CHANGING SEASONS 12
Monthly Photo Challenge: The Changing Seasons 12 The year is ending. Hard to believe I’ve been photographing the seasons for this entire year. December 2015 looks exactly like November 2015. No snow (yay). And it’s warm. Most days have been springlike. Cold at… Read More ›
JUNE IN THE BLACKSTONE VALLEY – MONTHLY PHOTO CHALLENGE
Monthly Photo Challenge: Changing Seasons 06 The rules are simple. Every month, each of us posts pictures of the same area where we live that shows the seasons as they change. It’s June and spring has truly sprung. Everything is blooming. The waterways are… Read More ›
SPRING IS HERE, THE EARTH REJOICES: CHANGING SEASONS 05
Monthly Photo Challenge: Changing Seasons 05 In March we were buried under ten feet of snow. In April, it rained steadily every day and most nights for almost two weeks. When the rain stopped, the snow was gone. Or nearly. And now — it’s May. Our… Read More ›
WAITING FOR SPRING: CHANGING SEASONS 04
Monthly Photo Challenge: Changing Seasons 04 This time last month, we were buried. Ten feet of snow blanketed everything. Icicles hung heavy from the eaves. Ice covered the Blackstone River. Then the rain came. It rained steadily, every day and most… Read More ›
MONTHLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – THE CHANGING SEASONS 03
Monthly Photo Challenge: The Changing Seasons 03 The rules are simple. Every month, each of us posts pictures of the same area where we live that shows the seasons as they change. This month should look more springlike. There is less snow than… Read More ›
THE CHANGING SEASONS 02 – MONTHLY PHOTO CHALLENGE
Monthly Photo Challenge: The Changing Seasons 02 The rules are simple and I’m very glad that a lot of you decided to join the challenge. If you haven’t joined, but feel like joining, it’s not too late. The idea behind it… Read More ›