October marked a full 20 years of my retirement after 45 — maybe more (who can remember?) — years as a TV and radio news reporter. Thanks to some kind people, I’ve avoided becoming Mr. Norman Desmond. Many people, spanning… Read More ›
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AND THE SEASON ROLLS ON
FOTD – October 24 – Foliage I suppose I could write about another flower, like my mums which are alive and blooming on the deck, but I have about a thousand foliage pictures — mine and Garry’s together, that is. They… Read More ›
IN APPRECIATION OF MY BARNYARD FANS
This past week marked a full 20 years for me in retirement. This was after 45 — maybe more (who can remember?) — years as a TV and radio news reporter. Thanks to some kind people, I’ve avoided becoming Mr…. Read More ›
WHAT WILL BECOME OF OUR VALLEY?
Growing up in what was probably the very last unsullied woodlands in Queens, NY, we used to find arrowheads in the woods. My mother had insisted we buy the wooded property adjacent to our house. It wasn’t connected to the… Read More ›
WHICH WAY? DOWN BY THE FARM – Garry & Marilyn Armstrong
Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge – August 17, 2018 Ben, Garry, and I went around to the farms along the river. Our hope was to get some pictures and maybe, with luck, some fresh corn, too. We got both.
GOATS, CATS, AND ROCKING CHAIRS – Marilyn Armstrong
Out yesterday at the farms by the river. Taking pictures. Garry took a bunch too, as did Ben. We have three views of the same scenes. Using three different cameras. Ben has the Pen-F and I am SO envious. Garry… Read More ›
FARMING ALONG THE RIVER – Marilyn Armstrong
It has been very hot for the past week. It rained here last night. Maybe an hour of pouring rain and it must have been very local since no one else even noticed we had any rain. But my flowers… Read More ›
ODDBALL PHOTOGRAPHY – AND IT’S FEBRUARY!
Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge: February 4, 2018
HARVESTING THE CORN – MONOCHROME IN VERMONT
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: All Things Farm Related Good thing we live in an area with farms, eh? All reminding me that we owe it to ourselves to see if there’s any fresh corn or tomatoes at the… Read More ›
Ours was the last generation …
I get a lot of posts about things that were common when I was a kid that you don’t see anymore. Rabbit ear antennas for televisions. 45 RPM record players. Vinyl records. Tape recorders that used actual mylar tape. Dial… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 