The Changing Seasons: January 2019 I can truly say that this entire month has been about birds. There have been a few more pictures here and there, but effectively? Birds. All birds all the time. The birds help keep me sane… Read More ›
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THE CHANGING SEASONS: NOVEMBER 2018 – Marilyn Armstrong
The Changing Seasons, November 2018 Photos by Marilyn & Garry Armstrong If you don’t think climate change is real, this has been a good month to check your sense of reality. Autumn started September 20th this year and since then, we’ve… Read More ›
THE CHANGING SEASONS, October 2018 – Marilyn Armstrong
The Changing Seasons: October 2018 Photographs: Marilyn & Garry Armstrong and The Blackstone Valley Today I ordered “Milestones & Guideposts of Massachusetts and Southeastern New Hampshire.” I know I’m an eclectic reader, but sometimes I’m so eclectic I surprise even me…. Read More ›
THE CHANGING SEASONS – SEPTEMBER 2018 – Marilyn Armstrong
The Changing Seasons, September 2018 It’s the very end of September here in New England, so it’s the middle of our best season, Autumn. Except it isn’t Autumn. The trees are entirely green without even a hint of red. A few… Read More ›
THE CHANGING SEASONS: JUNE 2018 – Garry & Marilyn Armstrong
The Changing Seasons: June 2018 And now, it is summer. Spring came late, but it came. Even though winter seemed to have lasted forever. By the end of March, it felt eternal. Right now, the weather is as perfect as… Read More ›
THE CHANGING SEASONS: FLOWERS ARE BLOOMING – Marilyn Armstrong
SPRING TURNS INTO SUMMER IN A WEEK IN NEW ENGLAND We had snow at the beginning of the month and it will be full summer tomorrow. But that’s the way it goes up here. Something about the ways the winds… Read More ›
SQUARING THE CIRCLE OF THE ENGINE IN AN OLD AIRCRAFT
Circles and squares in squares. What could be simpler? Seeking squares and circles for the month of March! From the fabulous Becky B, this is the last day of the challenge. We made it! Squares and circles every day for… Read More ›
THE CHANGING SEASONS – MARCH 2018 – GARRY & MARILYN ARMSTRONG
February ended and we all thought — especially me! — that spring was just around the corner. We’d had a lot of snow in January — with warm weeks in between. We had considerable snow in February — with even… Read More ›
THE CHANGING SEASONS – FEBRUARY 2018
As February is ending, it is time for another “Changing Seasons” post. I haven’t gotten the alert, but I’ve been doing this for two years, so I don’t have a problem doing it again. It has been a truly dull… Read More ›
THE CHANGING SEASON – YEAR IV – JANUARY 2018 – GARRY & MARILYN ARMSTRONG
The Changing Seasons, January 2018 It started with three years of host Cardinal Guzman — Max — who did a wonderful job. I’m so glad Su Leslie has taken over. It has been a great deal of fun to follow… Read More ›
THE CHANGING SEASONS – DECEMBER 2017 AND THE YEAR COMES TO AN END
I didn’t do a lot of shooting this month. Almost all of the little I did was taken indoors. Lots of dogs and Christmas trees. We had a little bit of snow at the beginning of the month and a… Read More ›
THE CHANGING SEASONS: NOVEMBER 2017
The Changing Seasons: November 2017 November is one of the two non-photogenic months in the valley, the other being March. Last year, we got lucky. We had an exceptionally long autumn that lasted through most of November. Not this year,… Read More ›
THE CHANGING SEASONS – AUTUMN, OCTOBER 2017
In this third year of watching the seasons change from month to month, Autumn showed up in the middle of October … but not like it has in other years. It is pretty. Colorful, but many areas are still green… Read More ›
THE CHANGING SEASONS – SEPTEMBER AGAIN (2017)
LAYERED – THE DAILY POST WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE In this third year of watching the seasons change from month to month, this is the first time we have reached late September, yet fall has not come. Just as summer arrived… Read More ›
A NEW DOOR AND AN OLD DAM – THE CHANGING SEASONS AUGUST 2017
Other people may have been outside enjoying their summer vacation, but this summer has been all about fixing stuff. Doors and water heaters. Cleaning. Getting rid of junk. The last seasonally lovely pictures I took were at the very beginning… Read More ›
NOT FOR US THE GYPSY LIFE
Once upon a time, there was romance to the Gypsy life. Your wagon, your people, on the road forever. A culture shared. A world with music, dancing, and the horizon as your world. These days, when people talk about “hitting… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 