I took a lot of pictures, so I got a few more ready to go. I am going to make a print of one of these — but I’m not sure which one. This means I was doing double duty… Read More ›
Mumford River
MUMFORD RIVER & SQUIRRELS
Taking U and Q to new heights! I never knew I could be so glad of the Us in our life. We’ve taken a lot of pictures of the Mumford River this month and more will come. But here are… Read More ›
PRESENTLY AUTUMNAL (ALMOST)
Past Walks Because we go mostly nowhere except in the valley, today’s walks look remarkably like previous walks. Our last one was at the Mumford Dam. Since I missed a day, probably yesterday, I’ll post extra pictures to make up… Read More ›
LAST ON THE CARDS
Last on the Card – September 2021 I’m late again. I’ve been trying to do this for two days already and somehow, I’ve done everything else. Yet somehow, I don’t think I’ve gotten anything done. Okay, took a few pictures and… Read More ›
THE CHAIR ATOP THE MUMFORD DAM
We had to go to the dentist because my tooth has been really painful. As it turned out, I have an extraction coming up. The alternative — since this tooth already has a crown — would be drilling through the… Read More ›
THE CHANGING SEASONS, JANUARY 2020 – Marilyn Armstrong
The Changing Seasons, January 2020 This hasn’t been a normal January. We had no measurable snow and only 4 out of 31 days have been lower than average January temperature. Every other day was higher than average bringing this month in… Read More ›
DAMS AND ICE AS JANUARY SQUARES ENDS – Marilyn Armstong
DAMS AND ICE – JANUARY AT ITS END It has been a warm January, the warmest since 1932 and the third warmest since the beginning of the 20th century. Today was the first day that was colder than average in… Read More ›
PLENTY OF WATER IN THE WATERSHED – Marilyn Armstrong
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Water Our valley is full of rivers. Mostly, it is full of the Blackstone which winds its way down from the Worcester hills to its end in Newport, Rhode Island. Incidental to its biggest river, are several… Read More ›
THERE WILL BE PEACE IN THE VALLEY – Marilyn Armstrong
Weekly Photo Challenge: Peaceful I live in a peaceful valley and I hope it remains peaceful. We’ve got our share of troubles. Not much work, relatively poor as places to live go. But we live in beauty, sometimes so much… Read More ›
A TEMPORARY FINISH LINE – Marilyn Armstrong
RDP-Sunday-FINISH I have to take a break. Not a one day break. I need like three or four days of almost no work that requires using my right arm. I have a bad tendon in the shoulder, not to mention… Read More ›
FLOWERS ALONG THE MUMFORD RIVER – Garry Armstrong
In the Park on a Sunny Tuesday -FOTD – 05/08/19 It was warm and sunny today and we grabbed the chance to get out and take a few pictures. Which turned out to be about 500 pictures between the two… Read More ›
A RIVER OF MAGICAL PLACES: WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – Marilyn Armstrong
Weekly Photo Challenge: Magical Places The Blackstone Valley Historical Corridor is a series of connected parks in and around the Blackstone River Valley. There are dozens of little, medium, and large parks. The parks surround many dams, ponds, and lakes. There… Read More ›
I FORGOT TO POST SOMETHING – Marilyn Armstrong
I was supposed to post something. And I completely forgot. We got into going to get the long-lost car key — not like just getting your key copied at the key store anymore — and then I stopped to take… Read More ›
A PHOTO A WEEK CHALLENGE – WATER, WATER, WATER – Marilyn Armstrong
A Photo a Week Challenge: Water Living surrounded by water, to no one’s surprise, most of my pictures involve water. Water in lakes and ponds, water flowing over fall and dams. I don’t entirely know where to start. Dams? Streams? Ponds?… Read More ›
FAVORITE BIRDS – CEE’S FUN FOTO CHALLENGE
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Birds Birds are my best pictures and also my Waterloo and not so rarely, my worst pictures. These come out great or awful, depending on pretty much everything from the camera’s lens to my shaky hand,… Read More ›
GLOWING FOLIAGE ON THE MUMFORD – GARRY ARMSTRONG
WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: GLOW
GARRY ARMSTRONG’S EARLY SPRINGTIME
And so, with the sun bright in the sky, I took the camera and went out. I wanted a haircut. The car needed a shampoo. And, we needed some cold cuts for lunch. No leaves on the trees, but you… Read More ›
GOLDEN HOUR ON THE MUMFORD RIVER
PHOTO CHALLENGE | Ambience
TIME AFTER TIME: INDIAN SUMMER IN OUR VALLEY – GARRY ARMSTRONG
The bicycle thief? Just a fleeting thought as a man peddles by. A brief interlude in busy traffic on this street. He’s caught in a time warp, sandwiched between murals of traffic on the same street. Another century, another warm… Read More ›
AT THE EDGE OF THE LEDGE
Garry likes the ledge. I do not like the edge or the ledge. Especially I don’t like Garry being close to the edge of the ledge. Makes me nervous. It does not make him nervous, which is part of the reason it worries… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 