There were maybe 100 bees buzzing around the two hanging feeders on the deck. I assumed they were yellow jackets because we’ve had a lot of trouble here with hornets and wasps — and especially yellow jackets who have nested… Read More ›
New England
THE BIG ONE: THE BLIZZARD OF 1978 – by GARRY ARMSTRONG
This is the time of year when big snowstorms hit this region. Forty-three years ago, a gigantic winter storm began moving into eastern Massachusetts. On the afternoon of Feb. 6, 1978, thousands of people were let out of work early… Read More ›
SNOW – NATURALLY BLACK & WHITE
CBWC: Cold, Chilly, or Chili We had our last really big snow in 2018 when we — here in Worcester County — got just over three feet (a meter) of snow. Tonight we start another big snow event. Depending on… Read More ›
AND SUDDENLY, IT’S THE BEGINNING OF THE END
Now come the lingering Autumn days leading to winter… It’s official. Autumn has peaked and will now disappear. First, slowly, but then, probably by the end of the month, the leaves will fall. That will be the first fall. The… Read More ›
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 ›
COUNTRY ROADS, TAKE ME HOME
New England’s Autumn – At Peak It’s getting the end of the foliage getting better and now into the slow slide until all the leaves are on the ground. I think we are as peak as we are getting this… Read More ›
ALMOST AUTUMN IN A SMALL TOWN
Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Autumn Magic There’s nothing like some sunshine on a crisp day at the beginning of fall to get us moving. We haven’t been doing much moving. We’ve been unreasonably tired since the lockdown. We aren’t sick,… Read More ›
A VERY SMALL CHIPMUNK
We used to have big fat chittering chipmunks everywhere on the property. They were about the size of a small squirrel. Meanwhile, in the same woods, there is a very small version of the bigger chipmunks. Our new ones really… Read More ›
A GOLDEN DAY IN AUTUMN
Autumn came weeks early because of the long summer drought that is not over yet. We had a normal spring, but then the rain stopped falling. We’ve had a bit of rain and too much wind and autumn flew away…. Read More ›
STOPPING BY THE WOODS ON A SNOWY NIGHT – ROBERT FROST
Robert Frost, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” from The Poetry of Robert Frost, edited by Edward Connery Lathem. Copyright 1923, © 1969 by Henry Holt and Company, Inc., renewed 1951, by Robert Frost. Reprinted with the permission of Henry Holt… Read More ›
A TINY CHURCH – Marilyn Armstrong
It’s a tiny church hidden behind houses in Amherst. If you don’t know to look, you would never find it. About the size of my living room and dining room combined, the cross on top is a bit crooked. Such… Read More ›
A DANCE IN A GRAVEYARD – Marilyn Armstrong
The year I was fifteen, I started my senior year of high school. That September (1962), while I was sitting and watching television, I found a rather big, hard lump near my right ankle. I checked the other leg. No… Read More ›
LATE SEPTEMBER’S STONE FENCES — BUT WHERE’S AUTUMN? – Marilyn Armstrong
September 30, 2019 – Autumn Leaf We are still really weak in the fall foliage department, but there’s a bit. Here and there and a lot of yellow.
AUTUMN’S ON THE WAY – Marilyn Armstsrong
September 16, 2019 – Autumn Leaves Garry came back from the grocery and said that it looks like fall is showing up! So I’ll get some new pictures soon … if it doesn’t rain constantly. Last year, it rained almost… Read More ›
BEAUTY – A PHOTO A WEEK CHALLENGE – Marilyn Armstrong
A Photo a Week Challenge: Beauty Most of my really beautiful pictures are landscapes. This is probably because we are a bit short in the magnificent building department in south-central Massachusetts. These are favorite and I think they are naturally beautiful…. Read More ›
REMEMBERING WARM SUMMER DAYS – Marilyn Armstrong
It’s sleeting. It’s the followup to the snow that just ended. I’ve heard the freezing rain is next on the agenda and my feet are cold. My feet are cold all winter. The rest of me is okay, but from… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 