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 ›
November
ANOTHER GREY DAY – ATMOSPHERIC MORNING
When I was a kid, I had a book. It was published by Disney and this was a long time before Disney became the big name it is today. It was called “Seasons” — or something like that. What was… Read More ›
NOVEMBER DOGS
That time of year has come again by which I mean the period when I don’t go out a lot to shoot. Right now, there isn’t much to shoot. The trees are almost naked and whatever leaves remain on them,… Read More ›
STILL FLOWERING – FLOWERS OF THE DAY
The roses are still blooming in the garden. Not just a few scraggly dying blossoms, but lots of roses. Red and pink. Bunches of them. I was sure they’d be gone by today, but they are not. So, here they… Read More ›
TODAY CAME THE COLD
We shouldn’t have been surprised because it happens every year, pretty much at the same time. Middle of November, after a long period of rather warm weather, one day the temperature drops and suddenly, you feel that first bite of… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY PHOTO PROMPT 2015 – 29: VETERANS DAY
SERENDIPITY PHOTO PROMPT 2015 – 29 11 NOVEMBER 2015: VETERANS DAY Photographs by Garry and Marilyn Armstrong Veterans Day, originally Armistice Day, initially celebrated the end of the first world war. The fields in Europe where the war was fought were full… Read More ›
NOVEMBER’S MONTHLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: CHANGING SEASONS 11
Monthly Photo Challenge: The Changing Seasons 11 Last month was full-bore autumn. Bright trees. Yellow, orange, scarlet, bronze. And yet … and yet … For the past few days, the leaves have been coming off the trees in a storm…. Read More ›
BETWIXT AND BETWEEN THE SEASONS
BETWIXT AND BETWEEN SEASONS IN THE BLACKSTONE VALLEY Winter is my off-season, but it isn’t really off-season if, for example, you love skiing or ice skating. Summer — not my favorite season — is very popular. Picnics, barbecue, swimming, and hanging… Read More ›
REFLECTIONS ON THE POND
When the water is still and the sun is bright, a pond or lake can be a mirror. Here is the world in mid-November, upside down. With ripples.
COLD SUN, WINTER COMING
The cold sun in the sky and afternoon shadows herald a chilly night. Snow coming soon. I don’t get the sun’s rays or star by using a special filter. I use just a skylight filter to protect my lens and… Read More ›
AFTERNOON SHADOWS
Afternoon sun casts long shadows. A random leaf drifts to the already covered deck.
COLD SUNSHINE, COLD WATER
It’s a cold sun in the November sky. The branches are bare now. Even the late-clinging oak leaves are gone. Winter is coming — and our oil tank is empty. No hot water, no heat and the temperature is… Read More ›