I am not an outdoorsy person. I’d go so far as to say that I am predominantly an indoor person. I like the regulated temperatures on the inside. I also like the absence of bugs and wind, let alone rain… Read More ›
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WHAT FOREST?
CAN YOU SEE THE FOREST FOR THE TREES? As early as the 1500s, “you can’t see the forest for the trees” was in wide enough use that it was published in collections of proverbs and slang. As anyone who has been… Read More ›
TREES AND THE FOREST
YOU CAN’T SEE THE FOREST FOR THE TREES. As early as the 1500s, “you can’t see the forest for the trees” was in wide enough use that it was published in collections of proverbs and slang. As anyone who has… Read More ›
Getting There Is Not Always Enough … Marilyn Armstrong
Yesterday, we went to Busch Gardens. We did nothing, got wet, walked too much, came back exhausted, soggy and poorer. We seem to have absolutely impeccable timing for getting places at exactly the wrong time! We planned carefully and sensibly…. Read More ›
Mending Wall, Robert Frost
Something there is that doesn’t love a wall, That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it, And spills the upper boulders in the sun, And makes gaps even two can pass abreast. The work of hunters is another thing: I have come… Read More ›
Weekly Photo Challenge: Saturated – EXCEPTIONALLY BLUE
Water has no color, but the sky was very blue and the water silky and reflective. It’s the blue of the sky as captured by the river. Related articles Weekly Photo Challenge: Saturated (dailypost.wordpress.com) Weekly Photo Challenge: Saturated (windagainstcurrent.com) Weekly… Read More ›
Weekly Photo Challenge: Saturated – AUTUMN ALONG THE CANAL
Only the maple trees turn this bright and bold. Other trees are satisfied with yellow or even bronze, but the maples burst into scarlet, orange, sometimes both so they seem electrified. You can spot maples from far away, glowing on… Read More ›
WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: SATURATED – WET LEAVES ON GLASS
I have so many photographs that are saturated with color. Many of us live for autumn and those brightest colors. Pumpkins, leaves, trees. Skies of darkest blue, cobalt water. These are wet autumn leaves on a glass patio table. It’s… Read More ›
Weekly Photo Challenge: Saturated – Green Waters
River water is not blue, unless it’s reflecting the sky. In shade, it is deep green, sometimes almost brown. Dark and rich, green with life, flowers, plants, fish. Related articles Weekly Photo Challenge: Saturated (dailypost.wordpress.com) Weekly Photo Challenge: Saturated (windagainstcurrent.com)… Read More ›
Weekly Photo Challenge: From Lines to Patterns – White Mountain Bridge
Just outside of Lincoln, New Hampshire, high in the White Mountains, a footbridge leads you into the woods onto a hiking trail. If you follow the trail, you will eventually find yourself at the top of one of the highest… Read More ›
After the Fall
A beautiful, clear, cool day. “Let’s go down to the pond,” I said and Garry agreed. We’ve been meaning to go for a while and this was as perfect a day as one could hope for. It took me too… Read More ›
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