Share your World 29th May It is Memorial Day, the “unofficial” start of summer which for almost everyone in the Northern Hemisphere is the real beginning of summer. However, June first is the start of meteorological summer, and Wed, Jun 21,… Read More ›
#Photography
MEDIA WAR STORIES – EPISODE 16
A DAY EARLY AND FUNNIER THAN EVER
GREAT CORMORANT!
Great Cormorant, Bird of the Week XIII It sounds like the kind of cursing Clark Kent’s boss at the Daily Planet used. “Great cormorant, what are you writing Clark?” As it happens, I do have a few cormorant pictures from last… Read More ›
A GREAT BLUE HERON IN THE MUMFORD RIVER
As we arrived by the dam, there was a huge heron in the river. One of the delightful things about herons is that they will stand very still for long periods of time while waiting for just the right fish… Read More ›
MORE GREAT BLUE HERON
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 ›
THERE’S AN “I” IN MAY
CMMC – May Alphabet any word with an “I” There may not be an “I” in team, but this month, there’s an “I” in May.
LOCAL ELECTIONS AND HAND-WRITTEN BALLOTS
In theory, these are the safest ballots if the only safety you are worrying about are GOP cabal theories of stolen elections. Otherwise, they are a total pain in the butt. You make any little tiny mistake in filling them… Read More ›
DOWN ON THE FARM
CFFC: Farm Animals A lot of the farms along the river have been sold during the past few years. Part of it was probably lockdown and the problems of maintaining the farm without much help. There were other problems among… Read More ›
TWO RIVERS
Photos: Garry Armstrong Location: Mumford and Blackstone Rivers Uxbridge is ready for Memorial Day and the Fourth of July. The flags are up and will stay in place through the summer. There never seems to be a good reason to… Read More ›
THE SUPER FAST MONTH OF MAY
Share Your World 23rd of May I don’t care what anyone says. Time IS going way too fast. I need to talk to the Monks who manage time and tell them to please slow it down. It has been a difficult… Read More ›
MEDIA WAR STORIES EPISODE 15
WHATEVER YOU THOUGHT WAS TRUE? IT WAS TRUE. MAYBE WORSE THAN YOU IMAGINED. Another week, another podcast! This episode Garry talks about giving Mickey Rooney racing tips and Tom talks about the difference between working on The Joan Rivers Show… Read More ›
THE BLACKSTONE IN BURRILLVILLE
I just learned the actual spelling of Burrillville. Everyone just calls it “Burriville.” You’d never know there was a double “L” in the middle of the word. The pronounciation of the word has long since eliminated that extra “L” sound…. Read More ›
DOWN BY THE MUMFORD DAM
Marilyn’s photos, Garry’s will follow! It was a cool, cloudy day — perfect for photography. No bright sun to burn out the pictures. My camera was on its best behavior. I didn’t know how good that 200 mm telephoto lens… Read More ›
AZALEA BY THE DAM
FOTD – May 20 – Azaleas by the Mumford Dam Of our two azaleas, one died during the long drought and the other is alive. We’ve had a couple of late freezes and it budded, but failed to bloom. But, azaleas… Read More ›
SUCCULENTS
FOTD – May 19 – Succulents Really, both my cacti are succulents too, but the jade tree and the aloe are the real deal. The aloe was forgotten and unwatered for almost four months. When I found it, it looked dead…. Read More ›
MEDIA WAR STORIES – EPISODE 14
And now, we are at Episode 14 shown on May 14th — Mother’s Day. It don’t think it’s a Mother’s Day special, but it is special. And funny. Yul Brynner’s story remains untold, planned for every week. Before they record… Read More ›
DISTRACTIONS!
5 Things that distract you from blogging (other than work, family or housework) I’ve been blogging for more than 11-years — closing on 12 — and for most of that time, I was so absorbed in blogging, everything else was… Read More ›
MID-MAY SHARING
Share Your World 17th May Time really is whizzing past. No matter what anyone says, I don’t think time is always the same. I can remember afternoons that lasted longer than a month seems to last these days. I’m pretty sure… Read More ›
FIRES AND BOUQUET
FOTD – May 17- Fire and bouquet It looked so good today and I had a camera next to me. The sun was shining, even though there is (are you West Coast people ready?) a red alert. For fires. Massachusetts… Read More ›
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO WRITE?
Blogging Insights 3.0 # 9 — Type of Writing These days, what I most enjoy writing is anything if I am not already exhausted. This morning, before I even got to my computer, I had fed the birds, watered the… Read More ›