They were here, and then they were gone. Today they came back or at least a few of them came back. They are a brilliant red now. I guess they were just tuning up for the warm months. Maybe they… Read More ›
spring
PICK ME UP AND WINTER’S DAMAGE – GARRY ARMSTRONG
GARRY SEEKS SPRING IN UXBRIDGE He hiked up the driveway, initially to bring down the trash can and pick up the mail, but he took a camera. It was a lovely day. There have been some lovely days, but very… Read More ›
LOCKDOWN FASHION FAVORITES – Marilyn Armstrong
Once upon a time in a world that has vanished, we dressed to look good. To other people. Remember “other people”? You know. Company for dinner? Visitors for the weekend? Hanging out in the afternoon with friends? How about a… Read More ›
SO WHAT’S NEXT? – Marilyn Armstrong
There’s nothing going on. I have a telephone doctor visit on Monday and in June, there are tests and examinations. I have no idea what will be going on by then. While the infection and death rate is slowly diminishing… Read More ›
SPRING HAS SPRUNG – RICH PASCHALL
Let The Sunshine In, Rich Paschall Now that Spring has officially arrived, we are thinking more about enjoying the sun. You may have told someone that “You Are The Sunshine Of My Life” or that you wanted to share the… Read More ›
SPRING HAS SPRUNG, THE GRASS HAS RIZ – Marilyn Armstrong
BUT I KNOW WHERE THE FLOWERS IS … Today is the day. The very first day of Spring 2020. The technical beginning of spring, though having not had much of a winter, it’s been fairly springlike since last December. The… Read More ›
SPRING IN THE VALLEY – CEE’S FUN FOTO CHALLENGE – Marilyn Armstrong
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Spring Scenes and flowers of the day We don’t have much of a spring season here. It tends to stay cold until suddenly in May, the leaves pop out of the trees and everything blooms during… Read More ›
JULY BLUES AND SUNRISE ON THE VERNAL EQUINOX – Marilyn Armstrong
July Blues and the Sky at Dawn – Vernal Equinox It was dawn on the day of the Vernal Equinox and I had not closed the shades. I usually do, but I forgot. When I woke up, it looked as… Read More ›
AND SUDDENLY, IT’S ALL GREEN – Marilyn Armstrong
RDP Wednesday – BREATHTAKING It’s gray, rainy, cold and the world is made of mud. No hope of flowers because it still feels like the end of winter. Then, suddenly, the sun appears and you get a couple of warm day… Read More ›
SPRING AND CACTUS FLOWERS – Marilyn Armstrong
Fresh forest leaves, a Chickadee, and cactus flowers – 05/12/19 Usually, I limit these posts to actual flowers, but it was such a glorious, lovely, warm, bright day and all the new leaves in the woods look like flowers. Even… Read More ›
SPRING HAS SPRUNG – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I don’t love summer because I’m very sensitive to heat. I actually feel sick when I get hot because my sweat glands don’t work properly and I rarely sweat. Great savings on antiperspirant bills but it sucks when everyone else is… Read More ›
ALMOST SPRING BY THE BLACKSTONE – Marilyn Armstrong
Photographs: Garry and Marilyn Armstrong Almost spring does not mean the same thing everywhere. In New York, it meant that everything was budding. We were waiting for it to burst into bloom. Cherry trees and apple trees were often already… Read More ›