We slipped away to visit friends in Kennebunkport, Maine. They don’t live there. They’re actually Californians who come annually to visit the rest of the family who live on this coast. I wasn’t sure we were going until the last… Read More ›
summer
FLOWERS ARE THE BEST PART OF SUMMER
CMMC – June Week #5 – Flowers or Leaves I have a lot of foliage pictures since fall is our “big” season, but the flowers are so amazing right now, they stole me heart. So, this time, it is all flowers…. Read More ›
ICE CREAM!
Fandango’s Provocative Question #171 In a nice break from all the recent bad news, today question is about (are you ready?) ice cream. It’s summertime, after all. What could be more “on point” than summer’s favorite treat? What is your favorite… Read More ›
BREEDING WOODPECKERS
The dying tree in the backyard is full of birds and nests. Many doves live and nest in the tree. It should also be be no surprise that the dying tree (which has been dying for years) is the home… Read More ›
DAYLILIES
FOTD – June 20 – Daylilies Usually, we get a big burst of daylilies all popping open on the same day. This year, we are getting a slow stream of lilies. One, then another three. Today another five. What is strange… Read More ›
SUMMER IN THE VALLEY, PHOTOS BY GARRY ARMSTRONG
Garry was looking at his pictures and remarked that his pictures and mine are nearly identical. Well, at least one could be the same picture. I think we were both standing in the same place when we took it. This… Read More ›
THE DARK GREENS OF LATE SUMMER
CMMC – September Color – Dark Greens There isn’t a lot of hot entertainment here in the valley, so unless you feel compelled to drive into Boston — LONG drive, LOTS of traffic — you find yourself fascinated by the changing… Read More ›
A MINI VACATION FOR THE OLD FOLKS
Lacking money to go anywhere — assuming if we had the money we would go anywhere — it’s really nice to get away and see friends. In fact, it’s WONDERFUL. Tom and Ellin live near enough to get there in… Read More ›
ANOTHER NEARLY COVID SUMMER
Worcester county, where we live, is thinly populated and rather rural. Small town, not much in the way of big public gatherings now or ever. Yet our COVID population shot up from almost zero to 258% of the previous number… Read More ›
A VALLEY SUMMER
SUM-SUM-SUMMERTIME Dark green boughs heavy with leaves means deep summer in the valley. We are a wonderland of trees. We had two sunny days, but today, it rained. Tomorrow they are promising more sun. Here’s hoping they got it right…. Read More ›
AN INDEPENDENCE DAY WORLD SHARE
SHARE YOUR WORLD 7-6-2021 Our “heat dome” broke and it has been raining every day since. I don’t mind the rain and I certainly don’t mind the cooler temperatures. I know the heat will be back, too, so I’m very inclined… Read More ›
IT’S HOT IN ARIZONA – PHOTO BY BEN TAYLOR
Pictures from our friend Ben who lives in Phoenix where it is 115 degrees. This was his view of the sun the other day. He was able to point his camera right at the sun to get this shot. It… Read More ›
WHY SO LAZY DAISY?
FOTD – June 4 – BLACK-EYED SUSAN Coming this summer, my favorite late wild summer flowers — the Black-eyed Susan. Are these daisies or asters? I always assumed they are wild daisies. And the answer? Well, really — both. Rudbeckia hirta,… Read More ›
DAYLILIES ARE FOLLOWED BY SUMMER
FOTD – January 21 – Day Lilies I thought maybe I could get misty and nostalgic about the Day Lilies. To me, when i see the lilies, I know it is summer. Early summer. And at least two months of… Read More ›
THE CHAIR ATOP THE MUMFORD DAM
We had to go to the dentist because my tooth has been really painful. As it turned out, I have an extraction coming up. The alternative — since this tooth already has a crown — would be drilling through the… Read More ›
THE NEXT TO LAST STOP – RICH PASCHALL
The Inconvenience Store, by Rich Paschall It was a peaceful summer evening. The sun had just set. The air was warm and the light breeze was refreshing. Jorge had walked three blocks from his small apartment to the local convenience… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 