I said sometimes around the second week in May, the oaks would grow leaves and suddenly, it would be spring? Last night, the oak trees went green. When I looked out the window this morning, spring had arrived.
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A PEOPLIZED WORLD
Once upon a time — not all that long ago — most of North American was “open” space. There was room for predators. Room for herds of antelope, bison, deer and elk. Wild goats lived in the mountains with mountain… Read More ›
APPROACHING EARTH DAY WITH THE SWANS – Marilyn Armstrong
Usually, when I publish pictures of swans, I clean up the water, but these are the originals … the way the photographs looked before clearing out the rubbish. As we again approach America’s “Earth Day,” I find myself ready to… Read More ›
THE CHANGING SEASONS: NOVEMBER 2017
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 ›
WINDOW DRESSING
It’s such a brief period of time. Autumn comes and goes in a few weeks. The shortest of our seasons, the most spectacular. The most yearned for. For these brief weeks, I look out my window and it makes me… Read More ›
TREES – BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO CHALLENGE
CEE’S BLACK & WHITE PHOTO CHALLENGE: TREES Nice to have a challenge for which I am very well positioned, what with living in the middle of the woods and all. I took some pictures of the wood yesterday because I… Read More ›
RIVER RUNS
It’s a pretty river. Small compared to the Blackstone — which itself is not a giant. But this is an elegant little river, curving prettily through woods and miniature beaches where people picnic, fish, and sometimes bathe. Not this day,… Read More ›
LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE
A few days ago, I took some selfies to illustrate how to make an older person look good in a portrait. I’m not sure if the pictures qualify as real selfies since I didn’t hold the camera backwards and shoot towards myself. Instead, I used a… Read More ›
SELF-EXPRESSION – WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE
Late January. The woods, my Olympus PEN E-PL5. The shadows of the deck railing forming strips. Bright sun in woods … and a photography challenge. Weekly Photo Challenge: Express Yourself
A SUMMER MORNING
Morning. Although I want to sleep late, I almost never do. On summer mornings, I drink my coffee and watch the early sun filter through my woods. Each day, the world is made anew. Cat Stevens’ rendition of this traditional… Read More ›
THE FOREST FLOOR
The ground under your feet in a woods is full of interesting colors and textures … and sometimes creatures. Although I glance down, usually to avoid tripping over something, I forget to really look — with a photographer’s eye. This is… Read More ›
CHOICE
Two paths before you, one paved and smooth, the destination known. The other is rough, the destination unclear. You stand, you look, you ponder. Then … you must choose. Which of the two paths will take you where you want… Read More ›
WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: GRANDEUR OF A FRESH SNOWFALL
The morning after a snowstorm, the air is absolutely clear, washed clean by wind and snow. The skies are robin’s egg blue, sunshine the bright pale yellow of winter. The day after a storm, our woods is perfect. All its… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 