Early morning sunlight in our bedroom. Taken from the roof of our house.
This rental house borders a pond, and if you look directly across the pond you can see the ocean, even the tide breaking on rocks off shore. The last two days fog has obliterated that view, such that in the early evening you may not even see the lights of nearby houses. This morning we […]
pesky gets bonked.
I guess it depends on how bright your monitor is, but this photo, for me, has a bit of an Andrew Wyeth look to it. We went to dinner last night at Spain, a restaurant with a fine reputation. Our meals didn’t disappoint, from Diane and Matt’s melt in your mouth swordfish, to my tenderly […]
While Diane naps, Mark works via wireless, and Ginger swims in the ocean, Matt and Robby tackle a 750 piece puzzle. They remind me of a couple of those Commie Pinkos we were supposed to always be on the lookout for back in the fifties. These two share pieces, work on separate and individual parts […]
Lawn Chair
Diane sent me off to Roche Bros. with a shopping list for our vacation on Narraganset Bay (Thanks  to Mark and Ginger who rented a house big enough to accommodate all of us : Adam, Tricia, Dan and Linda too.) I couldn’t read the second item to the right of low sodium (sorry, it now […]
Over here.
Over here.
Mike, For me, the ideal Rocky Mountain panorama has to have (1) green swards (preferably with grazing buffalo) in the foreground, (2) crystal-clear air, (3) snow covered mountains, and (4) Ansel Adams clouds extending to the zenith. Unfortunately I’ve had to make compromises. Greening up doesn’t happen till May, the buffalo haven’t been around here […]
Chris (Goose) is off for a week of skiing in Chile with his cousin. How special do you suppose I feel when an email arrives addressed to his Mother, his Father, and ME! Hey mom dad and mike, Â How are you? Â Tim and i just finished our first day of skiing and it was a […]
The captain stood there with his arms crossed looking upwards. “Doesn’t look safe. I wouldn’t do it.†His men silently nodded knowing assent; my confident explanations fell on deaf ears. We said a few more words, but I wasn’t inherently their problem — there was no fire, and slowly they drifted away, back to their […]