“Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second.” — Marc Riboud

Thank you for all the new views and likes from last week, it helps keep me inspired.

Sunday, 12/17/2023: Posted photo — Jackfruit.

Jackfruit is the largest tree-borne fruit in the world, weighing up to 40 pounds or more.

Never heard of Jackfruit before so I had to take a photo of it when I was shopping this week. I do find some interesting fruit when shopping. It looked too large for me to purchase to try. Time to do some reading on the internet to see how it tastes and what the health benefits are.

Monday, 12/18/2023: Posted photo — Canterbury Bell.

Canterbury Bells are biennial, blooming most prolifically in the second year and rarely blooming in the first year. That is an interesting fact. I saw this flower in a holiday bouquet today. I wanted to identify it and found out a new flower name. Hope I named it correctly. Canterbury Bell is the name that Google Lens gave me, and you can always trust what you find on the internet.

Tuesday, 12/19/2023: Posted photo — White Rose.

A white rose symbolizes loyalty, purity, and innocence. This rose drew me to it today because if its contrast to its surroundings.

Wednesday, 12/20/2023: Posted photo — Ring Around the Moon.

Rain and cloud cover tonight. At one point during my walk, I thought I saw the moon shining through the overcast. When I arrived home, I saw more of the moon and a ring around it. I went to get my DSLR and took a photo of the ring. This winter halo is formed as sunlight or moonlight is refracted by millions of hexagonal ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere. Wish I took a better photograph of it.

Thursday, 12/21/2023: Posted photo — Empty Shelf.

There must be a holiday coming up. The grocery store had some empty shelves, or nearly empty shelves. Some of the produce I was looking to purchase were not longer available. These are items that I regularly purchase so I had to think on my feet to come up with substitute items.

Friday, 12/22/2023: Post photo — Trail Blaze at Night.

I am planning on walking to work every Thursday from now on. I took this photo last night at a location in which the trail turns to the left. Normal blazes at turns will have two blazes offset from each other showing the direction of the turn. Many locations along the Midstate Trail have the blazes rotated this way since the trail turn is a gentle turn.

Saturday, 12/23/2023: Post photo — The Old Stone Church.

The Old Stone Church at the Wachusett Reservoir. In 1897, the Nashua River above the town of Clinton was impounded by the Wachusett Dam. Six and 1/2 square miles were flooded in the towns of Boylston, West Boylston, Clinton and Sterling and its water conveyed by the Wachusett/Weston Aqueduct to Weston Reservoir and then by pipeline to the Chestnut Hill and Spot Pond Reservoirs. Work was completed in 1905 and the reservoir first filled in May 1908. The water is for the City of Boston.

That is all for now. Until next week, be safe.