“Photographs open doors into the past, but they also allow a look into the future.” — Sally Mann
Thank you for all the new views and likes from last week, it helps keep me inspired.
Sunday, 01/04/2026: Posted photo — Nativity.
Today we celebrate the Nativity. Traditionally the Nativity is on January 6 but is now celebrated on the Sunday closest to January 6. The Nativity is also called Little Christmas, and some cultures still exchange gifts and spend time with family and friends.
On the feast of the Nativity, the three wise men, or magi, brought the gifts of gold, frankincense, and Myrrh to Jesus. The number three is not in the Bible. Scalars have deduced three since there were three gifts.
Monday, 01/05/2026: Posted photo — Window Light.
This is a window light, or window candle. Candles are put in windows as a sign of welcoming, hope, and faith. I have also read that the window candles also were used in Ireland to show the locations of priests that were hiding during a period of religious persecution.
Tuesday, 01/06/2026: Posted photo — White Rose.
A white rose is a symbol of purity, innocence, reverence, and new beginnings. This was an attempt to have a submmital for the Rule of Thirds photo for this week.
Wednesday, 01/07/2026: Posted photo — Malanga.
A malanga is a root vegetable from the tropics that is like a yam. This is one of the many vegetables that are in my local grocery store. I am always intrigued by the different fruits and vegetables in the market. I like to do a little research on them before deciding whether to purchase them to try them out. The research is to find out how to eat the item and the health benefits of the item.
Thursday, 01/08/2026: Posted photo — Rule of Thirds.
This week’s photo topic is the Rule of Thirds. The Rule of Thirds is a compositional guideline that suggests dividing your frame into nine equal parts with two horizontal and two vertical lines, then placing key subjects or elements along these lines or at their intersections.
In this photo, I have lined up the gatehouse with one of the vertical lines and the top of the falls with one of the horizontal lines. The rule of thirds is a technic that I attempt to use in all my photos.
Friday, 01/09/2026: Post photo — String of Lights.
We are taking down our Christmas tree tomorrow, so I just wanted to take one more abstract photo of the lights.
Saturday, 01/10/2026: Post photo — Ice Fishing.
I went to the transfer station, aka the dump, today. It was such a bight morning that I decided to go to Leominster State Forest to take a photo of this tree. As you can see in the photo, there were people on the lake ice fishing. If you look closely, you can also see an outline of a skating rink.
With the warm temperatures from yesterday and today, I do not know if I would trust the ice to be safe. We have had some very cold days, so I guess the ice is thick enough to support people.
That is all for now. Until next week, be safe.
“Sumens imagines consolateur et inspirat me. Pulchritudinem mundi video per camera mean.”
“Quod scripsi, scripsi. Ingeniarius sum, non scriptor.”
This is the covered bridge at the Old Mill. We were there yesterday for the memorial dinner for my wife’s aunt’s birthday.
Tuesday, 12/30/2025: Posted photo — Falls.
Falls at the Old Mill.
Wednesday, 12/31/2025: Posted photo — Gazebo.
The gazebo at the center of town. I stopped by on my way to my before New Year’s Day hike incase the weather did not cooperate in the morning.
Thursday, 01/01/2026: Posted photo — New Year’s Hike.
A photo of me from yesterday’s hike. We received snow in the morning and it was too dangerous to drive to the trail head for the hike. My street was not plowed at the time I needed to leave for the hike.
Friday, 01/02/2026: Post photo — Icefalls.
Some wonderful icefalls seen during a hike on Wachusett Mountain.
Saturday, 01/03/2026: Post photo — AMC Mount Monadnock.
Today I was co-leading a hike on Mount Monadnock. The AMC has a winter hiker series that starts out with new winter hikers attending a winter hiking workshop. That leads to a Track I hike, easier hikes on flat to semi flat trails. Today was a Track II hike, one that involves more technical hiking for higher elevations. For the Track II, full winter hiking equipment was used — microspikes, crampons, shoe shoes, goggles, and some rope work. This was the first time some of the hikers attempted winter hikes that were more technical. Everyone did great.
That is all for now. Until next week, be safe.
“Sumens imagines consolateur et inspirat me. Pulchritudinem mundi video per camera mean.”
“Quod scripsi, scripsi. Ingeniarius sum, non scriptor.”
“Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst.” — Henri Cartier-Bresson
Thank you for all the new views and likes from last week, it helps keep me inspired.
Sunday, 12/21/2025: Posted photo — George S Hutchings Organ.
This organ is in the Ashburnham Community Church. I was at the church this afternoon for Lessons and Carols. Lessons and Carols is a service of Scripture and song that dates to the late 19th century. There are nine brief Scripture lessons, which recount the Fall, the promise of a Messiah, the Birth of Jesus, the Shepherds, the Wise Men, and the Incarnation. Each lesson is followed by a carol or other song that reflects on the lesson’s message and a brief prayer.
Back to the organ, the organ was made in 1886 by George Hutchings of Boston, who later made the first organ at Boston’s Symphony Hall. The organ came to the church from an organ clearing house, and between its previous home and the clearing house, it lost its casing.
Monday, 12/22/2025: Posted photo — Day Hike.
I took the opportunity today to hike during the day. I am taking vacation time this week and next week to relax for the holidays. It has been a while since I led a hike during the day. We attempted to get to the summit before sunset. We did not, since there were patches of ice on the trail. There was not enough ice to wear micospikes, so we had to carefully bear boot along the trail.
Next week I will be hiking even earlier in the day. Hiking during the day will allow more people to join me and possibly break in their new hiking equipment that they may receive during the holiday.
Tuesday, 12/23/2025: Posted photo — Sunset After Glow.
Still did not make it to the summit for sunset. I arrived at the summit just after sunset, during golden hour.
Here is the different types of natural light depending on the Sun elevation:
Merry Christmas to those who celebrate. Happy Holidays for those who celebrated Hanukkah or another holiday this time of year.
“For today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is Messiah and Lord.” Luke 2:11
Jesus was born for all of us. Not just for the rich, not just the poor, all of us. It does not matter the color of your skin, your immigration status, your wealth, your political beliefs, all of us.
He was born into poverty, under harsh conditions, to show us that we make ourselves into what we believe and how we would want others to treat us. We should not be influenced by others, only the teaching of Jesus and scripture. Our true character is based on our own belief and should not be the belief of other false prophets or gods.
“Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” Luke 2:14
“In becoming man, Jesus took upon himself our fragility, identifying with each one of us: with those who have nothing left and have lost everything, with those who are prey to hunger and poverty, with those who are fleeing their homeland to seek a future elsewhere, with those who have lost their jobs and those who are looking for work, with those who are exploited, with those in prison, who often live in inhumane conditions.” Pope Leo XIV
Friday, 12/26/2025: Post photo — Yellow Rose.
One of the meanings of a yellow rose is for a sign of remembrance. This time of year, I remember the loss of our daughter by putting a rose on our tree.
I took this photo as a gift to her since I was drawn to its arrangement.
Saturday, 12/27/2025: Post photo — Ginger Roots.
Here are some health benefits of ginger roots that I have found online.
Popular Digestive Aid: Settles Stomach Issues
Therapy for Nausea: Reduces Motion Sickness and More
Powerful Anti-inflammatory: Reduces Joint Pain and Relieves Arthritis
Provides Pain Relief: Soothes Migraines and Menstrual Pain
Anti-tumor Properties: Successful in Killing Cancer Cells
Anti-diabetic Compounds: Lowers Blood Sugar and Increases Insulin Release
Heals the Heart: Treats a Variety of Cardiovascular Conditions
Relieves Respiratory Disorders: Effective in Treating Asthma
Immunity-booster: Reduces Coughs and Colds
Potent Antioxidant: Slows Down DNA Damage
That is all for now. Until next week, be safe.
“Sumens imagines consolateur et inspirat me. Pulchritudinem mundi video per camera mean.”
“Quod scripsi, scripsi. Ingeniarius sum, non scriptor.”
“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, 12/14/2025: Posted photo — Third Sunday of Advent.
The Third Sunday of Advent, called Gaudete Sunday. The color for this Sunday is rose symbolizing for us rejoice since the Christ child is coming soon.
Monday, 12/15/2025: Posted photo — Blowing Snow.
The new lift is getting ready for operation on Wachusett Mountain. They were making snow tonight near the lift to prepare for its opening.
It was a wonderful night to get out and hike. I like to hike in the winter since you do not have to deal with the rocks on the trails. I put on my microspikes and covered tonight’s four mile loop in about an hour and a half.
Tuesday, 12/16/2025: Posted photo — Driveway.
This is my neighbor’s driveway. I like photographing it every winter. I will most likely photograph it a few more times over the next few months. Because of its length, I think it looks like a typical winter scene here in New England.
Wednesday, 12/17/2025: Posted photo — Santa.
My in-law’s house has many Santa’s. My father-in-law is Santa during the holiday season. Many children look at him at awe during the year since they are near Santa.
We were over their house after the latest snowstorm shoveling out their driveway and walkway. They do not need to be out in the snow and walking on the slippery ground.
Thursday, 12/18/2025: Posted photo — Sunrise.
Here is a photo of the sunrise from my office. The sunrise looked better in the clouds when I looked to the west than when I looked to the east to see it.
Nature always seems to impress and surprise me. Sunrises and sunsets are similar, yet two are never the same.
Friday, 12/19/2025: Post photo — Getting Ready.
More snow making as the lift is getting ready to open.
Saturday, 12/20/2025: Post photo — Holiday Bouquet.
While out shopping, I saw this holiday bouquet. What caught my eye was the balloon liking decorations. I took this photo since I liked the colors of the decorations withing the flowers.
That is all for now. Until next week, be safe.
“Sumens imagines consolateur et inspirat me. Pulchritudinem mundi video per camera mean.”
“Quod scripsi, scripsi. Ingeniarius sum, non scriptor.”
“Photography is the story I fail to put into words.” — Destin Sparks
Thank you for all the new views and likes from last week, it helps keep me inspired.
Short descriptions this week. I have been tired and have not had the opportunity I would like to better describe my thoughts for taking these photos. Refer to this week’s quote.
Sunday, 11/30/2025: Posted photo — First Sunday of Advent.
This photo was taken before the Advent candles were lit after I put up the numbers for the hymns. Advent is a time for hopeful anticipation, looking forward to the future with a spirit of expectancy.
Monday, 12/01/2025: Posted photo — Hiding Mouse.
During tonight’s hike, I saw this mouse hiding under a rock. I was expecting to move when I approached. As I put my light on the mouse, it just stayed still so I took out my phone and took its photo. A few weeks ago, the same thing happened on my hike with a frog. The frog did not move when I put my light on it.
Tuesday, 12/02/2025: Posted photo — Cottage.
We spent some time on Sunday afternoon finishing the closing of our cottage. We took the boats in and put in the storm door. The cottage is only a three-season cottage. We used it in the winter when going ice skating. I have not done that in a while. I need to get back to using it more.
As an interesting note, the cottage now sits on the west side of the lake. It was built on the eastern side of the lake. One winter, many years ago, it was brought to its current location by being moved over the ice.
I love my commute home during the winter. Most of the time it involves a quiet hike in the woods. I especially like it when I break trail with my snowshoes.
My house is not far from the Mid State Trail. The Midstate Trail is a 92-mile hiking trail that extends from Rhode Island to the Wapack Trail in New Hampshire. I have hiked most of the northern section of the trial and have not spent much time hiking in the southern section.
Thursday, 12/04/2025: Posted photo — Snowshoeing.
More snowshoeing photos to show you. This was on my commute home in the heavy snow. You can see snow falling in this photo. It almost looks like it is raining.
Friday, 12/05/2025: Post photo — Icicles.
It is a very frigid day today. The temperatures were in the low single digits (deg F) this morning and is not expected to be much warmer. The cold does not bother me since I have the clothing to keep me warm.
Even with the cold temperatures, the sun is melting some icicles leading to droplets. This is not the best photo of the droplet but is the first of many icicle photos I plan on taking this winter.
Saturday, 12/06/2025: Post photo — Last Load of Wood.
Yesterday I received a text from my wife saying that we just received a load of wood. I was surprised since I did not let my wood guy know that we were ready for it. My son’s car was in the driveway at the time, so the delivery driver must have been very experienced.
This morning my son had a couple of cousins, and a friend came over to help. I was working on stacking the wood when the help showed up. So, I let the youngsters do the work while I did other things around the house.
Here is a photo of the wood stacked up. We can put five cords of wood into our four cord woodshed. We still had to stack about a half a cord outside the woodshed and we have burnt almost a half a cord already this winter since it has been bitterly cold at times.
That is all for now. Until next week, be safe.
“Sumens imagines consolateur et inspirat me. Pulchritudinem mundi video per camera mean.”
“Quod scripsi, scripsi. Ingeniarius sum, non scriptor.”
“Every mountain top is within reach if you just keep climbing.” – Barry Finlay
Monday, 11/10/2025: Posted photo — Bouquet of Flowers.
“Where flowers bloom, so does hope.” – Lady Bird Johnson
Tuesday, 11/11/2025: Posted photo — Orchid.
“Orchids are nature’s way of telling us that beauty comes in many forms.” – unknown
Wednesday, 11/12/2025: Posted photo — Sunrise Through a Window.
“A sunrise is Nature telling you that it’s time to cherish another day on Earth. Enjoy life.” – unknown
Thursday, 11/13/2025: Posted photo — Firewood.
“A man may plant a tree for a number of reasons. Perhaps he likes trees. Perhaps he wants shelter. Or perhaps he knows that someday he may need the firewood.” – Joanne Harris
Friday, 11/14/2025: Post photo — Reflection in Water.
“Be praised, my Lord, through sister water; she is very useful, and humble, and precious, and pure.”
– Francis of Assisi
Saturday, 11/15/2025: Post photo — Mushrooms.
“Advice is like mushrooms. The wrong kind can prove fatal.” – Charles E. McKenzie
That is all for now. Until next week, be safe.
“Quod scripsi, scripsi. Ingeniarius sum, non scriptor.”
“Sumens imagines consolatur et inspirat me. Pulchritudinem mundi video per cameram meam.”
“Today everything exists to end in a photograph.” — Susan Sontag
Thank you for all the new views and likes from last week, it helps keep me inspired.
This is a repost from four years ago. I have been busy looking through all the wedding photos that I took last weekend.
Sunday, 10/12/2025: Posted photo — Lakeside.
Settings: Canon EOS 60D, ISO 400, f/7.1, 1/125 s, 32 mm.
Today we took the dock out of the water at the cottage. The water was cold when first going into it, and then it did not feel so bad. We need to go into the water to lift part of the dock off its foundation to bring it in. Many years ago, the tires on the bottle of the support legs on the dock fell off so we manually need to lift the dock out of the water.
Before the dock was removed, I went out on it to enjoy the foliage from out in the water. I took this photo shortly before the dock was removed from the water.
The day is always a fun filled day with family and friends.
Monday, 10/13/2025: Posted photo — Trees in the Sun.
Settings: Canon EOS 60D, ISO 100, f/7.1, 1/125 s, 50 mm.
This is the backside, or inlet side, of the falls at Round Meadow Pond. You have seen a few photos of the water flowing over the dam since that is one of my favorite spots to photograph. I took this photo because of the bright colors of the foliage, and I liked the way the light was reflecting off the trees.
Tuesday, 10/14/2025: Posted photo — More Foliage.
Settings: Canon EOS 60D, ISO 100, f/7.1, 1/160 s, 50 mm.
Not much to say about this photo. The foliage is starting to get to peak in this area, so I am taking as many foliage photos as I can.
One thing I can say about this photo, and my other foliage photos, is that they look very bright. The histogram looks good for these photos, but the photos look bright when viewing on some screens. It might be because I use calibrate monitors to edit my photos and the other monitors are not calibrated.
Time to do some research into this issue. Maybe I should get one or two of them printed to see how the colors come out.
Settings: Canon EOS 60D, ISO 100, f/7.1, 1/250 s, 72 mm.
I was going to post another foliage photos today but decided to post a photo of the morning dew. This photo was meant to show the dew and to break up my trend of foliage photos. Too much of a good thing is not always good.
I attempted to capture the light off the dew on the grass. Please leave a comment to let me know how well I captured the light and to give me some tips to improve.
Thursday, 10/16/2025: Posted photo — Lightning at Sea.
Settings: Canon EOS 60D, ISO 100, f/5.6, 15 s, 48 mm.
15 second exposure looking out to see in Jacksonville Beach, FL a few years ago.
During a past vacation, my family rented a condominium on Jacksonville Beach. My wife has relatives that live in both Jacksonville Beach and Neptune Beach, so we travel to the area relatively often. Most of the time we rent a house or condo not on the beach.
A common occurrence in Florida is a storm out to sea at night. It is such a great sight to see the lightning in the distance. On this night, I decided to put my camera on my tripod, set the exposure time to 15 seconds, to capture the storm. After looking at the photos, my only regret was that I did not leave my shutter open for 30 seconds.
There will always be another trip back to the beach.
Here are a few camera settings for photographing daytime and nighttime lightning that I have picked up over the years:
Camera settings tips for photographing daytime lightning photos:
Set up camera on a sturdy tripod.
Turn off any image stabilization you might have. If image stabilization is on, the camera will think it is moving when the shutter engages, even though there is not camera movement.
Focus camera lens on infinity or on an object in the distance.
Set the aperture of the lens to f/16 or smaller. This will close the iris inside the lens, allowing a longer shutter speed to be used.
Set ISO to lowest it will go, for example use ISO 100.
Take a test exposure using the slowest shutter speed allowed to see if the image is exposed correctly and your focus is correct.
Set your camera on manual or bulb.
Use a remote timer/intervalometer to fire the shutter continuously.
Here is an example of a daytime lightning photo. This photo was handheld since the storm arrived quickly. For your information, we did not hike down into the Grand Canyon that day.
Camera settings for photographing night-time lightning
Set up camera on a sturdy tripod.
Turn off any image stabilization you might have. If image stabilization is on, the camera will think it is moving when the shutter engages, even though there is not camera movement.
Focus camera lens on infinity or on an object in the distance.
Set the aperture of the lens to a medium value, such as f/5.6 or f/8. This will allow a longer shutter speed by bringing in more light and improve image quality at the same time by allowing the use of a lower ISO value.
Set ISO to lowest it will go, for example set your is to ISO 100. You may have to increase your ISO to ISO 200–ISO 400 depending on the lighting in the area. I prefer my ISO set at ISO 100 for all my lightning shots.
Set your camera on manual or bulb.
Set the shutter speed to between 5 and 20 seconds. You can set it up to 30 seconds if you are in a dark area.
Take a test shot to see if the scene is exposed correctly, remembering that if a strike does happen in the field of view it could light up the scene considerably, depending on how big the strike looks in the photo.
Use a remote timer/intervalometer to fire the shutter continuously.
Friday, 10/17/2025: Post photo — Clouds.
Settings: Canon EOS 60D, ISO 200, f/7.1, 1/1250 s, 37 mm.
Today I am posting a photo of a cloud. I took many photos today, but this one was the only one that I liked.
Saturday, 10/18/2025: Post photo — Aster.
Settings: Canon EOS 60D, ISO 200, f/5.6, 1/320 s, 106 mm.
I went to my mother’s house today to make sure everything was fine at the house. I also collected some of the wood from the tree that fell on her house about a year ago to bring home to burn. Earlier in the day, I took photos at Leominster State Forest. I went hiking at Leominster State Forest last night and went back today to get some more photos. I will be posting the photos I took in this blog for you to see what I did not post for my 365 project.
When I was at her house, I noticed a lot of asters. I also saw that there was an abundant number of bees flying around the asters. What a great photo opportunity. The aster flowers (Aster spp.) add color to the autumn landscape while offering beauty with little work when caring for asters.
That is all for now. Until next week, be safe.
“Quod scripsi, scripsi. Ingeniarius sum, non scriptor.”
“Sumens imagines consolatur et inspirat me. Pulchritudinem mundi video per cameram meam.”
“Taking an image, freezing a moment, reveals how rich reality truly is.” — Anonymous
Thank you for all the new views and likes from last week, it helps keep me inspired.
Little words this week. I have been tired and my creativity this week is low.
Sunday, 10/05/2025: Posted photo — Bolton Pond.
Bolton Pond off the Bolton Pond Trail on Wachusett Mountain. This is a trail that I hike on once every year or two since it is one that I find not very interesting to hike. The trail is relatively flat and hard to follow sometimes. I was a little surprised to see that the Commonwealth has done trail work and it is easier to follow.
This trail had a turn that was very wide and, if you did not know the trail, you would have wandered into the woods. The Commonwealth made a barrier at this corner to force people to stay on the trail.
Monday, 10/06/2025: Posted photo — More Progress.
Here is my weekly progress photo of the lift installation. The lift structures are almost all installed. The chairs themselves have not been installed and are still in the ski area parking lot.
Tuesday, 10/07/2025: Posted photo — Lakeside.
We went to the cottage to take out the dock on this fine fall day. The foliage is just starting and should be a peak soon.
This is the view from our cottage looking over Winnekeag Lake.
Wednesday, 10/08/2025: Posted photo — Texture of Pine.
I am testing a plant ID app that I have been using to identify trees. The app is called Seek. I used it to identify the bark of this pine tree.
When you are lost in the woods, you are taught to triangulate. The problem is, when you are lost you do not have any objects to triangulate on.
One way of locating yourself is by slope aspect or finding your location off the contour of the land. This is something I have been practicing for a while and hope to never use. If you want to know more about this technique, please leave a comment.
This is the slope that one of the lifts is at were one of the hiking trails cross the ski area.
Friday, 10/10/2025: Post photo — Day after Full.
This is a photo of the Hunter (or Harvest) moon the day after it was officially full. I took this photo two nights ago and just processed it today.
This photo was extracted from a 15 second video of the moon. I have a photo stacking program that will extract all the frames from a video and stack them into one photo. I have not used this photo much, so I wanted to give it a try again.
I have not been very happy with my moon shots lately. I do not know if it is my eyes or the lens. When I take moon photos, I zoom in as much as possible and manually focus my lens. My “moon” lens is all manual. The zoom is set at 1050 mm and placed on my tripod. With the length of the lens, any breeze or wind will make it shake. I use live view to focus, and it looks focused on the camera. I may have to take my lens apart and give it a cleaning.
Saturday, 10/11/2025: Post photo — Covered Bridge.
This covered bridge is located at the Foster Country Club in Foster RI. This was the site of one of my cousin’s daughter’s wedding yesterday afternoon. Here daughter likes my nature photography and asked me to photograph her wedding.
The photos from the wedding came out great. The photos from the reception were not so great because of the lighting. It is very difficult to take photos inside when they keep the reception hall dark. You need a very fast lens to take photos. I had a fast lens, but with the darkness and the colored lights from the DJ’s booth, I am not happy with the RAW photos.
It is now time to go through all my photos, edit them, and make them presentable to bride and groom.
Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Grasso!
That is all for now. Until next week, be safe.
“Quod scripsi, scripsi. Ingeniarius sum, non scriptor.”
“Sumens imagines consolatur et inspirat me. Pulchritudinem mundi video per cameram meam.”
“I never have taken a picture I’ve intended. They’re always better or worse.” — Diane Arbus
Thank you for all the new views and likes from last week, it helps keep me inspired.
Sunday, 09/28/2025: Posted photo — Bricks.
For the photo project that ended today, the subject was “Soundtrack”. I was having difficulty coming up with a subject.
I was cooking at the grill today and saw the bricks on the ground. The Pink Floyd song “Another Brick In The Wall” came to mind. I do not really like Pink Floyd too much, but I needed a subject, and I saw the bricks. I was hoping that I would find a brick wall, but we spent the day at the lake, and I was not able to get a photo. We live in an area with brick houses that pre-date the American Revolution.
Monday, 09/29/2025: Posted photo — Sunset.
Sunset was a strange color tonight. It was also one of the better sunsets in a while. The clouds were forming a vortex, pointing to something out west.
Sorry about the quality of this photo. The sun was setting quickly and took a quick photo while on the move.
Tuesday, 09/30/2025: Posted photo — Fire in the Sky.
Once again there was a very red sunset. During my hike, I saw the sunset blazing in the trees. It made the trees look like they were on fire.
I hope this photo does this justice, but photos never do justice to seeing nature live.
The photo topic this week is texture. I will be taking texture photos during the week. During my shopping trip, I saw pineapples and took a photo of the texture of their skin.
Today I took a photo of some dragon fruit to show more texture. I will be picking one of these photos for my submission. I will keep looking for more textures during the week.
Friday, 10/03/2025: Post photo — Mums.
Mums are hardy fall plants. At this time of year, almost every place that sells plants has mums.
There are two different types of mums: 1) “Garden” mums (found at garden nurseries) are hardy perennial plants. 2) “Florist” mums (often found at grocery stores and flower shops) are treated as decorative annuals and not grown to survive the winter.
I will have to do more research on the difference between the “garden” and “florist” varieties.
Saturday, 10/04/2025: Post photo — More Mums.
Here are more mums that I saw today. These are also “garden” mums.
That is all for now. Until next week, be safe.
“Quod scripsi, scripsi. Ingeniarius sum, non scriptor.”
“Sumens imagines consolatur et inspirat me. Pulchritudinem mundi video per cameram meam.”
“Photograph: a picture painted by the sun without instruction in art.” — Ambrose Bierce
Thank you for all the new views and likes from last week, it helps keep me inspired.
Sunday, 09/21/2025: Posted photo — American Dagger Moth Caterpillar.
The American Dagger Mot is found in America east of the Rocky Mountains in wooded areas. They feed on many common types of trees such as oaks and maples and are often found on the ground in the forest. This caterpillar protects itself from danger by “stinging” anything that touches it. I did not touch it since I knew that some caterpillars sting and I did not know at the time if this was one of those.
Here is one of the many differences between a butterfly and a moth. Butterflies tend to fold their wings vertically up over their backs. Moths tend to hold their wings in a tent-like fashion that hides the abdomen. Butterflies are typically larger and have more colorful patterns on their wings. Moths are typically smaller with drab-colored wings.
Monday, 09/22/2025: Posted photo — Lift Progress.
Wachusett Mountain is putting in a new high-speed lift. I have been showing photos of progress as I hike past the construction. This lift is much larger than the lift they just removed.
Tuesday, 09/23/2025: Posted photo — Roses.
Over the last couple of weeks, I have been showing individual roses from this bush. This bush is the one that I did not think it would survive before it was transplanted.
When I planted it in the new flower bed, I took care to help it grow by watering it and keeping the ground fertilized. It is now growing wonderfully.
The yellow roses and the white roses bloom at different times. This is like other plants, such as our azaleas, in which the different colors bloom at different times.
Wednesday, 09/24/2025: Posted photo — Full Moon.
As I was looking for a file today, I found this photo of the moon. I took this photo a while ago. It is a composite of 10 separate photos.
This is one of my favorite full moon photos, so I wanted to share it with you.
Thursday, 09/25/2025: Posted photo — Rose during Rain.
We finally had rain. The rain took all the petals off the yellow roses. I noticed that there was a rosebud on this plant.
As I walked past it, I noticed the raindrops on the rose. I went back inside, grabbed my camera and its rain cover and took this photo.
Friday, 09/26/2025: Post photo — Elm Tree.
I like the look of this tree. I photographed it often a few years ago. On my way to work today, I wanted to photograph a great sunrise so I pulled into the cemetery to see if I could get a better view.
I do not know why I pulled into the cemetery, but I found my way to photograph this tree.
Saturday, 09/27/2025: Post photo — Lakeside.
Today was the church bazar. After the bazar we went to our cottage to have a cookout. I took this photo since I liked the way the sun reflected off the hill on the other side of the lake.
That is all for now. Until next week, be safe.
“Quod scripsi, scripsi. Ingeniarius sum, non scriptor.”
“Sumens imagines consolatur et inspirat me. Pulchritudinem mundi video per cameram meam.”
Photo by Joseph Ciras 