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.”
“To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place… I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.” — Elliott Erwitt
Thank you for all the new views and likes from last week, it helps keep me inspired.
Sunday, 02/09/2025: Posted photo — Snowshoeing.
We had a little snowfall last night. Only about 7 inches of snow fell. This gave me the opportunity to take my snowshoes out and hike on out property. There were many challenging areas to hike. I when up and down steel hills and through some swampy areas that were frozen over.
I used today to do a test run of my snowshoes. I will bring them with me during my hike tomorrow and hopefully I will be able to use them.
Here are some mountain laurel covered in snow. I saw this during my hike today.
I did not use my snowshoes, just carried them. Since I went the day after the snow, the trails were packed down. I used my microspikes and stayed on the trail. If I was not leading a group, I would have put them on and hiked off the trail. When I am leading a group, I need to be responsible for the fun and safety of all.
Tuesday, 02/11/2025: Posted photo — Snow on Swing.
There was still snow on the swings in our backyard. These swings have not been used for many years. One of our grandnieces was one of the last ones to use them. The photo of the snow on the swings is a photo that I take every year. The weather is going to warm up tomorrow so this may be the last opportunity before the snow next Saturday to take this photo.
I have been doing this project since January 1, 2010. After a while there is repetitiveness in my photos and photography topic. I need to branch out and take more photos of people.
Speaking of creatures of habit, I take a photo of this location often. Besides the moon, this location is my second most photograph location in my project.
A few years back I took a photo on the 6th of the month, every month of every year, at this location to see how it changes. I put a video of my photos together. Let me know if you would like to see it and I can figure out a way to post it in this blog.
Thursday, 02/13/2025: Posted photo — Snow Moon.
This month’s full moon is called the Snow Moon.
There is typically cold and snowy weather in February, so the full moon was given the name snow moon. Storm moon and hunger moon are other common names.
I took this with my 300mm lens, and not my “moon” lens because of the wing. My long “moon” lens is only manual and does not have a stabilizer making it difficult to take photos of the moon in the wind.
Friday, 02/14/2025: Post photo — Icicles.
As the temperature fluctuates, icicles begin to form. These photos were taken in the morning. One is a photo of the icicles on a building, the other of icicles on a handrail.
These were gone later in the day when the temperature rose slightly and the wind picked up.
Saturday, 02/15/2025: Post photo — Looking Up.
Blue sky this morning before the snow tonight. We are expecting several inches of snow, followed by sleet and rain tonight into tomorrow.
“Photography for me is not looking, it’s feeling. If you can’t feel what you’re looking at, then you’re never going to get others to feel anything when they look at your pictures.” — Don McCullin
Thank you for all the new views and likes from last week, it helps keep me inspired.
Sunday, 02/02/2025: Posted photo — Bouquet.
A bouquet of flowers in a store today. With the dismal state of the world, higher gas and food prices, shortage of food in the stores, and many people losing their livelihood in the last few weeks, I wanted to start this week with something positive.
Monday, 02/03/2025: Posted photo — Summit Sights.
Today’s hike was messy. Not that it was rainy or anything, the snow was just like mashed potatoes, sticking to the bottom of my microspikes and balling up. I did not know what would be more dangerous, keeping the microspikes on or going bear boot. I decided to keep them on and clear the bottom of them often. As an editorial note: the temperature dropped on Tuesday and the Tuesday night group had not issues with the snow.
The trail I took passed the top of one of the ski trails. I have posted photos of this location in the past. I took this photo just to have one for today.
Also on the summit is a plaque paying tribute to the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division and its service in Italy during World War II. This plaque was covered in snow. Next time I am on the summit, and if the plaque is still covered, I will remove the snow. Honorary plaques should not be covered.
Tuesday, 02/04/2025: Posted photo — Succulent.
The word succulent comes from the Latin word sucus, meaning “juice” or “sap”. Succulent plants have thickened stems, or leaves. Succulents may store water in various structures, such as leaves and stems.
This was a succulent that I saw while shopping tonight. There were many items out for St. Valentine’s Day. I keep thinking to myself that if you purchased flowers or other items this week, or when the first arrived in the stores, they would die before St. Valentine’s Day arrived.
Wednesday, 02/05/2025: Posted photo — Sunflower.
There is no reason that I posted this photo of a sunflower that I took today. When I saw it, I wanted to practice making a HDR photos using only one photo in GIMP. I have made single photo HDRs in Paint Shop Pro, but I am moving away from that program and using GIMP more.
This is the results of my experiment. Enjoy.
Thursday, 02/06/2025: Posted photo — Tracks.
Snow fell this afternoon, so I took this opportunity to walk to and from work so that I did not have to drive home on bad roads. I have used my new shoeshoes only once. When I got them, I took a loop around our property. Every time that I was going to hike with them, the conditions were not correct. They were mostly conditions for the use of microspikes or crampons, too much ice and not enough snow.
My new snowshoesMy snowshoe tracksRabbit tracks
These photos are from my walk home. There is a photo of one of my snowshoes (if I took a photo of both, my shadow would be in the photo), my snowshoe tracks, and the tracks of a wild rabbit. I have seen deer tracks, bear tracks, coyote tracks, and what I think were mountain lion tracks in the past. Today I only saw rabbit tracks.
It was good to finally test out my snowshoes. I may use them on Wachusett on Monday since there is a prediction of almost a foot of snow in this area on Sunday.
Friday, 02/07/2025: Post photo — Puddle.
For my photo challenge this week, I am to take a photo of a reflection in a puddle. The problem this week was that we did not have many puddles. Most of them were frozen over. Today there was a brief period of melt, but the wind was blowing. I was able to take this photo of clouds in a puddle. I am not happy with it. You just have to take with Mother Nature gives you. At least I have a photo that fits this week’s topic.
Saturday, 02/08/2025: Post photo — Competition.
Today I competed in a cubing event for the first time. The event took place at the school our son teaches so it was a great opportunity to do so. We have been to many comps over the years and our son’s friends keep asking us if we can solve. We say “yes”, and then they ask if we compete, we say “no”.
I took the plunge. I did not finish last, just next to last to someone that did not complete all their solves.
My name tagMy first offical scorecardNon-consistant on the 2x2x2
Today I competed in the 3x3x3 and the 2x2x2 events. I have posted my times below. For the 2x2x2, there were three solves when I thought I was solving the cube and it looked to me that nothing had happened. I gave up on one. Some of my son’s friends were laughing at me because they saw something that I should have done.
“No place is boring, if you’ve had a good night’s sleep and have a pocket full of unexposed film” — Robert Adams
Thank you for all the new views and likes from last week, it helps keep me inspired.
Sunday, 01/19/2025: Posted photo — Leading Lines.
Photo challenge of the week — Leading Lines. I took many photos today to try to fit this theme. This was the winner. The lines are leading you down the seawall along the beach at Hampton Beach NH.
Wall at Hampton Beach NH
It was a cool day to be on the beach. When walking with the wind to my back, it felt warm. When I was walking into a headwind, you can tell it was frigid outside with the wind chill.
My bother made this one and just electrified it. He made one for one of his granddaughters during the summer and wanted to make one for himself.
Over all of GuitarSound board using tarp grommetsInscription on neck
As you can tell by the inscription, he is also a hiker. He was the past chairperson of the local chapter of the AMC and is now on the AMC Board of Directors.
Imagine the perfect citrus — super easy to peel, extra juicy and amazingly sweet. This is a hybrid of the satsuma, navel and mandarin orange varieties developed in 1970’s.
Dekopon Mandarins
I have posted many times before, the supermarket that I go to every week has a great assortment of fruits and vegetables. I like taking photos of them and doing research on them before purchasing them.
Wednesday, 01/22/2025: Posted photo — Coating a Japanese Yew.
Some snow on a Japanese Yew at my office. I like the contrast of colors.
Patches of snow
Thursday, 01/23/2025: Posted photo — Moon from Office Window.
I looked out my office window last week and saw the full moon. I took out my camera and took a photo for the moon through the office window.
I have people tell me that my moon photos are great and they wished I had something in the foreground, do I took this photo with the branches in the foreground.
Full moon in the morning
Friday, 01/24/2025: Post photo — New Hampshire Marine Memorial.
“It started as a grave marker… and became a monument!” This started out from a father wanting a grave marker for his son lost at sea in 1945. What his efforts brought after many years of endeavor, was a memorial at Hampton Beach to all New Hampshire sons and daughters lost or buried at sea during World War II.
Looking out at seaHonored names
This monument is across the street from the location of a cubing event that took place last weekend. I saw this monument as we entered for the competition and I went out to take it before the snow.
Saturday, 01/25/2025: Post photo — Training Hike.
Today I held a training hike to introduce people into winter hiking. I know that we are part way through the season but it was the first opportunity for a training hike. A few weeks ago, we (the Wachusett Hikers) had a conference call with people that wanted to learn about winter hiking. It was an informative call and some people wanted a hike planned to practice we talked about.
Summit photoSome gear inside my pack
I set up this hike to be the training hike. There were some that signed up for the hike and canceled last minute, as with typical hikes. Even if there were only one person signed up, I was going to do this hike. The temperature today was in the low 20’s (F) and the sun was shinning. This was so far the warmest day of the week.
I showed them my full winter gear and talked about which item was needed for local hikes and upcountry hikes. We also discussed layering for heat control, how to used microspikes, what type of microspikes to purchase and what type not to purchase, how to keep your water from freezing, how to properly adjust their hiking poles and how to use them properly, and other topics. It was a great hike and it made the two hikers that joined me more confident in their abilities. That was the main purpose of the hike.
As a bonus, we saw a bald eagle flying at the summit. By the time I took out my phone camera, it had flown out of range.
“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 keeps me inspired.
Sunday, 12/22/2024: Posted photo — Never too Old.
You are never too old to believe. This is our son with Santa, his grandfather. My nieces and nephews all know that my father-in-law is the real Santa.
On a sadder note, I found out today that my college roommate passed from COVID a couple of years ago. I wished him a happy birthday on Facebook and a mutual friend let me know he passed. So sad that someone so young died from an illness that some people claim does not exist. COVID is real! Be safe.
Monday, 12/23/2024: Posted photo — Weather Front.
Here is a photo of a weather front that came through the area today. I like the look of weather fronts, the crisp line that creates them.
Here is a bonus photos of how some people feel so close to the holidays.
Tuesday, 12/24/2024: Posted photo — Possible White Christmas.
Here is a photo of my neighbor’s driveway. I just love the way the driveway looks in the winter. It is even better with tire tracks.
A white Christmas is a Christmas when there is snow on the ground or it is snowing on Christmas Day or Christmas Eve. The National Weather Service (NWS) defines a white Christmas as at least one inch of snow on the ground at 7 AM local time on Christmas morning. The last white Christmas in our area was in 2009. We had a little snow last night and there might be some more tonight.
Wednesday, 12/25/2024: Post photo — Christmas and Hanukkah.
Merry Christmas to all. Happy first day of Hanukkah.
We have an official white Christmas this year. This was a great year for this hiker. I received new MSR Lightning Explorer snowshoes, CAMP crampons, and heated socks. Friday I will be picking up a new to me ice axe. I should be ready for my above tree line winter training on Saturday.
Jesus celebrated Hanukkah, and it’s mentioned in the New Testament. At that time, Hanukkah was called “the Feast of Dedication” because it commemorated the dedication of the Temple. My family celebrated both Christmas and Hanukkah.
Thursday, 12/26/2024: Posted photo — Day after Hike.
It was a wonderful sunny day today. The temperature was cool and the air was refreshing. I went on a hike today during the day for the first time in a long time. The trails had heavy ice on them in some of the typical locations.
It was a practice hike for me. I had a full pack on me to practice carrying heavier weight. I wanted to carry the weight to practice for my above treeline leadership/safety training on Saturday.
Friday, 12/27/2024: Post photo — Headstone.
I had a day off today so I went to a neighboring town to pick up some supplies for tomorrow’s training hike. On the way back, I went to visit my parents, paternal grandparents, one of my aunts, one of my uncles, and by brother to wish them a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
This gave me an opportunity to see if my brother’s name was on his headstone. It was.
Saturday, 12/28/2024: Post photo — Hike.
Today was a training hike for AMC up-country winter leadership. This was also a practice hike for next weekend when the AMC is leading some hiked up Mount Monadnock. All of the participants for this hike were AMC up-country winter leaders. I was the only Leader-in-Training that went on the hike. The other LIT’s could not make it for various meetings. This was a very good training in leading winter hikes and included the use of crampons. I expect to be fully certified by the end of the winter.
The summit was fogged in and there were winds of an estimated 40 mph. We were dressed for it so the weather did not bother the members of the group. These photos do not show how windy it was on the summit.
An Up-Country Hike is defined as a hike (offered within the state of Massachusetts) that is over 8 miles in length or over 1000 feet of elevation gain or any hike offered outside the state of Massachusetts. A winter hike is defined as any hike that takes place during the time period between December 1 and March 31.
“Once you learn to care, you can record images with your mind or on film. There is no difference between the two.” — Anonymous
Thank you for all the new views and likes from last week, it keeps me inspired.
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.
Sunday, 11/24/2024: Posted photo — Gospel Cover.
When one of the two churches in town closed a few years ago, the Gospel cover was saved and is used in my parish. This is an ornate and heavy cover. The figure in the center is St. Nicholas. If I am incorrect, please let me know in the comments below.
Every week I put up the numbers for the hymns that will be sung for my wife. This week this cover was inspiring me to take its photo.
Monday, 11/25/2024: Posted photo — Looking Up.
It was a cold and windy day on the summit this week. I was attempting to take a photo of the stars. It looks like my headlamp washed out the photo. I have the red light on in an attempt not to interfere with the exposure.
You should use a red light on your headlight bulb when you need to preserve your night vision while navigating in the dark, like when camping, hiking at night, or reading a map, as red light has minimal impact on your eyes’ ability to adjust to darkness compared to white light; essentially, you would use it when you want to see without blinding yourself or significantly disrupting your night vision.
When I camp in dark sky areas, I always use my red light. When I stop at trail junctions, I use my red light so that I do not blind the other people in the group.
Tuesday, 11/26/2024: Posted photo — Kiwi.
The topic for my 52 week photo project this week is low key. Last week the topic was high key.
Low Key photography is creating a frame that is mostly dark unlike last week when the frame was mostly light. Last week I took the roses into GIMP and turned them into a high key photo. This week I took the kiwis into GIMP and made them low key.
Original PhotoLow Key edit of photo
Here are the before and after photos.
Wednesday, 11/27/2024: Post photo — Pomegranate.
Pomegranates are rich in polyphenols. There is some evidence that polyphenols help protect against diseases in your heart and blood vessels. Polyphenols may have many health benefits, including Antioxidant properties, Lower risk of type 2 diabetes and Reduced risk of heart disease.
When I make my fruit salad for the holidays, I like to put pomegranate seeds in them for a touch of color.
Thursday, 11/28/2024: Posted photo — Rutabaga.
Research on rutabagas below.
Rutabagas and turnips look similar, but they are not identical. Rutabagas are large, more yellowish, and only grow in cool climates. Meanwhile, turnips are small, usually have a reddish tinge, and grow in a variety of climates.
Rutabagas are high in vitamin C and fiber which makes them a great alternative to potatoes in a low-carb diet. One cup of boiled and cubed rutabaga contains 12 grams of carbohydrates, while the same amount of boiled and cubed potatoes contains 31 grams of carbohydrates.
With Thanksgiving today, I wanted to post a photo of a food that many people may not have on their table today. Thanksgiving is a celebration of gratitude and reflection on blessings. The holiday’s origins are rooted in the first Thanksgiving feast in 1621, when the Wampanoag people and the Pilgrims shared a meal to give thanks for the successful harvest.
Friday, 11/29/2024: Post photo — Sunrise.
I took this photo on Wednesday and wanted to share it this week.
Today is what is known as Black Friday. It was that day that shops put on special sales for the holiday season. Now Black Friday starts after Halloween, so this day is not as crazy as it was. I can remember people not sleeping or camping out in front of stores to get the item of their choice.
To counter the craziness of this day, I am posting a peaceful sunrise photo. The sunrise was not as spectacular as it was last week, but the colors in the clouds warranted a photo.
Saturday, 11/30/2024: Post photo — Dusting.
We has a dusting of snow last night. It is nice to see a little snow covering. Waiting on the first snow fall of the season so that I can go snowshoeing and winter hiking.
The winter hiking season officially starts tomorrow, December 1. I will be going for my upcountry winter hiking leader certification this year. Once completed, I will be a four season local and a four season upcountry hiking leader. Looking forward to the challenge. I will not be as young as some of the leader, but I will be having fun. I have hiked year round local and upcountry so the additional training I will received this winter will be wonderful.
“The picture that you took with your camera is the imagination you want to create with reality.” — Scott Lorenzo
Thank you for all the new views and likes from last week, it helps keep me inspired.
This week has a hiking theme.
Sunday, 10/27/2024: Posted photo — Here they Come.
Here comes the hiking group, ascending the mountain at night.
Little tricky ascending the mountain tonight due to the low temperatures, leaves, and acorns on the trail. We all made it back to the trail head safely.
Monday, 10/28/2024: Posted photo — Trail Ahead.
Mountain House trail on Wachusett Mountain tonight. I was able to get out earlier than normal tonight since no member of the Monday Night hiking group was able to make it to the hike tonight.
Tonight there was a wonderful view of the sunset. I will have at least one more week with this group since next week I will be back to my regular hiking schedule.
Wednesday, 10/30/2024: Posted photo — Mount Monadnock.
Many photos of this mountain at sunset. Here is another one taken with my cellphone.
Thursday, 10/31/2024: Posted photo — Super Moon.
This photo was taken back in January. I am posting it this week since I am getting more comfortable with my new software and I wanted to share the results.
Friday, 11/01/2024: Post photo — Baking.
The topic for one of my photo project this week is bake. I made some chocolate chip cookie dough tonight and make some cookies for the photo project.
Saturday, 11/02/2024: Post photo — Training Setup.
Today was the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC’s) Winter Hiking Workshop. During this workshop, new hikers were taught the ins and outs of hiking in the winter.
During this training, I set up a table to discuss winter navigation. I displayed what I do from the initial planning to out on the trail. This is a photos of my compasses. I did demonstrations on how to use a map and compass together and how to determine your UTM coordinate on a map.
“Life is like a camera. Just focus on what’s important and capture the good times, develop from the negatives and if things don’t work out, just take another shot.” — Unknown
Photo for the week. Comments welcome.
Sunday, 05/26/2024: Posted photo — Lupine.
Lupines attract butterflies and pollinators and are deer-resistant and low-maintenance. This is a small group of lupines. I have been to places were there are fields of lupine in the past. One of nature’s most interesting flowers due to their shape.
Monday, 05/27/2024: Posted photo — Boats.
Today is Memorial Day. Memorial Day is a holiday observed on the last Monday of May honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military.
It was a beautiful weekend weatherwise, Saturday and Sunday. Today it is rainy and very foggy. Here is a photo of what the lake looked like most of the day. Here also is a photo of some canoes and kayaks that were not used today since it is dangerous to go out on the lake in the fog.
Tuesday, 05/28/2024: Posted photo — Nest.
A robin in her nest. Robins use their nest for about 5 weeks. I had to look that up since I want to power wash the deck near the nest. The deck is very slippery due to some moss on it.
This nest was discovered when the ladder was going to be used to clean branches off the roof of the garage at the cottage. Before moving the ladder, the nest was discovered, and the robin was seen building her nest.
Wednesday, 05/29/2024: Posted photo — Buttercups.
Some buttercups in the lawn prior to the lawn being mowed. Buttercup contains toxins that are very irritating to the skin and the lining of the mouth, stomach, and intestines.
Every year I look for snapping turtles on my way to the work. This morning, I saw one in the middle of the driveway. Here is a still photo of the turtle walking across the driveway to lay her eggs. I see them almost every year digging the hole to lay eggs.
Friday, 05/31/2024: Post photo — Rhododendron.
This is one of our rhododendron bushes. Over the last week, the bush bloomed due to the rain and sun we had this week.
Saturday, 06/01/2024: Post photo — Balance Rock.
From an earth science paper I found. “Thousands of years ago a glacier (ice sheet) moved across New England pushing rocks and sediment. As the glacier traveled it carried large and small boulders with it, often for many miles. When the glacier melted, the boulders it was carrying were randomly dropped at new locations. Boulders that have been transported by a glacier are called glacial erratics. Balance Rock is an example of a glacial erratic. These two boulders were pushed on top of each other by a large sheet of moving ice and have been balancing on top of each other for thousands of years! Balance Rock is evidence of the glacial activity which helped shape Wachusett mountain.”
I took this photo today during my map and compass training on the mountain. I used it at as a location for the people in my class to take a bearing to our next trail.
“A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.” — Diane Arbus
Photo for the week. Comments welcome.
Sunday, 05/19/2024: Posted photo — Angel of Patience.
Angel of Patience statue in the gardens of the rectory at our church. This weekend was spent selling cakes for the Relay for Life after the Masses.
The RFL cake sale has become more popular over the years and is our team’s biggest fundraiser. Baking has been going on in our house for over a month with over 60 cakes baked and decorated. We do not know the exact count of cakes.
Here is a sample of what was left for the last Mass. There were four more stacks like this that almost sold out. Any cakes leftover will be sold during the RFL team captain’s meeting on Wednesday night.
About 150 feet into the Mountain House Trail on Wachusett Mountain, there is an old stone foundation. In 1764, Elisha Hobbs built his farmhouse here. In 1855–56, Daniel Howe purchased this farm, expanded it, and converted it to take on borders. This house operated from late spring through early fall from 1856 to 1914.
I always knew there was a foundation at this location. This is the first time that I saw the marker that gets scanned to show this information. It may have been there a while; I just do not hike this trail as often as I have in the past. Mountain House Trail is a straight up and down trail and I like doing loops. Pre-injury I would hike Mountain House every Thursday night.
Tuesday, 05/21/2024: Posted photo — Sour Orange.
Some information off the web: “Bitter oranges, sometimes also known as Seville oranges or sour oranges, are a citrus fruit that is a hybrid of mandarin oranges and pomelo, or grapefruit. They have thick, yellow-orange skin, and their flesh is extremely sour and bitter. Though the raw fruit itself is not usually eaten, their juice, rind, and zest are used in various cuisines around the world.” https://www.thespruceeats.com/what-are-bitter-oranges-5208746
I am always amazed at the variety of food that our local supermarket has to offer. It is a regional chain that has been rated one of the top supermarkets in the country many times.
This is the back of the clock tower at Gardner Town Hall. I was at the town hall tonight for the final Relay for Life meeting before the relay. I have taken photos of the town hall and posted them in the past.
Tonight our team sold some remaining cakes from the weekend’s cake sale. People were looking forward to tonight. Many of them mentioned how great the cakes were last year and how they were looking forward to this year’s sale. We even made some special cakes for people that have purchased them in the past.
Thursday, 05/23/2024: Posted photo — Azalea.
Last Thursday I posted a photo of our red azalea. This week I am posting a photo of our pink azalea (with a visitor) and a photo of white azalea that I took last Sunday during our cake sale.
Friday, 05/24/2024: Post photo — Oak.
Oak flowers are all around us this week. We had rain earlier in the week and they fell from the trees. Now my lawn and roof are full of oak flowers.
Saturday, 05/25/2024: Post photo — Deck.
Started to power wash our deck today. I think it needed it.
Photo by Joseph Ciras 