Tag Archives: my neighborhood
Yellow Season
Yellow season is rolling out all around us. Yellow season is daffodils, forsythia, and dandelions. Some other stuff is yellow all year-round. Here’s some stuff that’s yellow all year-round.
March Snow
Online some people have been threatening to do nasty things to the poor groundhog, all because snow fell after the spring equinox. Get a grip, people. Any critter who didn’t see her shadow in my town on February 2 should … Continue reading
Fire and Ice
After The Big Blizzard, the one that dumped 8 or so heavy crusty inches of snow here and 20 or 30 inches elsewhere in New England, I created a folder called “February 2013 Snow” and put all my photos in … Continue reading
Snow Valentine
Weather Underground says we’ve got more snow incoming — not much, they say — and I haven’t even got around to posting my pics of the last snow. Here goes. Thursday morning I woke up to snow covering my skylights, … Continue reading
February Snow
You’ve probably heard that a major winter storm hit the U.S. Northeast in the last couple of days. Unlike some storms in recent years, this one pretty much lived up to the hype, but c’mon — Nemo? Who came up … Continue reading
Snow
Yesterday’s forecast said snow after dark, but I didn’t fully register this till early morning light revealed something on the skylight directly above my bed. Aha! Snow! Snow it was, two or three inches of fluffy powder on the deck. … Continue reading
Year-End License Plate Report
Where have I been? you ask. Or maybe you don’t ask. Maybe you’ve been comparably occupied, and as little inclined to reading as I’ve been to writing. To get business out of the way: This is how the map looked … Continue reading
“All the Leaves Are Brown . . .”
What a difference three weeks and two big storms make! Remember the glorious burning bush on the outskirts of my neighbors’ lawn? On October 21, it looked like this: The leaves have since given way to small red-orange berries. The … Continue reading
Colors of Late October
This afternoon I was taking a break out on the deck, reading yesterday’s paper. Travvy thought it was suppertime. From the slant of the light, I thought he might be right. Nope: it was barely 3:30. He eats at 4:30. … Continue reading
Early Fall Color
When it comes to fall foliage, tall trees get all the attention. Hereabouts the brightest colors are often closer to the ground. I took these photos early last week on Travvy’s and my morning walk. The colors have faded some … Continue reading
From the Seasonally Occupied Territories . . . 