Sweet Pea
My Grandmother used to grow these every year in the planters along a cinder block wall. There would be hundreds of them in a variety of colors and we would go out and pick them to put in a vase to sit...
View ArticlePumpkin Pile
Went to Holmberg’s today to pick some fruit… was a pleasant surprise to see that their pumpkins have arrived and to take a photo of the ‘pumpkin pile’
View ArticleHanging By A Thread
The spider from last Saturday is gone but the remains of its web linger along with some of Sandal’s fur and the remains of a small moth…
View ArticleSigns of Fall
It has been getting noticeably colder at night. Last night we were in the 40s. The Black-Eyed Susan’s are starting to wither and the leaves are starting to fall…
View ArticleTwo Pansies
These pansies have managed to last since this spring and have now started blooming again..
View ArticleWindows Security Center and ZoneAlarm Communication Problems
For the past several days I’ve noticed that Windows Security Center wasn’t happy with my ZoneAlarm Extreme Firewall/Anti-virus/Anti-spyware on my Vista Laptop. It kept trying to tell me that I didn’t...
View ArticleCherry Blossom
A cherry blossom in the fall… I apparently have a seasonally confused cherry tree. While backing out to take Jon to school early this morning I noticed this lone blossom on the tree. After getting home...
View ArticleMalware Alert
I’m severely delinquent in keeping up with the blog. While I’ve taken photos too many other things have been taking up my time for me to post them or even download them from my camera. Between visiting...
View ArticleGurdon Bill Waystation
Once a year in the fall Ledyard opens up several of the historic sites in town for the 2nd grader’s Ledyard History tour. I happened to catch the weekend opening today even though it was rainy and...
View ArticleTatting
I’ve wanted to learn how to tat for a long time. My grandmother tried teaching me in the early 80s before she died in 83 but I never quite got it. I just recently found a book I could understand and...
View ArticlePurple Flowers
I’m not sure what these are as I picked them up on clearance a couple months ago never quite sure if they would do anything. I noticed that they had bloomed and love the framing with the old bird...
View ArticleWant to Play Hide the Ball in the Leaves?
My son has grown out of the habit of jumping into the pile of raked leaves mostly because he realizes that it bothers his allergies and makes it hard to breathe… Sandal on the other hand has no...
View ArticleCandlelight
Things have been crazy around here with various work, volunteer and other projects… throw in a kid sick with the flu and having issues at school… mix with the extras of losing my keys (recycling them...
View ArticleStill Blooming
I bought this annual in the spring and it has been wonderful with blossoms through out the summer and even now as we are fully into fall… Most of the leaves are off the trees now and it has been...
View ArticleFlowers
I noticed the last couple of days that I’ve taken photos that my sensor had various ‘ick’ on it… so spent the early afternoon cleaning my sensor and then took a couple shots with my 50mm f/1.4. This is...
View ArticleLittle Bonsai
This is my son’s little Bonsai – he picked it out because the trunk of the plant looks like an anteater. He typically keeps it up in his bathroom but had it downstairs to draw it for his art class. I...
View ArticleWildflower
Little wildflower that has decided to bloom at the end of fall… confused little wildflower…
View ArticleSunset
It is odd having the sunset so early… Also just noticed that I never reset my camera’s clock for Daylight Savings time… oops. Spent the day helping Jon figure out how to layout and print a little...
View ArticleFrom a Different Angle
This annual keeps hanging in there even with the colder weather we have been having.
View ArticleNew Computer
I’ve spent the past month building a new desktop computer. It is something I’ve meant to do for the past year and half and just hadn’t had the time or patience to dedicate to it. I had built my...
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