Just yesterday, I was reminded (via an e-newsletter) about an art festival that I had attended far too many years ago yet the memory of that event stays with me as though I had attended just yesterday! It is held each November (the 14th through the 16th of this year) in Easton, MD and this [...]
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An Art Festival Extraordinaire!
Posted in Animals, Antiques, Art, Autumn Activities, Birds, Conservation, Conservation Stamps, Environment, Fine Art, History, Hunting, Miscellaneous, Nature, Old Homes, Photography, tagged Animals, Antiques, Art, Autumn Activities, Birds, Conservation, Conservation Stamps, Environment, Fine Art, History, Hunting, Miscellaneous, Nature, Old Homes, Photography on October 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
What is Conservation Art, Anyway?
Posted in Airbrush, Animals, Art, Birds, Blogging, Canvasback Ducks, Conservation, Conservation Stamps, Environment, History, Illustration, Miscellaneous, Nature, Watercolor, Writing, tagged Airbrush, Animals, Art, Birds, Blogging, Canvasback Ducks, Conservation, Conservation Stamps, Environment, History, Illustration, Miscellaneous, Nature, Watercolor, Writing on August 28, 2008 | 4 Comments »
A couple of summers ago, I took a course called Environmental History. On the first day of class, as had been true in every other class I’d taken before then, we were asked to tell our classmates a little bit about ourselves. When I mentioned my interest in conservation art (or art for conservation), I [...]
Come Back Soon, Motmot!
Posted in Animals, Art, Birds, Blogging, Environment, History, Miscellaneous, Nature, New England, Photography, Reflection, tagged Animals, Art, Birds, Blogging, Environment, History, Miscellaneous, Nature, New England, Photography, Reflection on August 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Sometimes, it takes the observations of a special visitor to open our own eyes to what is so special about where we live. I mean, sure, as New Englanders, we know that we have some of the most beautiful coast line in the United States. And, we are especially noted for our splashy autumn foliage [...]
Past Entries Revisited
Posted in American Civil War, Blogging, Bradley Palmer State Park, Breast Cancer, Close-up, Confederate, Environment, Gardening, History, Miscellaneous, Nature, New England, Outdoor Flowers, Photography, Reflection, Rhododendron, Topsfield, Writing, tagged American Civil War, Blogging, Bradley Palmer State Park, Breast Cancer, Close-up photography, Confederate, Environment, Gardening, History, Miscellaneous, Nature, New England, Outdoor Flowers, Reflection, Rhododendrons, Topsfield, Writing on July 17, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Whoa! I sure can tell by my blog stats that I haven’t been blogging for a while! I’ll give a brief explanation for my absence in a bit. But, hey, first things first! Let’s start with revisiting a couple of my past entries like the one I called A Confederate Soldier. William Buckner Taylor was [...]
A Confederate Soldier
Posted in American Civil War, Confederate, History, Miscellaneous, New England, Photography, Topsfield, Writing, tagged American Civil War, Confederate, History, Miscellaneous, New England, Photography, Topsfield, Writing on June 8, 2008 | 11 Comments »
Quite some time ago, I recall reading, probably in Yankee magazine, that nearly every cemetery in New England, … then again, maybe that was in the Northeast, … has at least one Confederate soldier buried there. And, if memory serves me, I believe that most of these men had been prisoners of war but then [...]
Politics, New England Style!
Posted in History, Humor, Miscellaneous, New England, Photography, Politics, Pride's Crossing, Trains & Train Stations, tagged History, Humor, Miscellaneous, New England, Photography, Politics, Pride's Crossing, Trains & Train Stations on May 25, 2008 | 7 Comments »
The building in this first photo used to be a train station. In fact, you can still board/disembark from the train here, it’s just that with todays economics and “streamlining,” you must purchase your ticket on board the train and I’m not certain whether or not there’s a schedule posted here. But now the building [...]
Old Doors & Old Flowers
Posted in Essex, Gardening, History, Miscellaneous, New England, Old Homes, Or Just Plain "Old", Outdoor Flowers, Photography, Spring Activities, Wisteria, tagged Essex, Gardening, History, Miscellaneous, New England, Old Homes, Or Just Plain "Old", Outdoor Flowers, Photography, Spring Activities, Wisteria on May 24, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I love things that are “old,” they just have so much character, wouldn’t you agree? Take, for example, this front door and wisteria from a home in Essex, MA. The wood is splitting and the paint is peeling, that front door has seen a lot of use! But then, what would you expect? After all, [...]
Well, … It Fell Over!
Posted in Automobiles, Birds, Ford Model A, Gardening, History, Miscellaneous, Outdoor Projects, World War II on September 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
But, really, not before I was, … well, … almost finished with the new one! Still, before I show you the finished product, I’d like to show you “the work in
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