Tag: farms

WORRIED BARNYARD FANS

October marked a full 20 years of my retirement after 45 -- maybe more (who can remember?) -- years as a TV and radio news reporter. Thanks to some kind people, I've avoided becoming Mr. Norman Desmond. Many people, spanning generations, chat me up in public, sharing their memories of stories I covered over the … Continue reading WORRIED BARNYARD FANS

AND THE SEASON ROLLS ON

FOTD – October 24 – Foliage I suppose I could write about another flower, like my mums which are alive and blooming on the deck, but I have about a thousand foliage pictures -- mine and Garry's together, that is. They need a home and I am the only one who can offer one. I will … Continue reading AND THE SEASON ROLLS ON

IN APPRECIATION OF MY BARNYARD FANS

This past week marked a full 20 years for me in retirement. This was after 45 -- maybe more (who can remember?) -- years as a TV and radio news reporter. Thanks to some kind people, I've avoided becoming Mr. Norman Desmond. Many people, spanning generations, chat me up in public, sharing their memories of … Continue reading IN APPRECIATION OF MY BARNYARD FANS

WHAT WILL BECOME OF OUR VALLEY?

Growing up in what was probably the very last unsullied woodlands in Queens, NY, we used to find arrowheads in the woods. My mother had insisted we buy the wooded property adjacent to our house. It wasn't connected to the street and in those days, they didn't build houses on lots that weren't on a … Continue reading WHAT WILL BECOME OF OUR VALLEY?

WHICH WAY? DOWN BY THE FARM – Garry & Marilyn Armstrong

Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge – August 17, 2018 Ben, Garry, and I went around to the farms along the river. Our hope was to get some pictures and maybe, with luck, some fresh corn, too. We got both.

GOATS, CATS, AND ROCKING CHAIRS – Marilyn Armstrong

Out yesterday at the farms by the river. Taking pictures. Garry took a bunch too, as did Ben. We have three views of the same scenes. Using three different cameras. Ben has the Pen-F and I am SO envious. Garry has my former FZ-300 and I have the new FZ-1000. These are a few of … Continue reading GOATS, CATS, AND ROCKING CHAIRS – Marilyn Armstrong

FARMING ALONG THE RIVER – Marilyn Armstrong

It has been very hot for the past week. It rained here last night. Maybe an hour of pouring rain and it must have been very local since no one else even noticed we had any rain. But my flowers are much happier and I'm sure the air feels light. Today's a holiday, but tomorrow, … Continue reading FARMING ALONG THE RIVER – Marilyn Armstrong

ODDBALL PHOTOGRAPHY – AND IT’S FEBRUARY!

Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge: February 4, 2018

HARVESTING THE CORN – MONOCHROME IN VERMONT

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: All Things Farm Related Good thing we live in an area with farms, eh? All reminding me that we owe it to ourselves to see if there's any fresh corn or tomatoes at the locals farms. It's getting late in the season, so mostly now, it's all about apples. … Continue reading HARVESTING THE CORN – MONOCHROME IN VERMONT

Ours was the last generation …

I get a lot of posts about things that were common when I was a kid that you don't see anymore. Rabbit ear antennas for televisions. 45 RPM record players. Vinyl records. Tape recorders that used actual mylar tape. Dial telephones. Galoshes. Roller skates that fitted your shoes and needed keys to adjust. Rabbit ear … Continue reading Ours was the last generation …