Wet and Wild

Hello My Friends,

Thank you for visiting my photography website. I hope you are all well. Much has changed in the past week. It has been a wild and wooly past few days. The tremendous down pours have melted all of the snow from Thanksgiving. Sunshine has given way to a bleak and brown  landscape with little color in it. I will have to find out where the cardinals are hiding out. I have not seen many lately. Today we now have a great deal of flooding in the Merrimack Valley.  Monday I was just about ready to test the ice for skating. Today I couldn't cross the street with the dogs. The pond on the other side of the hill has run over the banks.There is an old saying in New England: " If you don't like the weather, wait a minute." That has surely been the case this week. I will be out in the next few days taking more photos, so please check back soon. I look forward to hearing your comments. Bye for now.

Bob

Happy Thanksgiving Every One!

Hello My Friends,

Happy Thanksgiving to all. I hope this post finds you well. I wish you a joyful and contented Thanksgiving surrounded by all of your friends and family. Yesterday's snow has given us here in New England a wonderful winter wonderland appearance. It was so nice this morning with the temperatures quite pleasant and the sun helping to melt the snow and ice. Of course, I took lots of photos. Here are some that I hope you enjoy. Peace to you and yours today and throughout the winter season.

Love Bob, Chris, Sam and Rika

Hello My Friends,

Thank you for visiting my photography website. Whether you are here for the first time or visit often, it is a pleasure to have you to "A Walk in the Wood". Here I post what I think are some of my best and most recent photos. Well, the leaves are nearly gone now and the weather is changing quickly.  However, with the two dogs we get around quite well in the fall and winter. You just have to dress appropriately, and try not to walk back into the wind. I will do my best to capture the beauty of our natural surroundings in the coming weeks and months. Anyway, here are some more photos. I hope you like them. Bye for now.

 Bob

Here is my Springsteen fix for today

 http://youtu.be/qG-Ng1f_xUk

Happy November, Happy Thanksgiving

Hello My Friends,

It looks as though things are going to get much colder over the next few days. However, today is a glorious fall day and tomorrow is supposed to be better. I hope you can get out in the woods before it gets too bad. The weather report I saw today said the polar vortex is back. I don't even know what that means. I do know cold and windy air is on the way to New England, like it always does in November. Back in the day they called it the Alberta Clipper. (Which always reminds me of the times I spent in Swan Hills, Alberta with Dan La Montagne). I posted a few pictures for your enjoyment. I like to let everybody see what it is like in Methuen, Massachusetts- my adopted home town. I hope you like them. Come back soon, I am always updating photos.

Bob

It is Starting to Feel Like Fall

Hello My Friends,

   I cannot believe how fast the last three and a half months have gone by. Some of the days were awfully long, but this morning I woke up and all of a sudden it was fall. I hope this post finds you all well.  We have another fresh start to learn and to do all kinds of interesting things. I get excited by the opportunities that I have coming up over the next four months at Salem State (and in the future). Aside from my studies, I am especially looking forward to getting back on the radio at 91.7 WMWM and finding great old and new music for you to hear.

   We just got back from a wonderful trip up to Lincoln, NH. My family (Chris, Sam and Rika) and I hiked along the trails on the Kancamangus Highway and in Franconia Notch. We had a beautiful condo (rented from a friend) right on the Pemigewasset River near Loon Mountain. The photo above is along the Cascade Trail in Franconia Notch on the way up to the Kinsman’s Falls. It is one of the many beautiful pictures that we have from our vacation. The only noises we could hear from our condo was the rustling of the leaves in the trees and the river rushing through the valley. There were more stars in the sky than I can ever remember seeing. The night sky was quite spectacular. It was the most relaxing and restful vacation I have had in years. My batteries are fully charged and ready to go.
 
   I hope to hear fro you all soon. Take Care.  Bob

Memorial Day

My Dear Friends,

Today I attended the Plaistow, NH Memorial Day Commemoration ceremonies on the Town Green. I was honored to be among the brave men and women that have served in our Armed Forces and all those in the close knit community that chose to attend the event. I am humbled by those who gave their lives in order for us to live freely in a Democratic society. Town Manager Sean R.Fitzgerald, US Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Governor Maggie Hassan, among others, made short remarks regarding the ultimate sacrifices that have been made by "ordinary" citizens during wartime. I will leave you some of the photographs that I took this morning. Today, I will count all of my blessings. Here is the link to the whole ceremony. http://vimeo.com/96549998

Bob

Remarks from the Post Commander

We would like to take this opportunity to remember the incredible cost paid by those who gave their all to help preserve the freedoms we enjoy, those gallant individuals who fought and died for our country. Yet, it is in remembering our fallen comrades that we are reminded of those whose fate is still unknown, those still listed as Missing In Action and Prisoners Of War. More than 78,000 Americans are still unaccounted for from World War II; 8,100 from Korea; 120 from the Cold War; 1,810 from Viet Nam; and 3 from the Gulf War. These courageous Americans, who dedicated their lives to preserving and protecting our freedom, will never be forgotten. To honor these men and women, we will perform the             POW/MIA Empty Chair Ceremony. 

Those who have served and those currently serving in the uniformed 

services of the United States are ever mindful that the sweetness of enduring peace has always been tainted by the bitterness of personal sacrifice. We are compelled to never forget that while we enjoy our daily pleasures, there are others who have endured and may still be enduring the agonies of pain, deprivation, and internment. 

 We call your attention to this small table which occupies a place of dignity and honor. It is being set for one, symbolizing the fact that members of our armed forces are missing from our ranks. They are referred to as POWs and MIAs. 

We call them comrades. They are unable to be with their loved ones and 

families, so we join together to pay our humble tribute to them, and to bear witness to their continued absence. 

365 Days of Photographs Project

Hello My Friends,

If you are following me, you know about this little adventure that I am on. I am posting a new photo every day, so I don't have much to say. Here is tonight's new photo.

Bob