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The last day of September. I can practically feel the earth gathering its strength. Preparing for the long winter. Plants are beginning to enter their dormant phase, but this single yellow mushroom with burnt orange markings is growing in the woods, taking advantage of the combination of water and soil while the earth is still [...]
I was scheduled to have my stitches removed in Derry tomorrow at 8:45 AM, but due to an important meeting being scheduled for 9 AM at work, I had to go see Dr. Klingler today instead. That meant a drive up to Concord, where I passed the Sacred Heart Church on the way home. I [...]
The carnie and the broken down chevy, originally uploaded by jronaldlee. Some rights reserved: CC BY 2.0. Regular readers of j.ronald.lee know that I’ve been in a bit of pain lately due to an unfortunate nail gun accident culminating in finger surgery last Tuesday. Today Claire thought it would be good to get me out [...]
September fire place, originally uploaded by jronaldlee. Some rights reserved: CC BY 2.0. A fire crackles gently on the hearth. How do you get a good shot of a fire with an iPhone? Take 30 pictures and delete the rest. I enjoyed this shot the most because of the flames’ shapes, especially the “X” shape [...]
New Hampshire CSA, originally uploaded by jronaldlee. Some rights reserved: CC BY 2.0. One of the locations where the New Hampshire CSA distributes produce to its members every Friday. What’s a CSA? It stands for community supported agriculture. In other words, it’s a farm co-op. You buy in at the beginning of the season, then [...]
The moon rises gently over a field in Chester, New Hampshire
finger plus nail gun, originally uploaded by jronaldlee. Some rights reserved: CC BY 2.0. Day eight: Yesterday I was nailing together a bat house Dad and I started during his visit last weekend. I reloaded a finishing nailer with smaller nails, but didn’t notice there were a couple of long nails stuck in the gun, [...]
Dragonfly on orange sleeve, originally uploaded by jronaldlee. Some rights reserved: CC BY 2.0. Doing some yard work on Sunday, this rather large dragonfly landed on my arm, and put up with me fumbling for my phone long enough to take its picture. Maybe four inches from nose to tail, with wings slightly larger? I [...]
Pork quesadillas with Guacamole, originally uploaded by jronaldlee. Some rights reserved: CC BY 2.0. Recipe details below, but the lovely Claire (her left hand seen in this image) brought some Carolina’s tortillas home from Phoenix this week, so we had quesadillas for lunch today. Crazy good! The tomatoes in the photo are named “orange bananas.” [...]
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