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 […]
Archives for September 2009
Sacred Heart Church
September 28, 2009 2 Comments
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 Chevrolet
September 27, 2009 Leave a Comment
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
September 26, 2009 Leave a Comment
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
September 25, 2009 Leave a Comment
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 […]
Moon rise over Chester
September 24, 2009 Leave a Comment
The moon rises gently over a field in Chester, New Hampshire
Not for the squeemish: Post surgical incisions
September 23, 2009 7 Comments
If you’re viewing this post from my blog’s home page, you’ll have to click the continuation link to view the photo. It’s a little bit gross.
Finger plus nail gun = infection
September 21, 2009 3 Comments
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
September 20, 2009 1 Comment
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
September 19, 2009 4 Comments
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.” […]
