Today’s blog is the continuation of, Welcome to the Valleys. If you would like to catch up with the tale, the first section can be found at this link It didn’t take long for the company to open the largest of the bunkhouses at the Retreats and unload their animals. After their gear had been transferred Walter and Michael…
Month: September 2016
Wissahickon Gorge
Back in July I was able to visit Valley Green for the first time since I was a child 1. This gorge, which is one of the most amazing natural wonders in the Philadelphia Area, has a wonderful history. It was built up as a park during the heyday of the WPA as The United…
Flower Stroll
I woke up Saturday morning to deep great clouds and a temperature in the mid-60’s 1 The humidity was also significantly down, so I thought, “Why not take a walk?” So, after a cup of coffee, I did. Before I set out, I switched over to my 40mm prime lens, and decided I’d concentrate on…
Dead End
Yesterday the humidity had dropped significantly, and the temperature was hovering around 80 or so. With the weather being so beautiful I decided to take a photo-walk on my way to and from a pastoral visit. I took a different route home so I could photograph our local sports fields, but it was when I…
Season’s End
This is always a strange time of year for me. After Labor Day a switch gets flicked and the Jersey Shore begins to prepare for a sleepy off-season, swim clubs lock their gates until the Memorial Day, and the semi-relaxed pace of Summer is tossed away as everything 1gears up for a “return to business2.”…
Team Headache
Last week, Colin Kaepernick, after struggling publicly with the plight black Americans for some time, decided his conscience required him to make a stand. So he remained seated during the playing of the National Anthem during a 49ers preseason game. And the Internet lost it’s collective mind. First, as the name of that end of…
