Tag Archives: waxing gibbous moon

The kindness of strangers

Posted on September 8, 2019 by Jay McLaughlin

8 September, 2019            The kindness of strangers Mackey and Turner and Yuki and I had just gotten out on the rocks this spectacular early September morning, and we saw a young family enjoying the pleasant … Continue reading →

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Incoherent

Posted on March 17, 2019 by Jay McLaughlin

17 March, 2019   Incoherent There is no theme to this post, only marginal pictures. But the sun’s been bright for a while and it seems like I’ve seen just a little blue in the background so far in 2019. … Continue reading →

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“Why isn’t there anything in holes?” – O. Henry

Posted on September 2, 2018 by Jay McLaughlin

2 September, 2018            “Why isn’t there anything in holes?” – O. Henry   The quote is from a story by O Henry called The Ransom of Red Chief. It’s unrelated to this blog post. I was riding … Continue reading →

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Red, white and blue

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

24 January, 2016            Red, white and blue I started this post before the snow. The first title was “I’m seeing red” because I saw this Red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) while hiking with Ethan at Bryan Park … Continue reading →

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It was just a coincidence, but still

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Jay McLaughlin

22 November, 2015                        It was just a coincidence, but still =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= I began writing the section below this (begins “The low angle of the November sun…”) yesterday. The whole hawk … Continue reading →

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We interrupt our regularly scheduled blog post…

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Jay McLaughlin

1 February, 2015                       We interrupt our regularly scheduled blog post… …to bring you this slight change of pace. Today’s the first day of February and it’s still winter. By … Continue reading →

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Bliss

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Jay McLaughlin

12 March, 2013        Bliss I don’t have a specific topic. But after an extended non-blogging interval I of course have a large pile of pictures. A large digital pile. Spring will be popping any day now – really it … Continue reading →

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