Words For Wednesday 6/23/2021

 

"The early bird catches the worm, and the early cat catches the bird."

----#kittyquote

Words For Wednesday 6/16/2021

 

" Like wildflowers, you must allow yourself to grow in all of the places people thought you never would."

                                                             ----E.V.

Bald Eagle

 I hope you are enjoying the lazy hazy days of Summer. It's been extremely hot and humid here in Southern New England. I headed out early yesterday morning before it got too hot to check out the bald eagles. 

Here is one of the eaglets in the nest....I could barely see it.

"I spy with my little eye:

Adults:

Communicating:

My foot and ankle are getting better and it's nice to be able to be out and about with my camera. I still have some soreness and stability issues but definitely making some good progress recently. I hope you are doing well too. xxoo

Old Ship Church Hingham MA

 The Old Ship Church in Hingham MA was built in 1681. It is the oldest surviving 17th Puritan Meetinghouse in America and the oldest church building in continuous use in the United States. 

Today it is The First Parish Church in Hingham, a liberal Unitarian Universalist community of about 250 members.

I toured this beautiful historic landmark with members of my camera club yesterday. Although I typically do not use sepia tones with my photos, I decided that the sepia tones go along with the age of the church.

I really enjoyed learning about this Historical New England Landmark, and it was great to reunite with some camera club friends who I haven't seen for over a year due to the pandemic.

Words For Wednesday 5/26/2021

 "Being the first born gives you great patience."

                   --------Abraham Verghese

Photos taken at Island Grove Pond in Abington MA

Abington Butterfly Garden

 I spent a few hours photographing at the Abington Butterfly Garden in Abington MA the other evening. Things are still a bit early at the garden, but I did find some things in bloom to photograph. The flowers on the Japanese Maple Tree are beginning to bloom:

A Garden Snail:

Purple Iris:

I'll be visiting the garden more often as the Spring and Summer move long so stay tuned for more photos from this beautiful little garden in my hometown. A very special thanks to the Abington Garden Club who take such impeccable care of this treasured place.

Sunrise at Plymouth Rock

 Pilgrim Memorial State Park is located along the shore of Plymouth Harbor, in Plymouth Massachusetts. Nobody knows for sure, but the rock featured here is reported to be the stepping stone that the inhabitants of the Mayflower stepped on when embarking from the Mayflower.

One of my friends informed me that on this particular morning, the sun would rise directly in the center of the Plymouth Rock Monument. We arrived before sunrise and I took a few shots from the street. I shot this one shortly after we arrived:

This next photo was taken about ten minutes later from the opposite direction:

Here comes the sun. This image was a combination of 8 different exposed images blended together in Lightroom. I used this method due to the high level of contrast in the scene to get the highlights and shadows correctly.

The history we have in this area is just one more reason why I love living in New England.