Sunday, September 30, 2007
Friday, September 28, 2007
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Monday, September 24, 2007
Weekend Soccer
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Shades of brown
I published an almost identical photo last fall - but I just love the subtle colors and textures in this field!
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Friday, September 21, 2007
Near and Far
Driving on Route 44, heading east into Amenia, there's a pulloff at the top of the hill. It's hard to get a photo that really shows the scope of the view, but I'll try over the next day or two!
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Monday, September 17, 2007
Berkshires
This is one of my favorite views -cresting the hill on Route 41 for the first time, you see the rolling Berkshires in the distance. I don't know which mountain is which - one is probably Mount Washington? Anyone?
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Not winter
This is not an icy pond from last January - I took this photo a few days ago, at one of the series of ponds lining Route 41 on the way to Lakeville. (Technically, I think this IS Lakeville.) The pond is white with - what? Algae? and the trees are blackened and leafless. It's quite a strange sight, but one few see as the traffic is flowing by at 45 mph and the curves are steep in this spot.
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Friday, September 14, 2007
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Threshing
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Summer's end
It's quiet at the beach these days! (Today it's been pouring all day - much needed! so likely even quieter than this.)
Monday, September 10, 2007
Pure joy
I have a feeling I'll be spending a lot of time hanging around the Sharon soccer fields this fall with all the little siblings while their big sisters play in the U-10 rec league. This little one lives across the street from me - her sister is in my daughter's class and on her team. In between pushes on the swing I took a few pictures. The team, by the way, had its first game against neighboring Lakeville on Saturday, and won 2-0. Nobody seemed too upset though - no rabid crazy soccer parents around here!
Sunday, September 09, 2007
Saturday, September 08, 2007
Haying season
One day I drove by and the hay was still standing. The next day the tractor was cutting it down. It lay in rows for about three days while I kept forgetting to bring my camera with me. Finally, the day I shot a few pictures, the truck was scooping it up - it's one of the only places I've seen rectangular bales instead of the giant round ones that stay out all winter long. Now the field is bare and brown and will stay that way til next May!
Friday, September 07, 2007
bug on cosmos
It wouldn't be Sharon CT Daily Photo without the occasional picture of a big on a flower - in this case a bee (I think) on a Cosmos (I'm sure!)
Thursday, September 06, 2007
Underwater
I took a whole series of photos of the detritus floating around at the edge of the pond. I probably won't post too many here but you can always view them at my flickr site - I can never decide which of several I like best. Mudge is about the only wet place in Sharon these days - like most of the country, we're in the middle of a drought now. After a very wet spring and early summer, we've now not had rain for what feels like a month, at least, but finally we have some in the forecast.)
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
First Day!
The first day of school for all our town's children, and for mine as well, who just started here after several years at a different school. There were a few tears (some of them mine, some of them from a quite distraught child who was clinging to his mother with all the strength he could muster!), a little confusion (about lunch money, bus routes, health forms and the like) lots of smiles and excitement. My elder daughter, going into third grade, was crazy nervous - she didn't fall asleep til 11:30 last night. she hadn't met her teacher or seen her room, she was desperate to know things like - would I have my own desk with a little space below? (yes!) are there computers in the classroom? (yes!) do I get one to myself? (no!) My little one, going into Kindergarten, was calm and confident. She knew how to get to her room, she knew where her cubby was - she was all set. They both gave their first day a reasonably enthusiastic thumbs up, and then collapsed in front of the TV (with snack, homework done.) We'll go out for ice cream to celebrate in a little while.
This post marks my return to daily photoblogging - fall is so beautiful around here I don't want to miss it! I will be working on some other projects - a book and a calendar of my pictures - stay tuned for details!
Saturday, September 01, 2007
Just in time for Theme Day
![signs](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1359/689365565_c02e880eb1.jpg)
I'm still not back to posting regularly, but I hate to miss theme day (I made it by about 20 minutes) - this is a rerun from a month or two ago, just to say I'm still here and paying attention!
Though by the time anyone views this post, most others will have moved on to September 2, you can still see the 108 other cities that have posted interesting street signs!
Seattle (WA), USA - Ocean Township (NJ), USA - Cottage Grove (MN), USA - Cleveland (OH), USA - Menton, France - Monte Carlo, Monaco - Singapore, Singapore - Boston (MA), USA - Mexico (DF), Mexico - Kajang (Selangor), Malaysia - Mainz, Germany - Evry, France - Port Angeles (WA), USA - Sequim (WA), USA - Maple Ridge (BC), Canada - Nottingham, UK - Toulouse, France - Wassenaar (ZH), Netherlands - Manila, Philippines - Mumbai, India - Montpellier, France - Bellefonte (PA), USA - Stayton (OR), USA - Moscow, Russia - Paris, France - Saint Paul (MN), USA - Austin (TX), USA - Lyon, France - Stockholm, Sweden - Hyde, UK - Hong Kong, China - Joplin (MO), USA - Seoul, South Korea - Chandler (AZ), USA - St. Louis (MO), USA - Arlington (VA), USA - Anderson (SC), USA - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Villigen, Switzerland - Sydney, Australia - Ampang (Selangor), Malaysia - Montego Bay, Jamaica - Norwich (Norfolk), UK - San Diego (CA), USA - Bandung (West Java), Indonesia - Albuquerque (NM), USA - Melbourne, Australia - Nelson, New Zealand - Quincy (MA), USA - Kyoto, Japan - Tokyo, Japan - Bend (OR), USA - Wellington, New Zealand - New Orleans (LA), USA - Cypress (TX), USA - Nashville (TN), USA - Bucaramanga (Santander), Colombia - Detroit (MI), USA - Saigon, Vietnam - Selma (AL), USA - Phoenix (AZ), USA - Miami (FL), USA - Arradon, France - Sheki, Azerbaijan - New York City (NY), USA - Inverness (IL), usa - North Bay (ON), Canada - Melbourne, Australia - Port Vila, Vanuatu - Tenerife, Spain - Auckland, New Zealand - Forks (WA), USA - Rotterdam, Netherlands - Chateaubriant, France - Madison (WI), USA - Wailea (HI), USA - Orlando (FL), USA - Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation - Ajaccio, France - Baltimore (MD), USA - Crepy-en-Valois, France - Rabaul, Papua New Guinea - Budapest, Hungary - Lyon, France - Saarbrücken, Germany - Adelaide (SA), Australia - Le Guilvinec, France - River Falls (WI), USA - Stavanger, Norway - Naples (FL), USA - London, UK - La Antigua, Guatemala - Philadelphia (PA), USA - Montréal (QC), Canada - Paris, France - San Diego (CA), USA - Trujillo, Peru - Haninge, Sweden - Prague, Czech Republic - Oslo, Norway - Grenoble, France - Shanghai, China - Toronto (ON), Canada - Durban, South Africa - Zurich, Switzerland - Cape Town, South Africa - Singapore, Singapore - Torino, Italy - Flagstaff (AZ), USA