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January 27, 2008 06:57 PM EST --
Today I tackled one of the hikes I found in the Weekend Walks in Rhode Island book I found at Borders on Friday. I convinced my friend Virginia (a fellow ousted exile from Home Depot) to come along. . . .
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January 28, 2008 05:30 PM EST --
We had a nor'easter blow through overnight that left a little snow - an inch or two. I had stuff to do at the computer today, but I decided to take a quick run down to Ballard Park to look at what . . .
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August 28, 2007 10:28 PM EDT --
I live in Newport, RI, and there's an area here that has become my spiritual home. It's where I go to recharge at least once a week, where I lose myself in nature, and where I often take my best . . .
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October 04, 2007 07:25 PM EDT --
My day off and I head right for my old stomping grounds to shake off the stress of the week. Here are some of the pictures I took on my walk.
In Ballard Park the main path in the northern part of the . . .
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April 02, 2008 09:45 PM EDT --
According to a special on ABC-TV this week, there is a place in the United States where, for a price of $70,000, you can have your body cryogenically frozen when you die. They drain the body of blood . . .
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December 09, 2007 08:01 PM EST --
Miracle of miracles, another Sunday off! It was a chilly and overcast day, and a dead calm one, too. I went walking, and here are the results.
Ballard Park
The birds were avoiding me in the . . .
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February 23, 2008 05:38 PM EST --
We had some snow/sleet/freezing rain yesterday, so today I went down to my spiritual home to see what effect was achieved by Mama Gaiea's brush. Unfortunately a lot of people and their dogs had been . . .
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June 01, 2008 04:57 PM EDT --
I went down to Ballard Park as usual on a Sunday morning. The day started off very foggy and gradually cleared up, so you'll actually notice a brightening in the pictures. I didn't take many today . . .
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January 08, 2008 07:15 PM EST --
I was all set to do laundry today until I heard the weather forecast - mostly sunny and warm, with the high temps approaching 60. so naturally I heard the call of the wild and decided the laundry could . . .
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January 25, 2009 07:04 PM EST --
It started out as several small ice rivulets and an icicle or two where seeping groundwater, moving down the rock seeking a lower level, froze in the falling temperatures. Then it snowed, a heavy wet . . .
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February 01, 2009 09:51 PM EST --
Walking through Ballard Park today, I noticed groupings of tree trunks. So, being who I am, I made a photo shoot of them. Back home and doing the processing, I found they worked best in black and white. . . .
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May 17, 2009 07:35 PM EDT --
I went down to Ballard Park today to see how the wildflowers situation is coming along. Eureka! The Lily-of-the-Valley and the Canada Mayflower on the Valley Trail are in full bloom and smelling so sweet. . . .
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October 07, 2007 05:39 PM EDT --
Today's hike had no real direction or purpose; I ended up all over the place. I headed down to Ballard Park and Gooseneck cove first, but there wasn't much activity or anything different from what . . .
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October 26, 2007 04:26 PM EDT --
Today started out sunny and quickly clouded over. Not that I was upset about that - I much prefer to take pictures in more diffuse light than in bright sunlight. In any case, here are the shots that worked . . .
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December 06, 2007 04:34 PM EST --
The leaves have fallen from the trees, the temperatures have dropped, even the quality of daylight has changed. Winter is arriving, affecting the places I love best - Ballard Park and Gooseneck Cove. . . .
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May 25, 2008 11:06 PM EDT --
My usual Sunday jaunt down to Ballard Park and Gooseneck Cove. The foliage is now full and there's lots of shade. There was a nice cooling breeze out of the NW but it was still a warm day.
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October 22, 2008 12:14 PM EDT --
During out trip to the mountains of South Carolina we had the pleasure of finding Bald Rock Heritage Preserve. We were on our way to Caesars Point and it was by sheer accident that we found . . .
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December 07, 2008 03:47 PM EST --
Today we got the first snow of the season; not much, and so wet it might almost have been rain, but it still stuck to grass and trees. So I went down to Ballard Park to take a look.
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May 05, 2009 08:36 PM EDT --
Sunday was another of what the Irish would call a "soft day" - overcast, humid, mild, and occasional light showers. I went back down to Ballard Park to see if I could convince some songbirds . . .
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October 14, 2007 05:21 PM EDT --
Last night was the annual Pumpkin Tour in Ballard Park, when you "rent" space in the park to put a carved pumpkin. Then at sunset they light the candles in all the pumpkins. It's a magnificent . . .
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