A bit ‘o green

“Game On” (Hopscotch Court, Kimball-Haskell Park) Playground Series (#9), Nikon D300, 95mm, F/5.6, 1/1250s, ISO 200, ‘Old West’ Toning Action

Continuing on with the ‘Playground Series‘, we come to image #9. 

When I was a kid, I loved playing hopscotch with my sister Lynn and our friend, Charlene, who lived a few houses down. We’d draw the court out onto the driveway with chalk and hunt around for stones to use as markers. It was the perfect game to play when mom sent us outside in that hour before dinner. 

Children visiting this playground are lucky enough to have a permanent court! Now granted, they might have to negotiate for court time when the bigger kids want to shoot hoops (all in the same area), but isn’t that simply part of the ‘learning to get along’ process? 

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!🙂

Sunshine on my shoulders

We may have started out with snow this morning, but boy-oh-boy when the clouds lifted, what a day! 🙂  

"Crash Point" (Waves Crashing Against Rocks with Hospital Point Lighthouse) Nikon D300, 32mm, F/16, 1/400s, ISO 400

The Nor’easter may be gone, but we are still feeling the effects! Our churned up seas continue to pound the rocky shoreline of Beverly Harbor, with Hospital Point Lighthouse standing proudly by, as it has since 1872.   

I could have watched this all day long…

Hustle & Flow

Last night’s storm was fierce! The winds were pretty scary at times (gusting up to 67 mph!) and driving around today, I saw considerable damage to property, power lines, trees, fences and signs. Tree crews are working all over the city to clean up the damage. It’s a mess out there! 

In addition to wind damage, there is flooding everywhere. (Sump pumps are working overtime, for sure). At one house, their front lawn looked like a pond! And, yes, if ducks had been swimming in it, I wouldhave taken a photo. 🙂 

“Drain-O” (Water Drain in Stone Wall, Lynch Park) Nikon D300, 70mm, F/10, 1/60s, ISO 250

Not wanting to deal with all the mayhem, I headed over to Lynch Park to watch the waves. And watch was pretty much all I could do as the rough surf and wind made it too treacherous for me to attempt any real photography. Shame, the waves were incredible. 

So, I continued to walk around the park and came upon a drain in a stone wall that usually puts out little more than a trickle. 

Not today… 🙂

Feeling a bit abstracted

With snow and rain forecasted for the remainder of the week, our street drains are sure to earn their keep!

“Life’s Grate” (Sewer Drain) Nikon D300, 45mm, F/4, 1/40s, -1.0EV, ISO 640