Hydrangea

It's a good year for the Hydrangea in our yard. There are lots of colorful flowers and dark green foliage, so I figured I ought to document it in case next year isn't so good.

Rainy day

I intended to photograph an outdoor concert yesterday, but the intermittent rain made that a risky proposition for electronic equipment. I wanted to photograph something, though, so I took the screen out of an upstairs window and shot a few images of the front yard in the rain.

Portsmouth stroll

Yesterday was such a nice day, we decided to go walk around in Portsmouth. We explored an area of the waterfront just south of Peirce Island, where we had never walked before. The side streets are lined with elegant little homes and nicely landscaped yards containing many flowering spring perennials, trees, and shrubs. It was nice to see some of the scenery that most tourists, and probably a lot of locals, don't know about.

Fort Stark

Last week when the weather was nice I wandered around Fort Stark for a while. I love to see how the ocean arranges the stones along the shore. There are so many interesting little landscapes. It's fun to walk around the clusters of stones to see them lit from different angles. These are a few photos from that little excursion.

The Clancy Legacy

Aoife Clancy and Robbie O'Connell performed wonderful Irish tunes at the Elysium Arts Folk Club in Rollinsford on January 16. Many in attendance joined in singing the choruses to some of the songs, while some of us were quite content to just watch and listen!

Traditions

One of our family's Christmas Day traditions is to take a walk together. Some years the weather isn't conducive to doing that, but this past Christmas was a perfect day for a hike in the woods. These are a few images from our walk.

Lissa Schneckenburger at Elysium Arts Folk Club

Nearly a year ago we saw Lissa Schneckenburger for the first time at Elysium Arts Folk Club in Rollinsford, NH. She returned last Friday, and, happily, we were able to see her perform again. She is an amazing fiddler and singer. We'll undoubtedly go to see her again the next time she plays at Elysium.