no sun

just the patter of rain

on tender new leaves

light painting

in its current exhibit

our local museum has an entire room

dedicated to the light paintings of Stephen Knapp.

this photo doesn't do his work justice.

with a single halogen light, dichromatic glass, and brackets

he breaks out of the frame

and makes magic.

monochrome monday: on a clear day

if only we could see into the future

the way we see into the distance

but we would need to know what we were seeing

to form a useful opinion.

this is taken on route 2 in massachusetts

i can't tell you anything about what you're looking at in the distance.

good to the last drop

if you want a cup of tea

at the Twilight Tea Lounge

you'll have to hurry.

the yellow screen door closes on the 31st.

over the years this space has been

a funeral embalming room

a barbershop

and a place for tea and crumpets.

the tea lounge isn't disappearing entirely.

it's moving next door

to the knitting shop.

a blizzard of petals

a little rain

and the petals

so proud in the sunshine

float down

to endure

the weight of our feet

sky watch friday: williams college campus

Williamstown, Massachusetts,

about an hour southwest of Brattleboro,

offers museums,

a beautiful campus,

and at least on this day,

a magnificent sky.

this old house thursday: shy house

hidden behind 

several stocky houses

this slim windowed beauty

has always intrigued me

My husband, also somewhat shy, sends thanks to all.

the gardener's tools

the gardener

has stepped away

for just a moment

to eat a piece of

birthday cake.

Happy Birthday to my dear husband!

a pride of bookstores

in our little town we have four bookstores,

two new,

two used.

each has its own character.

i love them all.

petal pushers

we have three florists in town.

this one is called 'Taylor for Flowers'

for years a black dog napped in the shop window throughout the business day.

he's gone now

but the flower shop remains.

small town chatter

brattleboro may be a small town

but there's always something interesting going on

Bringing the holiday home: museums

library at ephesus

museum of art in brattleboro

pitt river museum, oxford

I've been at this for a week now and though you have all been wonderfully indulgent I won't try your patience any longer with these travel shots.

Tomorrow, we'll get back to just plain old Brattleboro.

Thank you all for your wonderful comments!

bringing the holiday home: water views

water views in brattleboro, vermont, usa

water views in istanbul, turkey

water views in cirencester, england

bringing the holiday home: this old house thursday

house "in" a hill: cappadocia

house on a hill: istanbul

house on a hill: england

house on a hill: brattleboro

Bringing the holiday home: street food

Street food in Istanbul

Yummm.

No street food in England but the best pub food I've ever eaten at the best named pub I've ever encountered: The Fox Goes Free

Street food in Brattleboro

Bringing the holiday home: a tale of two members of the camelidae family

Ooops, no camelidae family here, just cows in the English country side.

Llama in winter at the Retreat Petting Farm, Brattleboro

Camel in Cappadocia

bringing the holiday home: a tale of three flocks

Sheep at the ruins of Yoros Castle, Anadolu Kavagi, Turkey

Sheep in Vermont.

Sheep in Charlton, England.

the slipper knitter

...she carries a plastic bag filled with slippers she has knitted.

she touches my glasses to show me how she must struggle to see.

but there is no sign of struggle in her work which is as bright and flawless as she must have been once,

as I must have been.

...she touches my back

and I wonder how many generations we would have to unravel to find that we are related.

but we are already past what blood ties might mean

we are just two women, one old, one not-quite-so-old,

sitting in the sun of Cappadocia.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL

time to mow the grass

Our little lawn had turned into a minor jungle during our absence.

brattcat returns

After a few weeks of globe trotting, I'm happy to return to Brattleboro where spring has fully emerged. Enormous bouquets of thanks to Simkitty for filling in during my absence! And to all of you for making her feel welcome with your great comments.