Waves in the Sky Over Nomans
We went to the far west a week or so ago. Friends were visiting, and we went to the Aquinnah Shop for breakfast. The Aquinnah Shop perches atop the Gay […]
Monthly Archives: August 2015
At the Fair: The Cow, the Swan, and the Bubble
I looked up at the Fair. My camera was in my hand. I took this picture. You don’t see this combination every day!
Wishetwurra Farm at the Fair: Comments on First Prize
Wishetwurra Farm had a very good year at the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society’s 154th annual Cattle Show and Fair. Of thirty-two vegetable and horticultural entries, thirty won prize ribbons, ten of […]
What’s inside a Corno de Toro?
For the last few years, we’ve been growing “Corno di Toro” peppers. This year they’ve been very successful. So successful that at the Fair, in the Adult Vegetable “Peppers, green, […]
Wishetwurra Farm at the Fair: Comments on Second Prize, 2015.
In politics, coming in second is called “losing”. But at the Fair, coming in second isn’t necessarily so bad. Second prize is a few dollars more on your prize check. […]
Wishetwurra Farm at the Fair, Comments on Third Prizes.
Wishetwurra Farm did well at the Fair. Let’s forget about the first and second prizes for now. They’re nice to get, but it’s the third prizes and the honorable mentions […]
Wishetwurra Farm’s Ribbons from the 2015 Agricultural Fair
We did well! Details to follow
Apologies and a Glimpse of the Fair
Apologies: Not many posts lately. We had the Invasion of Family and Grandchildren for over a week, and then we hosted four visiting Cuban dancers for another week. (Between our modest […]
Enticed by Geometries. Plus a Musing or Few.
How’s it going? You might consider this post a progress report. Many photographers are attracted to lines and angles and shapes. Our eyes seek out geometries. I’m no expert, but […]
The New Angel’s Trumpet
We mentioned recently that we got a little cutting from a pink brugmansia, or angel’s trumpet, last fall. For the winter its home was a jar of water, where it […]
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