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Monthly Archives: August 2017

Love Apples

August 27, 2017by tompostpile 2 Comments

Love Apples. “Pomodoro”, in Italian. “Tomato” in English, and the word is similarly sounded in many other languages. Tomatoes are “Nyanya” in Swahili. They’re”Yaanyo” in Somali, and “Utamatisi” in Zulu. […]

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2017, Art, Color, Gardening, Martha's Vineyard, photograph, West Tisbury, Words

Wishetwurra Flowers, Late August

August 23, 2017by tompostpile 1 Comment

Dang, it’s late August already. We’re hurtling toward the equinox, towards the start of fall. Tomorrow will be two minutes and thirty-three seconds shorter that today. In one week our […]

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2017, Flowers, Gardening, Martha's Vineyard, Nature, photograph

Indigo Exultations, or, The Best Quilt Ever?

August 22, 2017by tompostpile 6 Comments

For the last few years (as in “ten or twenty”), one of the standout reasons to go to the Fair each year is to see the quilts. Each year, each […]

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2017, Abstracts, Art, Color, Essay, Martha's Vineyard, Martha's Vineyard Fair, 2017, MVAS Fair, photograph, West Tisbury

The Cattle Shed At Night

August 21, 2017by tompostpile 4 Comments

Last Saturday night, after performing with my “Flying Elbow” friends at the Fair, I passed the Cattle Shed. The critters were settling down for the night. The quality of the […]

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2017, Art, Martha's Vineyard, Martha's Vineyard Fair, 2017, MVAS Fair, photograph, West Tisbury

A Quick Walk Through The Hall

August 20, 2017by tompostpile Leave a comment

There are many solipsistic locations on our planet: Paris, London, Peking, New York City — even Martha’s Vineyard. Humans will always tend to think “Who else but me? Where else but here?” […]

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2017, Abstracts, Art, Color, Drawing, Essay, Flowers, Martha's Vineyard, Martha's Vineyard Fair, 2017, MVAS Fair, photograph, West Tisbury

Dawn Beach

August 19, 2017by tompostpile Leave a comment

Yesterday’s post had but one pic, of geese, clouds, and grass. There were more beach pix from that dawn trip. Here are some of those more… Dawn at the beach […]

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2017, Birds, Flowers, Gardening, Landscapes, Martha's Vineyard, Nature, photograph, Quansoo, South Beach

What’s Good for the Goose…

August 18, 2017by tompostpile Leave a comment

Photography is a changing art/science/craft. I’m feeling particularly aware of this as I look for a new camera. Many new cameras no longer need wires or physical connections to send […]

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2017, Birds, Essay, Martha's Vineyard, Nature, photograph, Quansoo, South Beach

Walking by the Surf

August 17, 2017by tompostpile Leave a comment

September 7, 2008 is the date on this photograph. And today, August 17, 2017, is the first day of The Fair. Perhaps I shall photograph there.

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2017, Martha's Vineyard, photograph, South Beach

Air. States of Water. Sand

August 16, 2017by tompostpile Leave a comment

The title says enough, really. Photograph taken the afternoon of August 15, 2017. Location: Quansoo Beach, Chilmark, MA, USA. If you look carefully you can see a boat on the […]

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2017, Landscapes, Martha's Vineyard, Nature, photograph, Quansoo

MidAugust 2017 Wishetwurra Farm Garden

August 14, 2017by tompostpile 2 Comments

Mid-August. Summer is less than six weeks from its equinoctial end. Shocking! Here’s what the garden looks like right after a foggy and drismal night. “Good Morning!”, say asparagus plants […]

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2017, Flowers, Gardening, Martha's Vineyard, photograph, West Tisbury, Wishetwurra Farm

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